| It is said that Hawaii is the place where the East | | | | people speak Hawaiian although 85% of the local |
| meets with the West. However, there is much | | | | places are named in Hawaiian. It is also said that |
| more to that with a combination of ethnically | | | | the early immigrants of Hawaii spoke in Pidgin, |
| diverse immigrants being an integral part of the | | | | which has taken the shape of an ever-changing, |
| social fabric that merges with the traditional | | | | lively slang, and is considered a stripped and |
| customs of the place to bring out the best of | | | | simplified form of English. |
| both worlds. The land is full of mythological stories | | | | No culture can exist without its music and |
| and characters and hosts a number of colorful | | | | Hawaiian culture has been no exception to this |
| events. | | | | rule. In the early days, the most important way |
| Hawaiian culture revolves around the words | | | | to remember mythological Gods and the deeds of |
| "Aloha" and "Aina." The former refers to the | | | | powerful men in Hawaii was "mele" or chant. The |
| respect towards the land and the efforts taken | | | | continuation of using music to celebrate their |
| to protect it. "Aina" means that the land sustains | | | | "aloha aina" have been one of the defining aspects |
| its inhabitants and thus any harm done to the land | | | | of the Hawaiians. The modern Hawaiian musical |
| can revert back to its people. | | | | forms derived their ingredients from the Christian |
| Hawaiian artists and artisans have always formed | | | | hymns or "hymni" and Western string instruments |
| an essential part of the Hawaiian culture. | | | | that were introduced in Hawaii in the nineteenth |
| Traditional crafts such as Hawaiian tapa weaving | | | | century. It is also believed that the popular steel |
| and quilt making have been revived over the past | | | | guitar originated and was made popular in Hawaii. |
| few years. The predominant language of Hawaii | | | | The island is full of fresh fish forming an essential |
| has been English infused with typical Hawaiian | | | | part of the Hawaiian diet and an abundance of |
| words, phrases, and expressions in Pidgin slang. | | | | fruits including avocados, coconuts, guavas, |
| According to researches, only nine thousand | | | | mangoes and papayas delight the taste buds. |