Women traveling to Hawaii

In Hawaii you can experience nature, picturesque villages, life in the city and the luxurious department stores. Dive into the turquoise ocean and the rich culture of the islands. The possibilities are endless, and everything you find in these amazing islands, you will realize it is not enough to visit once.

Activities range from air and land tours, night shows, surfing, diving, museums, always enjoying the best cuisine from East and West, among other things. Do not forget to experience a luau, it's a must-see activities for visitors to Hawaii.
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Cities and major towns

The transfer of the Hawaiian royal family from the island of Hawaii to Maui, and subsequently to Oahu, explains that certain settlements are located where they are today. The main city, Honolulu, was chosen by King Kamehameha III as the capital of his kingdom, with its natural port, today the port of Honolulu.Thus, the largest city is the capital, Honolulu, located on the southeast coast of the island of Oahu. Other population centers are prominent Hilo, Kaneohe (Kāneohe), Kailua, Pearl City, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kihei (Kihei) and Lihue (Lihue).

Languages
In Hawaii, there are two official languages: English and Hawaiian. However, most people do not speak Hawaiian latter. `Olelo Hawai` i, that is, the Hawaiian language, is spoken by about 30,000 speakers, of which only 200 are native.The mixture of languages in the nineteenth century gave birth to another quasi-pidgin language known as the Hawaiian. Many of the citizens of Hawaii are under the influence of Hawaiian pidgin, known for his words like "da kine" (toggle indefinitely, literally 'the kind', or 'type') and 'to stay' (in this case means " be 'not' be '). For example, you can hear, "Hey, you know da kine?" ("Hey! Do you know?") Or "Hey Brah, Where you stay?" ("Hey, man, where are you?"). A theory of the origin of the use of 'to stay' in this context is that in Portuguese, there is a verb "Ficaro ', which translates as' be' (to stay) or" stay "(to be). In the end, I incorrectly translated as "be" instead of "being."

Geography
All Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic action that arose from the seabed, from a magma source in geology called hot spot. This theory holds that the tectonic plate under the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction, so that the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes. For this reason, only the volcanoes in the southern half of the island of Hawaii remain active today.The older islands have dormant volcanoes, the newest, still active volcanoes. The island of Hawaii has five volcanoes, and one of them is the busiest in the world, Kilauea. At the top of one of these volcanoes, Mauna Kea, is one of the largest concentrations of telescopes in the world.
The Hawaiian archipelago consists of eighteen islands and atolls that stretch over 2,400 km. Of these, is considered "main islands" to eight of them located in the southeast of the archipelago.This term includes, in order from the northwest to southeast, to: Niihau (Niihau), Kauai (Kauai), Oahu (Oahu), Molokai (Molokai), Lanai (Lānai), Kahoolawe (Kahoolawe), Maui (Maui), andIsland of Hawaii. The last is by far the largest of which is often called the "Big Island." The use of this alternative name often responds to the need to avoid ambiguity between "Hawaii" meaning the entire state (all islands) compared to that island in particular.

Transport
Hawaii has three interstate highways (H-1, H-2, H-3), all on Oahu. There is an interstate highway system that surrounds the other major islands besides Oahu. The trip can be slow, as the roads are narrow and winding. The travel between the islands can only be done by plane or private boat, which is impractical for both locals and tourists.

Hula (Hawaiian dance)
Hula is a dance form that is accompanied by chants or songs. It originated in the Hawaiian Islands, where the natives of the Polynesian developed that settled there. The chants and songs are called mele. The hula dramatizes or comments on the mele.
There are two styles of hula.
The traditional Hawaiian dance or former is called "kahiko, through it you represent different aspects of nature and the gods of the culture of Hawaii. It is accompanied with songs and traditional instruments.
The other style of dance is called "'auana," and although it has evolved from the kahiko, is not restricted to represent the sacred aspects (kapu) that are represented in the kahiko. In that sense can be considered a contemporary dance that evolved during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with roots in local folklore, which departs somewhat from the orthodoxy of kahiko. The hula is accompanied by songs and musical instruments of Western influences such as guitar, ukulele and bass.
The dances that are practiced in Hawaii are an important part of the culture of Hawaii. Through the dances tell stories, including the evolution of characters and situations specific to Hawaii. In particular, it highlights the movement of the hands of the dancers, which contribute to the representation of the stories and legends.

Source: wikitravel.org