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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more]
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... [read more] Blog: Hawaiian Music and Language.
Date: July 15th 2006
As mentioned in a previous entry, the Hawaiian Language will rarely be heard spoken on the Streets of Honolulu, or even the outlying areas anymore. For over a 100 years, a concerted effort was made to stop it from being spoken and taught in schools. However, strangely enough the language did remain alive in it's songs and music which remained proliferate for many years. And Hawaiian Language I ... read more
Date: July 15th 2006
As mentioned in a previous entry, the Hawaiian Language will rarely be heard spoken on the Streets of Honolulu, or even the outlying areas anymore. For over a 100 years, a concerted effort was made to stop it from being spoken and taught in schools. However, strangely enough the language did remain alive in it's songs and music which remained proliferate for many years. And Hawaiian Language I ... read more
