Extraordinary Quote by Alan Brennert

The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by hardy Polynesian sailors, who crossed thousands of miles of open ocean in primitive canoes, braving violent storm-tossed seas…

— Dave Barry

Exploitation was rampant before statehood, and various factions actively tried to eradicate the roots of Hawaiian culture in the process of converting the natives…

— Todd Rundgren

I most associate with the Hawaiian part. Thats where I was born. My family still live there. The best part of being Hawaiian is…

— Nicole Scherzinger

Somehow, the love of the islands, like the love of a woman, just happens. One cannot determine in advance to love a particular woman,…

— Jack London

The cause of Hawaii and independence is larger and dearer than the life of any man connected with it. Love of country is deep-seated…

— Liliʻuokalani

“We, the Hawaiian people, who are born from the union of Papahanaumoku and Wakea, earth mother and sky father, and who have lived in…

— Lilikalā K. Kame'eleihiwa

“The day’s most vivid exchanges were about a delicate but serious matter: the extreme foreignness of native Hawaiians. Both sides used racial arguments. Annexationists…

— Stephen Kinzer

I can't even speak Hawaiian, but if you go there and listen to a Hawaiian song, you get captured because it's so beautiful, like…

— Bruno Mars

As I am from Hawaiʻi, the ocean is part of my culture and who I am. My ancestors were great ocean explorers.

— Nainoa Thompson

One reason I'm grateful to call Hawai'i home is that the people of these islands embrace diversity and celebrate the colorful fabric of race,…

— Tulsi Gabbard

Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world.

— James MacArthur

The spiritual destiny of Hawaii has been shaped by a Calvinist theory of paternalism enacted by the descendants of the missionaries who had carried…

— Francine du Plessix Gray