Historical Geography:
By the
mid-sixteenth century, the Spanish made regular runs between the Philippines
and Mexico but missed the Hawaiian Islands. Captain James Cook stumbled upon
Kaua’i in 1778 and named the islands in honor of his patron, the Earl of
Sandwich. The Sandwich Islands were renamed the Hawaiian Islands in 1847. Water:
Coral is
home to more than five thousand species of fish, sea animals, and plants.
Cultural Perspectives:
Hawaiian
diet: the traditional Hawaiian diet was based on seafood and local foods-
coconut, bananas, breadfruit, taro, and yams- some which were imported during
the initial Hawaiian migration. The staples of the diet were fish and starches.
The diet was low in fat. However, the current Native Hawaiian foods differ from
the traditional and are reflected in the native body. For example, today the
Hawaiian native diet depends on fatty, processed foods rich in sugar. However
there have been studies that reveal that Hawaiians today lack access to fresh
produce and seafood, making a traditional diet difficult for natives to
reclaim.
A Sustainable Future:
Problems
in Hawaii are population growth on limited land, rising cost of living, loss of
traditional culture, environmental change, and energy dependency. – maintaining
the island paradise of the Aloha state requires supporting sustainability. 
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