Virtually none of the students are 100% Hawaiian. Due to a long history of intermarriage, the Hawaiian race is almost entirely a mixture of Hawaiian and other races and ethnicities. However, all of the students identify with their Native Hawaiian ancestry. Our sample consists of 2 types of ...
First off is possibly the most famous native plant in the botanical world, theHawaiian silverswords! Silverswords are massive showy plants that grow on the sides of volcanoes on two of Hawaii’s islands, Maui and Hawaii. The plants are large silvery rosettes forming hardy plants that can survi...
This is what is happening to the wattle-necked softshell turtles – they're native to China, and they are endangered. But on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, they are considered invasive. So do we try and eradicate them from Kauai — and potentially doom the entire species?" The issue of i...
While there are over 2,500 different palm species in the world, only 14 palm species, belonging to 9 genera, are truly native to the United States. With thousands of palm trees growing all over the United States, it’s hard to believe that most of them have been imported. Most palms c...
family, Breynia is a genus that contains 35 different species of plants, mostly shrubs. Some species have medical applications. This genus is also known as Foersteria, Melanthes, Melanthesa, and Melanthesopsis. These plants are native to warm areas ranging from India to Australia, and are ...
Today, orchids are popular in tropical flower decorations, such as Hawaiianleis. The heady smell and vibrant color truly make a beautiful decorative display, and orchid leis are particular sought after to wear at high school and college graduations. Dendrobium orchids are often available at nurserie...
family, Breynia is a genus that contains 35 different species of plants, mostly shrubs. Some species have medical applications. This genus is also known as Foersteria, Melanthes, Melanthesa, and Melanthesopsis. These plants are native to warm areas ranging from India to Australia, and are ...
(2006). `A challenge to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scholars: What the research literature teaches us about our work', Race Ethnicity and Education, 9 (1): 29-50.Benham, M. K. P. (2006). A challenge to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander schol- ars: What the research ...
An example of ERGs in action occurred when the Federation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Network (FAN), a coalition of ERGs within the National Institutes of Health, published research oninclusive workforce practiceswhich made two important observations: ...
Oo (n.) A beautiful bird (Moho nobilis) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also yellow-tufted honeysucker. Ooecia (pl. ) of Ooecium Ooecium (n.) One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to...