The history of Hawaii may be seen as a story of arrivals. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes arrival hawaii history
When I was nine, I was taught to ride a surfboard in Waikiki by the beach boy Rabbit Kekai. Susanna Moore beachboykekai Change image and share on social
The chance of any species reaching and then surviving on an island as distant as one of the Hawaiian chain is infinitesimal, but despite the extraordinary odds, plants and seeds found their way ashore, carried by the tide or blown by trade winds, inside birds or in their feathers, in the branches of trees and in the jetsam of sunken ships. Susanna Moore ashorebirdblow share on social
While I was writing 'The Big Girls,' I had to take a big breath each morning and calm myself sufficiently to once again enter that world. But friends tell me that it is the only thing that really interests me. They say that I like to be upset. Susanna Moore bigbreathcalm share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
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 hawaiimodernpart Change image and share on social
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young. Lynne Reid Banks 50saftermatharrival share on social