Kainoa Daines, Senior Director, Destination Education at the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, joins host Adam Camac to discuss Hawaiian history and culture with a focus on Maui.  The show notes page for this episode can be found at placesandprofiles.com/15.

 

1:32 - Brief overview of Hawaii, key figures, key historical events,

and unique characteristics

5:22 - Hawaii as an independent kingdom before joining the US and how that period of time

shaped Hawaii and eventually came to an end

18:19 - Pineapples, the Dole family, and Pearl Harbor

31:05 - The role of the Hawaiian language in Hawaii today

38:43 - The diversity of Hawaii and how it has shaped Hawaii into the place it is today

44:38 - What makes Maui unique and what to know about Maui

54:13 - What to know about Maui’s culture, key issues facing Maui

58:44 - The meaning and spirit of aloha

1:04:07 - Resources, being a mindful traveler