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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Hawai'i"”.
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Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i
… two different settings, New Zealand (n=20) and Hawai'i (n=30). The data was gathered over the 1994-1996 period. The two settings have some commonalities and differences. In both settings Māori are required to make decisions about the continuity of their ethnic Māori identities and hereditary …
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Fish Assemblage Structure Before and After a Marine Heatwave in West Hawai'i
… video survey data in three areas in West Hawai'i, capturing a marine heatwave event from 2014 - 2016. Fish were counted and identified to species, then assigned to one of seven functional groups: predators, secondary consumers, planktivores, corallivores, scrapers, grazers and browsers. …
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Colonizing Leprosy: Imperialism, Patients, and the Politics of Public Health in Hawai'i and Louisiana
… at the Kalaupapa Settlement in Moloka'i, Hawai'i, and the U.S. National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana. An examination of the patient communities at these two sites connects critical theory to human practice by paying close attention to the ways in which individuals confined at these …
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Optimal land allocation for Hawaiian agriculture using an entropy-based approach
For over 50 years in The State of Hawai'i, the issues of food self sufficiency and environmental resource protection have been called for, but not necessarily addressed in a quantitative manner. These concerns have been key priorities in The State of Hawai'i Constitution, Hawai'i 2050 …
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Habitat Characteristics of Refuge Wetlands and Taro Lo'I Used By Endangered Waterbirds At Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i
… to protect habitat for the endangered Hawaiian common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis), Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai), Hawaiian duck or Koloa (Anas wyvilliana), and Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni). I studied two major habitat types (refuge wetlands and taro lo’i) …
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The Relationship Between Burnout Experiences, Turnover Intentions, and Perceptions of Managers’ Authentic Leadership Practices: A Cross-sectional Study of Hawai'i Hospital Nurses
… with the goal of informing retention efforts in Hawai‘i hospitals. This study employed a non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational quantitative design. Three hypotheses were tested using validated instruments: The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) to assess nurses’ burnout, the Turnover …
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Performing modern Korea in the U.S.: Korean immigrants' theatrical activities in California and Hawai'i during the first half of the twentieth century
This dissertation investigates theatrical activities by Korean immigrants in the U.S. during the first half of the twentieth century. As a result of the fact that Koreans regarded their national territory as tainted by the Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945), they developed their national identity …
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Spatial precipitation trends and effects of climate change on the Hawai'ian Hualalai aquifer
… source of groundwater recharge in Western Hawai'i, precipitation plays a vital role in maintaining tourism and industry throughout the Kona Region. Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park was established in 1978 to perpetuate and maintain traditional native Hawai'ian culture and the …
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Holocene sedimentary and aquatic biogeochemical responses reflected in Ordy Pond, Oahʻu, Hawai'i, and, contemporary modeling of submarine groundwater discharge in Kahana Bay, Oahʻu, Hawaiʻi
This dissertation explores aquatic geochemistry in two settings on O'ahu. Ordy Pond biogeochemistry responds rapidly to environmental changes, while Kahana Bay is influenced by significant groundwater and surface water influx and mixing with coastal ocean water. Thus, Ordy Pond is a better tool for …
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Long-term management and discounting of groundwater resources with a case study of KukioÌ HawaiiÌ
… examples and with a case study of Kuki'o, Hawai'i. In Part I a groundwater mining and a dryland salinization optimal management problem are solved analytically, and used to examine the implications of how one values the future through discounting. Exponential and hyperbolic discounting …
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Evaluating post-harvest practices on the quality and safety of Kona coffee
… supply, and most of it comes from the state of Hawai'i. Kona coffee, grown on the western side of the island of Hawai'i, is the most recognized and the highest value Hawaiian coffee. The majority of this coffee is sun-dried after harvest and washing. Sun-dried coffee should reach 12-13% moisture …
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Towards a Decolonial Haole Rhetoric
… examines the concept of haole, a Native Hawaiian articulation of whiteness, in two multimodal texts related to the proposed construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna-a-Wākea in Hawai'i. Specifically, I analyze the Aloha 'Aima mural at the University of Hawai'i and the 'Imiloa …
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Novel predictors of women's surname retention at marriage
… for all U.S. destination brides marrying in Hawai'i in 2010 was significantly correlated with a women’s income measure (r = .78, p < .000) and with the analogous statistic for men (r = .64, p < .000), by bride’s state of residence. The women’s measure, only, remained significant under …
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Acoustic and visual tracking reveals distribution, song variability and social roles of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters
… used to track and observe humpback whales off Hawai'i. Chapter 3 found 62 singing whales were located acoustically in water depths from 10 to 305 fathoms. This indicates that singers are not confined within the 100 fathom contour, although near shore waters had a higher density of singers. The …
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Shangri La : architecture as collection
… collection. Her self-created residence in Hawai'i, Shangri La, is now a visible culmination of the relationships she forged in her fascination with Islamic art and architecture, which she continually developed from its inception in 1937 until her death in 1993.
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Grading and Reporting Purposes and Practices in Catholic Secondary Schools and Grades' Efficacy in Accurately Communicating Student Learning
… from 33 high schools in California, Nevada, and Hawai'i were surveyed to determine the purposes for which teachers grade, the practices they employ in determining those grades, and the purposes for which their schools grade. A thematic analysis of school grading documents was completed to examine …
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The Relationship of Cultural Affiliation and Cultural Congruency to Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-Being among Native Hawaiian College Students
Native Hawaiians are the indigenous people of Hawai'i or those living descendants from the original inhabitants of the Hawaiian Islands. Despite the preponderance of evidence of health disparities within this community there is a scarcity of research on the mental health and psychological …
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Phenotypic diversity within two toxic dinoflagellate genera : environmental and transcriptomic studies of species diversity in alexandrium and gambierdiscus
… applied to field samples from Florida Keys and Hawai'i. Gambierdiscus species are diverse in both their toxicity and optimal temperature ranges for growth. Analysis of Gambierdiscus community composition in an area of variable temperature allowed the characterization of species shifts that were …
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THE FOUNDATION AND CENTER OF AMERICAN STUDIES; AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORIES AND CULTURES - A SYLLABUS
… nations in what is now the states of Alaska and Hawai'i. In at least one reading assignment, Indigenous peoples in US territories are also included. Parts of the syllabus are imagined, the school. the names of buildings, phone numbers, and the mascot, etc. However, all of the reading assignments, …
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