Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Welcome to Hawaii by Nora Jiménez

Hawaii is the USA´s 50th state. It´s first inhabitants come from Polynesia.


Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. There are eight big islands. There are volcanic and very mountanius.
The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu.


There are many different types of fish. There are sea turtles, wholes and dolphins too in the sea of Hawaii.


The Hula is a traditional Hawaiian dance. Flowers always form part of costume. Girls can only dance Hula.


Surfing is a traditional sport in Hawaii in 1905. Children start surfing when there are very young.ç


Another sport very popular is canoeing. It is Hawaii´s national sport. Hawaiians call it "paddling".There are a lots of canoeing clubs.


Another traditional dance is the "Haka", or war dance. This dance comes from Polynesian tradition. This dance only boys can dance Hawaiians dance the Haka before they go canoeing.

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