The Story of Hawaii In 50 Landmarks

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 50 Hawaii landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Aloha State. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Daughters of Hawaii... Roosevelt's Tree Army... whalers... Westminster Abbey of Hawaii... kapu... Pineapple Pentagon... Termite Palace... Dime Store Deco... fishponds... Ironman... The Big Five... forced segregation... The Dole Race... Rock Resorts... Bayonet Constitution... Hamakua Ditch... American Florentine architecture... Parkitecture... Hawaii's original beer... Sand Island Detention Center... Hawaiian-Style surf shooting... The Pro Bowl... This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that make Hawaii uniquely Hawaii. What was the first industry to market its products with no regard to national brands? Solved. What member of the Hawaiian monarchy worked as a volunteer firefighter while on the throne as King? A mystery no more. Who was the man most responsible for the single-owner model of ownership on the Island of Lanai? Identified. How did native Hawaiians come to celebrate Christmas? Revealed. Did the Menehune people construct the ancient fishponds and temples of Hawaii before the Polynesians? No one knows.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Hawaii can call its own. A story told in 50 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or at least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the Aloha State standing in plain sight on Hawaii streets!</span></p><p></p>