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Hawaiian Dresses and Hawaiian Shirts for the Whole `Ohana! Pa`inaGirl.com specializes in cute Hawaiian dresses. Our Hawaiian dresses are popular choices for informal beach wedding dresses or affordable bridesmaid dresses and range from fun and flirty to casual elegant. Hawaiian dresses and matching shirts can be worn for all occasions; our matching aloha prints can be used for parties, family photos and luaus, unique bridal wear, company events, and of course just for fun. In fact, our resort wear has been very popular for beach wedding dresses or garden wedding dresses since they are so comfortable and pretty, too! (Matching the guys in Hawaiian shirts is always a nice touch, too, even if you are just attending a party and are not in the party!) We are located on the island of O`ahu, nicknamed "the Gathering Place," as most of the population in Hawaii lives and works here. Even though it's cold out, why not take a trip to the islands, even if only in your mind? You'll be warmed by the thought! Locals here in Hawaii have been enjoying the comfort and style of "alohawear" since the 1930s, but the popularity of its bright colors and prints has caught on everywhere. Perhaps it's because of the happy feelings these friendly prints evoke -- put on some alohawear and you can't help but feel as though you're on vacation in paradise! The modern Hawaiian dress is actually something of a new phenomenon for the ladies -- in previous years, the "hawaiian dress" was usually a very conservative mu`umu`u -- definitely not very provocative (however, island women and girls do still wear mu`umu`us on Aloha Friday!). HEY HULA GALS! Looking for hula costumes? Check out our hula store at HulaStuff.com for muumuus, pa`u skirts, coconut bras and more. PA`INA PEEPS! Some of our model friends are something of celebrities in Hawaii. Check out the gallery. Currently in our Hawaii celebrities gallery: Miss Hawaii 2002 Kehaulani Christian, Actress and model Sondra Barker, former UH Football Offensive Assistant Tyson Helton, Island entertainer Jon Yamasato and former UH record-breaking quarterback Nick Rolovich. Cool and hip aloha shirts always abounded for the guys, but stylish island girls found it hard and frustrating to express their Hawaiian style in a feminine way. Only in recent years have aloha wear makers finally caught on and realized that sexy Hawaiian dresses belong in every island girl's closet! You can take the girl from the island... but not the island from the girl! From silky, elegant matching resort wear to bold, fun Hawaiian print dresses, we've got a range of high quality clothing appropriate for every occasion. Let your 'ohana stand out with colorful matching Hawaiian attire --- whether your 'ohana is made up of you and your significant other, co-workers, family, or close friends. Pa`ina means "party" in Hawaiian, so get into the party mood with some great clothes! If you're planning a Hawaiian style luau, complete your theme with some colorful Hawaiian dresses and the essential matching Hawaiian shirts from our Bold and Fun Hawaiian Dresses and Shirts Collection They are made of high quality cotton and can be conveniently machine-washed. Our Matching Resort Wear sets make great informal wedding dresses and shirts if you're planning a Hawaiian or beach theme wedding. If you're planning a Hawaiian style wedding, be sure to check out the new gorgeous silk flowers and freshwater pearl jewelry we just added to our Hawaiian wedding product line at our Hawaiian Wedding Shop ! Be sure to come back and visit as we are constantly adding only the best items from the Hawaiian islands to our store. Even better, bookmark our site for quick reference for some aloha! Pa`inaGirl.com.... we export aloha! Hawaiian Dresses | Matching Hawaiian Resort Dresses and Aloha Shirts | Bold and Fun Matching Hawaiian Dresses and Shirts | Matching Hawaiian Board Shorts | Plumeria Jewelry | Puka Shells and Koa Jewelry | Island Style Gifts | Links! © 2002 - 2005 PainaGirl.com . All rights reserved.

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Alan Cadiz's HST windsurfing lessons, Maui Hawaii. 1-800-968-5423 Check out our instructional DVDs! Learning to Windsurf trailer HST is Maui’soldest and largest windsurfing school. HST’s quality instruction is taughtby skilled sailors who communicate the latest teaching methods to you.Alan Cadiz, an accomplished World Cup Pro, founded Maui’s premier windsurfingschool in 1985, filling the need for performance lessons on the ValleyIsle. Using his knowledge and expertise, Alan continues to bring windsurfing instructionto a higher level. Alan and his staff set high standards of quality thatother schools have yet to match. Whether you’re learning to waterstart,use your footstraps, or sail your board upwind, the instructor stays rightthere with you in the water. This provides you with greater confidence,comfort, immediate feedback for faster learning, and it ensures a safe,quality windsurfing experience. HST's full-time administrator tailors lessons to fit yourability, budget, schedule, and goals (seereservation request). Our office is located in the HI-Tech shop, justfive minutes from Kanaha Beach Park and the airport. (Map) Kanaha Beach Park is a beautiful spot for windsurfing and picnicking. It is a half mile stretch of sand, broken only by two smalljetties defining the protected swim area. A full-time team of life guardswatches over the swim area. This 60 acre park has showers, bathrooms, and over200 parking stalls. The sailing at Kanaha is world-class. Light wind is typical forthe morning hours (which is why we schedule our entry level class at 9:00AM), and by noon the wind is strong enough for shortboard sailing! Let'sgo! We offer several levels of instruction: Kids Camps and Lessons (ages 6 to 16) Level 1- Introduction to Windsurfing Level 2- Longboard Sailing Level 3- Waterstart Level 4- Shortboard Sailing Level 5- Jibing Level 6- Freestyle and Wave Sailing Kitesurfing Other Servicesand Information TeachingTools InstructorBiographies OtherServices Rates and Reservations Instructional DVDs Links Beginner & Longboard Sailing Lessons Advanced & Shortboard Sailing Lessons Kitesurfing Instructors OtherServices & Information Rates& Reservations Email HST "Learning to Windsurf" DVD & "Jibing" DVD Links Hawaiian Sailboarding Techniques, Inc. 1-800-YOU-JIBE from within the United States, or 1-808-871-5423 Mailing address: P.O. Box 791199 Paia, HI 96779-1199 Office location: 425 Koloa Street (within Hi-Tech Surf Sports), Kahului,HI 96732 web site comments to: patti@hstwindsurfing.com

Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage

Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage - Society and Culture Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage ArticleIndex HomepageHighlight IR Books & More MessageBoard PortGen Chat Reference Shelf RelatedWebsites Subscribeto IR Newsletter This is the Place to Explore Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage If your ancestors were from the Azores, Madeira, Portugal, Cape Verde, or Brasil and migrated to Hawaii, you will find something of interest here! Web Site Last Updated Wednesday, 07-Sep-2005 22:12:16 EDT Want to Join Our Portuguese Genealogy Chats? Click Here To Learn More Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy Indexes Azores Islands Passports Registrations Early Settlers from Faial to Hawaii Early Settlers from Flores to Hawaii Early Settlers from Pico to Hawaii First Portuguese Women To Hawaii, 1865 Portuguese Charity Society Members Portuguese Hawaiian Memories Portuguese in the Hawaii Legislature, 1890-1978 Santo Antonio Society Founders Santo Antonio Society Officers, 1919 UPEC Founding Members, 1875 Wailea Sugar Mill, 1938-1939: Officers and Personnel Portuguese Hawaiian Reference Shelf Click Here For More Sugar Plantation Registers (Brief Histories) Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn. Archives Basic Portuguese Paleography Excerpted by Kathy Cardoza Research Guide for Madeira Pat Corbera Sugar Mills of Hawaii Sanborn Fire Insurance Lists Portuguese Geography Translations Rick Barletta Azoreans to California Robert L. Santos What's New At IslandRoutes Complete Portuguese Hawaiian Article Index Genealogy~Hawaii Heritage~Hawaii How to research your family Portuguese Hawaiian ancestry, research tips, resources, research journals, and more Follow the research trail and learn different ways to solve genealogy research problems. Read the Research Journal Blog. Learn more about your Portuguese Hawaiian heritage, read about notable Portuguese Hawaiians, find recipes, and more History~Hawaii Portuguese Genealogy Find out more about Portuguese history through historical timelines, descriptions of voyages to Hawaii, and more. Ready to research in the Azores, Brasil, Cape Verde, Madeira, and Portugal? Need US tips? Find resources to further your knowlege. Web www.islandroutes.com New Additions!!! *NEW 1/6/06* The Research Journal Blog By Melody Lassalle Are you looking for different ways to approach your research problems? The Research Journal blog takes a genealogy problem 9from my own research) and walks you through the steps I took to solve the problem. Each week two entries will be added to the blog. When the problem is solved a new journal will begin. (These research journals may cover lines other than Portuguese Hawaiian, however, the problems are universal and the techniques can be applied to different types of research.) *NEW 1/2/06* Delayed Birth Records Part One: What Are Delayed Birth Records? By Melody Lassalle Many Portuguese Hawaiians applied for delayed birth records in the 1940s and 1950s. Because births were under recorded before 1910, delayed birth records were their ticket to proof of American citizenship. Without this proof they might not be able to apply for Social Security or other federal programs. *NEW 10/27/05* Cape Verde LDS Microfilm List Compiled by George Pacheco This is a list of the available films at the LDS Family History Library for Cape Verde. These films may be rented at your local Family History Center. *NEW 10/12/05* Georgraphy Tidbits By Melody Lassalle Would you like to know how far Sao Miguel is from Terceira or how far Hawaii is from San Francisco? This article includes geographical information and links to maps. IslandRoutes Trivia Challenge By Melody Lassalle Think you know your Portuguese history? Want to learn more about Hawaiian heritage? Play the trivia challenge! The IslandRoutes trivia challenge covers Portuguese, Hawaiian, and more. Sorry, no prizes awarded, but you'll have fun playing! Quiz changes every day (you can play once every day) New Tournament Starts January 1, 2006!!! About the Author -- Contact IslandRoutes.com -- Link to IslandRoutes.com Subscribe to Our Newsletter -- Tell A Friend About IslandRoutes.com Email IslandRoutes All contents © 2001-2005 Melody Lassalle, All Rights Reserved. Proudly Listed With: RootsForum.com Newsletter Everton's Family History Magazine A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots--Unknown *RESOURCE GUIDES* Portuguese Hawaiian Immigration: A Research Guide Getting the most out of your visit to the FHC: Portuguese Hawaiian Research Guide Free Portuguese Hawaiian Newsletter Click Here To Sign Up Support IslandRoutes - Make a Donation Click Here for Details Some Graphics By: Gigg's Graphics Old Fashioned Clip Art (Both sites are no longer in existence but perhaps their webmasters are out there somewhere!)

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Music Laboratory Research-Genre Study-Ethnic Music-Hawaiian Music Research -> Genre Study -> Ethnic Music -> Hawaiian Music What is ethnic music? What element distinguishes an ethnic music style from other ethnic music styles? For example, what is the difference between Okinawa music and Scotland music? I think elements of music are (1) melody (scale), (2 ) chord, (3) rhythm, and (4) instruments. First, let's think about melody. Rock and Blues are easy examples, even though they are not ethnic music. Rock uses normal music scale while Blues includes blue-notes in its music scale. Next, think about chords. Rock uses simple chords (triad) while Jazz includes 7th in its chords. Chord progression of Jazz is more complicated than that of Rock as well. For rhythm, Rock uses 8 beat, Fusion uses 16 beat, Jazz uses 4 beat. Finally, think about musical instruments. It is easy to see differences between Classical music and Rock music. Especially, musical instruments are important elements of ethnic music, since each country has different music instruments. I am trying to capture features of each ethnic music style based on this idea, and to reproduce them with automated composing system. This page includes considerations that I faced when I embedded functions of ethnic music composition. About Hawaiian Music I am not sure that people consider Hawaiian music as ethnic music. But the music has very strong characteristics. Hawaiian music uses very slow sliding guitars and ukuleles. Guitar strings are tuned for major chord. (This kind of guitar is called slack key guitar.) So, Hawaiian music uses many major chords in its chord progression. I am not sure but I guess guitarist uses bottle neck and scratch strings with it. (I need more information,please help me.) Sample by Automated Composing System Scale -- Instruments slack key guitar, ukulele Links to related topics --