Reid Ginoza at 00:19, 10 April 2006

2006-04-10T00:19:52Z

Jennifer Wada at 10:44, 8 March 2006

2006-03-08T10:44:26Z

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From first contact with the West,
the English language in both its
British and American forms was the
principle foreign tongue in Hawaii,
although French, Spanish, and Russian
were also present. The arrival of the
American missionaries in 1820 brought
a mvv future for the English language
in Hawai'i beyond the simple use of
conducting trade. The missionaries
established a community of some
permanence. They eventually
disregarded, however, their own goals
of teaching the community in the
native tongue.
Although the missionaries espoused
a new order among the early foreign
residents, they could not envision
themselves and their children as truly
part of the community. Missionary
children were not allowed to learn the
Hawaiian language, missionaries
maintained their own church
congregations and schools, and even
punished members for marrying into
Hawaiian families. Thus the American
missionaries and their families
created the nucleus of the first
permanent non-Hawaiian-speaking
community in Hawai'i.
This English-speaking community at
first derived it subsistence from
religious and academic instruction of
Hawaiians. These occupations,
however, were supplanted by Hawaiians
who were better able to communicate
with'fellow natives. Consequently,
the American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions (ABCFM, which
financed the Hawaiian mission)
officially declared the
Christianization of Hawai'i a success.
This ended their support and
contributions to the livelihood of the
missionaries, their children, and
their associates. Some missionaries
returned.to New England, others
journeyed to other parts of the
Pacific to continue their calling, but
many stayed in Hawai'i. Because the
missionaries had remained aloof from
the general English-speaking
community, they became trapped by the
remnants of their own arrogance when
the ABCFM withdrew support. In order
to continue in their accustomed
lifestyle and survive as a separate
group, they began to wrest control of
the land from the Hawaiians. The
missionaries started to come into
conflict with the very principles that
had originally inspired the ABCFM
ministry.
Hawaiian culture stresses sympathy
for individuals in need and the
Hawaiian people had developed
considerable aloha for the early
altruistic efforts of the
missionaries. The people expected
ruling ali'i to care for the
missionaries and their families
according to Hawaiian culture, and the
ali'i did so generously. Some
missionaries were granted the use of
large tracts of land and others were
incorporated into government service
(that is, the court) to utilize their
expertise in dealing with foreiomers
and new concepts entering Hawai'i.
Incorporation of English-speaking
members of the community into
government service represented a
departure from the earlier practice.
As a result, in conflicting matters,
the small groups of English speakers
in government favored their own
interests over that of the Hawaiian
community.
They supported dismantling the
Hawaiian common property ownership
tradition, the repeal of the voting
rights of Hawaiian women, and other
similar programs that benefited their
own linguistic community at the
expense of the entire nation. The
necessity existed because without such
change, the English-speaking community
could not expand in Hawai'i, and the
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 were also present. The arrival of the
 American missionaries in 1820 brought
-a mvv future for the English language
+a new future for the English language
 in Hawai'i beyond the simple use of
 conducting trade. The missionaries
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 of teaching the community in the
 native tongue.
 Although the missionaries espoused
 a new order among the early foreign
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 permanent non-Hawaiian-speaking
 community in Hawai'i.
 This English-speaking community at
 first derived it subsistence from
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 however, were supplanted by Hawaiians
 who were better able to communicate
-with'fellow natives. Consequently,
+with fellow natives. Consequently,
 the American Board of Commissioners
 for Foreign Missions (ABCFM, which
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 missionaries, their children, and
 their associates. Some missionaries
-returned.to New England, others
+returned to New England, others
 journeyed to other parts of the
 Pacific to continue their calling, but
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 had originally inspired the ABCFM
 ministry.
 Hawaiian culture stresses sympathy
 for individuals in need and the
 Hawaiian people had developed
-considerable aloha for the early
+considerable <u>aloha</u> for the early
 altruistic efforts of the
 missionaries. The people expected
-ruling ali'i to care for the
+ruling <u>ali'i</u> to care for the
 missionaries and their families
 according to Hawaiian culture, and the
-ali'i did so generously. Some
+<u>ali'i</u> did so generously. Some
 missionaries were granted the use of
 large tracts of land and others were
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 expertise in dealing with foreiomers
 and new concepts entering Hawai'i.
 Incorporation of English-speaking
 members of the community into
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 interests over that of the Hawaiian
 community.
 They supported dismantling the
 Hawaiian common property ownership

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Reid Ginoza at 00:19, 10 April 2006

Jennifer Wada at 10:44, 8 March 2006