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Hawaii has various cultural influences. Its Polynesian roots still remains evident across the islands but there is combination of Western and Eastern Influences as well. In the 1950s many people from Portuguese immigrated to Hawaii. They introduced the usage of pork, tomatoes, chili peppers, and sweet Portuguese bread. Chinese immigrants brought over Cantonese cuisine, and introduced dishes like stir fry and dim sum.

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The word Hawaii comes from the Proto-Polynesian “hawaiki”, which means “Place of the Gods” or “Homeland”

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One Lani's most popular dishes is Poi, and is found at almost any Luau!

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Hawaii's landscape has plateaus, craggy ocean cliffs, tropical coastal areas, lava deserts, and fern and bamboo forests.

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Hawaii has many native birds. Some include the pueo and noir. They also have a very diverse sealife. A few to name are the monk seal, hawksbill turtle, and lizardfish

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One of Oahu's most popular dishes is Loco Moco

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The Kānaka Maoli are indigenous to Hawaii

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Sugarcane, pineapples, coffee and macadamia nuts, bananas, guavas, papayas, and tomatoes are some crops that are commonly grown. They also grow a large amount of flowers to export.

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Immigrants from China, Korea, Japan, Philippines, Puerto Rico and Portugal brought there own cuisines which has
shaped Hawaiian cuisine today. Some       of their most popular dishes are Poi, Laulau, Kalua pig,  and Poke.

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Hawaii's state flower is the yellow hibiscus