Since the late eighteenth century, Hawaii has acted as a mid point for
the Northwest's earliest explorers. The geographical location of the Hawaiian
Islands made it the perfect place for both European and American adventurers
to stop for supplies before heading north toward Washington Territory where the fur
trade soon exploded. Soon, Hawaiian natives became prime sources of labor for trading
company's. Whites referred to the Hawaiians as sandwich islanders, Kanakas and Owyhees.
the Northwest's earliest explorers. The geographical location of the Hawaiian
Islands made it the perfect place for both European and American adventurers
to stop for supplies before heading north toward Washington Territory where the fur
trade soon exploded. Soon, Hawaiian natives became prime sources of labor for trading
company's. Whites referred to the Hawaiians as sandwich islanders, Kanakas and Owyhees.
(Photo by April, July, 2009. Kauai Coast)
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