Other
Hawaii Online: Lateran Pacts of 1929
This site provides the actual full text of the Lateran Treaty that Benito Mussolini made with the Vatican.
Other
Expansion in the Pacific: Footholds in the Pacific
Good description of 19th century Hawaiian history and its annexation by the U.S., with links to related maps, pictures, and treaties.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Empire Building
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lengthy essay about American focus on foreign affairs after the Civil War, expanding particularly in the late 19th century. Read about U.S. exploits in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific...
California Institute of Technology
Submillimeter Wave Astrophysics at Caltech: Caltech's Submillimeter Observatory
Homepage of a radio telescope operated by Caltech in Hawaii. This radio telescope focusses on submillimeter frequencies. Be sure to look at the General Information link for info on telescope and the Astrophysics link to find information...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Mayor
Learn about the mayor of Hilo, Hawaii and what his duties include, as students read and listen to this book.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Amelia Earhart
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a short biography of Amelia Mary Earhart, the first person to fly from Hawaii to California, and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Other
Save Our Seas Organization: Home Page
Home page of the Save Our Seas Organization which seeks to protect all the oceans of the world.
Digital History
Digital History: Three Theories Explaining Imperialism [Pdf]
Read about three theories of Imperialism and how actions by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were driven by one or perhaps all three of the theories.
EL Education
El Education: Creature of the Tides
This picture book was created by a high school junior from the Kanu o ka 'Aina New Public Charter School on The Big Island of Hawaii, a K - 12 Hawaiian-Immersion school. It was created for younger, elementary-aged students, as part of an...