Characters from Hawaii

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Whip Hoxworth - This character, known as a brawler and womanizer, leads a revolution that overthrows the queen. He makes many innovations in pineapple growing before his death in 1927.

Char Nyuk Tsin - This character, whose parent ruled the High Village in 1847, is kidnapped, sent to the Pacific and lives to the age of 106. This determined character builds the basis for a business empire, and insists on the formation of the hui, which holds the family's money, as well as advising the family to invest in land during the war...
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