Editing Hawaiian architecture (section)

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[[Image:Moanahotel hawaii.jpg|alt=Starwood Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel, with a front side made of white stone decorated with arches and round pillars, with palm trees in front of the building.|thumb|right|260px|Opened in 1901, the [[Moana Hotel]] is a model for contemporary Hawaiian architectural design]]
'''Hawaiian architecture''' is a distinctive [[architectural style]] developed and employed primarily in the [[Hawaiian Islands]]. Though based on imported Western styles, unique Hawaiian traits make Hawaiian architecture stand alone against other styles.  Hawaiian architecture reflects the [[history]] of the islands from [[ancient Hawaii|antiquity]] through the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|kingdom era]], from its [[Territory of Hawaii|territorial years]] to [[Hawaii|statehood]] and beyond.

The various styles through the history of Hawai{{okina}}i are telling of the attitudes and the spirit of its people.  Hawaiian architecture is said to tell the story of how [[Indigenous peoples of Oceania|indigenous]] [[native Hawaiians]] and their complex society in ancient times slowly evolved with the infusion of new styles from beyond its borders, from the early European traders, the visiting [[Whaling|whalers]] and [[Fur trade|fur trappers]] from [[Canada]], the missions of the [[New England]]ers and [[France|French Catholics]], the communes of the [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saints]] from [[Utah]], the [[plantation]] labourer cultures from [[Asia]] to the modern international metropolis that [[Honolulu]] is today.