Hawaii and Oxnard have some things in common. For example they have beautiful beaches and have a fruit as their main crop. For Hawaii of course the main crop is the pineapple and for Oxnard the strawberry. Also both people from Hawaii and Oxnard enjoy surfing and spending time at the beach. I personally just enjoy watching the surfer because I don’t know how to surf.I found some facts from Hawaii that I found to be interesting.
Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.
The City of Oxnard has over 20 miles of coastline. The beaches in Oxnard are large and the sand is very soft. The sand dunes in Oxnard are massive. There are very few rocks or driftwood at many of the beaches, but Oxnard is known to have dangerous rip-currents on some beaches during different times of year. Oxnard is home to amazing surf. Surf can at times reach heights of up to 15 foot break. Beaches in Oxnard include: Mugu Rock State Beach, Ormond Beach, Hueneme Beach, Silver Strand Beach, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood-By-the-Sea, Mandalay Beach, Oxnard State Beach, Oxnard Shores, 5th Street Beach, McGrath State Beach and Rivermouth Beach.
On February 1903 Oxnard had a strike involving Japanese workers and Mexican workers; they formed the Japanese Mexican Labor Association. They were on strike because the Western Agricultural Contracting Company was holding back wages and they did not want to have a subcontracting system because they will be force to pay double commission. The association recruited more than ninety percent of the workers during the sugar beet season. During this time the strike had a turning point when one of the strikers was killed, the death was blamed on the violence of the striker, the strikers have a different opinion. However, the association was not able to be successful in achieving it goals, but it was successful in uniting two races.
Oxnard doesn’t have mountains but it bounded by the Santa Monica Mountains. The Santa Monica Mountains extend forty miles from Hollywood Hills all the way to Ventura. The climate in the mountains is very dry, during the winter is cool. However, the mountains do not get cold enough to have snow. Well maybe once there was a little snow but just in the tips of the mountains. The summers are wet and mild. Due to the dry climate in the mountains wildfires may occur. Most of the Santa Monica Mountains are national recreation areas. The mountains have over twenty regional parks like Griffith Park and Elysian Park.
The Oxnard plain is located southwest of Ventura. The plains are surrounded by the Santa Monica Mountains, the Santa Susana Mountains and the Oak ridge. To the east the plains have the Topatopa Mountains and to the north the Santa Clara River. The plains are home to the western part of the Oxnard/Thousand Oaks area like Ventura, Camarillo, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, El Rio, Saticoy and Somis. The plains have two large oil fields the Oxnard Oil Field and the Montalvo Oil Field.
If you are interested in whale watching Oxnard has a great opportunity. For a couple of dollars you can go out and see the Blue and the Humpback whales. If you get the change the tours are offer in June all the way to August when these two endangered spices come to visit us at the harbor. The whales come to the Channel Island Harbor in search of the nutrient rich waters. Also there is a great change that you can come and get the chance to see dolphins up close. This is one of the opportunities when visiting Oxnard due to the fact that Oxnard is located in the pacific coast.
Oxnard is surrounded by fertilized land all over. Of course the main crop is the strawberry, followed by the lemon in second. The rich soil is also perfect for growing oranges, avocados, sugar beets and lima beans. Oxnard has the central offices for the California Lima Growers Association. When you drive around Oxnard you can see all the nurseries around with beautiful flowers. Walnuts are also grown near Oxnard.
