The K??naka Maoi's History

At this tense meeting with considerable distrust and suspicion evident in the faces, speeches and body language of the Samoan chiefs, the High Chief expressed considerable skepticism about American plans for the island, such as providing more education in English, teaching the young marketable skills, and developing the country. Being educated at the University of Hawaii, the High Chief would have had very good reason to be suspicious of the intentions of the United States, even when its representatives expressed their goodwill toward the Native peoples and desire to bring 'progress; and 'modernization. He would have learned about the wars against the Native Americans from the 17th to the 19th Centuries, for example, the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, and the Philippines War of 1899-1902, if indeed he had not known all about these before.

The annexation of Hawaii was an important event in the history of the world. It is still not easy for the Hawaiians to accept the fact that America had taken over a land 2500 miles away from the West Coast. In 1917 Hawaii was considered the 50th state supported by the islanders after a plebiscite. Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani was overthrown because of the support of the United States army as well as naval forces to a group of businessmen belonging to the sugar and pineapple industry. The Armed forces of the United States were ordered to provide this support on the directives of the minister of the United States to Hawaii. In reality they were missionaries who had been welcomed for several years by the

Lovely Hula Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture written by Haunani Kay Trask was written in 1993. Trask wrote this paper to inform Americans about what she thinks of tourism, a “colonial imposition” towards the Hawaiian culture. Trask incorporates ethos, pathos and logos throughout her essay to show how tourism effects these three points in the Hawaiian culture: The homeland, the language and dance of the culture and the familial relationships.

Paradise Remade: The Politics of Culture and History in Hawaii. Philidelphia: Temple Universtiry Press 1993. Print.

When the McKinley Tariff made Hawaii lose its advantage in sugar, the annexation seemed like an ideal solution to foreigners. Hawaii becoming a US territory would resolve problems with competition, and the foreigners asserted that it was favorable to everyone. Regardless, the foreigners had forced King Kalakaua to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which set stringent requirements for voting (Pitzer). This gave many of the wealthy foreigners the ability to vote, while it eliminated the destitute Native Hawaiian’s ability to vote. This shows that Native Hawaiians’ opinion was not included in the annexation, or in anything that the foreigners desired to do, and therefore was unjustified (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson

In the 1820’s Missionaries have been starting to visit Hawaii inspired by Henry Obookiah who the first Hawaiian Missionary. Henry Obookiah was a Hawaiian missionary that told the English about the Hawaiian religion and how it works, and it convinced the English to go and spread their religion. But not everything ended well according to the plan for the Hawaiians. People only notice the negative effects that the missionaries cause the Hawaiians to go through, but they miss the benefits that the missionaries gave the Hawaiians. Although the missionaries have brought negative effects to the Hawaiians, they also have given the Hawaiians some benefits with the new religion, new language, and new technology.

The people of Hawaii and other Pacific Island Nation groups have experienced great injustice from their colonial powers and the acts of imperialism. Lands were seized, cultural practices banned, language lost, and people were even forced to move away from their homes for the purpose of bomb testing. The United States and other countries abroad sent out representatives to do their work for them; in return their future actions would be justified in describing the Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders as savages that need to have wider powers enforced upon them; thus resulting in a tangled web of political mythologies.

The presence of hotel casinos in Hawaii will deteriorate and draw away from the beauty and the culture of the islands that visitors come to see. Year-round warm climate and the inviting outdoors of the playful ocean and mountainous scenery attract people to the tropics of Hawaii. Along with this, another

Hawaii has a very historical and traditionally rooted culture, and the Hokulea is the beginning and the very center of it. Hawaiians were able to develop the islands and mastered the art of living sustainably.

The Hawaiian culture is both diverse and unique, with its own language, traditions, and beliefs. Despite these multi-faceted characteristics, certain broad stereotypes about the culture persist in the non-Hawaiian population. My paper will explore where race, prejudice and cultural stereotypes come from and how both Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian cultures reinforce these stereotypes.

In pre-annexed Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani was the last of the monarchy in 1892. Queen Lili’uokalani was the first and only reigning queen. She is the sister of King Kalakaua who died in San Francisco in 1891. The queen was remembered for her beautiful voice and her beautiful “Aloha ‘Oe”. The queened planned to re-write the constitution she was not successful in this because her ministers did not agree with her plan for the future for herself and for Hawai’i. Before Lili’uokalani could change her plan for the kingdom the U.S had come in with their plan to force the queen to sign over her kingdom.

The last time I spoke I informed you of how Hawaii was annexed by the United States of America. Today I will enlighten you on why that annexation was illegal. I will touch base on a few points to show that Hawaii is still an “independent state” and “coequal sovereign” country by discussing state sovereignty and government, and Hawaiian Sovereignty and International law

Establishing petitions and presenting them to the federal government is vital in making the government pay attention to First Nations issues and concerns. From 1894 to 1898, Hawaii was under American rule, and the main argument was between American businessmen and native Hawaiians. In the middle of all of this, a treaty was created and the aim of the treaty was to take over the Hawaiian states with the United States, but before this could happen, the United States government would have to approve it. A petition was created by the Hawaiian natives to stop this altercation; the petition was successful for a while until the United States had other plans for the

Tourism is everywhere. People visit different places and as residents we interact with the visitors. According to the information from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in the book The Value of Hawai’i Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future by Craig Howes & Jon Osorio, “Tourism is the world’s fastest growing economic sector, is a major player in international commerce, and has become a main source of income for developing nations” (Howes and Osorio 31). Coming from the island of Hawaii, tourism does play a huge role on the island of Oahu. Honolulu itself is filled with many businesses, including both local and well known establishments. Also included are the many hotels, such as the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, The Hyatt Regency Hotel, and the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort. These many hotels and businesses make a perfect combination for many traveling tourists looking for a getaway from their busy life. The Lu’au and the gesture of lei giving has changed due to tourism. The term “aloha spirit” is also tied into tourism because as tourists come from the airport, they are immediately greeted by the workers and the people they meet. But on the other hand, in order to have a sustainable tourism industry in Hawaii, the cooperation of the local resident community must be taken into account.

Tourism should be considered a tool of cultural colonisation because it paints a way of life as a national identity to be explored; this includes Maori customs as well as the relatively laid-back nature of New Zealanders. Travel guides date back to the 1830s and continue to be among the first things foreigners peruse regarding a place they are visiting. Travel guides also exist as a snapshot of the social context within which they were written. In 1959, New Zealand had a Labour-led government and a population of 2,395,700 people. This government had a focus on maintaining this clean, green image through tax increases on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol though it was not explicitly for the purposes of tourism. This essay will explore the