Hawaii is often referred to as ‘Paradise’. Popular cultural images come to mind of beautiful people, beautiful water, and beautiful land. Everyone speaks a little Hawaiian, right? Aloha. Luau. Much of the economy of Hawaii rests upon the allure of these spectacular images and messages. Hawaii was colonized. The first contact was brutal for this population. Hawaii became a state in 1959. How did the Kingdom of Hawaii suddenly become a state? Is there another Hawaii with a similar story to mainland Native Americans? Was it illegal to speak Hawaiian, do the Hula, and even surf? How are Nativ
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