Haoles in Hawaii

Judy Rohrer

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2010

Haoles in Hawaii

Judy Rohrer

In the series Race and Ethnicity in Hawai'i

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824860424

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About this book

Haoles in Hawai‘i strives to make sense of haole (white person/whiteness in Hawai‘i) and "the politics of haole" in current debates about race in Hawai‘i. Recognizing it as a form of American whiteness specific to Hawai‘i, the author argues that haole was forged and reforged over two centuries of colonization and needs to be understood in that context. Haole reminds us that race is about more than skin color as it identifies a certain amalgamation of attitude and behavior that is at odds with Hawaiian and local values and social norms. By situating haole historically and politically, the author asks readers to think about ongoing processes of colonization and possibilities for reformulating the meaning of haole.

For more information on Haoles in Hawaii, visit http://haolesinhawaii.blogspot.com/

Author / Editor information

Rohrer Judy :

Judy Rohrer grew up a haole girl on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu. She received her Ph.D. in political science from the University of Hawai‘i.

Reviews

David E. Stannard, professor of American studies, University of Hawai‘i, and author of Honor Killing: How the Infamous "Massie Affair" Transformed Hawai‘i:
Haoles in Hawai‘i is a terrific book. It handles complex and sensitive issues with knowledge, grace, and sophistication, while at the same time making them accessible to the general reader. Judy Rohrer knows this subject from a lifetime of experience and years of scholarly study. Although it is certain to appear on many college and university reading lists, this is a book that everyone should read. It will make Hawai‘i a better place.

Noenoe Silva, associate professor of political science, University of Hawai‘i, and author of Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism:
Judy Rohrer has written an extraordinary and long-needed examination of the historical and contemporary place of haoles in Hawai‘i. This study goes far beyond the typical ways that haoles are talked about: as wrong-headed and evil colonizers, dumb malihini who don’t know how to act, or, more recently, victims of reverse discrimination. Her lucid and witty prose as well as her mastery of our homeland’s brand of English will make readers laugh as well as think. Rohrer writes that the aim of this long overdue study is "to begin to imagine how [people] might become haole in different and better ways." Haoles will gain a better understanding of why they sometimes get "stink-eye," and everyone else will gain a greater understanding of the workings of power in Hawai‘i nei. Everyone in Hawai‘i should read this book!

Haoles in Hawai‘i is a precious little book. It gently introduces the lay reader to the intricacies and intensity of Hawaiian debates on ethnic diversity, belonging, indigeneity and sovereignty without unnecessary complication but also without compromising on the need to account for local specificity on the one hand, and remain respectful of indigenous sensitivities on the other.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. “Haole Go Home”: Isn’t Hawai‘i Part of the U.S.? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 2. “No Ack!”: What Is Haole, Anyway? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3. “Eh, Haole”: Is “Haole” a Derogatory Word? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Chapter 4. “Locals Only” and “Got Koko?”: Is Haole Victimized? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Hawaiian-Language Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 136

eBook

Published: July 22, 2010
ISBN: 9780824860424