Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism by Noenoe K.

Description: Aloha Betrayed by Noenoe K. Silva An historical account of native Hawaiian encounters with and resistance to American colonialism, based on little-read Hawaiian-language sources. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawaii, native Hawaiians organized a massive petition drive to protest. Ninety-five percent of the native population signed the petition, causing the annexation treaty to fail in the U.S. Senate. This event was unknown to many contemporary Hawaiians until Noenoe K. Silva rediscovered the petition in the process of researching this book. Histories of Hawaii, with few exceptions, have been written using only English language sources. They have not taken into account the thousands of pages of newspapers, books, and letters written in the mother tongue of native Hawaiians. By rigorously analyzing nineteenth-century Hawaiian-language texts, Silva fills a crucial gap in the historical record. In so doing, she refutes the long-held idea that native Hawaiians passively accepted the erosion of their culture and loss of their nation, showing that they actively resisted political, economic, linguistic, and cultural domination.Silva demonstrates that throughout the nineteenth century, print media, particularly newspapers, functioned as sites for broad social communication, political organizing, and perpetuation of the native language and culture. The basis of her study is a large archive of more than seventy-five Hawaiian-language newspapers produced between 1834 and 1948. She brings to light not only overtly political articles and essays but also chants, stories, poems, quilts, songs, and hula performances. Silva is attentive to the subtleties of the Hawaiian language itself, pointing out how the native texts are rife with veiled meanings intended to elude deciphering by colonialists. Her readings illuminate the heretofore unacknowledged mass participation in politics by Hawaiian women. A powerful critique of colonial historiography, Aloha Betrayed provides a much-needed history of native Hawaiian resistance to American imperialism. Notes An historical account of native Hawaiian encounters with and resistance to American colonialism, based on little-read Hawaiian-language sources. Back Cover "Noenoe K. Silva has located an enormous Hawaiian-language archive of Native resistance to American colonialism in the 1897 petitions against forced annexation to the United States. Now, thanks to Silvas pathbreaking book, the Native side of the story will finally be told. And what a story it is! Those accustomed to the happy Native tourist image of Hawaii will be shocked to learn that Hawaiians never wanted to be Americans; indeed, they revolted against the American military takeover. Today, Silvas analysis is key to the ongoing indigenous movement for Hawaiian sovereignty."-Haunani-Kay Trask, author ofFrom a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii Author Biography Noenoe K. Silva is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix1. Early Struggles with the Foreigners 152. Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika: Emergence of the Native Voice in Print 453. The Merrie Monarch: Genealogy, Cosmology, Mele, and Performance Art as Resistance 874. The Anitannexation Struggle 1235. The Queen of Hawaii Raises Her Solemn Note of Protest 164Appendix A. A Text of the Objective Nupepa Kuokoa, as Published Therein, October 1861 205Appendix B. Songs Composed by Queen Liliuokalani during Her Imprisonment 207Notes 209Glossary 237Bibliography 241Index 253 Review "Noenoe K. Silva has located an enormous Hawaiian-language archive of Native resistance to American colonialism in the 1897 petitions against forced annexation to the United States. Now, thanks to Silvas pathbreaking book, the Native side of the story will finally be told. And what a story it is! Those accustomed to the happy Native tourist image of Hawaii will be shocked to learn that Hawaiians never wanted to be Americans, indeed, revolted against the American military takeover. Today, Silvas analysis is key to the ongoing indigenous movement for Hawaiian sovereignty."--Haunani-Kay Trask, author of From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii "A devastating critique of colonial historiography and crucially a firm foundation for nation-building." Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Common Ground: Reimagining American History " "Beautiful and irresistible are the peoples voices, in their own language and in essays, stories, poetry, and song. Their hidden transcripts and their resistance to oppression reveal a love of the land and a determined and sustained rejection of the colonizers imposed silences. Aloha Betrayed offers a devastating critique of colonial historiography and, crucially, a firm foundation for nation-building."--Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Common Ground: Reimagining American History Promotional An historical account of native Hawaiian encounters with and resistance to American colonialism, based on little-read Hawaiian-language sources. Review Quote "With its substantial and thoughtful reading of the Hawaiian-language archive, Aloha Betrayed makes a major contribution to this reexamination of history." Promotional "Headline" An historical account of native Hawaiian encounters with and resistance to American colonialism, based on little-read Hawaiian-language sources. Details ISBN082233349X Author Noenoe K. Silva Short Title ALOHA BETRAYED Publisher Duke University Press Series American Encounters/Global Interactions Language English ISBN-10 082233349X ISBN-13 9780822333494 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 996.902 Year 2004 Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Residence Manoa, HI, US Birth 1954 DOI 10.1604/9780822333494 UK Release Date 2004-09-07 AU Release Date 2004-09-07 NZ Release Date 2004-09-07 US Release Date 2004-09-07 Pages 272 Publication Date 2004-09-07 Illustrations 13 illus., 2 tables Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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