Isaiah Helekunihi Walker
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824834623
- eISBN:
- 9780824871703
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824834623.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai'i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased marginalization on land, many Native Hawaiians have found ...
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Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai'i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased marginalization on land, many Native Hawaiians have found refuge, autonomy, and identity in the waves. This book argues that throughout the twentieth century Hawaiian surfers have successfully resisted colonial encroachment in the po'inanalu (surf zone). The struggle against foreign domination of the waves goes back to the early 1900s, shortly after the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, when proponents of this political seizure helped establish the Outrigger Canoe Club—a haoles (whites)-only surfing organization in Waikiki. A group of Hawaiian surfers, led by Duke Kahanamoku, united under Hui Nalu to compete openly against their Outrigger rivals and established their authority in the surf. This history of the struggle for the po'inanalu revises previous accounts and unveils the relationship between surfing and colonialism in Hawai'i. It examines how Hawaiian surfers have been empowered by their defiance of haole ideas of how Hawaiian males should behave. For example, Hui Nalu surfers successfully combated annexationists, married white women, ran lucrative businesses, and dictated what non-Hawaiians could and could not do in their surf. Decades later, the media were labeling Hawaiian surfers as violent extremists who terrorized haole surfers on the North Shore. Yet Hawaiians contested, rewrote, or creatively negotiated with these stereotypes in the waves. The po'inanalu became a place where resistance proved historically meaningful and where colonial hierarchies and categories could be transposed.Less
Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai'i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased marginalization on land, many Native Hawaiians have found refuge, autonomy, and identity in the waves. This book argues that throughout the twentieth century Hawaiian surfers have successfully resisted colonial encroachment in the po'inanalu (surf zone). The struggle against foreign domination of the waves goes back to the early 1900s, shortly after the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom, when proponents of this political seizure helped establish the Outrigger Canoe Club—a haoles (whites)-only surfing organization in Waikiki. A group of Hawaiian surfers, led by Duke Kahanamoku, united under Hui Nalu to compete openly against their Outrigger rivals and established their authority in the surf. This history of the struggle for the po'inanalu revises previous accounts and unveils the relationship between surfing and colonialism in Hawai'i. It examines how Hawaiian surfers have been empowered by their defiance of haole ideas of how Hawaiian males should behave. For example, Hui Nalu surfers successfully combated annexationists, married white women, ran lucrative businesses, and dictated what non-Hawaiians could and could not do in their surf. Decades later, the media were labeling Hawaiian surfers as violent extremists who terrorized haole surfers on the North Shore. Yet Hawaiians contested, rewrote, or creatively negotiated with these stereotypes in the waves. The po'inanalu became a place where resistance proved historically meaningful and where colonial hierarchies and categories could be transposed.
James Mak
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824832438
- eISBN:
- 9780824871802
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824832438.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This is an interpretive history of tourism and tourism policy development in Hawaii from the 1960s to the twenty-first century. Part 1 looks at the many changes in tourism since statehood (1959) and ...
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This is an interpretive history of tourism and tourism policy development in Hawaii from the 1960s to the twenty-first century. Part 1 looks at the many changes in tourism since statehood (1959) and tourism’s imprint on Hawaii. Part 2 reviews the development of public policy toward tourism, beginning with a story of the planning process that started around 1970—a full decade before the first comprehensive State Tourism Plan was crafted and implemented. It also examines state government policies and actions taken relative to the taxation of tourism, tourism promotion, convention center development and financing, the environment, Honolulu County’s efforts to improve Waikiki, and how the Neighbor Islands have coped with explosive tourism growth. Along the way, the book offers interpretations of what has worked, what has not, and why. It concludes with a chapter on the lessons learned while developing a dream destination over the past half century.Less
This is an interpretive history of tourism and tourism policy development in Hawaii from the 1960s to the twenty-first century. Part 1 looks at the many changes in tourism since statehood (1959) and tourism’s imprint on Hawaii. Part 2 reviews the development of public policy toward tourism, beginning with a story of the planning process that started around 1970—a full decade before the first comprehensive State Tourism Plan was crafted and implemented. It also examines state government policies and actions taken relative to the taxation of tourism, tourism promotion, convention center development and financing, the environment, Honolulu County’s efforts to improve Waikiki, and how the Neighbor Islands have coped with explosive tourism growth. Along the way, the book offers interpretations of what has worked, what has not, and why. It concludes with a chapter on the lessons learned while developing a dream destination over the past half century.
Christina Rice
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780813144269
- eISBN:
- 9780813144474
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813144269.003.0025
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
The chapter covers the final years of Ann’s life in Waikiki after the deaths of her mother and husband. It discusses the unflattering article published in the National Inquirer after Ann’s death and ...
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The chapter covers the final years of Ann’s life in Waikiki after the deaths of her mother and husband. It discusses the unflattering article published in the National Inquirer after Ann’s death and attempts to determine how much of the piece is truth rather than exaggeration. Finally, the chapter includes the events surrounding Ann’s death from cancer and what became of her estate.Less
The chapter covers the final years of Ann’s life in Waikiki after the deaths of her mother and husband. It discusses the unflattering article published in the National Inquirer after Ann’s death and attempts to determine how much of the piece is truth rather than exaggeration. Finally, the chapter includes the events surrounding Ann’s death from cancer and what became of her estate.
Isaiah Helekunihi Walker
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824834623
- eISBN:
- 9780824871703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824834623.003.0004
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
In the 1930s many Hui Nalu surfers began moonlighting as Waikīkī Beachboys—essentially Hui Nalu surfers turned popular surf instructors. Through their interactions with visiting celebrities and other ...
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In the 1930s many Hui Nalu surfers began moonlighting as Waikīkī Beachboys—essentially Hui Nalu surfers turned popular surf instructors. Through their interactions with visiting celebrities and other tourists, the Beachboys became fashionable playboys who often shared intimate relationships with white women and made a decent living in the process. Although racist discourses and American laws discouraged much of this type of behavior on land, ka po'ina nalu (the surf zone) was a unique place where Hawaiians, Beachboys in particular, regularly and visibly broke through colonial social categories. This chapter first charts the historic contestations between Hui Nalu and Outrigger surfers. It then analyzes the ways Beachboys flipped images of Hawaiian men in the surf. In the end, Hui Nalu surfers, like the chiefs of old, remained atop the social hierarchy in the waves.Less
In the 1930s many Hui Nalu surfers began moonlighting as Waikīkī Beachboys—essentially Hui Nalu surfers turned popular surf instructors. Through their interactions with visiting celebrities and other tourists, the Beachboys became fashionable playboys who often shared intimate relationships with white women and made a decent living in the process. Although racist discourses and American laws discouraged much of this type of behavior on land, ka po'ina nalu (the surf zone) was a unique place where Hawaiians, Beachboys in particular, regularly and visibly broke through colonial social categories. This chapter first charts the historic contestations between Hui Nalu and Outrigger surfers. It then analyzes the ways Beachboys flipped images of Hawaiian men in the surf. In the end, Hui Nalu surfers, like the chiefs of old, remained atop the social hierarchy in the waves.
James Mak
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824832438
- eISBN:
- 9780824871802
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824832438.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This chapter reviews the history of more than forty years of efforts to improve Waikiki. For millions of visitors to Hawaii, Waikiki has been the window through which Hawaii is viewed. Until direct ...
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This chapter reviews the history of more than forty years of efforts to improve Waikiki. For millions of visitors to Hawaii, Waikiki has been the window through which Hawaii is viewed. Until direct flights to the Neighbor Islands became possible, Waikiki was the sole gateway to Hawaii. Yet visitors generally give Waikiki the lowest satisfaction ratings among Hawaii’s resort destinations, despite it being the state’s most important visitor destination. Given the importance of the neighborhood in Hawaii’s tourism industry, keeping Waikiki attractive to tourists is a matter of statewide concern. Thus the chapter looks to Waikiki’s prestatehood history before turning to a brief discussion on the problems facing Waikiki today. The rest of the chapter is devoted to the efforts at addressing these issues.Less
This chapter reviews the history of more than forty years of efforts to improve Waikiki. For millions of visitors to Hawaii, Waikiki has been the window through which Hawaii is viewed. Until direct flights to the Neighbor Islands became possible, Waikiki was the sole gateway to Hawaii. Yet visitors generally give Waikiki the lowest satisfaction ratings among Hawaii’s resort destinations, despite it being the state’s most important visitor destination. Given the importance of the neighborhood in Hawaii’s tourism industry, keeping Waikiki attractive to tourists is a matter of statewide concern. Thus the chapter looks to Waikiki’s prestatehood history before turning to a brief discussion on the problems facing Waikiki today. The rest of the chapter is devoted to the efforts at addressing these issues.
Anna Botsford Comstock
Karen Penders St. Clair (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9781501716270
- eISBN:
- 9781501716294
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9781501716270.003.0019
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter details Anna Botsford and John Henry Comstock's stay at a friend's family hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Comstocks were given a cottage on the hotel grounds where they ...
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This chapter details Anna Botsford and John Henry Comstock's stay at a friend's family hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Comstocks were given a cottage on the hotel grounds where they had a living room of their own, which was especially convenient since they had so many callers. On the second day after their arrival, they were invited to lunch at the Globe Hotel as guests of the Pan-Pacific Club. In the weeks that followed, they were taken somewhere for an auto ride every day. There were five of Henry's former students who were doing entomological work on the island; they all put themselves and their automobiles at the Comstocks' service in the most generous manner. The Comstocks also attended the Hawaiian church and heard excellent sermons and music. The chapter then recounts their voyage to Europe in 1925.Less
This chapter details Anna Botsford and John Henry Comstock's stay at a friend's family hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Comstocks were given a cottage on the hotel grounds where they had a living room of their own, which was especially convenient since they had so many callers. On the second day after their arrival, they were invited to lunch at the Globe Hotel as guests of the Pan-Pacific Club. In the weeks that followed, they were taken somewhere for an auto ride every day. There were five of Henry's former students who were doing entomological work on the island; they all put themselves and their automobiles at the Comstocks' service in the most generous manner. The Comstocks also attended the Hawaiian church and heard excellent sermons and music. The chapter then recounts their voyage to Europe in 1925.
