Aloha from Bama.
H.P.U. Graduate here and I do remember a course at Hawaii Pacific based on a film and a book. "And Then There Were None."
Then There Were None
by Dr. Elizabeth Kapu‘uwailani Lindsey
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More than half a million native Hawaiians were living in the islands at the time of European contact in 1778. Within 50 years, that population was cut in half as Western diseases claimed thousands of lives. A litany of events followed: American missionaries preached unfamiliar ideas and customs; sugarcane and pineapple plantations absorbed individual farmlands; waves of immigrant workers arrived, making Hawaiians a minority in their own land; and WWII brought a lasting military presence. University of Hawaii sociologists estimate that the extinction of full-blooded Hawaiians could come within the next 45 years…
To millions of travelers the world over, Hawaii is an alluring picture postcard paradise. But to its Native Hawaiian people, nothing could be further from the truth. Their compelling story, of a race displaced and now on the verge of extinction, is brilliantly told in this award-winning documentary created by the great-granddaughter of Hawaiian high chiefs and English seafarers.
DVD includes director’s commentary and Hawaiian language translation.
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Last "political" or preachy post I promise. However, this part of a review on Amazon is important especially in this "politically correct" b.s. (at times) world.
In this world of warped political correctness, the facts, truth and authenticity of history and people are in danger of disappearing. As a hapa (of mixed blood), a hapa Hawai'i (part Hawaiian), as well as Chinese, Native American, European, English and British ancestry, I am tired of the same "facts of blame" being leveled at only one type of people as if "skincolor" or "race" is synonymous with "disease carrier" as in reference to the Hawaiian people, my people, my ancestors, my kupuna in my 'aina hanau of the Hawaiian Islands. It doesn't matter where the foreigners to Hawai'i's shores were from, they were human beings who brought disease that impacted the Hawaiian people, regardless of "race", "skincolor", ethnicity, nationality or origins. The fact remains that the Hawaiian people were devastated and decimated, and never had the chance nor opportunity to bring their country into the modern world.
That review wasn't written by me (I'm not Hawaiian) but I do love Hawaii. It's a wonderful place. But, simply put the Hawaiian nation was stolen but it was and is over ran by folks of "all" races and colors at this point. Anyway, this got me thinking about my old Alma Mater this morning. Back to the "paranormal." Sorry for the detour.