Week 12, 13 and 14 Final Exam

Cultural Prostitution

Hawai'i, our ancient and erotic land, is the female object of degraded and victimized value. Our 'Āina, or lands, are no longer the source of food and shelter, but the source of money. Land is now called "real estate," rather than Papahanaumoku, "she who gives birth to islands."

Palimpsest

something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its original form

Red Hill water crisis

located in Moanalua/ Hālawa Valley— home to a freshwater aquifer and an underground fuel storage facility— 2021: 20,000 gallons of fuel leaked into the water, prompted a public health crises, environmental disaster, residents (particularly those who lived on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam) reported chemical contamination in their tap water— activism, shutdowns, cleanups, etc, military fought to keep facility open

Lāhaina Wildfires

August 9, 2023, fires sweep through west Maui and upcountry Maui "tragically incinerating the historic town of Lāhaiana and taking the lives of at least 100 people"— outdated/ downed power lines, strong winds, dry vegetation, weak water system, climate driven factors—connected with the colonial legacy of wetlands turned to sugarcane plantations, deforestation by pineapple farmers, and finally, tourism resorts and golf courses, devastating the landscape and water supply"—Lāhaina was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, was once a central/main port, where Christianity and ABCFM missions first began, where there once used to be wetlands and fishponds that fed thousands

Haunani-Kay Trask

1949-2021- a critical voice in what she called, "the modern Hawaiian movement" and the broader Hawaiian sovereignty movement— founding director of Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at UH Mānoa

Decolonial

cultural, psychological, and economic freedom from colonial forces—can also refer/relate to the act of criticizing colonialism while also urging colonial forces to re examine their own imperial histories—actively deconstructing and challenging colonialism and its systems—can help to restore an indigenous worldview, center indigenous voices, supports the restoration of indigenous culture/ practices etc

Plantation Disaster Capitalism

comes from the term "disaster capitalism" which is "the well-worn tactic of exploiting moments of extreme collective trauma to rapidly push through unpopular laws that benefit a small elite"— the exploitation of a disaster by those with vested interests, often including real estate developers, water and management companies, who seek to profit from the tragedy by seizing land and water resources, much like the historical practices of the sugar plantations