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Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism (American Encounters/Global Interactions) Paperback – Illustrated, September 7, 2004

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In 1897, as a white oligarchy made plans to allow the United States to annex Hawai'i, 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. With few exceptions, histories of Hawai'i have been based exclusively on 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 many of these documents, 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. Drawing on Hawaiian-language texts, primarily newspapers produced in the nineteenth century and early twentieth, Silva demonstrates that print media was central to social communication, political organizing, and the perpetuation of Hawaiian language and culture. A powerful critique of colonial historiography, Aloha Betrayed provides a much-needed history of native Hawaiian resistance to American imperialism.

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“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

“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 Silva’s 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 Hawai'i will be shocked to learn that Hawaiians never wanted to be Americans; indeed, they revolted against the American military takeover. Today, Silva’s analysis is key to the ongoing indigenous movement for Hawaiian sovereignty.”—Haunani-Kay Trask, author of From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i

"Aloha Betrayed represents a maturation of Native Hawaiian scholarship in the past two decades based on diligent investigation of critical primary sources. In that sense, it is a milestone of the first phase of contemporary Native Hawaiian scholarship and also a native 'takeover' of the historiography of modern Hawai'i."―Taro Iwata, Journal of American Ethnic History

"A fresh new approach to the critique of colonial historiography."―Lyn Carter, Contemporary Pacific

"Brilliant. . . . This book is a superb contribution to the ongoing process of decolonization, recovery, and overcoming the suppression of Kanaka Maoli knowledge. Silva's clearly written account based on her original research is a gift to all Kanaka Maoli, especially those currently engaged in the restoration of Hawaiian sovereignty. This book-the fruition of Silva's meticulous and beautiful intellectual labor-is sure to win awards for its value and contribution to knowledge in the fields of political science, history, American studies, and indigenous studies, just to name a few."―J. Kehaulani Kauanui, Hawaiian Journal of History

"[P]rovocative. . . . [A] bold and unapologetic revisionist history."―Eric T. L. Love, American Historical Review

"Readers interested in the colonial encounter, Hawaiian history, the politics of language and literature, cultural studies, indigenous rights and post-colonial theory will find Aloha Betrayed a provocative book. The language is accessible, the content well-researched and coherently written, and students will find the conclusions at the end of each of the five chapters particularly useful."―Robert Nicole, Journal of the Polynesian Society

"This slender volume packs quite a punch. . . . [A]n important study."―Mansel G. Blackford , Journal of American History

"With its substantial and thoughtful reading of the Hawaiian-language archive, Aloha Betrayed makes a major contribution to this reexamination of history."―Sally Engle Merry, Contemporary Pacific

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"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"

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Duke University Press Books (September 7, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 082233349X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0822333494
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.57 x 9 inches

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Thank you! The book is in excellent condition and was shipped quickly. Was glad I could find a copy of this book for myself and support a library as well.

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Gut wrenching Hawaiian History...

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I have begun reading this book for the second time in less than a month... As a Hawaiian descendant of the hellish methods employed by the United States to illegally occupy my homeland, brainwash my family members, and erase the language, culture, and history of the Neutral Nation State of the Hawaiian Kingdom, I am finally part of the lāhui of Hawaiians gaining knowledge of our true history ... Noenoe Silva reminds me that I came from extremely courageous, hard working, honorable stock who were extremely intelligent, mastered the highest level of literacy in the world in two languages, with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge that produced more than 100 newspapers... and accomplished all of this in less than 100 years...

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Dennis Kessinger

Clear, concise, and a little edgy...

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I purchased this book as part of my research for my Master's thesis on post-colonial literature in the Pacific. It was (and is) one of the finest reviews of the tumulutuous times during America's colonial expansion and its desire to seize Hawai'i for American military and commerical interests. Unlike some of the Hawaiian sovereignty texts (which can be hyperbolic in the extreme), this book was written with a scholar's due diligence and well expressed.

The 'edgy' comment is due to the focus being far less 'Americanized' ('we saved Hawaii') and much more directed toward a view from an occupied population where the local culture was being usurped and subaltern behavior dimished, demeaned, or crushed. A fine addition to any library dealing with colonial behavior in the tropics.

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Prepare to know the Truth

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A most important book regarding the truth about the United States’ colonization and overthrow of an existing nation - not the false narrative of the plantation owners and missionary progeny that promulgated the overthrow.

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Douglas, Seeker of Light

It is eye opening and certainly sad in many ways how this history has unfolded

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A must read for all of us concerned about the true history of the people of Hawaii. It is eye opening and certainly sad in many ways how this history has unfolded, but the strength of spirit for the people who live to carry on the aloha is made evident in this book.

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Clarence K Solomon

True History from the eyes of the Native people

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Very good book that talks about the true history of Hawaii through the eyes of the native people and distorted by the missionaries.

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Michael J. Bradham

Learned about Hawaiian newspaper history

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Serious book. Explains how Hawaiians used newspapers and petitions to resist missionary intentions , influence, killings, destruction, construction. Explains devastating effects of forcing English language upon Hawaiians.

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