Noenoe K Silva: 2 books
The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen
Reconstructing Native Hawaiian Intellectual History
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
In The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen Noenoe K. Silva reconstructs the indigenous intellectual history of a culture where—using Western standards—none is presumed to exist. Silva examines the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian writers—Joseph Ho‘ona‘auao Kānepu‘u (1824–ca. 1885) and Joseph...
Aloha Betrayed
Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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...