Hawaii

Hawaii Court Backs Protestors vs. Superferry

Jerry Mander & Koohan Paik : Environment

Even though the Hawaii State Supreme Court has ruled against this huge corporate-military boondoggle, the battle isn't over yet.

The Nation and Hawaii

The questions raised by Hawaii's annexation have implications far beyond its shores: the imperial past forms the legal scaffolding of the imperial present.

Hawaii Needs You

Hawaiian activists call on the US left to help stop massive military expansion and federal legislation that would stifle their quest for independence.

Further Reading and Resources

Elinor Langer

Find out more about Hawaiian history in books and videos--and on the Web.

The Nation on The Overthrow

In 1893, The Nation raised a warning about how colonization would affect the state of the union.

From On Being Hawaiian

In 1964, John Dominis Holt, one of the first voices of the Hawaiian renaissance, discussed his heritage.

Guano

Elinor Langer

The first overseas acquisition of the United States was not Hawaii, but Midway, claimed under the Guano Act of 1856.

Excerpts From the 'Apology Resolution'

Elinor Langer

Here's how the US Congress addressed the issue.

The Nation on Annexation

Elinor Langer

From our archives: The Nation addressed the question of annexation in 1898.

Famous Are the Flowers: Hawaiian Resistance Then--and Now

Elinor Langer

The story of how the Hawaiian people lost their homeland--and their continuing quest to win it back.

Danger in Paradise

Mindy Pennybacker : US Military

It's hard to tell whether the US is conducting a war against terror or against Native Hawaiians, as the military uses parts of the Waianae coast as a live-fire training ground.

Decolonizing the Mind

Mindy Pennybacker : Fiction

What Boddah You?: The Authenticity Debate

Mindy Pennybacker : Fiction