Haoles in Hawaii

by Judy Rohrer

Book Overview

Haoles in Hawai'i strives to make sense of haole (white person/whiteness in Hawai'i) and "the politics of haole" in current debates about race in Hawai'i. Recognizing it as a form of American whiteness specific to Hawai'i, the author argues that haole was forged and reforged over two centuries of colonization and needs to be understood in that context. Haole reminds us that race is about more than skin color as it identifies a certain amalgamation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824834054
• ISBN13: 9780824834050
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.3"