Hawaii: Islands under the Influence

Noel J. Kent

University of Hawaii Press, Oct 1, 1993 - History - 240 pages

Reprint of the Monthly Review edition of 1983, with a new epilogue, and foreword by Dan Boylan. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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User Review  - texbrown - LibraryThing

Although filled with factual information, the words of the book weave a marxist historical template in support of erasing past injustices, migration, progress, and western influence and replacing it with justice, greenery, and unnamed community values in some magical, mystical method.

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I only read the original book. A great rarity in a time of rah rah rah tourism here in Hawaii, it told a less known truth--that there are many downsides to the industry in Hawaii and not everyone is in love with it, including some workers. Kent is a dramatic writer and possibly occasionally overstates but at the time this was a breath of fresh air. I did not care to see the notation "flag as an inappropriate review" one of the reviews on this site. This was a scholarly work that called for courage to write. 

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• To Kealekekua Bay and Beyond: 11
• A Tale of Sandalwood and Whaling: 17
• Dispossession of a People: 26
• The Rise of King Sugar: 35
• The Pear Is Ripe: 56
• Big Five Territory: 69
• The Pacific Rim Strategy: 95
• The Great Corporate Transformation: 104
• The Era of Consensus: 122
• If the Price Is Right: 140
• A Tourism Society: 164
• Notes: 201
• Bibliography: 219
• Index: 225

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hawaii: Islands under the Influence
• Author: Noel J. Kent
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press, 1993
• ISBN: 0824815521, 9780824815523
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic History; History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Political Science / Political Economy