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l1ndz7's review
The only thing I learned about Hawaii in school was about Pearl Harbor and that wasn’t even about Hawaii LOL it just took place there. How sad is that? Why was I never taught about the indigenous peoples of Hawaii and their active resistance to being colonized by the US? Because that’s not what they want you to think about your country when you’re at such an impressionable age. It’s disgusting.
According to the records found in this book, the British were the first to come and they came in with guns blazing. Ruthless and merciless. Wiping away their culture and identity just so you can use their land? Disgusting. Calling them savages and animals and uncivilized just because they’re a different color and have a different culture and language? Disgusting. Does this sound familiar? I’m sure it does because this is the US’s true history. They’re either the ones colonizing or helping another white nation colonize.
I’m so happy this book exists. I highly recommend the audiobook because the author actually speaks in their native language (and translate it of course) and it is so cool to hear. The author really did their research and I appreciate the hard work put into this book. This is a piece of history that has been forgotten purposely. Im so glad we have brave people like the author and translator/narrator of this book who are able to teach us the truth.
According to the records found in this book, the British were the first to come and they came in with guns blazing. Ruthless and merciless. Wiping away their culture and identity just so you can use their land? Disgusting. Calling them savages and animals and uncivilized just because they’re a different color and have a different culture and language? Disgusting. Does this sound familiar? I’m sure it does because this is the US’s true history. They’re either the ones colonizing or helping another white nation colonize.
I’m so happy this book exists. I highly recommend the audiobook because the author actually speaks in their native language (and translate it of course) and it is so cool to hear. The author really did their research and I appreciate the hard work put into this book. This is a piece of history that has been forgotten purposely. Im so glad we have brave people like the author and translator/narrator of this book who are able to teach us the truth.
cramer2c's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
samahsolimann's review against another edition
I appreciate that the original Hawaiian text is included. I Truly do.
But it makes for a distracting audio experience. Will try to get my hands on a physical or digital copy to read.
But it makes for a distracting audio experience. Will try to get my hands on a physical or digital copy to read.
trekbicycles's review
4.0
And to think Hawaii is now a research site for Monsanto... tangled, tangled legacies of technology, global marketplaces, extractive economies, environmental degradation, and coercive labor...