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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Hawaiian history"”.
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Hawaiian Quilt Art: Continuity and Change
<p>This thesis examines Hawaiian quilt art from its earliest Polynesian <em>kappa moe</em> (barkcloth) to modern contemporary quilts. Hawaiian Fiber Arts, patchwork quilts, traditional appliqued quilts, flag quilts, contemporary quilts, and contemporary/sashiko quilts are presented. The time period …
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He Lāhui Ano Maikaʻi Keia: Japanese Immigration and the Intersections of Ethnicity and Sovereignty in Kalakaua's Hawaiʻi
… late 19th century was a tumultuous period in Hawaiian history. Characterized by the interrelated questions of royal succession, political sovereignty, and labor immigration, the period of King Kalakaua's reign was the culmination of a building social crisis that had begun the moment American …
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Hulihia Nā Kānāwai ʻĀina: The Effects of Post-1893 Land Law Changes On Native Hawaiians - Population Demographics Supplement or Supplant?
… American immigration while dispossessing Native Hawaiians concurrently. The Land Act was an integral part of a systemic racist process designed to supplant Kanaka Maoli in their homeland and disconnect them from ʻāina, a legacy that lives on today. This dissertation, “Hulihia Nā Kānāwai ʻĀina: …
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Native Hawaiian Well-Being at Hawaiʻi Community College, An Initiative for Academic Success
… investigates the relationship between a Native Hawaiian sense of well-being and student educational attainment at Hawaiʻi Community College in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. It is written in an indigenous, Native Hawaiian framework, which includes a Pono Hawaiʻi research methodology. In order for the reader to …