Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp

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Indigenous Researcher and Writer

Month: July 2012

1893

Instead of writing my unusual blog posts which is normally sprinkled with Hawaiian laws and other references, I thought I would write a more personal post. For an indigenous Hawaiian, its sometimes very difficult to maintain an emotional distance in talking about certain events in our past. Among these events is what happened in 1893. — read more

Jul 16, 2012
Race in Historical Narratives of Hawai’i

For those who believe that historians are “non-partisan” or “neutral”, this article may come as a surprise to you. All historians have political, social, religious, and class views which informs them on the way they write historical narratives. In Hawai’i’s case, there are currently five major prevailing historical narratives on how Hawaiian history is basically — read more

Jul 16, 2012
July 4

Sanford Dole Swearing Himself as President of the Republic of Hawai’i Today, July 4th, marks a bleak day in Hawaiian history. Today marks the anniversary of the birth of the Republic of Hawai’i. To many, the word “republic” does not carry strong negative overtones like it does for many Hawaiians. That isn’t to say that — read more

Jul 5, 2012