Eva’s Reviews > Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism > Status Update
Eva
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Wow, these are some really amazing examples of primary Hawai'ian language sources and how much was lost/obscured in translation to English (e.g., unmarked 17-page long(!) ellipses, mistranslation of the concept of Akua to "god", etc.)
— Jul 13, 2025 06:04AM
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Eva
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Important response to "Shoal of Time" and other books about Hawai'ian history, now using Hawai'ian language sources. However, as the title suggests, it comes with a strong dose of Hawai'ian nationalism and nostalgia. I hope that the opinions stated in the intro (e.g., "well-functioning ali'i system") will be explored with more nuance in later chapters. I am especially curious about modern Hawai'ians' viewpoints.
— Jul 09, 2025 11:50AM
