At last, the Disney movie with Hawaiian ties, themes and characters has arrived. Despite the intentions to be progressive in character development and authentic in its depiction of Polynesian culture, history and mythology, it's still definitely a Disney creation. Like The Princess and the Frog, the efforts to be different sport mixed results. The story concerns Moana, the … [Read more...] about MOANA New Movie Review
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“[T]he Japanese will soon number more than half the population of the Islands, yet they are not being assimilated—at least, not rapidly. They speak their own tongue, have their own newspapers, retain many of their customs. They apparently have an inferiority complex, for their newspapers shout: “We are your equals… We are as good as you or … [Read more...] about
“The Arab oil embargo of 1973-74 gave Hawaii a frightening lesson in the vulnerability of its energy lifelines: the islands rely almost entirely on outside oil for fuel. Last year they used more than 45 million bbl., or $1.5 billion worth, nearly two-thirds of it from foreign sources.” -From “Cooking with Bagasse” by Sara Medina, Time Magazine, … [Read more...] about
“Plantation Worker Luis Espina, who had not been off Lanai Island in 17 years, gasped when he saw row on row of the cannery’s machines core and peel 100 fresh pineapples a minute. Said he: ‘I never knew such things existed.’” -From “Can Such Things Be?” Time Magazine, Apr. 24, 1950 … [Read more...] about