NATIVE HAWAIIAN VOICES
Resources
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ʻĪlioʻulaokalani: Defending Native Hawaiian Culture
Although this article is about a protest against a decision made by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature that would affect the cultural gathering practices for hula, it also touches on the background and importance of Native Hawaiian culture. Refer to this article for a better understanding of Hawaiian culture.
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Missing in Action: "Framing" Race on Prime-Time Television
For a better understanding of the impacts of racial ideologies in the media, this article discusses the history of race and racial issues in the United States and conducts a study about the effects of selective representation in the media and the effects of perpetuating stereotypes with a focus on Asian/Pacific Islander Americans.
Inequality in 800 Popular Films: Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBT, and Disability from 2007-2015
Frequently examining the inequalities of representation both in front of and behind screen, the authors have analyzed characters across 800 popular films between 2007 and 2015. Refer to this resource for more information about Native Hawaiian representation.
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Representations of Pacific Islanders in Film and Video
Focusing on how Pacific Islanders are misrepresented in popular film and television shows, this article covers the types of stereotypes that are often associated with Pacific Islanders in the media. The author also discusses the role and importance of documentaries among Pacific Islanders in retelling their stories.
Movies in Hawaiʻi, 1897 - 1932
The first movies that reached Hawaiʻi created a buzz within the community in Honolulu and led to the creation of the first Hollywood movies made about Hawaiʻi and Native Hawaiians. The article discusses the movies about Hawaiʻi released during this time, their plots, and their effects on the audiences in both Hawaiʻi and on the mainland during this time.
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Mo‘olelo as Social and Political Action
This article discusses the importance of storytelling in Hawaiian culture and how the media appropriates Hawaiian stories. The author also walks the audience through the movie Lilo and Stitch, explaining how the movie could have done better in terms of representation.
Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono: Cultural appropriation of the Hawaiian language in Hawaiʻi Five-0
One of the most popular television shows about Hawaiʻi is Hawaiʻi Five-0. This article touches on subjects such as race in the media, but mostly discusses the appropriation of the Hawaiian language throughout the series, specifically focusing on a popular phrase used for the title of one of the episodes.
Beyond Paradise? Retelling Pacific Stories in Disney’s Moana
The authors discuss the “Pacific Paradise” that often falsely represents Hawai’i and Native Hawaiians, and the various aspects of Hawaiian culture that are tweaked for commercial purposes. The majority of the article focuses on the movie Moana, taking the readers through the movie while explaining what was accurate and what was tweaked for “good reviews.”
Cameron Crowe’s Aloha (2015): Hollywood and American Militourism in the Pacific
This article discusses the ways in which Aloha attempts to portray Native Hawaiians accurately, involving traditional culture and the Hawaiian independence movement, and how it fails to do so by producing a tourist/military version of Hawaiʻi that ignores the American military presence in Hawaiʻi.
