Waves of Resistance : : Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawai‘i /

Waves of Resistance : : Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawai‘i / / Isaiah Helekunihi Walker.

Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai‘i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased marginalization on land, many Native Hawaiians have found refuge, autonomy, and identity in the waves. In Waves of Resistance Isaiah Walker argues that throughout th...

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Walker, Isaiah Helekunihi,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.) :; 24 b&w images
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. He‘e Nalu: A Hawaiian History of Surfing
  • 2. Colonial Violence and Hawaiian Resistance
  • 3. Hui Nalu, Outrigger, and Waikīkī Beachboys
  • 4. Unmanning Hawaiians: Producing “Ideal Natives” via Tourism, Hollywood, and Historical Writings
  • 5. The Hawaiian Renaissance and Hawaiian Surfers
  • 6. The Hui O He‘e Nalu
  • 7. Hui in American Media: “Terrorists” on the North Shore
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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