What do you think of when you hear the word “Hawaii”? Do you think of somewhere that privilege people vacation to? Perhaps it’s where individuals wear their button up palm tree t-shirts. Do you think of the movie, Lilo and Stitch? Perhaps you think everyone eats Spam and just sit around all day enjoying the beautiful sunshine. Do you even think about the individuals who live there? Or call Hawaii their home because it runs in their blood?
There are so many stereotypes about each type of person and where they come from or call home. There is so much that we do not have exposure to. Author, Haunani-Kay Trask, who is also a professor at the University of Hawaii, addresses a handful of issues in this book. Important topics such as, autonomy, roots, …show more content…
The book is so much more than the power of colonization. It teaches us voice our beliefs so we no longer will be victims struggling to survive in our own land- in our own home.
This book is really informing us on citizen empowerment. Making a change is a domino effect; it starts local then global and ultimately becomes a remarkable moment in history. It truly does bring everyone in this world together. No change will ever come if we just sit and wait. Change starts within us; change starts when we educated ourselves and each other. It is then that we can stand together, as one and fight for what is right. It is then that we can inform the world about this ongoing matter and strive for change.
Coming from a background of colonization within my own country, the pain is much more understandable. To have everything you once knew and have that stripped away from you is beyond mumbling the word ‘painful’. This book gives motivation, to those, like myself, helps them grow and retrieve their identity and power amongst the community. This book is about empowering each other as human beings and finding a solution to lives everyday battles that are brushed away. Trask states, “Change can happen when a voice is heard above the din with a willingness to preserve the spirit of old, the progress of new, and the identity of
There are so many stereotypes about each type of person and where they come from or call home. There is so much that we do not have exposure to. Author, Haunani-Kay Trask, who is also a professor at the University of Hawaii, addresses a handful of issues in this book. Important topics such as, autonomy, roots, …show more content…
The book is so much more than the power of colonization. It teaches us voice our beliefs so we no longer will be victims struggling to survive in our own land- in our own home.
This book is really informing us on citizen empowerment. Making a change is a domino effect; it starts local then global and ultimately becomes a remarkable moment in history. It truly does bring everyone in this world together. No change will ever come if we just sit and wait. Change starts within us; change starts when we educated ourselves and each other. It is then that we can stand together, as one and fight for what is right. It is then that we can inform the world about this ongoing matter and strive for change.
Coming from a background of colonization within my own country, the pain is much more understandable. To have everything you once knew and have that stripped away from you is beyond mumbling the word ‘painful’. This book gives motivation, to those, like myself, helps them grow and retrieve their identity and power amongst the community. This book is about empowering each other as human beings and finding a solution to lives everyday battles that are brushed away. Trask states, “Change can happen when a voice is heard above the din with a willingness to preserve the spirit of old, the progress of new, and the identity of