Waves of resistance : surfing and history in twentieth-century Hawaiʻi /

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 througho...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walker, Isaiah Helekunihi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Hawaiians > Ethnic identity.
Hawaiians > Politics and government.
Surfers > Hawaii > Oahu.
Surfing > Hawaii > Oahu.
Surfeurs > Hawaii > Oahu.
Surf > Hawaii > Oahu.
Hawaïens > Identité ethnique.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Water Sports.
HISTORY > Social History.
Hawaiians > Ethnic identity
Hawaiians > Politics and government
Surfers
Surfing
Hawaii > Oahu
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Heʻe nalu : a Hawaiian history of surfing
  • Colonial violence and Hawaiian resistance
  • Hui Nalu, Outrigger, and Waikīkī beachboys
  • Unmanning Hawaiians : producing "ideal natives" via tourism, Hollywood, and historical writings
  • The Hawaiian renaissance and Hawaiian surfers
  • The Hui o Heʻe Nalu
  • Hui in American media : "terrorists" on the North Shore.

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