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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Upon humanity’s first settlement, Hawaii proved agriculturally lush and politically egalitarian, a true paradise.
Chapter 3: Rapid population growth complicated Hawaii’s evolving social order significantly.
Chapter 4: Initial contact between Europeans and Native Hawaiians rapidly reshaped Hawaii’s politics and society profoundly.
Chapter 5: The Māhele paved the way for the eventual rise of Big Sugar.
Chapter 6: U.S. officials and sugar barons acted in concert to forcibly topple the entire Hawaiian monarchy.
Chapter 7: Though Hawaiians secured political rights, the Big Five continued to firmly rule the islands.
Chapter 8: With statehood, the majority of Hawaii’s residents gained far greater access to formal political institutions and representation.
Chapter 9: After statehood, voters exercised new power to distribute land more fairly overall.
Description
Hawai’i (2019) is a detailed history of the economic forces that have shaped Hawaiian society. Author Sumner La Croix traces the arc of commerce, from traditions first established in the twelfth century by Polynesian colonists to the modern Hawaiian state. Along the way, he examines what has changed and what has stayed the same.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the dark side of paradise
- Students of colonialism
- Labor historians