The Value of Hawaii

by Howes, Craig; Osorio, Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo'ole

• ISBN13: 9780824835293
• ISBN10: 0824835298
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

How did we get here? Three-and-a-half-day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. The steady degradation of already degraded land.

Table of Contents

A Note on the Text and Acknowledgments	p. vii
Intrduction	p. 1
Reinventing Hawai'i	p. 9
Hawaiian Issues	p. 15
The Economy	p. 23
Tourism	p. 31
Agriculture	p. 39
The Military	p. 47
Race/Ethnicity	p. 53
Labor	p. 61
Transportation	p. 69
Government	p. 77
Law and the Courts	p. 85
Public Education	p. 93
University of Hawai'i	p. 101
Prisons	p. 109
Social Services	p. 117
Homelessness	p. 125
Domestic Violence	p. 133
Health and Healthcare	p. 141
Arts	p. 149
Journalism	p. 157
Terrestrial Ecosystems	p. 163
Climate Change	p. 171
Energy	p. 179
Water	p. 187
Sovereign Ground	p. 195
Historic Preservation	p. 201
Hawaiian Sustainability	p. 209
Ha'ena	p. 217
Notes and Further Readings	p. 229
Contributors	p. 251
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