Thing To Do in Hawaii, US
Although it is an American state, Hawaii is often treated and ideologically viewed as territories such as Puerto Rico.
“Though they are across the continent from each other, devastated by different disasters, these islands’ remoteness and their particular relationship to the United States determine the aid they receive in these moments of crisis,” writes Paola Rose-Aquino for The Atlantic.
Like Puerto Rico, Hawaii has experienced settler colonialism—a distinct kind of colonialism that relates explicitly to Indigenous people in which foreign powers aid in the erasure of Native people, impose control, and take Native land in perpetuity. Native Hawaii was commodified to create a “false paradise” that centered outsiders and fit the mainland’s perception of what a breezy set of islands in the sea should be.
As climate change continues to impact vulnerable places like Hawaii, we must remember and consider the factors that led to the Maui wildfires. Deliberate and continued environmental degradation and the legacy of settler colonialism will continue to put us in harm’s way. These wildfires illustrate the need for a rebalance in Hawaii’s ecology and its labor and tourism industry.
Tourism can be the catalyst to shift how we think about and engage with Hawaii’s natural world and local people. Opportunities and models for sustainable development and regenerative tourism rooted in conservation and economic justice can coexist.
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