Stolen sands: the ongoing impact of the malihini gaze on native Hawaiian women

Dodd, Kanoelani (2023) Stolen sands: the ongoing impact of the malihini gaze on native Hawaiian women. Masters thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

Despite the economic growth tourism provides, it often comes at a cost for Indigenous peoples and their land. This conflict can be located in the capitalist roots of the industry. Tourism within Indigenous lands is often extractive, as its foundation has been built upon the commodification of the Indigenous population, their language, culture, and resources. This commodification results in the exploitation of Indigenous peoples. Conflicts between tourism and Indigenous peoples are not exclusive to Hawai‘i. However, this thesis focuses on the experiences of Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) women in the tourism industry. By conducting qualitative research, Indigenous voices remained at the center of this project. The research questions of this thesis were: Do Native Hawaiian women working in today’s tourism industry feel exploited? In what ways is exploitation experienced? How are Native Hawaiian women managing those experiences? Those research questions have been answered in the following way: Yes, Native Hawaiian women working in today’s tourism industry feel exploited, with exploitation experienced financially, culturally, and through acts of violence. Nonetheless, Native Hawaiian women are managing their experiences of exploitation through various forms of resistance and persistence.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	exploitation; Hawaii; Indigenous; Native Hawaiian; settler colonialism ; tourism
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Social and Behavioral Science > Criminology and Criminal Justice
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2023 22:31
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2023 22:31
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/6106

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