Hawaii Islands Under the Influence

By Noel J. Kent

Book Overview

When this book first appeared, it opened a new and innovative perspective on Hawaii's history and contemporary dilemmas. Now, several decades later, its themes of dependency, mis-development, and elitism dominate Hawaii's economic evolution more than ever. The author updates his study with an overview of the Japanese investment spree of the late 1980s, the impact of national economic restructuring on the tourism industry in Hawaii, the continuing crises of local politics, and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement as a potential source of renewal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824815521
• ISBN13: 9780824815523
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hawaii in Context

Although this book is almost 10 years old, it remains the best introduction to the political economy of Hawaii. And it's very readable.

in this book it told me how the state was discovered.

in this book it told me the states nick name its history and the important events that happened in the story.