“Creating the Paradise of the Pacific”. How “American” is Hawaii? Examining the Link between Tourism and Colonialism in Hawaii
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2025-02-25
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With pristine beaches, impressive landscapes and exotic cultures, Hawaii is
known as a ‘paradise on earth’. Nevertheless, the growing tourism industry is
making it difficult for native Hawaiians to sustain themselves. This thesis
examines how this current situation with tourism in Hawaii is a result of its
complicated history with colonialism and the United States. Through analysing
tourism promotions as well as two case studies of tourist attractions in Hawaii
through the concepts of orientalism and colonial nostalgia, it can be concluded
that the image of Hawaii is constructed based on the commodification of
Hawaiian culture in order to be able to sell an exoticized version of Hawaii to
tourists.
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