ABSTRACT

Racial and social relations can become harmonious and serene in every country of the world. Racism can be eliminated. The Kingdom of Hawaiʽi during the nineteenth century reveals a history of responsive politicians, economic progress, environmental preservation, and serene race relations because of a cultural lifestyle that can be emulated. But not everything was rosy. Severe challenges emerged after the discovery of the Islands in 1778. The leaders and the people responded to various intrusions in an exemplary manner, while the same problems have provoked endless conflict and social disintegration that plague the world today.

Using analytical methods, this book recounts how the people of the Islands overcame civil wars, decimating diseases, ecosystem despoliation, religious conflicts, the uprooting of feudalism, worker exploitation, imperialist threats, coups, and a massive influx of new residents who quickly became acculturated. But the Kingdom of Hawaiʽi ended because of a flagrant violation of international law that calls out to be reversed.

The world needs to know how a society of Caucasians, Chinese, Japanese, Mexicans, Native Hawaiians, and others worked together to solve problems that seem intractable elsewhere. Until the secret is revealed, the world seems doomed to constant turbulence. Presenting a plan for social transformation, this book will be of key interest in the fields of political science, public affairs, sociology, and Hawaiian studies.

part I|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|7 pages

The spirit of Aloha

part II|43 pages

Historic challenges to the Kingdom of Hawai‛i

chapter 2|4 pages

Civil wars

chapter 3|3 pages

Epidemics

chapter 4|4 pages

The threat of colonization

chapter 5|3 pages

Religious conflicts

chapter 6|4 pages

Environmental despoliation

chapter 8|5 pages

Foreigners overwhelm natives

chapter 10|5 pages

Civil unrest and coup attempts

part III|9 pages

A kingdom falls

chapter 11|3 pages

A coup topples a kingdom

chapter 12|4 pages

White racism takes over

part IV|27 pages

Legacy of the Kingdom of Hawai‛i

chapter 13|9 pages

Zeal for progress

chapter 14|16 pages

A model for the world