ABSTRACT
Hawai'i was governed wisely but overpowered because of international forces beyond its control. Indeed, plantation owners in Hawai'i subscribed to Social Darwinism, whereas Native Hawaiians were equalitarians, relying on the Aloha Spirit. Since emotional identification means admiration of the successes achieved in Hawai'i despite continuing challenges, those who would favor transformation to the ethos of the Aloha Spirit must gain firsthand exposure in the Islands. Native Hawaiians, thus, played an extraordinary role in promoting a harmonious society. The intermarriage may be the best route to racial harmony without cognitive efforts to argue the virtues of the multicultural ethos of Hawai'i. Looking back, the Hawaiian monarchs provided a model for the world in race relations by freely and widely out-marrying. The debate about the preferred method of achieving racial harmony has been going on for more than a century, involving competing models.
