The Value of Hawaiʻi: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future 3to8supp They are also our mentors

They are also our mentors

” a novice paddler shares her tempestuous yet life-affirming introduction to the tradition of outrigger canoe paddling: “

Photographer Gary Giemza was born in Philadelphia in 1951 and knew very little about the islands until he saw a copy of a comic book called “Dennis the Menace in Hawaiʻi” in 1960

the contributors to The Value of Hawai‘i outline the causes of our current state and offer points of departure for a Hawai‘i-wide debate on our future

The Value of Hawaiʻi: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future 3to8supp They are also our mentorsHow did we get here? Three and a half day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. A blinkered dependence on tourism and the military for virtually all economic activity. The steady degradation of already degraded land. Contempt for anyone employed in education, health, and social service. An almost theological belief in the evil of taxes. At a time when new leaders will be elected, and new solutions