Remembering "the American Island of Oahu": Hawai'i under military rule, 1941-1945
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2011-11-15
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Johnson, Carlee J.
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This thesis traces the origins of a colonized and militarized Hawai`i, ultimately leading to the years of military rule, 1941-1945. It examines the ways in which the Hawaiian Islands differed from the United States mainland prior to and throughout the war years, and demonstrates that Hawai`i's history is much richer than the "Remember Pearl Harbor" framework acknowledges. Focusing on long time residents (Islanders or locals), rather than on the large population of migrant Americans also in the archipelago during the war, it addresses ways in which military rule controlled and Americanized the people of Hawai`i. Finally, it illuminates the ways in which local stories challenge national ones: How were America and Hawai`i different places in 1941?
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Hawaiian Islands, Americanization, Colonization, Islanders, locals, Pearl Harbor, Martial Law, World War Two, Military Government, Hawaii