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Commodified Hawaiian culture—the “luau,” the “hula girl,” and “aloha”—became part of the American vernacular and everyday life.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
colonial encounters between Hawaiians and Americans were frequently imagined as points of intimate contact, with Hawaiians freely giving aloha to Americans, and Americans eagerly accepting these gifts of hospitality.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
tourism and Hawai‘i's economic development.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
the Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge
Jack Ewing • Monkeys Are Made of Chocolate
This idea of Hawai‘i as a site of hospitality was owed to the already robust cultural imaginary produced during fifty years of hula's circulation in the United States, but World War II activated this idea fully.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
benefited from the soaring global interest in hula.3
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
Hawaiian women thus bore the responsibility of reproducing national knowledge
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
“Honolulu Hula Sale”