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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
“Honolulu Hula Sale”
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
Imperial Hospitality
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
As ambassadors of aloha, Hawaiian women have been susceptible to the eroticization of their bodies and the insistent commodification of their aloha.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
expectation of island hospitality.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
the luau served as the innocent public surrogate for prostitution.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
main port town of Honolulu became an urban slum