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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
Hawaiians' authenticity as an autochthonous people was and is often tied to their relationship to land and ocean.
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
Called “natural-born musicians,” Hawaiians were considered critical to military success.19
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
white men and Native women together,
Adria L. Imada • Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire
generic, though gendered, Native.
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
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
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