Hawai'i
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What’s it about?
A deep dive into Hawai'i's transformation from a feudal chiefdom to a modern state, revealing how globalization, sugar, and tourism shaped its economy, culture, and identity.
You’ll learn
- How the Great Mahele privatized land and upended society
- Why sugar plantations created a multi-ethnic labor hierarchy
- The role of the 1893 coup in U.S. annexation
- How tourism replaced sugar but created a cost-of-living crisis