Hawaiians and Hawaiian Culture on Sesame Street

This episode of Sesame Street (#1094) is a little too old to be included in my critique of Hawaiians in Mainstream Media, but its still fun to watch none the less. The Amazing Nona Beamer Counts to ‘Umi Keola Beamer Dancing Hula Bilingual Three Blind Mice

The most exciting news so far…

I found a scholar who has done a ton of work on Mainland Hawaiian culture!  Her name is Rona Tamiko Halualani and she teaches at SJSU in the department of communication studies.  She wrote a book on Mainland Hawaiian culture even, In the Name of Hawaiians, which I definitely need to get my hands on, … Continue reading →