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Haunani Kay-Trask


A Native Hawaiian professor, poet, author, leader of social and political justice, and human rights organizer, many know Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask for her unyeliding commitment to Hawai’i's land and Native people. Professor Trask descends from a long line of Native orators. Her grandfather, a Hawai’i territorial senator and her father, a lawyer and advocate for Hawaiians, were among the political figures known for their speechmaking and political contributions toward securing Native land rights in Hawai’i. Today, Professor Trask is widely considered an authority on Hawaiian political issues, as well as an internationally-known Indigenous human rights advocate. Her work has played an integral role in elevating our community and pushing us into leadership roles. She remains an important symbol of Hawaiian pride and leadership.


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The Aloha Industry: For Hawaiian women, tourism is not a neutral industry

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/aloha-industry-hawaiian-women-tourism-not-neutral-industry

December 1992

Feminism and Indigenous Hawaiian Nationalism

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/495125?journalCode=signs&

1996

Settlers of Color and "Immigrant" Hegemony: "Locals" in Hawai'i

https://opencuny.org/earthseededucation/files/2014/01/Trask_SettlersOfColor.pdf

2000

Caucasians are haole

http://www.manoanow.org/caucasians-are-haole/article_53d69a8a-aea5-5afa-a3d0-c696b41736cc.html

Nov 15, 2002

Pro, con articles on Akaka bill fail to address land issues

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/02/op/op08a.html

May 2, 2004


BOOKS


Eros and Power: The Promise of Feminist Theory https://www.amazon.com/Eros-Power-Promise-Feminist-Theory/dp/0812212193

July 1, 1986

From a Native Daughter

https://www.amazon.com/Native-Daughter-Colonialism-Sovereignty-Latitude/dp/0824820592

1993

Light in the Crevice Never Seen https://www.amazon.com/Light-Crevice-Never-Haunani-Kay-Trask/dp/0934971706

January 1, 1999

Night is a Sharkskin Drum https://www.amazon.com/Night-Sharkskin-Drum-Talanoa-Contemporary/dp/0824825705

July 31, 2002

Kue: Thirty Years of Land Struggle in Hawaii

https://www.amazon.com/Kue-Thirty-Struggle-Haunani-Kay-2004-11-01/dp/B01FKRT044

November 11, 2004

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