“The vast Pacific ocean would always remain the islanders' great solace, escape and nourishment, the amniotic fluid that would keep them hedonistic and aloof, guarded, gentle and mysterious.” OceanMysteriousGentleHawaiiFluidNourishmentSolacePacificGuardedAloofPacific OceanHedonistic Book:Hawaii: The Sugar-Coated Fortress Source: Hawaii: The Sugar-Coated Fortress
“The spiritual destiny of Hawaii has been shaped by a Calvinist theory of paternalism enacted by the descendants of the missionaries who had carried it there: a will to do good for unfortunates regardless of what the unfortunates thought about it.” Has BeensSpiritualDestinyTheoryHawaiiDescendantsPaternalism Book:Hawaii: The Sugar-Coated Fortress Source: Hawaii: The Sugar-Coated Fortress
