http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23568 Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies Sun, 19 May 2013 20:15:06 GMT 2013-05-19T20:15:06Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26045 This essay examines the determined revivalist efforts by officers of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association (HEA) at the close of the 19th century to blunt a severe and ongoing loss of Native membership within the Protestant churches of the former American Mission. Specifically, it highlights the administrative board’s drafting of a young Native Hawaiian named John Henry Wise to lead this evangelical operation, his training in the United States, and the dramatic outcome that followed his return, in 1893, to native soil. It contests previous representations of submissive, “missionized,” Native Hawaiian Christians by highlighting Native action and agency while also positing the Wise example as representative of a broader struggle that was enveloping the Native churches of the HEA. Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/26045 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z Williams, Ronald Jr http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23570 Research for this article revealed that towards the end of the 19th century, eight of the most prominent universities and colleges across the United States held debates over whether or not the nation should annex the Hawaiian Islands. In all of the contests, those who presented arguments against annexation were victorious. This article examines the debates as displaced voice. A look at the arguments presented in these collegiate forums works to confront the hegemonic, master narrative that sought to create a harmonious and controlled history. This congruent view of an unproblematic union between these two distinct nations was achieved by displacing forms of resistance to annexation on both Kanaka Maoli and American sides of the discussion. While not a Native voice, the academic arguments made in these collegiate debates are part of the totality of resistance 27to annexation that would later be displaced in order to naturalize the idea of Hawai'i as an American place. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23570 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Williams, Ronald Jr. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23569 The creation of a hegemonic, master narrative for Hawaiʻi - sourced almost solely from English-language materials - has long offered a highly exclusive characterization of past events and figures in Hawaiian history. Elements within this dominant narrative not only shape understandings of specific individuals and actions but also work together to construct a general understanding of a people and their nation. This article advances analysis of a political biography, set in a crucial period of Hawaiian history, to highlight a historical process that continues to inform paradigmatic yet problematic histories. It calls for a decided and comprehensive move to a more inclusive historical process that offers a more complex, rich picture of Hawaiʻi Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23569 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Williams, Ronald Jr.