Star Simpson

In my 18 years growing up in Hawaii, I heard a single conversation spoken in fluent Hawaiian btwn a father and his daughter. @SarahNEmerson

I learned Hawaiian history and a few words (numbers, colors) in school, but not much beyond

This is part of why getting asked "aren't you Hawaiian if you grew up in Hawaii?" is a little bit painful. A sign of cultural decimation.

This is also part of why it's slightly painful when US corporates adopt "Aloha" and "Hana" etc. for their brands.

Not only is the concept of aloha eg, very socially interdependent in contrast to most capitalist practice, it's the term of a crushed people