Colonialism and imperialism continue to impact or play a part in perpetuating the problem in my Kahiau Project both globally and here in Hawaiʻi because with expansion and exploration, Europeans were able to find their way to Hawaiʻi and soon overtook the locals, conquering and ruling the land through force, military force. My Kahiau Project focuses on the issues of poverty. With the exploration of Captain Cook, it brought many diseases to Hawaiʻi in the past, which was the start of many deaths occurring because of the outspread of the diseases brought by Cook’s crew. Since our land was taken over by Europeans, not just shown through Captain Cook’s arrival, but also with the overthrow of the monarchy, Hawaiʻi is now a part of the United States. This can also be shown here in the modern day through the pandemic, Coronavirus. These diseases were transmitted through interactions with others, and are spreading through contact, and have been a huge cause of locals going into poverty through the years of 2020-2021. This has definitely negatively affected our modern efforts because as more and more people come to Hawaiʻi and settle down, the larger the population is and the more locals are pushed to the streets. Akana, H.K. (2020). Colonization & Imperialism, Modern Warfare & Identity Crisis. FlippedLecture. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ToR48BfEiWqvECcVviUrddW_OQZ7LuBdWX3UbQVxBoY/edit?usp=sharing Zublin, F. (2017, May 6). How the American Empire Destroyed the Kingdom of Hawaii. OZY DigitalPhotograph. https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/how-the-american-empire-destroyed-the-kingdom-of-hawaii/74697/ The impacts of imperialism perpetuate my UN Sustainability goal/ issue of poverty here in Hawaiʻi because we need approval from higher authority, such as the US to commend certain “rights” or ideas to go through. Imperialism caused confusion between national identities versus native identities. However, this understanding of imperialism in History helps us to navigate solutions to these problems here in Hawaiʻi since it makes more people aware and we can learn from the past. In Hawaiʻi, we see change in poverty everyday, there are so many non-profit organizations that help with homelessness, and so many activists who speak up about this issue. Akana, H.K. (2020). Colonization & Imperialism, Modern Warfare & Identity Crisis. FlippedLecture. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ToR48BfEiWqvECcVviUrddW_OQZ7LuBdWX3UbQVxBoY/edit?usp=sharing
Roape. (2019, February 28). The Real History of Imperialism: A Comment on Recent Debates. DigitalPhotograph. https://roape.net/2019/02/28/the-real-history-of-imperialism-a-comment-on-recent-debates/
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Capitalism is based on an economic system of private ownership bases that produces inequality. Karl Marx believed that capitalism in the Industrial Revolution would change the feudal system, the system where everyone was free and equal, to capitalism with the passing of Enclosure Acts in the 1700-1800 people. These Acts prohibit individuals from having the right to live on land and therefore forcing them to move to cities and towns and work for the factory workers to get money. The Federal System was more freedom-based, where everyone was allowed to grow what they wanted, farm what they wanted, grow their own food, and own their own farms and animals. However, the decrease of the Feudal System which allowed individuals to work their way up excluded that idea due to capitalism during the Industrial Revolution. Capitalism focused more on distinctly identifying two groups based on the economy, where the poor stayed poor, and the rich got richer. Due to the increase of browns and cities because of the expansion of factories, this caused capitalism to continue, allowing two distinct groups of people, the factory workers or the bourgeoisie (the middle class) and the workers or the proletariat (working class). Marx believed that the system made sure the poor stated poor since the pay was low allowing for the factory owners to make an income and continue to stay wealthy. This segregation, like Marx believed, would pursue and carry on to this day where the rich will always need people to do their work and bidding which continues to be the case for people in America and people in Hawaiʻi. This leads me to my Kahiau Project of homelessness in my community. Since there are many people coming to Hawaiʻi from elsewhere (including the mainland) to make a living, many of the locals have been overpowered by the foreigners. This is the main cause of poverty here in Hawaiʻi, the cost of living/ economic crisis (similar to the French Revolution) and overpopulation. Murr, K.B. (n/a). talking about revolutions- from the industrial to the digital. Europeannapro. DigitalPhoto. https://pro.europeana.eu/post/talking-about-revolutions-from-the-industrial-to-the-digital |
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