Title America goes Hawaiian : the influence of Pacific Island culture on the mainland / Geoff Alexander ; foreword by DeSoto Brown

Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019] ©2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents Of Hawaiian words and a note on money -- Sailing to paradise -- Flying air paradise : the evolution of flight to Hawaii -- The hula : taking America by dance -- Sliding into paradise : the Hawaiian steel guitar -- Ring my bell : music from the paradise of exotica -- Passing the tiki torch -- A twisted tale : the emergence of rattan furniture -- The shirt heard 'round the world -- If it swells, ride it : a surfin' tsunami surges to the California coast -- Breeding a hope for the future : interracial romance embarks for the mainland -- Appendix A: Bigger, better and braver : why the world's largest flying boat ever made never flew a commercial route to Hawaii -- Appendix B: The Zenith Trans-Oceanic: bringing Hawaii to your living room via shortwave Summary "How did Hawaiian and Polynesian culture come to dramatically alter American music, fashion and decor, as well as ideas about race, in less than a century? It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the Pacific War, then made big leap with the advent of low-cost air travel. By the end of the 1950s, mainlanders were hosting tiki parties, listening to exotica music, lazing on rattan furniture in Hawaiian shirts and, of course, surfing. The author describes how this cultural conquest came about and the people and events that led to it"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 7, 2019) Subject Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century Art, Polynesian -- Influence Cultural appropriation -- United States -- History -- 20th century National characteristics, Hawaiian. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Civilization Cultural appropriation International relations Manners and customs National characteristics, Hawaiian Popular culture SUBJECT Hawaii -- In popular culture Hawaii -- Civilization -- 20th century United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140542 Hawaii -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Hawaii -- Relations -- United States United States -- Relations -- Hawaii Subject Hawaii United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781476633565 1476633568

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