POLS/HPST 381: Hawaiʻi Politics (CRN: 66537/66536, DS, HAP) Social Sciences Division University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu Spring, 2017 Jan.

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1 POLS/HPST 381: Hawaiʻi Politics (CRN: 66537/66536, DS, HAP) Social Sciences Division University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu Spring, 2017 Jan. 9 May 5 Instructor: Masahide T. Kato, Ph.D. Israel Kamakawiwoʻole at Palehua, Facing Future Office Hours: Mon. and Wed. 12 1:30, Fri. 3 3:30 or by Appointment Office: Laboratory Bldg. E#212 Contact: , mtkato@hawaii.edu Pre: ENG 100; ENG 200 recommended CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION: What are Hawaiʻis most urgent problems? What are their roots? What are the solutions? Pre- contact Native Hawaiian island politics is used as a baseline for evaluating the last 200 years of Americanization. This course offers an in- depth understanding of the basic values, institutions, and practices of government in Hawaii, setting up a conversation between indigenous (Native) Hawaiian, European, Asian and other Polynesian voices. The course focuses on economic policy, environmental issues, and democratic participation in decision- making. COURSE SUMMARY FOR SPRING ʻ17: This course follows the principle of Nānā I Ke Kumu (or Look to the Source ), by tracing the history of governance and governing concepts in Hawaiʻi from

2 their roots in the ahupuaʻa system to the current neoliberal/globalization quagmire. The main task is twofold. One is to analyze the modes of governance and governing concepts within their proper historical and social context. The other is to juxtapose the governing concepts, policies, laws, organization, and value systems recovered from the past with those of the present. Through this two fold process of analytical exploration, we hope to come up with creative and problem-solving ideas of governance for a sustainable future in the era of climate change. DISABILITY ACCOMODATION STATEMENT: Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability is advised to contact me or our ADA coordinator, Dr.Steve Taketa, at taketas@hawaii.edu; (Office) or (cellphone). PLAGIARISM: Any act of using the materials written by others, whether in print or online, without proper citation falls in the category of plagiarism, which constitutes a violation of the student conduct. WIKIPEDIA: Wikipedia is not considered to be a credible source of information. The reference and citation of Wikipedia in any course assignments will result in the loss of grade points. TEXTBOOKS: Samuel M. Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaiʻi (Kamehameha School Publishing, 1992) Noel Kent, Hawaii: Islands under the Influence (University of Hawaii Press, 1993) All other reading materials are provided in PDF format. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES: With the completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Understand the governance of Hawai i from the histories, perspectives, and experiences of the Kanaka Maoli.(ILO 2, 3, SLO 2,5, HLO 1,2, 4 PLO 3, HPLO 1, 2, 5) 2. Identify the differences and similarities in the traditional mode of governance between Hawai i and other nation states in Oceania. (ILO 2, 3, SLO 2, 3, 5, HLO 1, 2, PLO 3, HPLO 1, 2, 4) 3. Delineate the historical continuity and discontinuity of governing concepts in Hawai i (ILO 3, 4, SLO, 4, 5, HLO 1, PLO 3, HPLO 1)

3 4. Identify the indigenous roots of democratic governance in Hawai i (ILO 2, 3, 4, SLO 2, 5, HLO 1, 2, PLO 3, HPLO 1, 5) 5. Analyze and assess the impact of industrialism and globalization on the ecology, social structure, and value system in Hawaiʻi (ILO 3, 4, SLO 2, 4, 5, HLO 2, PLO 3, ) 6. Analyze the role that culture has played in the revitalization of nationhood and national identity in Hawaiʻi. (ILO 2,3,4, SLO 2,4,5, HLO 1, 2,PLO 3, HPLO 1, 2) 7. Examine the social movements in Hawaiʻi from the perspective of multicultural and multiethnic communicative actions. (ILO 2, 3, 4; SLO 2, 4, 5, HLO 1,2,PLO 3, HPLO 1) 8. Envision and conceptualize the future governance for Hawaiʻi based on the critical assessment of the various modes of governance in the history of Hawaiʻi. (ILO 1, 2, 3, 4, SLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, HLO 1, 2, 5, 6, PLO 1, 2, 3, HPLO 1, 2, 3, 4, 6) ILO = Institutional Learning Outcomes (General Catalogue, p. 49); SLO = Social Science Divisional Learning Outcomes (GC, p. 79); HLO (Humanities Divisional Learning Outcomes (GC, 68); HPLO = Hawaiian Pacific Studies Concentration Learning Outcomes (68); PLO = Political Science Concentration Outcome (GC, p. 80). TEACHING AND LEARNING PHILOSOPHY: All types of knowledge ultimately lead to self knowledge. Bruce Lee. The kuleana of the instructor is to facilitate your self-discovery through the course content and interaction. The resonance between individual selfdiscoveries, including the instructor, can lead to collective transformation in consciousness. NOʻEAU CENTER The No'eau Center offers services designed to help students improve their overall academic performance. Tutoring in writing and many other subject areas is offered by appointment, on a walk- in basis, and online (via and live video chat). Students may schedule an appointment by calling or stopping by the center. Workshops are also offered on topics including various formatting styles (e.g. ASA, APA). Testing services and ADA accommodations are also available. For more information, stop by the No'eau Center (Library, B203), visit our website ( or call COURSE REQUIREMENTS: GENERAL PROTOCOL or PROFESSIONALISM: Students in upper division classes are expected to maintain a high level of professionalism in preparation for their professional career. Professionalism in the class context

4 includes punctuality, respecting due dates, notifying the instructor of absence and early departure, respectful and thoughtful class participations (based on the sense of aloha an pono), proper use of electronic devices, and more. ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION (20%): Attendance is critical as the course is structured in the logical progression and in chronological order of historic events. More than 2 unexcused absences will significantly affect the grade points. As teamwork comprises a major portion of class participation, a team member s absences may adversely affect his/her teammates learning experience. HAWAIʻI NEWS AND ANALYSIS (10%): Students take turns to lead a brief discussion on the current events that are relevant to the politics in Hawaiʻi at the beginning of each class session. The sources can be news sites, events, lectures, or student s personal experience. The report should consist of the summary of the article or event and student s interpretation and analysis of the issue raised in the article or event. A minimum of two oral presentations is required. Any presentations beyond the requirements are counted as extra credit. The first presentation due: Feb. 24rd. The second presentation due: April 7th. ANALYTICAL ESSAYS (30%): Students post their essays on the designated themes to our Laulima discussion board on a bi- weekly basis. The criteria of evaluation include: Basic Concepts, Responsiveness, Application, and Writing (the evaluation rubric is available in the Resources. ). The essay should be concise and up to the point: the length should be between 400 and 500 word count. The guide power point will be provided for each blog assignment, which defines specific questions or tasks. There will be total of 5 essay assignments. CONCEPTUAL TERM QUIZ (10%). In lieu of the midterm exam, students take the onceptual term quiz. The purpose of the quiz is for the entire class to harmonize the basic understanding of the conceptual tools before taking on the formation of solutions. This open book quiz is administered through tests and quizzes at our Laulima site. FINAL PROJECT: THE FUTURE OF HAWAIʻI POLITICS Students envision and construct alternative futures for Hawaiʻi based on the re-integration of effective governing concepts, policy, laws, organizations, and social movements of the past into a new paradigm of governance in Hawaiʻi and beyond. FINAL ORAL PRESENTATION (10%): Based on student s final paper proposal, students will be divided into teams. Each team organizes a panel discussion and makes an oral presentation to the class during the last two weeks of the course. The presentation is evaluated both by peers and the instructor.

5 FINAL PAPER (20%): The final paper is a research paper based on the theme of student s choice approved by the instructor. The length should be somewhere between 8 10 pages with separate pages for references following the established format (Chicago, MLA, APA styles). Further guidelines for the panel discussion and research paper will be provided later in the semester. GRADING: A to A = % B + to B = 88 79% C+ to C = 78 69% D+ to D = 68 59% F = 58 0% SERVICE LEARNING/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPTION: Service- learning option is available for this course. Please see the addendum at the end of this syllabus. COURSE SCHEDULE * Course materials and schedule maybe subject to change. Week 1 (Jan. 9 13): Introduction: Review of Political Science and Hawaiian Pacific Studies Concepts Session1: Course Outline, Student Information Card, and the Fundamentals of Political Science Readings: Hobbes, Of Common Wealth, Foucault, Society Must be Defended, and Berry, Human Presence. (PDFs) Session 2: Oceanic Conceptual Foundations Reading: Margaret Chapman, Traditional Political Structure and Conservation in Oceania. (PDFs) Phase I: The Original Mode of Governance and the Formation of the Hawaiian Nation State Week 2 (Jan 16 20): Hawaiian Conceptual Foundations/The Original Mode of Governance in Hawaiʻi

6 Session 1: Hawaiian Conceptual Foundations Readings: Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa, Traditional Hawaiian Metapbhors (PDF) Session 2: The Original System of Governance: Aha Council and Ahupuaʻa Readings: Blaisdell, et. al., Ka Ahupuaʻa; Timothy Bailey, The Aha Moku (PDFs) Analytical Essay #1 Themes: The Oceanic and Hawaiian Conceptual Foundations; Aha Moku; Ahupuaʻa.. Week 3 (Jan ): Emergence of the Hawaiian Nation State AE #1 Due: Jan 26 th, Thrs. Session 1: The Formation of the Hawaiian Nation State Governance Reading: Kamakau, Chapter 1, Story of ʻUmi. Session 2: The Warring States Governance and the Erosion of the Makaʻāinana Rights Readings: Kamakau, Chapter 6, Hawaii Under Alapaʻi nui Chap. 7, Hawaii Under Kalaniʻopuʻu. Video: ʻO Hawaiʻi Week 4 (Jan Feb. 3): The Clash of Civilizations/Hawaiian Biopower: Kapu, Kānāwai, Puʻuhonua Session 1: Captain Cook and the Western civilization Readings: Kamakau, Chap. 8, Captain Cook s Visit to Hawai i. Kent, Chap. 1, To Kealakekua Bay and Beyond Session 2: Hawaiian Biopower: Kapu, Kānāwai, and Puʻuhonua Readings: Kamakau, The Society, Ka Poe Kahiko. (PDF) Video: ʻO Hawaiʻi Analytical Essay #2 Theme: Umialiloa s governance; the Warring States, and the legacy of the Captain Cook encounter; Kapu, Kānāwai, Puʻuhonua. Week 5 (Feb. 6 10): Kamehameha s United Nation State Governance and Kaahumanu s State of Emergency Governance Analytical Essay #2 Due: Feb. 9 th, Thrs.

7 Session 1: The Unified Nation State and Kamehameha s Governance Readings: Kamakau, Chap. 12, Kamehameha Wins All Hawaii, Chap.15, Reminiscence of Kamehameha. Session 2: Kaʻahumanu s State of Emergency Governance Readings: Chap. 24, Hawaii under Kaʻahumanu; Jon K Osorio, Aupuni; Lilikalā Kameʻeleihiwa, Mōīwāhine and Famous Aliʻi Nui Wāhine (PDFs) Supplementary Readings: Kamakau, Chap. 20, Rule and Death of Liholiho, Chap. 23, Kuini Liliha, 1830 to Phase II: Hawaiian Kingdom, Settler Colonialism, and International Relations Week 6 (Feb ): The Birth of a Constitutional Monarchy Session 1: The Missionary Politics and the Hawaiian Kingdom Constitution Readings: Osorio, Law and Lāhui, The Declaration of Rights and Laws (1839) and the 1840 Constitution (Weblinks); Session 2 Hawaiian Independence and the Kingdom Governance: Readings: Osorio, ʻĀina and Lāhui (PDF); Kamakau, Chapter 27, Troubles Under the Premiership of Miriam Kekauluohi; Supplementary Reading: Sai, Hawaiian Neutrality (PDF) Analytical Blog # 3 Themes: Kamehameha s governance; Kaʻahumanu s crisis governance; Kingdom Constitution; the missionaries politics; repression of indigeneity and sexuality; the makaʻāinana petition movement; the international recognition of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Week 7 (Feb ): Kingdom in Crisis and the Rise of the Settle Colonial Sovereign Power Analytical Essay #3 Due: Feb. 23, Tue. Session 1: Kalākaua s Cultural Politics: Revitalization of the Nation Readings: Osorio, Bayonet (Chapter 7, first half) (PDF) Session 2: From the Reciprocity Treaty to the Bayonet Constitution Readings: Osorio, Bayonet (Chapter 7, second half) (PDF) Kent, Chapter 4, The Rise of a King Sugar. Video: Act of War

8 Week 8 (Feb. 27 Mar.3): Queen Liliuokalani and Indigenous Democracy Session 1: Session 2: Readings: Cultural Politics of the Lāhui Readings: Leilani Basham, Mele Lāhui (PDF) Guest Speaker (TBC): Leilani Basham Restoration of the Hawaiian Sovereign Power Lili uokalani, Hawaiians Plead for a New Constitution, The Crimes that I am Charged Withal, Some Important Inquiries, Queen s Story, Liliuokalani Statement and Declaration (PDF) Video: Act of War Analytical Essay #4 Themes: The rise of settler colonial power; King Kalākauaʻs cultural politics; Queen Liliʻuokalani s governance; The 1893 coup dʻetat and the international law; Hawaiian democracy; gender politics in the overthrow. Phase III: Hawaiʻi under Occupation: Territory, Statehood, and Globalization Week 9 (Mar. 6 10): Annexation and Territory of Hawaii: The Monopoly Governance Analytical Essay #4 Due: Mar. 9 th, Thrs. Session 1: Readings: Anti-Annexation Struggle and Hawaiian Democracy Noenoe Silva, The Antiannexation Struggle (PDF) Kent, Chap. 5, The Pear is Ripe Session 2: Territory of Hawaii and the formation of Monopoly Capitalism Reading: Kent, Chap 6, Big Five Territory Supplementary Reading: Jung, Moon-kie, Racial Hierarchy of Portuguese, Japanese, and Filipino Labor. (PDF) Conceptual Term Quiz (Mar ) Week 10 (Mar ): Territorial to Statehood Governance: Hawai i under Multinational Capitalism Conceptual Term Quiz Due: March 16 th. Thrs.

9 Session 1: Hawaiʻi under Martial Law Reading: Jon Rosa, Local Boys (e-book) Session 2: The evolution of Big Five into Multinationals Readings: Kent, Chap. 7, The Pacific Rim Strategy, Chap. 8, The Great Corporate Transformations Final Project Proposal Explained Spring Break: (Mar ) Week 11 (Mar ): Harmonization of the State and Developmentalism Final Project Proposal due: March 30 th, Thrs. Session 1: Session 2: The Democratic Revolution and the rise of Asian settler power Reading: Kent, Chap. 9, The Era of Consensus Developmentalism and the accommodating State Readings: Kent, Chap 10, If the Price is Right Week 12 (April 3 7): A Tourism Society and the Resurgence of Hawaiian Sovereignty Session 1: The rise of grass roots movement and the resurgence of Hawaiian Sovereignty Readings: J Osorio, Hawaiian Souls: The Movement to Stop the US Military Bombing in Kahoʻolawe. (PDF) Supplementary Reading: I Walker, Hawaiian Renaissance and Hawaiian Surfers. (e-book) Session 2: Tourism and Unsustainable Economy Reading: Kent, Chap. 11, A Tourism Society Guest Speakers (TBC): Walter and Loretta Ritte Video: Kaho olawe Aloha Aina: Geroge Helm Analytical Essay #5 Themes: Big Five, the Massie case, the Democratic Revolution, the rise of the Asian settler power, multinational Big Five, developmentalism, the rise of popular sovereignty and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.

10 Week 13 (Apr ): Hawaiʻi under Corporate Globalization Analytical Essay #5 Due: April 12 th, Tues. Session 1: Readings: Session 2: Reading: Video: Hawaiʻi confronts Globalization Brown, Maunakea: Hoomana Hawaiʻi (PDF) Parallel Universe: Oceania Camacho and Uyenten, Indigenous Struggles in Guam and Okinawa (PDF) Maunakea Temple Under Siege; Noho Hewa: Phase IV: Creating Future Alternatives for Hawaiʻi Week 14: (Apr ): Special Event: Kanaka Maoli Film Makers Week 15: (Apr ): Team Work/Final Presentation Finals Week: (May 5): Final Presentations (Continued) Final Paper Due: May 4th, Thrs. (Absolute) PAU KA HANA!