Hawaiianophiles "Hawaii Researchers"

 

In English, Hawaiianophiles are those who are non-Hawaiian, non-Hawaii born Kama’aina, non-Hawaii rooted, and have favorable behavior towards Hawaii, Hawaiian people (Hawaiian descent), and Hawaiian Language, Hawaiian culture, Hawaiian art, and Hawaiian food. The spectrum is large in historical circumstances, regional factors, individual values, group values, and considered as a Hawaiianophile, pro-Hawaiian, so it is controversial in its title. Some people can include former participants from a Hawaiian Halau, Hawaiian activist groups, and former Hawaiian business staff, with various familiarities and definitions of “Hawaii”, “Kanaka”, and “Hawaiian”.

There are cases in which people will be well intentioned to Hawaiian people to learn and perpetuate pro-Hawaiian things and are not familiar with the Hawaiian culture, people who are familiar with ancient Hawaiian culture and trends, Hawaiian popular culture, and Hawaiian history (written by Hawaiian authors). The American Government has its efforts of pro-Hawaiian groups in promoting the understanding of Hawaii’s values and circumstances.

Word Usage: In General, when describing a person who is a Hawaiianophile they are an individual or if its a family its a Hawaiianophile Family, or Hawaiianophile Group. On the internet in the United States people who are obsessed with Hawaiian culture are sometimes derogatory terms or assumed ideals as to favor Hawaiian movements and seek to be confirmed as a “Hawaiian Ally” versus being a “Invader”. Hawaiian culture, has exported through ex-residents from those who moved or were forced to sell from the rising costs of Hawaii living and the Housing crisis demand in Hawaii.

Diplomacy: In Hawaii, shortly after “The War” of World War II certain nations perceived Hawaii as a tourist destination from its impression of tourist destination promotions of the United States of America. It created a divide on those who had those who had a sense of Hawaii through ads favored by visitors and a Hawaii that had a sense of actually being there favored by Hawaiianophiles and those living in Hawaii. As time went on and Hawaii went digital for business, tech, and innovation there were people outside of Hawaii, even Hawaiians that have left generations ago, that express their own Hawaiianophile values.

Foreigner who had an interest in Hawaiian culture and Local culture would be doing activities in relation to things that are Hawaiian and local. It is also a sort of online slang that would refer to someone interested in Hawaiian studies regardless of their ethnic background. This made for a different sort of category of tourist, since there would be those seeking for the “Hawaiian Authentic” versus the ads and commercials sold to them from the Hawaii Tourist and Real Estate industry.

Background: In the 2000’s there was a sparked boom of novelty and secret authenticity from American Media that created a admiration for Hawaiian culture that had enthusiasts who were interested in Hawaii and those who were hyper-focused on Tiki culture were surprised and took a closer look into Hawaii history. Carvings, Kapa, Tattoos, and Crafts; Contemporary Hawaiian music; Traditional performing arts such as hula; literature such as Waterman Duke Kahanamoku and Hawaiian Mythology; traditional plants and stories of kava; martial arts such as lua; traditional foods of laulau and poi.

Hawaiianophile Culture, The Hawaiianophile sentiment has been influenced from the content industry, subcultures such as Hawaiian books, Local Hawaiian music, and Television shows and documentaries that create an attraction to Hawaiian men or women because of such works. There is much discourse in the social part of the culture that has discussions of judgement of “Hawaiianophile” or “Anti Hawaiian” it is necessary to define a view of Hawaii to judge what is a individuals “Standard of Hawaii” from a persons sense of individual values and upbringing. For this reason it is difficult to specify a specific race or region that can be accurately labeled as a stereotype.

Despite the fact that such arguments happen there are many people around the world who are familiar with Hawaiian people, sometimes those who are Anti Hawaiian politically will use the argument as a method of division. There is also an argument that the United States is pro-Appropriation and that is using Hawaii as a selling-out to tourists from Foreign countries from the East to the West. In Hawaii, the term to some political activists label “Hawaiianophiles” as a “Sympathizer” in the belief that assembly and execution of politically attached things are exclusively of those of Hawaiian genealogy records.