The Value of Hawaiʻi: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future 3to8supp Jan and Judy Dill

Jan and Judy Dill

the contributors to The Value of Hawai‘i outline the causes of our current state and offer points of departure for a Hawai‘i-wide debate on our future

” a novice paddler shares her tempestuous yet life-affirming introduction to the tradition of outrigger canoe paddling: “

A symbol of life

They are also our mentors

The Value of Hawaiʻi: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future 3to8supp Jan and Judy DillHow did we get here? Three and a half day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. A blinkered dependence on tourism and the military for virtually all economic activity. The steady degradation of already degraded land. Contempt for anyone employed in education, health, and social service. An almost theological belief in the evil of taxes. At a time when new leaders will be elected, and new solutions