Noelani Arista
Biographic Data
| ID | 664731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Noelani Arista |
| GIVEN NAMES | Noelani |
| FAMILY NAME | Arista |
| SIGNATURE | ARISTA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | US history, University of Hawai'i at Manoa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Against Reduction
How can we restore balance to a world now run by AI and algorithms? Contributors explore the human relationship to technology from ethical, epistemological, economic, and ecological perspectives
The Kingdom and the Republic
In 1823, as the first American missionaries arrived in Hawaiʻi, the archipelago was experiencing a profound transformation in its rule, as oral law that had been maintained for hundreds of years was in the process of becoming codified anew through the medium of writing. The arrival of sailors in pursuit of the lucrative sandalwood trade obliged the aliʻi (chiefs) of the islands to pronounce legal restrictions on foreigners' access to Hawaiian wom…
Making Kin with the Machines
Captive Women in Paradise 1796-1826
Controlling temporality has a tremendous political and social force. Many of the “facts” about Indians are implemented through received Histories-with-a-capital-H, and thus Indians and indigenous people come to be defined by a performance of temporality. This article complicates the historical grand narrative of Hawaiian colonization and problematizes the ongoing renditions of Hawaii as paradise. It addresses the historic performances of Native H…
Navigating Uncharted Oceans of Meaning
I ka ‘ōlelo nō ke ola, I ka ‘ōlelo nō ka make. In speech there is life, in speech death. —Hawaiian proverb ( 'ōlelo no'eau ) “With You is My Life, with You My Death.” With these Words, the American Missionary Rev. William Richards Placed Himself Under the protection of the ‘aha’ ōlelo , a Hawaiian chiefly council composed of the highest-ranking ali'i in the Sandwich Islands. On the afternoon of 26 November 1827, Richards defended himself before t…
Listening to Leoiki
This paper challenges the perception of "silence" of Hawaiian women in the sex trade in 1820s Hawai'i by focusing on the sale of a Hawaiian woman, Leoiki-whose name means "little voice"-by a chiefess to a British whale ship captain in 1825. Working with family genealogies, depositions, American missionary correspondence, and other sources written in Hawaiian, this paper explores how the important principles of kuleana and kapu function within Leo…
Listening to Leoiki
This paper challenges the perception of "silence" of Hawaiian women in the sex trade in 1820s Hawai'i by focusing on the sale of a Hawaiian woman, Leoiki-whose name means "little voice"-by a chiefess to a British whale ship captain in 1825. Working with family genealogies, depositions, American missionary correspondence, and other sources written in Hawaiian, this paper explores how the important principles of kuleana and kapu function within Leo…
Navigating Uncharted Oceans of Meaning
I ka ‘ōlelo nō ke ola, I ka ‘ōlelo nō ka make. In speech there is life, in speech death. —Hawaiian proverb ( 'ōlelo no'eau ) “With You is My Life, with You My Death.” With these Words, the American Missionary Rev. William Richards Placed Himself Under the protection of the ‘aha’ ōlelo , a Hawaiian chiefly council composed of the highest-ranking ali'i in the Sandwich Islands. On the afternoon of 26 November 1827, Richards defended himself before t…
Captive Women in Paradise 1796-1826
Controlling temporality has a tremendous political and social force. Many of the “facts” about Indians are implemented through received Histories-with-a-capital-H, and thus Indians and indigenous people come to be defined by a performance of temporality. This article complicates the historical grand narrative of Hawaiian colonization and problematizes the ongoing renditions of Hawaii as paradise. It addresses the historic performances of Native H…
Making Kin with the Machines
The Kingdom and the Republic
In 1823, as the first American missionaries arrived in Hawaiʻi, the archipelago was experiencing a profound transformation in its rule, as oral law that had been maintained for hundreds of years was in the process of becoming codified anew through the medium of writing. The arrival of sailors in pursuit of the lucrative sandalwood trade obliged the aliʻi (chiefs) of the islands to pronounce legal restrictions on foreigners' access to Hawaiian wom…
Against Reduction
How can we restore balance to a world now run by AI and algorithms? Contributors explore the human relationship to technology from ethical, epistemological, economic, and ecological perspectives
History (5 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (4 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · World Wide Web (2 works) · Active listening (1 work)