Detours Quotes

“The fabrication of “Hawaiianness” throughout Waikīkī in Hawaiian motifs, street names, and so-called Hawaiian cultural performances, caters to tourists’ fantasized image of Hawaiʻi, a simulation of a Native presence which, in fact, signals Native absence.”
― Hokulani K. Aikau, Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai'i