Thank you for that too kind introduction. Im delighted to be back here at mary washington. I was threatening when i was here last that i might not go home. If i had known 14 months ago, i would not have told you all my funny stories. Its probably best that we just move forward with our talk about liliuokalani. I am anglo. Im a mainland writer. And so my the times i will have to speak in hawaiian, its thick. We will talk a bit about the hawaiian language, the first thing i need to do is make some disclaimer of humility. Captive paradise is intended to explain the essentials of how we got our hands on the place. The reviews i got from the wall street journal all the way to honolulu magazine were extraordinary. Really wonderful reviews, which did not prepare me for the anger that i saw in the native independence blogs. They hated it. And hated me just another halle trying to make a bunch of money off our history. Apparently they think people write history for money. Which tells you someth
Actually, im part cherokee native, but im a mainland writer. And so my the time i will have to speak in hawaiian is thick. Well talk a bit about the hawaiian language. But the first thing i need to do is make some disclaimer of humility. Because captive paradise is intended to explain the essentials of how the United States, how we got our hands on the place. Ive never gotten such good well, im used to getting good reviews. But the reviews that i got from wall street journal all the way to honolulu magazine were just extraordinary. Really wonderful reviews. Which did not prepare me for the anger that i saw in the native independence blogs. They hated it. And hated me just another damn halely trying to make monday off our history. Parentally they think people make money off history which tells you something about their understanding of the publishing business. The there was on one of these hawaiian history and culture blogs a native xlor wscholar wh, yeah, hes whut, ite, he should have
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Good afternoon action news is investigating the brutal beating of a child. She was discovered on the 2600 block of north hutchinson street. Her mother tells police that he took her outside where he attacked her and we are getting an update from police at this hour. Well have updates tonight on 4 00, 5 00 and 6 00 and at 6abc. Com. We are learning more about a high speed accident that left three people dead and a car slit in half after it slammed into a tree in the bustleton section of philadelphia. Two men and two women were killed. Eva pilgram joins us live now. Reporter police are expected to hold a News Conference here at 2 00 p. M. With more information about this deadly crash, at this point they are looking at Surveillance Video trying to determine why this car was driving so fast down a road down a business area and if any other cars are involved. As the sun came up this morning, police were investigating the crash in the bustleton area of the city, this late 2000 model accura tl
Writer, so the times i will have to speak in hawaiian, it is sick. We will talk about the hawaiian language. The first thing i need to do is make some disclaimer of utility, captiveility, because paradise is intended to explain the essentials of how the United States, how we got our hands on the place. I have never gotten such good reviews, the reviews i got from wall street journal all the way up to honolulu magazine were extraordinary, really wonderful reviews, which did not prepare me for the anger i saw in the native independence blogs. They hated it and hated me just hated me, just another hally trying to make another bunch of money off of our history. Apparently they think that people write history for money, which tells you something about their understanding of the publishing business. [laughter] james there was on one of these hawaiian history and culture blogs a native scholar who said yeah, he is white, he should not have written it. But i was curious, so i read it. It is no