Hawaiian Haole Conflict

Hawaiian Haole Conflict

The Hawaiian and Haole conflict has risen through Hawaii beginning in 1778 that

persists through today. The Native Hawaiian’s still remember and resent the Westerner’s (haole)

view of the Hawaiian’s cultural ways as deviant because of its indifference causing a fall of a

kingdom and a culture condemned to practice and not even speak in its own language (Beyer,

2009). The term “Haole” means foreigner or White man in the native language however, over

time has led to have a negative connotation to the word. This conflict began because of a

deceitful conformity inflicted upon the Hawaiian’s by the Haole forged by falsified relations.

Hawaii has a negative socio-historical racial issue with the white race causing for this ongoing

conflict. The Haole portrays a bias viewpoint and to redeem one of issues at hand towards the

Hawaiian people this will need to change. The Hawaiian cultural viewpoint has a biased

viewpoint blaming a culture based upon governance. The central theme for this conflict is based

upon conformity that had a culture lose many traditions, a kingdom (own law), land, loss of

language, and loss of human rights because of the Haole governance and wanting it back.

Cultural Conformity

Cultural conformity is social influences of other changing behaviors and attitudes in

likeness to a different social norm (Shiraev & Levy, 2010). Human conformity is explained

through social psychology as accepting what the majority rule is to reduce negative views

becoming what is known as a people pleaser to uphold positive social relations (Shiraev & Levy,

2010). Conformity is believed as an option in which one can choose between alternatives

weighing one’s own pro’s and con’s regarding matters in making choice.

Regarding the Hawaiian and Haole conflict both group represents in accordance to each

one’s governance, religion, and beliefs. In both Hawaiian and Haole cultures there is much

inconsistency found in religion, beliefs, practices, though more commonality within governance.

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