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East Maui is a similar catalyst for the reconfiguration of modern Hawaiian identity
and significance of place. Resistance fractures persistent beliefs in what can be accom-
plished, wherein initial adversaries emerge as eventual allies and an imagined place
becomes an actual living landscape. The strategy enabled interests once assumed to
be outside the decision-making process to appropriate their place: their place in terms
of the land and their place alongside other stakeholders as equal partners.
The Hawaiian Islands have experienced centuries of environmental degradation
and cultural transformation. Whether on Kaho'olawe or East Maui, the seeds,
spores, and migration of plants and animals are regenerating and revitalizing these
contemporary places. The Polynesian-transported landscape, which accompanied
purposeful migrations to islands throughout the Pacific Ocean, provides not only
the material aspects of a people but the skills acquired over generations to construct
and cultivate cultural landscapes that continue to sustain human communities and
inspire human imaginations.
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