Kupa′a I ke kahua o Hawaii: Stand Firmly Behind the Foundations of Hawaii

Crabbe, Kamana'opono M

doi:10.1375/prp.1.2.25

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“…The manner in which Hawai‘i’s sovereignty and autonomy was lost to illegal colonization is constitutive in the national history and memory carried by Hawaiians to this day (Blaisdell, 2002; Crabbe, 2007; Kaholokula, 2007; Pokhrel & Herzog, 2014). This reality is still profoundly felt and expressed through strong oral traditions, tightknit communities, and expansive familial networks that span the Hawaiian archipelago (Trask, 1999).…”

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Colonial Regimes of Mental Health, Substance Use, Drug Treatment, and Recovery: A Locally Contextualized, Anticolonial Response

Laenui

Williams

2022

Contemporary Drug Problems

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Documented in this article is the anticolonial treatment modality developed by a community-based behavioral health center on the island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i—situated in a predominately Native Hawaiian community reacting to and affected by American colonial control of the Hawaiian Islands since 1893. We tie Haraway’s concept of “situated knowledges” to the methodology of Clarke’s “situational analysis” as a conceptual framing and a methodological approach in engaging the work of decolonizing health concepts and treatment regimens commonly taken for granted. Enfolding within that process the conceptual mapping for an indigenously informed way of thinking that emphasizes the relationship between colonizing “systems of care”—which emerge out of a sociocultural context of cultural domination that has broken down communally embedded Indigenous identities through individualism and exclusion or othering (i.e., hereafter abbreviated DIE)—and the need for decolonizing social processes that are in greater harmony with the rise of Hawaiian national consciousness (‘Olu‘olu) through communalistic notions of care (Lokahi) and nurturing cultural identities in balance with secular and non-secular relations anchored in historical and contemporary contexts (Aloha; i.e., hereafter abbreviated OLA). By increasing the convergence of OLA with the cultural mainstream of DIE as a unifying reference point applied to other Hawaiian and indigenous groups in both theory and praxis, this article is both a contribution to the social science of treatment, and to the literature on decolonizing drugs and alcohol.

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Colonial Regimes of Mental Health, Substance Use, Drug Treatment, and Recovery: A Locally Contextualized, Anticolonial Response

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Williams

2022

Contemporary Drug Problems

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“…This highlights the need for future research to better understand the complex relationship between ethnic identity and perceived discrimination (Pascoe & Smart Richman, 2009). Forced acculturation has adversely impacted Native Hawaiians by way of loss of cultural traditions, discrepancies between Western and Hawaiian values, and having a lower social status in their native land (Crabbe, 2007). Research and Native Hawaiian scholars emphasize the importance of cultural revitalization and identity as a protective factor (Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 2017a, 2017b) against mental health symptoms and negative impacts of psychosocial factors, such as discrimination (Mossakowski, 2003).…”

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An examination of the relationship between discrimination, depression, and hypertension in Native Hawaiians.

Ing¹,

Antonio

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Asian American Journal of Psychology

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Native Hawaiians bear a disproportionate burden of hypertension. Discrimination and depression are potential hypertension risk factors. Although the relationship between discrimination and depression is well established, how these factors affect hypertension risk in indigenous populations remains unknown. We examined the relationship between discrimination, depression, and hypertension in adult Native Hawaiians. We hypothesized that greater frequency of perceived discrimination and greater frequency of depressive symptoms would independently increase the likelihood of having hypertension. Surveys were mailed to 540 adult Native Hawaiians residing on 5 Hawaiian homesteads. The surveys measured hypertension status, sociodemographic factors (age, sex, income, and employment status), body mass index, physical activity frequency, smoking, Hawaiian cultural affiliation, American cultural affiliation, perceived discrimination, and depressive symptoms. Respondents (n = 171; Mage = 57 years) were mostly female (71%), and 54% reported having hypertension. The logistic regression model included perceived discrimination, depression, body mass index, frequency of vigorous physical activity, Hawaiian cultural affiliation, and sociodemographic variables. The model showed that Hawaiian cultural affiliation and discrimination were significantly related to hypertension status. Depression was not related to hypertension status. Interaction analysis found that for individuals with lower Hawaiian cultural affiliation, frequent perceived discrimination was significantly associated with lower odds of having hypertension. The negative association between perceived discrimination and hypertension status was opposite to that hypothesized. However, the interaction suggests this relationship holds only for less culturally affiliated individuals. These results underscore the varied nature of hypertension determinants and may have clinical implications for the treatment of hypertension in Native Hawaiians.

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“…Transnational relations present opportunities for growth and partnership in and outside of the United States; however, their presence also brings about challenges and struggles in navigating dual cultures and systems. Consequently, negotiating between cultures across nations can be overwhelming when worldviews collide or conflict, particularly for PI Americans who are citizens or nationals of the United States but continue to maintain a bond to their land of origin, as many of the distinct PI groups see their identities as connected to the land of their ancestors (Crabbe, 2007;Howard & Kreif, 2014). It is therefore all the more relevant for culturally relevant social work practice to consider the unique circumstance of transnational PI Americans and all of those implications (strengths and challenges).…”

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Transnational Pacific Islanders: Implications for Social Work

2019

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The Pacific Islander American racial group is smaller in terms of numbers relative to other racial groups and yet one of the fastest-growing in the United States. The complexity of their lives exceeds the implications of such small numbers, yet it reflects the contribution of their transnational ties and relationships in the Pacific and increasing multiple cultural identities as Pacific Islander Americans. Although this identity provides potential opportunities, challenges and struggles in navigating dual cultures and systems is a reality. Thus, commitment to culturally relevant social work practice with transnational Pacific Islander Americans is imperative. Social work practices that acknowledge and integrate indigenous ways of knowing and doing with consideration to the duality of their transnational identities will produce better outcomes. Emphasis on Pacific Islander cultural strengths is fundamental to generating positive health and mental health outcomes as these strengths have sustained Pacific Islanders through experiences of colonization, immigration, and historical trauma. This article discusses the multiple dimensions of the transnational experiences of Pacific Islander Americans and the implications for culturally relevant social work practice, policy, and research.

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Kupa′a I ke kahua o Hawaii: Stand Firmly Behind the Foundations of Hawaii

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

Colonial Regimes of Mental Health, Substance Use, Drug Treatment, and Recovery: A Locally Contextualized, Anticolonial Response

Colonial Regimes of Mental Health, Substance Use, Drug Treatment, and Recovery: A Locally Contextualized, Anticolonial Response

An examination of the relationship between discrimination, depression, and hypertension in Native Hawaiians.

Transnational Pacific Islanders: Implications for Social Work

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