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He Inoa no Lilo: Resisting the Disneyfication of Hawaiian Culture

Panel: 
Lilo's 'Ohana: Mainland and Pacific Children Meet through Media
Abstract: 

This paper critiques Disney’s depiction of Native Hawaiians and Hawaiian culture as portrayed in Lilo and Stitch from an indigenous perspective, focusing on misrepresentations of important Hawaiian cultural values such as 'ohana (family), identity, and relationship to 'äina (land).

Presenter Information
First Name: 
ku'ualoha
Last Name: 
ho'omanawanui
Institution: 
University of Hawai'i, Manoa