Hawai'i Politics and Government An American State in a Pacific World

Name: Hawai'i Politics and Government An American State in a Pacific World
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ISBN: 9780803287501

ISBN-10: 080328750X

ISBN-13: 9780803287501

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard C. Pratt, Zachary A. Smith, Richard Pratt, Zacharyu Smith

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Hawai’i is in many ways the most unique of the American states. Distinguished by its unusual beauty, ethnic diversity, and lingering image as a paradise, Hawai’i is special for other important, but less apparent, reasons. It is the only American state to have evolved from a kingdom, the only state with no jurisdictions below the level of county, the only state in which Caucasians have never been in the majority, and the only state whose historic identity and contemporary relationships are as much with Asia and the Pacific as with the rest of the United States. The nature and trajectory of Hawaiian politics spring from the interaction of these unique elements with more traditional American…

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List price: $30.00
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 2/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 311
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables


Series Preface


Preface


Note on Spelling and Terminology



Change and Continuity



From Kingdom to the Edge of Statehood



Cultural Relations and Political Culture



Hawai'i's Relations with the Outside World



Constitutional Development



Public Participation and Political Parties



Courts, Values, and the Law



Executive Power



Legislative Process



Local Government, Hawai'i Style



Continuities in Public Issues



Images of the Future of Paradise



Suggestions for Further Reading


Notes


Index