7. The Chinese Arrive

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I: “To Exhibit Truth in an Attractive Form”: An Establishment Press Arrives—1834–1850
6. 1. Ka Lama: “The Light” Is Brought to Hawai‘i 15
7. 2. The Solemn Responsibility of Dissent 19
8. 3. The Polynesian: In the Service of America and the Kingdom 23
9. 4. The English Flag and the English Language 29
10. 5. God Gives Way to Mammon: The Mahele of 1848 32
11. PART II:“Fiery Polemic Contests” for the Public’s Support— 1850–1887
12. 6. The Honolulu Times Welcomes the City of Honolulu 41
13. 7. The Chinese Arrive 46
14. 8. A Prophet Without Profit: Fornander Topples Judd 48
15. 9. The Advertiser Enters History 53
16. 10. A Hawaiian Nationalist Press Is Born 59
17. 11. “A New Era Has Dawned”: Sugar Is King 63
18. 12. The Politics of Health 68
19. PART III: Nationalists versus the Oligarchy: An Uneven Battle—1887–1899
20. 13. A Pan-Pacific Dream 75
21. 14. Robert Wilcox, “the Napoleon of Printers’ Lane” 84
22. 15. Revolution and the Suppression of Freedom of Speech 93
23. 16. The Republic Burns Down Chinatown 105
24. PART IV:“Here to Stay”: A U.S. Territory— 1900–1941
25. 17. Annexation and the Pacific Cable 113
26. 18. The 1909 Strike and the Japanese Language Press 118
27. 19. Respected Residents Become the Enemy: World War I and the Germans 126
28. 20. Suppressing the News and Contributing to a Massacre 131
29. 21. The Three Rs—Reading, ’Riting, and Racism 140
30. 22. “Reclaiming” Waikîkî for the “Aloha Spirit” 148
31. 23. Getting Away With Murder: The Massie Case 152
32. 24. Hilo’s “Bloody Monday”: The Tribune-Herald and the Voice of Labor 159
33. PART V: “Passed for Publication”— 1941–1945
34. 25. A Wartime Press and the Paradox of Censorship for Freedom 171
35. 26. AJAs: American Patriots 184
36. PART VI: The March toward Statehood— the 1940s and 1950s
37. 27. “Dear Joe”: Lorrin Thurston Writes to Joe—Stalin or Farrington? 193
38. 28. The Honolulu Record and the Art of Muckraking 198
39. 29. The Hawaii Seven: Journalists in Jeopardy 204
40. 30. Ka Leo Reports on the Golden Rule 212
41. 31. Watch Them Grow: Tourism and Suburban O‘ahu 220
42. 32. Statehood and the Star-Bulletin 230
43. PART VII :The Turbulent 1960s
44. 33. The Business of Newspapers 241
45. 34. The Popular Columnist 251
46. 35. Sports and Journalism: “The Social Fabric” 256
47. 36. Above Ground: The Battle for Diamond Head 262
48. 37. Underground: The Battle for Hawai‘i’s Soul 269
49. 38. Women in the News: From Society to Social Causes 282
50. PART VIII:From Satellite City Halls to a Satellite Universe— 1970–1976
51. 39. Memories of Maui 297
52. 40. Corporate Economics and Chain Papers 310
53. 41. Fighting the Newspapers to a Draw: Frank Fasi and the Dailies 317
54. 42. The Public Opinion Poll 326
55. 43. Anger and Wit: The Political Cartoon 332
56. 44. Hawaiian Sovereignty and a Satellite Universe, 1976 338
57. Bibliography 347
58. Index 373
59. About the Author 387