Islands in Transition: The Past, Present, and Future of Hawaii's Economy Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Editor's Note
	Abbreviations
Pt. 1	From the Record	1
1	The Polynesian Economy, Sixth Century to Mid-Nineteenth Century	3
	The Economic Base	3
	The Ohana Economy, Sixth Century to Eleventh Century	9
	The Alii Economy, Eleventh Century to Mid-Nineteenth Century	13
	Evaluation of the Polynesian Economy	17
2	The Nineteenth Century Transition Period, circa 1819-76	20
	Contact and Unification	20
	Major Institutional Changes	23
	The Search for Security in an Insecure World	30
	Economic Developments during the Transition Period	37
	Summary of the Transition Period	48
	Impact of the Transition on the Hawaiian People	51
3	The Plantation Economy, circa 1876-1941	58
	Rapid Demographic and Economic Growth	58
	Sugar	60
	Pineapple	99
	Other Economic Developments	109
	The Emergence of Labor Unions	127
	The Economy at the End of the Plantation Era	131
4	The World War II Transition Period, 1941-45	135
	General Economic Developments and Conditions	135
	The Impact of the War on the Plantations	140
	Developments Leading to a Pluralistic Modern Economy	144
Pt. 2	As I Saw It	157
5	The Modern Economy, since 1945	159
	The Labor Challenge	159
	The Four Postwar Economic Periods	170
	Developments in the Export and Import-Replacement Sectors	186
	The Impact of Hawaii's State and Local Governments on the Economy	225
	The Geographic, Income, and Ethnic Distribution of Hawaii's Economic Product	232
6	Economic Lessons from the Past and Questions about Hawaii's Economic Future	248
	Economic Lessons from the Past	248
	Questions about Hawaii's Economic Future	253
7	Epilogue: Economic Issues of the Present	265
	How Sensitive Is the Hawaiian Economy to the National Business Cycle?	265
	Is Foreign Investment a Threat to Hawaii? What about Mainland Investment?	271
	Is Tourism Turning Hawaii into a Low-Income Service Economy?	278
	How High Is the Cost of Living in Hawaii and Why Is It High?	282
	Can the Hawaiian Economy Ever Become Largely Diversified?	295
	What Is Hawaii's Economic Role in the Pacific Basin?	300
	Appendix: Comments	309
	Notes	317
	References	335
	Index	345