Michner's hawaii

We finished reading Michners book "Hawaii a few minutes ago. It is more than 50 hours in audio format. It has given me some things to look for. Although the book is more than 50 years old, now, it gave me a sense of how geography, culture and politics have converged to make, Hawaii, a model for the changes to be encountered here on the mainland. The discrimination, prejudice and exploitation of minorities by the ruling class has given way to integration, economic power and political involvement by all groups. Because Hawaii is dominated by the Pacific, the dynamics are different from those here. It is clear that California is much like Hawaii in the way it must deal with these issues from an an Aisianrather than European emphasis. After the names are removed, though, the issues of political and economic integration are the same. The book is wonderful.