JOURNAL
An infrequently updated collection of essays, musings, opinions, and trivial observations…
ON DATA COLONIALISM
Data colonialism in the age of AI is very real, and very risky, but it carries a genuine opportunity. By treating data not as an abstract commodity but as a digital extension of cultural autonomy, Indigenous people demonstrate how to how to treat our digital experiences with the human dignity it deserves.
THE POLITICS OF HAWAIIAN PRIORITY & the DHHL
If a society genuinely wants to honor indigenous rights, it cannot settle for casting itself as a benevolent trustee managing a pool of disenfranchised applicants. It has to be willing to share actual power.
ʻO KA HEWA PAUʻOLE: Recurring Patterns & US Foreign Policy
If we think of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s 1893 overthrow as a foreign policy beta test that the US would pattern and perfect over the next 130+ years, then military interventions in other countries seem less about global stability and more like tactics from a very specific and uniquely American "playbook".
DEFENDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION DEFENDS HAWAI’I
A short essay defending of the role and benefit of diversity, equity, and inclusion to Hawaii’s local culture, international identity, and economic success.