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.
TO REVIVE A HAWAIIAN NATION: On Deoccupation and Decolonization
If a post-American Hawaiian nation is ever meant to be, true self-determination will rely on both the legal freedom to govern without foreign interference, and the cultural and economic strength to build a healthy and self-sustaining society.
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".