08-20-2017, 05:39 AM
The PCC was started in large part as a place to employ students from Hawaii and elsewhere in Polynesia while they attend BYUH. You could make an argument that it's exploitative of them as workers and culturally since it's also a money-making business for the church, but saying Mormons were responsible for destroying Hawaiian culture is quite a stretch.
Also, it's worth noting that unlike most places around the world, Hawaiians largely destroyed their own religion (at least from the top, no doubt many still believed it) before the missionaries even got here. Given that Hawaii wasn't colonized and instead continued as independent for 70 years, the missionaries would never have had as much success if they hadn't.
Also, it's worth noting that unlike most places around the world, Hawaiians largely destroyed their own religion (at least from the top, no doubt many still believed it) before the missionaries even got here. Given that Hawaii wasn't colonized and instead continued as independent for 70 years, the missionaries would never have had as much success if they hadn't.