08-26-2021, 05:13 PM
"only Hawaiians can write about Hawaiian history", when there was no written language to write with.
Hawaiians did have an oral tradition which included a long and vast historical record that stretches back much further than the written language. So yes, Hawaiians did not write about history until the 1820's, but some of the written stories after that date were much older.
History is never objective, it's written by the victors and the survivors, which is why most cultures, religions, groups wish to write their own version.
Hawaiians did have an oral tradition which included a long and vast historical record that stretches back much further than the written language. So yes, Hawaiians did not write about history until the 1820's, but some of the written stories after that date were much older.
History is never objective, it's written by the victors and the survivors, which is why most cultures, religions, groups wish to write their own version.