Here's your reminder that the heavy association between Hawai'i & pineapples ("Hawaiian" pizza, etc) is racist, exploitive paradise propaganda. Pineapples are used to sell the fantasy of a tropical Hawaiian utopia to tourists. Factually, pineapples are native to South America. 🧵
Sanford B. Dole advocated for the colonization, or "westernization" of Hawaiian land, ppl, culture, & gvmt. Successfully. He was the first "president" of Hawai'i in 1894, despite Hawai'i not being officially annexed (STOLEN) until 1898. The Doles ended up in Hawai'i after his...