Practicing Pilina on Incarcerated ʻĀina: The Power of Queer Relationships of Kanaka Maoli Girls at the Kawailoa Training School
Maile Arvin and Eliana Massey
Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being, 12, 290–321.
Abstract
Exploring the history of the Kawailoa Training School for Girls, this essay reveals how settler institutions labeled Kanaka expressions of pilina as deviant while attempting to regulate them. It restores the histories of girls whose relationships challenged colonial norms and persisted through resilience and care.
Recommended Citation
Arvin, M., & Massey, Eliana. (2026). Practicing pilina on incarcerated ʻāina: The power of queer relationships of Kanaka Maoli girls at the Kawailoa Training School. Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being, 12, 290–321.
