Eddie Aikau

The film; Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau,  perspective of imperialism came from Eddie's and his family viewpoint that even though they were Hawaiian living in Hawaii they were still treated like the lower class by foreigners. The family told stories about how Americans and other foreigners would call them names on the beach even as kids. The American people had come to Hawaii and started to take dominance over the native. For example when Eddie first started his surfing career, Hawaiian people were not very popular in their on ancestry sport. Eddie was overlooked at the Duke Opening because he was Hawaiian. Also when the Australians had come to Hawaii and started saying horrible things to the Hawaiian surfers. The Australians were foreigners but tried to make the Hawaiians feel that they were under them.