The rush to open Hawaiiʻs doors will transform the relationship between residents and visitors, possibly in an irreparable way.In 1934 my great-grandfather, Joseph Manaiakalani Kamakau, appeared as the “chief” in the promotional film “Song of the Islands,” which was produced for the Hawaii Tourist Bureau. He also delivered speeches urging our people not to forsake our cultural heritage and sovereignty as the economy of the islands became more intertwined with the United States of America. In the preceding decades he had lived through epidemics including whooping cough, diphtheria,...…The rush to open Hawaiiʻs doors will transform the relationship between residents and visitors, possibly in an irreparable way.In 1934 my great-grandfather, Joseph Manaiakalani Kamakau, appeared as the “chief” in the promotional film “Song of the Islands,” which was produced for the Hawaii Tourist Bureau. He also delivered speeches urging our people not to forsake our cultural heritage and sovereignty as the economy of the islands became more intertwined with the United States of America. In the preceding decades he had lived through epidemics including whooping cough, diphtheria,...WW…