Happy Statehood Day: Hawaii...here's a piece by Theroux.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/opinion/21theroux.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/opinion/21theroux.html
Although many of its birds and flora have been wiped out by humans or alien species, Hawaii’s other Edenic attributes are just about indestructible. I keep telling myself that no one can taint the orchidaceous air, or flatten the gigantic sea cliffs, or still the great waves, or obliterate the rainbows.
iThis reeks of utopianism
Without trying to turn is into a big identity politics debate or something...
I don't really see how hes hows hes being utopian, he clearly mentions positivies and negatives to statehood/development.
Anyway thansk for the article. Paul Theroux is a great writer.