Aug 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 10 segments
In this episode of *The Control Zone,* hosts Jessica Buxbaum and Kellie Kuenzle speak with Dean Saranillio, author of *Unsustainable Empire: Alternative Histories of Hawaiʻi Statehood,* about…
Dean SaranillioGuest
Kellie KuenzleHost
Jessica BuxbaumHost
For today's episode, in the first in our series, we are joined by Dean Saranidio.
Dean is a scholar of Hawaii statehood, U.S. empire, settler colonialism, racial capitalism, labor, militarism, and resistance.
He's also associate professor and graduate chair in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and author of Unsustainable Empire, Alternative Histories of Hawaii Statehood.
First, if you could share with us a little bit about describing what Hawaii was like in the 19th century.
For today's episode, in the first in our series, we are joined by Dean Saranidio.
Dean is a scholar of Hawaii statehood, U.S. empire, settler colonialism, racial capitalism, labor, militarism, and resistance.
He's also associate professor and graduate chair in political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and author of Unsustainable Empire, Alternative Histories of Hawaii Statehood.
First, if you could share with us a little bit about describing what Hawaii was like in the 19th century.
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