Here in hawai'i, it's an important part of our history. Native Hawaiians were friendly to the first outsiders to arrive here. (James Cook and his crew). Hospitality is very important in the native culture. Cook construed this to mean he was seen as a god, which isn't true. There was some resentment from the locals, as he apparently overstayed his welcome and took advantage of their kindness. But he eventually left Kauai, where he first landed. This happened again when he returned, this time to Oahu, but when his ship needed repairs soon after departing again, he came back to Oahu, and demanded the locals repair his ship.There was a lot of tension. It's reported that a small group took one of his small ships. He attempted to kidnap and ransom the king, after which he was attacked and killed by a chief.
Nowadays it's more complicated, but I can only speak to my experiences in Oahu, Hawaii, where I live. The islands are pretty americanized, though it's common knowledge that the annexation of the islands was illegal under international law, and in reality was occupation of a sovereign nation. There was never any democratic vote to join the U.S. and the monarchy was illegally overthrown. I will say most hawaiians (that I know) have some annoyances with the over-tourism and the way things are run here, but mainly appreciate what being apart of America does for us.
At the moment, a particular flashpoint is TMT or Thirty-Meter-Telescope. It's a massive part of hawaiian politics at the moment, if you're curious.
Sources: My own experiences living on Oahu and as a student at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Hawaiian 100 is a required class where we covered the local history, culture, and language, which is what I'm primarily drawing on as I write this.
(Also please note I am not originally from hawai'i, nor am I native hawaiian, so I'm not the best person to speak to this, though I do have some (limited), insight.)
And it's horrifying. Point Nemo, also know as the oceanic pole of inaccessibility, is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land. It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2,688 km (1,670 mi) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) in the northeast, and Maher Island (near the larger Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica) in the south.
The area is so remote that sometimes the closest human beings are astronauts aboard the International Space Station when it passes overhead. It's also used for depositing decommissioned spacecraft because there is less of a risk of hitting someone.
Sources: My own experiences living on Oahu and as a student at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Hawaiian 100 is a required class where we covered the local history, culture, and language, which is what I'm primarily drawing on as I write this.
The area is so remote that sometimes the closest human beings are astronauts aboard the International Space Station when it passes overhead. It's also used for depositing decommissioned spacecraft because there is less of a risk of hitting someone.