Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii 1835-1920

It was interesting to learn that although the major strikes of 1909 and 1920 were broken by the plantation owners, and the laborers forced to return to work like dogs with their tails between their legs, the workers were granted the exact things they were striking for just a few months after each of the strikes (although with no publicity to announce the gains). I was hoping that the laborers would trounce the management and show that they could not be disrespected, and was bummed to learn that it wasn't so. However, the fact that the workers did shortly get their concessions was somewhat mollifying.