Chilling Histories: Ice, Cold, and Dispossession in Hawaii

The chapter explores the social history of ice and cold in Hawaii from the 19th century to the present day, including topics such as the ice trade, freezing technology, indigenous dispossession, and settler comfort. It delves into the speaker's personal genealogy and how their aversion to cold shaped their analysis of temperature's role in Hawaii's history. The chapter also examines the entanglement of food items like vanilla ice cream, cocktails, and poi in processes of racialization and empire.