Vernadette Gonzalez and Hokulani K. Aikau, historians at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, critically examine the way guidebooks often reflect colonial perspectives while supporting tourism. In response, they created Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawai‘i, a guidebook that offers alternative ways of visiting the islands through a more just and reflective lens. The book includes essays, stories, artworks, maps, and itineraries contributed by various voices, presenting a more grounded and community-based view of Hawai‘i. Their goal is to shift from symbolic ideas of decolonization to real-life practices and everyday acts of resistance. Detours challenges readers to rethink how they experience and move through Hawai‘i. It encourages tourism that respects local people, culture, and land.