I mean - I literally used the same words you used.
I knew to whom you were referring with the underlying agenda - but we should be listening to those folks. Some here feel that their own underlying agendas (they can range from "I can do whatever I want" to "by going, I'm helping support through tourism dollars" to some imperialism). Why is Aunty's (person I posted) or anyone else's lived experience of being in Hawaii and views that grew out of that dismissed but the views of mainlanders is that they have no agenda or if they do, it trumps the agenda of the people most affected.
I do apologize for my words that seemed attacking. I originally thought "what's good for the [Native Hawaiian] goose is good for the [not Native Hawaiian] gander" as I thought it might give you an "ah ha!" moment - but I should not have tried to point that out - I'm sorry.
Whatever people are thinking - I would hope we could place focus on the most directly affected (and, with our global climate as it is - reducing carbon footprint might also be a way to help take care of the folks who live in that area, etc).