Prior to reading this article I actually had a very weak grasp on Indigenous Pacific Islander Feminism.  Even the differentiation between the identities of Asian and Pacific Islander I was previously unclear on. Therefore I would like to discuss what I consider the most important point of this article. One of the primary issues with using a term like Asian Pacific Islander is that it has been so over used that it has started to homogenize the identities of both groups. The social location of identifying as Asian is not the same as one who  identifies as Pacific Islander.  The Asian Pacific Islander grouping has also been used as a tool of erasure by making it easy for non-informed scholars and others to glaze over the indigenous roots of Pacific Island people. In the idea of trying to groups Asians and Pacific islanders one with a decolonial standpoint will see that there is an over representation of Asian identities and a severely lack of representation for Pacific Island people. In reference to Haunani-Kay Trask, a vital scholar of Hawaii and its colonization,   Dr. Trask describes how the metaphorical and literal bloodshed of indigenous people in Hawaii has reinforced the goals of settler colonialism. In order to conquer settler colonialism requires the extraction of indigenous people, their culture, and their land. Further into the colonial mindset Asian Americans have been implicitly and explicitly assimilated to also take part in the erasure of indigenous groups. The tens of thousands of island in the Pacific ocean have been subject to the white gazes of colonial tourism.  Where people only come to said islands to enjoy the “culture” hula girls, and scenic beaches. This is where Pacific islander women are dehumanized, hyper-sexualized, and only free to express to express their bodies in means of serving a colonial white gaze. In order to embrace a decolonial mindset with in the Pacific Islands one must separate the grouping of Asian Pacific Islander so that the colonial matters of indigenous struggles can be examined in their own context.