Ha'ouli Makahiki Hou - Go Warriors!
Update
1/2: Well that was a disappointing game. The Warriors played their hearts
out, but they were just overmatched in size and speed by the Georgia team that
many thought deserved to be in the championship and might be the best team of
the season.I do have to add a couple
notes relevant to this blog. First, at the start of the game I saw a sign in the
stands that said Nanakuli Ea, and during the feature
on the teams' pre-game ha'a, I noticed that the ha'a includes the word "ea"
several times (I can't seem to find the words anywhere online). Just in case
anyone isn't aware, the first definition
of ea is "1. n. Sovereignty, rule, independence." Here's a nice AP
article
on the ha'a, getting national exposure.
Also, in the Star-Bulletin article
this morning, there was one photo that included this sovereignty flag. (The flag
is not an original Hawaiian kingdom flag as some people believe, but it
still represents sovereignty.) I'm sure there were other signs and flags as
well, these are just the ones that got exposure and I
noticed.UPDATE
1/3: I heard from someone who was at the game that this flag, rather than
the "state" flag, was actually carried ahead of the team as they first made
their entrance into the Dome, and then it was hanging on a pole behind the
players for awhile before it was taken down, folded and placed under a table.
Obviously someone(s) on the team very intentionally sending a sign for those who
know what it means.
Posted: Tue - January 1, 2008 at 01:56 PM