This blog is about Hawaii's status as an independent country under prolonged illegal occupation by the United States, and the history, culture, law & politics of the islands.

By Scott Crawford, Hana, Maui

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OHA unveils landmark Papakilo Database

Release from OHA…

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today formally unveiled the Papakilo Database, a new electronic cultural resource. The Papakilo Database is a “database of databases,” or a search engine for Hawaiian cultural information.

The Papakilo Database has been in development since 2007 and is the first to collate more than 225,000 records from […]

Army ends live-fire training at Makua

Star-Advertiser reports:

The last company of soldiers may have stormed the hills of Makua Valley with M-4 rifles blazing, artillery whistling overhead, mortars pounding mock enemy positions and helicopters firing from above.

After battling environmentalists and Hawaiian cultural practitioners since at least the late 1980s, the Army said this week it is acceding to community […]

Human Rights Task Force Meeting

From a flyer…

HUMAN RIGHTS TASK FORCE MEETING

All are welcome to attend

Oral and written testimonies accepted

Friday, Nov 19, 2010 at Paia Community Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday, Nov 21, 2010 at Haiku Community Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Have your human rights been violated? Are you being […]

High court upholds burial site challenges

From the Star-Advertiser: Native Hawaiians have the right to challenge construction plans that disturb Hawaiian burial sites, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled yesterday. The court held that native Hawaiians can turn to the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to appeal decisions by the Oahu Island Burial Council that approve a developer’s treatment plan […]

‘Oiwi Film Festival highlights Hawaiian filmmakers this weekend

Announcement in the Advertiser The ‘Oiwi Film Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ Doris Duke Theatre ratchets up a notch Sunday with a talk-story panel discussion highlighting indigenous Hawaiian filmmakers. The discussion/Q-and-A is a chance to listen to indigenous filmmakers on their approach to their films and their feelings on how important it is […]

Oiwi Film Festival: From Their Own Eyes

Honolulu Weekly previews the “‘Oiwi Film Festival: From Their Own Eyes” at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts starting May 1. Here’s the schedule (scroll down). “More than 20 films will be presented, each of them was directed and produced by an indigenous Hawaiian.” Films include Malama Haloa/Protecting the Taro, King […]

Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro premieres May 1

From: Na Maka o ka ‘Aina <NaMaka@interpac.net> Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:26:31 -1000 Subject: MALAMA HALOA – PROTECTING THE TARO to screen in May Aloha, We are happy to announce that our new video MALAMA HALOA – PROTECTING THE TARO will premiere May 1 as part of the first annual `Oiwi Film Festival with […]

Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty at UH

From: Don Brown Subject: A beautiful film — “Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty”

INDIGENOUS WISDOM FILM SERIES University of Hawaii ~ Spalding Auditorium

Sunday, March 14 at 5 PM

Hawaii: A Voice for Sovereignty

Dir: Catherine Bauknight. U.S.. 2009 84 min. Winner of the Audience Award for best documentary at last year’s Maui […]

The Place of Hawai‘i in American Studies II

March 11-12, 2010

Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies University of Hawaii at Mānoa / 2645 Dole Street, Honolulu

Roundtable topics include “Occupied Hawai‘i: Issues of Nationhood and Colonialism” and keynote address is “A Sorry State: Hawaiian Nationalism and the Politics of Imperialist Resentment.”

View the flyer (PDF) for details.

(BTW I majored in American […]

Mālama Hāloa

From: Kalei (Tsuha) Nuuhiwa Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 12:31:50 PM Subject: Malama Haloa

MĀLAMA HĀLOA encourages opportunities for our community to become more familiar with traditional and modern ways of caring for Hāloa. The 4-day event will include presentations by respected practitioners who will share intimate knowledge of their practice. Topics include:

Rare Plant […]