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.
Update 2: Kuhio has some good reflections on the event, comparing it to another event in August, with observations on what makes a successful action, and also ponders a question Hawaiian nationality… very worth reading.
Honolulu, Hawaii – The Hawaiian Independence Action Alliance (HIAA), consisting of more than ten different Hawaiian groups, will present a “Circle of Witnesses” depiction at 12:00 noon on President’s Day (Feb. 15) at the William McKinley statue in front of McKinley High School.
Feb. 23, 2010 marks the 99th anniversary of the dedication of the statue of William Mckinley on the grounds of the present day McKinley High School. This statue holds in its hand the so-called Treaty of Annexation annexing Hawaii to the United States.
URGING THAT PORTRAITS OF OFFICIALS OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF HAWAI`I BE REMOVED FROM DISPLAY IN POSITIONS OF HONOR IN STATE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
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 Preservation by Nellie Sugii
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 – 1:30 pm
Lyon Arboretum – meet at the gift shop
Kau Ka Mahina by Kalei Nu‘uhiwa
Thursday, April 1, 2010 – 10:30 am
UH Mānoa Kamakūokalani – Hālau
Kalo Varieties and Current Issues by Jerry Konanui
Friday, April 2, 2010 – 10:30 am
UH Mānoa Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘O Kānewai
Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai (1st Saturday)
April 3, 2010 – 8:15 am
On the final day of Mālama Hāloa, attendees will be able to work with the staff and practitioners at Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai. This and other 1st Saturdays are open to the community to experience traditional farming methods, converse with Hawaiian speakers, ku‘i ‘ai and ku‘i imu. It is a day for family and friends to enjoy. Light morning refreshments are provided. All are welcome to contribute and share in the potluck at the end of the workday.
Special Mahalo to: Ho‘okulāiwi, Lyon Arboretum, Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and the UH Mānoa SAPFB. If you would like more information, please contact Makahiapo Cashman at kanewai @ hawaii.edu
The Hawaiian State of Mind
Tuesdays @ 1:00 pm
2nd & 4th Saturdays @ 9:00 pm
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Mahalo to John Kuamo‘o for putting together this promo on “The Hawaiian State of Mind” and for all his kokua on the show. Mahalo also to Pono Kealoha, Lynette Cruz, Evern Williams, Tom Hackett, Dane Neves, and everyone at the Pālolo Community Media Center for all their kōkua. This show has come together because of everyone’s hard work.
HAWAI‘I FILM RECEIVES SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT TAHITI FILM FESTIVAL
International Jury Honors “Noho Hewa” for Being “Militant and Uncompromising”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, January 30, 2010
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ana Currie, Pasifika Foundation Hawai‘i
e-mail: acurrie @ hawaii.rr.com
PAPEETE, TAHITI – Hawaiian filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly’s newly released documentary “Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai‘i” was awarded a special jury prize at this week’s Festival International Du Film Documentaire Oceanien (FIFO) in Tahiti.
The packed Grand Theatre at Papeete’s Maison de la Culture exploded into loud cheers, hoots and applause when the special jury prize for Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai‘i was announced last night at the closing event of the Festival International Du Film Documentaire Oceanien (FIFO) in Tahiti.
Jurors were moved by its raw and passionate portrayal of the struggles of today’s native Hawaiians.
Noho Hewa had attracted considerable attention among the professional and community viewers for its edgy and explicit expression of the ongoing effects of colonialism in Hawai‘i. For many Tahitian and other visiting Pacific island viewers, Kelly’s film enabled them to understand, for the first time, the realities faced by the Hawaiian people in their own homeland, and the kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) resistance to the desecration and obliteration of their culture by the US military, real estate development, and tourism pressures.
You know sometimes these references come in the most random places, but I always find it amusing and telling when people talk about Hawaii as a foreign country. I’m a big football fan and sometimes listen to football podcasts, and happened to stumble across this… On today’s ESPN’s Football Today Podcast Jeremy Green is interviewing former Packers WR Antonio Freeman about the NFL Pro Bowl, and he says this:
“…now when I look at the NFL, and them bringing the Pro Bowl to the United States, to Miami… it’s good in some ways, we bring some of the money back to the NFL, back to the states.”
So, Antonio Freeman, who came to Hawaii as part of the Pro Bowl, thinks that Hawaii is not part of the United States, is not a state lol. He’s right, of course. But it just goes to show you how common the perception is of Hawaii as a foreign country, even among people who have no real awareness of Hawaii’s history or independence movement. It happens more often than you might think.
