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.
From: Hank Hawaiian [mailto:hankhawaiian @ yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:43 AM Subject: Re: Invitation
Iolani Palace
June 30-July 1 2012
9:00am till 9:00pm
Aloha Kakou,
This is an open invitation to participate in a Religious Vigil at Iolani Palace. There are many subjects than need our clear observation and centered direction. We hope to have lively pro and con discussions on matters than concern all of us. Our discussion need to be but not limited to items like the “Rolls Commission”, Military Expansion, Land, Water, recent legislation depriving or limiting environmental laws, Contested cases, treatment of our sacred lands, our ability or disability to protect our Kupuna Iwi, Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America, Development of a Puu Honua at the old Kulani Prison site, Geo-thermal development, Bio fuels, the fencing off of acess to the mountains and the ocean, open ocean fish farms, GMO’s, National Parks, Thirty Meter Telescope, the Rail, OHA’s/Sate land deal… to mention a few.
We call upon those who have information on any number of items up for discussion or those items you would like to have discussed to come to the aid of our people in this troubling time. A PONO course has to be forth coming to firmly address these poor behavioral patterns of the legislative and executive branches of the state, private/public land and ocean development agreements, Depletion and exploitations, reassignments of authority over our limited natural resources.
There is no doubt that all of us see the problems. We need to unify. Please come, put skin on the table, bring your best ideas, your information and abilities, combined with spiritual mana and your belief in yourself and others to perpetuate PONO.
I am Hanalei Fergerstrom from Moku O Keawe. I have the necessary permits, and have assumed all responsibilities for the conduct of those participating with me. We have three canopies and some seats. You will have to bring your own means of comfort like chairs, mats, etc. We have not planned for food or drink, perhaps you can help.
Please circulate this invitation widely so we can all see from many directions. Come with Aloha…You are all welcomed.
Aloha from the 11th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN headquarters in New York City.
Attached is a flyer and an info sheet for the screening of the film, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty, at 3 PM on Sunday, May 13 at the American Indian Community House, 134 W. 29th Street, New York City.
Right after the screening of the film, I will be doing a Q&A and informational briefing about the current situation with respect to the restoration of Hawaiian independence.
For those of you who have ohana and friends in the New York City Area…please let them know about this upcoming event and encourage them to attend.
An invitation is extended to all Kanaka Maoli, Hawaiian Nationals and Citizen Applicants of the Lawful Hawaiian Kingdom to participate in a
Healing of the Hawaiian Nation Retreat
April 27 – April 30, 2012
at Ohe’o in Kipahulu
All participants are encouraged to come and set up their campsite on Friday, April 27.
Just drive up to the gate at the Haleakala National Park and mention the retreat. You will be directed to the camping area. If you arrive after 5pm, just drive on down to the campground. There is no entrance fee this weekend.
The Retreat will open with a welcome dinner at the Kipahulu Triangle on Friday evening. A schedule of events for the weekend will be announced during or after dinner.
For more information you may contact LeeAnn Paman at 268-9022.
Sydney Iaukea talks about her new book entitled ‘The Queen and I’ at the Palace bookstore today at 4 pm.
In this exposé Sydney L. Iaukea ties personal memories to newly procured political information about Hawai`i’s crucial Territorial era. Spurred by questions surrounding intergenerational property disputes in her immediate family, she delves into Hawai`i’s historical archives. There she discovers the central role played by her great-great-grandfather in the politics of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Hawai`i—in particular, Curtis P. Iaukea’s trusted position with the Hawaiian Kingdom’s last ruling monarch, Queen Lili`uokalani. As Iaukea charts her ancestor’s efforts to defend a culture under siege, she reveals astonishing legal and legislative maneuvers that show us how capitalism reshaped cultural relationships. She finds resonant parallels and connections between her own upbringing in Maui’s housing projects, her family’s penchant for hiding property, and the Hawaiian peoples’ loss of their country and lands.
Kumu Kahua Theatre will present a revival by Alani Apio of KAMAU A’E from May 31st through July 1st.
The Hawaiian Sovereignty movement, with its complexities and controversies, takes the stage in this powerful drama. Fresh out of prison, Michael Kawaipono Mahekona joins a group of activists on a mission to reclaim Hawaiian land. As the group splinters over whether to stand firm or compromise on its principles, Michael must decide how to stay true to what he believes.
First produced in 1997, KAMAU A’E returns to Kumu Kahua, sharing its message with a new generation of audiences.
Performances will take place on Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm (May 31; June 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 2012) and on Sundays at 2pm (June 3, 10, 17, 24; July 1, 2012).
The queen’s message of peace was expected to be the focal point of a planned palace visit by the Dalai Lama Saturday — his first-ever visit to the grounds.
“We felt it was important for the Dalai Lama to come to the site to better understand our history — especially that of Queen Liliuokalani, when she was overthrown, her message of peace and how she wanted no bloodshed,” Iolani Palace Executive Director Kippen de Alba Chu told Civil Beat. “We thought these messages would resonate with him.”
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Beyond those historical events, de Alba Chu said he wanted to share with the Dalai Lama the significance of Iolani Palace itself, which was completed in 1882 under King David Kalakaua, Liliuokalani’s brother.
“One thing I would like to impress upon him is the reason why the palace exists, what the monarchy was trying to do with the palace, and how Hawaii was trying to be international to protect its sovereignty,” de Alba Chu said. “You build palaces not just for your people, but for foreigners; you’re making a statement to foreigners that you should be treated equal.”
