LA Times on Kanahele & Puuhonua O Waimanalo village


The Los Angeles Times has a good article today entitled "Rebuilding a Hawaiian Kingdom" that profiles Bumpy Kanahele and the Puuhonua O Waimanalo village. The reporter has a respectful tone and is mostly factually accurate. One thing it doesn't mention is that Kanahele's emphasis for over ten years has been racial inclusion, and that while protecting Hawaiian culture and rights is important, independence is an issue of nationality, not based on race, and not just a native/indigenous issue.

This is a great example of how the action around the Akaka bill can create opportunities for independence voices to tell their story.

UPDATE: FYI, this is the Times' top "Column One" story in their Nation section, so I assume it has pretty prominent placement in the print edition, and it is also currently their #1 most emailed story today.

The story has also been picked up in the Chicago Tribune Travel section.


Posted: Thu - July 21, 2005 at 10:08 AM    
   
 
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