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UHM Hawaiian Studies’ new website for land research

From: Lilikala Kameʻeleihiwa <lilikala77@gmail.com> Date: August 19, 2012 8:54:38 PM HST Subject: UHM HAWAIIAN STUDIESʻ NEW WEBSITE FOR LAND RESEARCH!

PRESS RELEASE: 8.19.12

CONTACT: LILIKALĀ KAMEʻELEIHIWA, PHD PROFESSOR, KAMAKAKŪOKALANI CENTER FOR HAWAIIAN STUDIES HAWAIʻINUIĀKEA SCHOOLOF HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE UH MĀNOA EMAIL: lilikala77@gmail.com CELL: 753-5826 UHM HAWAIIAN STUDIES MOUNTS A WEB SITE TO SERVE THE HAWAIIAN NATION […]

Religious Vigil at Iolani Palace

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 […]

Kamau A‘e: A fundraising event for Hawai‘i People’s Fund

Kamau A‘e A fundraising event for Hawai‘i People’s Fund Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:00 Matinee Kumu Kahua Theatre • 46 Merchant St. at Bethel Live Performance • Local Theatre Parking on street or $3 in Harbor Court . In 2007 a Hawai‘i People’s Fund audience was spellbound at the staging of Kamau, a play […]

Big Island UNITY Summit & Expo

Charles Maxwell Sr. passes on at age 74

Aloha ‘Oe Uncle Charlie.

Breaking news from the Star-Advertiser.

Keawe, the Hawaiian History Columnist blog

Adam Keaweokaʻī Kīnaʻu has a new blog “Keawe, the Hawaiian History Columnist” located at hawaiianhistorian.blogspot.com with lots of relevant original content, including an extensive 3-part series on “Rethinking the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement.” Check it out, and leave him some comments.

Dr. Sai on Insights panel

Live discussion last night on Insights on PBS Hawaii, regarding Native Hawaiian issues with a panel including Dr. Keanu Sai along with Peter Apo (OHA trustee), Faye Hanohano (Chair, House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs) and Albert “Alapaki” Nahale’a (Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair).

The discussion will be rebroadcast tomorrow, Saturday February 4, at 1:00 p.m., with […]

‘Ike Ku’oko’a – Hawaiian newspaper initiative

From: Puakea Nogelmeier [mailto:puakea@hawaii.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 1:28 AM Subject: ‘Ike Ku’oko’a

Aloha no,

I am hoping that you’ve already heard noise about ‘Ike Ku’oko’a, the Hawaiian newspaper initiative, and if so, here’s an update. On Monday, Nov. 28th, we (kakou) launch an ambitious volunteer effort to typescript the 60,000 remaining pages […]

U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal of Kamehameha case

Star-Advertiser reports:

The last remaining court challenge to Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy giving preference to native Hawaiians came to an end yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case of four unidentified students who contended the practice violates federal civil rights laws.

Reality Tours Hawaii

This article in today’s Travel section of the San Francisco Chronicle

If, like me, you believe no place is heaven on earth, you won’t be surprised to learn that San Francisco-based Global Exchange is promoting a new Reality Tour — a program usually associated with Third World destinations such as Afghanistan, Guatemala or Vietnam — […]