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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New York Times has a review of Julia Flynn Siler’s new book, “Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure,” which recounts the tale of Hawaii “using more than 275 sources, including contemporaneous Hawaiian newspapers and the letters and diaries of Lili’uokalani.”
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.
Sarah Vowell’s Unfamiliar Fishes is now available in paperback.
And here’s an interview with her in the LA Weekly, including this:
You mentioned some Hawaiians who carried signs that read, “We Are Not Americans” at a parade for the 50th anniversary of its statehood. Have those types given you any feedback on your book?
Oh, […]
From Hawai`i to Palestine: Indigeneity, Settler Colonialism, and the Politics of Occupation
a public lecture by J. Kēhaulani Kauanui
Monday, March 12, 2012 3:30-5:00pm Saunders 624, The Friedman Room University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
Co-Sponsored by American Studies, Ethnic Studies and Political Science Local-Global Colloquium at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
Refreshments provided!
J. […]
Leon Siu writes in Hollywood Progressive “Free Hawaii: Beyond The Descendants“
From Leon Siu:
Today, Feb. 20 there will be a mass display of the placards with the names of Hawaiian patriots who signed the 1897 Ku’e Petition that stopped annexation to the US. The display will radiate out from the McKinley Statue in front of McKinley High School on King Street.
You are welcome to […]
The Hawai’i Pono’i Coalition is hosting the Annexation Debates, being held at the Hawai’i Judiciary Center, on February 23 through Feb 26.
Annexation Debate Flyer PDF
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 […]
Check out this paper from the The Hawaiian Journal of History “‘Aole Hoohui ia Hawaii’: U.S. Collegiate Teams Debate Annexation of Hawai‘i and Independence Prevails, 1893 to 1897” by Ronald C. Williams, Jr.
Conclusion
There is absolutely no doubt that at the time of the proposed annexation of Hawai‘i by the United States, voices of […]
Honolulu Civil Beat reports:
Six Hawaiian sovereignty demonstrators who were part of a larger group that forced the closure of Iolani Palace during APEC were found guilty of trespassing Thursday and ordered to stay away from the palace for six months. They also were fined $500 for the petty misdemeanor charge.
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