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.
Dr. Keanu Sai and attorney Dexter Kaiama discuss powerful testimony received on record in Judge Cardoza’s court room 3/5/15 in relation to the case against Molokai fishermen defending their natural resources and their rights to a fair trial.
A documentary film entitled Hawaiʻi A Voice for Sovereignty will be broadcast nationally on PBS stations affiliated with the First Nations Experience Network.
The film will air in eight states on Sunday night, Feb. 22, 2015, with a rebroadcast planned for March 22, 2015. The latest broadcast schedule does not include Hawaiʻi. (A complete listing is available below.)
The award winning documentary focuses on the Native Hawaiian struggle to reconnect to the land and to obtain sovereign rights after the illegal takeover of by US businessmen and military on Jan. 17, 1893.
The channel listing is at the link. Here’s the trailer:
For the second time in six years, a week long 193-mile torchlit march will be held around the island of Maui.
The Kaʻapuni or circle-island march will cover the 12 moku or districts of Maui, and is described as a spiritual journey.
In an event announcement, founder Keʻeaumoku Kapu of Kauaʻula Valley, said “organizers aim to achieve unity: of march participants, of the moku and of the people therein.”
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The week long march will begin at midnight on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Mokuʻula across from 505 Front Street, and will end March 7 in Lahaina with protocol at noon, followed by a festival.
A public meeting to discuss the upcoming Kaʻapuni will be held this Thursday, Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kīhei Charter School located at 41 East Līpoa St., Suite 29, in the Līpoa Center.
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Additional informational and community-input meetings are scheduled on Fridays this month at 6 p.m. at Na ʻAikane cultural center, located at 562A Front Street in Lahaina.
Additional information is available by contacting Moku o Kula representative Basil Oshiro via email at soshiro17@hawaii.rr.com or by calling Kapu at 298-5639.
