Hawaii
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Aloha all. I offer you another one of these diversion diaries. In this edition we head back underneath the waves off the island of Oahu. These photos are taken from two dives at Kahe Point on Saturday and one dive off of Waikiki this morning. I hope you enjoy them. Sunrise ...
DailyKos (Hawaii) - Sun 9:28 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Hello again. This is another one of these photo diary things. Most of these photos were taken the past two afternoons as I strolled around the condo complex here in Oahu looking for birds to shoot just for the heckuva it. I am also including a few other, older, shots that I have recently reprocessed. For example, this one... North Shore Sunset ...
DailyKos (Hawaii) - Fri 8:20 p.m. - 4 clicks
Here we go again, another one of these photo diary things. I hope you enjoy your visit under the waves on the westside of Oahu, however I am going to start with something old and different... Cozumel Sunset This shot was taken about eighteen years ago on Fuji Velvia slide film. ...
DailyKos (Hawaii) - Mon 3:24 p.m. - 3 clicks
'Ike : Historical Transformations: Reading Hawai'i's Past to Probe its Future Saturday, October 24th10am-5pm.Center for Hawaiian StudiesFEATURED PRESENTERS:Kamana BeamerLorenz GonschorKūhiō VogelerKekuni BlaisdellIkaika HusseyTerri KekoolaniJon OsorioJ. Kehaulani KauanuiMaivân Clech LâmKeanu Saimoderated by Lynette Cruzmoderated by Jon OsorioThe event is free and refreshments will be provided.Here...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Oct 9 - 5 clicks
Documentary Biography on Hawaiian Patriot Joseph NawahiWednesday, Oct. 7, 6 pm at Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Manoa A film showing of the recently made documentary on Joseph Nawahi, followed by panel discussion w/ filmmaker Victoria Knuebuhl, Jon Osorio, Noenoe Silva. Joseph Nawahi was a true Hawaiian patriot and leader. Part of Hui Aloha 'Aina Hawaiian Patriotic League who traveled across Ko...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Oct 6 - 6 clicks
Maui News reports : A bill prohibiting genetically modified taro in Maui County received final approval Friday by the Maui County Council. The taro bill prohibits anyone from testing, propagating, growing or introducing genetically engineered or modified taro, or kalo, within Maui County. Council members voted 9-0 to approve the ban, saying they believed taro's cultural and spiritual s...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Oct 5
From the Advertiser An award-winning documentary about the "occupation" of Hawai'i will be shown at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Paliku Theatre at Windward Community College. "Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai'i" is free and open to the public. Winner of the Hawaii International Film Festival's 2008 award for best documentary film, the 82-minute film offers an analysis about the...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Oct 2 - 2 clicks
Advertiser reports : The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will eliminate 28 of its 178 positions as part of a new strategic plan outlined yesterday. The layoffs are expected to save OHA from $500,000 to $750,000 and are part of a shift to a more "results-based" strategy. OHA plans to set specific goals, such as raising the level of Native Hawaiian incomes to meet or exceed non-Hawaiian inco...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 24
View the video at C-Span's video archive Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i Tom Coffman Tom Coffman talks about the U.S. annexation of Hawai'i and the resistance to annexation by the native population there. August 21, 2009 marked the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood. Mr. Coffman spoke at Native Books in Honolulu. About the Author: Tom Coffman...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 21 - 4 clicks
This reading was taped at Native Books Hawai'i on August 16, 2009. If you are watching outside Hawai'i: for California add 3 hours, for New York add 6 hours. For more information, visit the publisher Koa Books or C-Span Book TV ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 15
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Never concerned about Hawaiian Blood quantum? Perhaps you should be now… Come and learn about the current status of the Crown and Government lands case before the Hawaii Supreme Court and its implications for all of Hawaii’s community. Date: September 19, 2009 (Saturday) Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Where: Kamakakuokalani, Center for Hawaiian Studie...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 14
James Nakapa’ahu has passed away on September 9, 2009. He was husband and support to Lynette Cruz. He was a quiet but strong and positive presence at many sovereignty gatherings over the years, a Hawaiian patriot and warrior. Deepest condolences and thoughts of peace and conform to Lynette and the rest of James' ohana. Rest in peace brother James. ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 10 - 5 clicks
September 3, 2009, Ka Huli Ao hosted a Maoli Thursday discussion "True Sovereignty? The Akaka bill and its Implications" re-visiting issues of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill. Speakers: Lynette Cruz, Robin Danner, Ester Kia'aina. Here's excerpts of portions with Lynette. ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 6 - 3 clicks
late notice but Ka Lei Maile Ali`i Hawaiian Civic Club is doing the re-enactment of The Queen's Women (of an 1897 anti-annexation petition meeting in Hilo that was recounted in the San Francisco Call ), with Dr. Keanu Sai providing a talk to set the context, today at the Kanaina building at Iolani Palace grounds at 1 pm. Free. ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 6 - 3 clicks
Press Release PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 03, 2009 – Othila Media Productions has announced that the documentary film "Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" is beginning a theatrical tour starting with special screenings at the Palace Theater in Hilo, on the Big Island Sat. Sept. 5th and Sun. Sept 6th. Following the screenings in Hilo the film will move to Waimea at the historic Waimea Theater, K...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 6 - 2 clicks
I'd like to personally encourage everyone to buy a copy or several of this film, watch it and share it with friends, and support Keala who put a huge amount of energy and resources into bringing the film to fruition to get the truth out. www.nohohewa.com ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 5
The Myth of Ceded Lands: A Legal Analysis by Keanu Sai, PhD Sponsored by ASUH and Hawaiian Studies Based on the 1898 joint resolution of annexation, Governor Lingle claims that the State of Hawai‘i has good title to Ceded Lands and that Native Hawaiians have a moral but not a legal claim to these lands. There are those who oppose and those who agree. But what are Ceded Lands? Why do ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 2 - 2 clicks
HAWAII -- A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTYA Documentary film by photojournalist Catherine BauknightSat • Sept 5 at 7pm - Sun • Sept 6 at 2:30pmPalace Theater, HiloView the flywer: Voice for Sovereignty Poster.pdf ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Sep 2 - 2 clicks
Check out " The Statehood Project " play currently running at Kumu Kahua theater: In conjunction with Fat Ulu Productions, an organization dedicated to creating and strengthening communities through the literary arts (it recently produced a series of collaborative poetry performances), Kumu Kahua presents a collection of monologues, scenes and stories written by Hawaii playwrights, poets and s...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Aug 30 - 3 clicks
HonoringQUEEN LILI`UOKALANIon her 171st birthday9/2/1838 – 9/2/2009Sept. 2, 2009 • 4 – 7 pm`Iolani Palace Grounds @ the ahuFor more info: kaluamoku@yahoo.com • 783-2313 Flyer: Queen-BDay-flyer-09.pdf ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Aug 27
Remembering Roots & Envisioning FutureFive Hawaiian Women PoetsTamara Wong-Morrison • Mahealani Perez-Wendt • Puanani Burgess
Ho'oipo DeCambra • Jamaica Heolimeleikalani OsorioFriday, September 11, 2009, 6:00 p.m.
McCoy Studio Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center ...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Aug 27 - 3 clicks
Published at Huffington Post by Tony Sachs Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of The Perfect Wave: The Hawaiian Independence Movement Gains Momentum To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood, I went down to the beach at Waikiki and witnessed a lovely evening fireworks display. Only thing is, the fireworks didn't have anything to do with the anniversary -- it's something my h...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Aug 25 - 2 clicks
I'm late on posting this, but Sonny Kaniho passed away August 14. As Ian Lind writes Sonny Kaniho was one of the giants in the modern Hawaiian rights movement who gained fame by quietly, and then not-so-quietly, protesting the failures of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to make land available to Native Hawaiians. Ian has some great old photos of Kaniho's 1974 Hawaiian Homelands prot...
Hawaii Independence Blog - Aug 25
