HAWAIIAN FLAG RESOLUTION PASSES STATE SENATE
On Monday, April 6, the full Senate unanimously passed Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 39 and Senate Resolution (SR) 14: Requesting the Governor to order the exclusive display of the flag of Hawaii over state buildings on January 17 of each year.
The SR 14 is now adopted by the Senate, while SCR 39 has been transmitted from the Senate to the House for consideration. We will see what committee it gets referred to in the House, then mobilize to lobby for it to be passed.
Mahalo nui to those who came in person to the Senate session on Monday to witness the resos being passed.
The Battle of Mauna Kea -
Unity is in Aloha Aina!
The Ku’e action to peacefully block the construction of the monstrous “Thirty Meter Telescope” atop Mauna Awakea (Mauna Kea) is going viral. Not only is support pouring in from around the islands but its taking on global dimensions as well. Press and social media is rallying support from all quarters of the world. And it’s just begun.
Governor Ige called for a 1 week suspension of construction, a token move to try to cool things down. But we have to remain vigilant. As we’ve seen in the past (Naue, for instance), these periods of truce are often used by developers to jump ahead with construction while the people’s guard is down. Our side is wisely using this time to rally even more people to kokua and malama aina…
Next Committee Of Hawaiian Nationals Meeting -
The Committee of Hawaiian Nationals is having another Talk-Story Briefing at Native Books (Na Mea) at Ward Warehouse on Monday, April 13 from 6:00-8:30 PM. See the attached flyer.
We’ll be catching up on a lot of recent developments plus discussing new Ku’e Actions (like Mauna Kea), international initiatives and ways we can be effective in bringing about a Free Hawaii.
