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Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty.
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"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
TO AIR THIS SUNDAY ON PBS
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHEN - Sunday, March 22nd At 6:30 PM (PDT) / 9:30 PM (EDT)
Check Your Local Listings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Greater Los Angeles Area -
KVCR (channel 471)
KVCR 24-2 (channel 24.2)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA -
KEET TV - 13.4
Eureka
Hoopa
Fortuna
MORONGO VALLEY -
KJHP-LP - 18
CHICAGO -
WYCC PBS - 20.2
MINNESOTA -
Paul Bunyan Channel 173
Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) in Bemidji - 9.2
Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) in Brainerd Lakes - 22.2
Mid Continent Communications - 595
SHOSHONI, WY -
K32EL-D - 32.1
OKLAHOMA -
Cat 47 TV
NORTHWEST INDIANA -
Comcast - 373
UTAH -
UEN Channel 9.3
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA -
KUAC 9.4
MORE INFO - Click HERE
If you would like to see Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty broadcast on your local PBS Station please email Catherine Bauknight - cbauknight@othilamedia.com
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
AIRS IN US NATIONALLY ON PBS
Maui Sun - February 22, 2015
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 aired in eight states on Sunday night with a rebroadcast planned for March 22, 2015. The latest broadcast schedule does not include Hawaiʻi.
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.
On November 23, 1993, President William Jefferson Clinton signed United States Public Law 103-150, also known as the “Apology Resolution,” acknowledging the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and offering an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States.
In the film, photojournalist and producer Catherine Bauknight explores the Native Hawaiian culture and the social, economic and ecological issues that have developed since the overthrow.
“I have witnessed firsthand what happens when a small, sustainable society is separated from their land, fresh water and ocean resources and then converted for profit by western powers,” said Bauknight in a press release statement.
“Today, with over 8 million tourists a year crowding their small and ecologically-fragile islands, the Hawaiians are disconnected from their own land and suffer some of the highest rates per capita of poverty, homelessness, health issues related to diet and incarceration in the state. My goal is to continue to share the story to assist the Hawaiian’s ongoing struggle for sovereign rights and their efforts as stewards of the land to protect what’s left from further destruction.”
The documentary was initially released in 2012, and has since been shown internationally at various festivals, screenings, and events.
It was recently honored with the “Best Global Documentary Film Creating Change” during the Pacific Talent Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. Here in the islands, it earned the Audience Award for Best Hawaiʻi Film at the Maui Film Festival. Other accolades include the Mana Wairoa Award from the Maori Film Festival, and the Best Global Documentary Film Creating Change from the Pacific Talent Film Festival.
The soundtrack for the film features some of Maui’s talented musical artists including:Richard Hoʻopiʻi, George Kahumoku, Willie K, Keʻeaumoku Kapu, Charles Kaʻupu, Kealiʻi Blaisdell, and Wilmont Kahaialiʻi.
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
TO AIR THIS SUNDAY ON PBS
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHEN -
February 22nd At 6:30 PM (PST) / 9:30 PM (EST)
Check Your Local Listings
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Greater Los Angeles Area -
KVCR (channel 471)
KVCR 24-2 (channel 24.2)
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA -
KEET TV - 13.4
Eureka
Hoopa
Fortuna
MORONGO VALLEY -
KJHP-LP - 18
CHICAGO -
WYCC PBS - 20.2
MINNESOTA -
Paul Bunyan Channel 173
Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) in Bemidji - 9.2
Lakeland Public Television (LPTV) in Brainerd Lakes - 22.2
Mid Continent Communications - 595
SHOSHONI, WY -
K32EL-D - 32.1
OKLAHOMA -
Cat 47 TV
NORTHWEST INDIANA -
Comcast - 373
UTAH -
UEN Channel 9.3
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA -
KUAC 9.4
MORE INFO - Click HERE
If you would like to see Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty broadcast on your local PBS Station please email Catherine Bauknight - cbauknight@othilamedia.com
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
TO SCREEN FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH
IN KAPA`A, KAUA`I
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Kapa`a, Kaua`i Library
4-1464 Kuhio Highway
Room UTC-10
Kapaa, HI 96746
WHEN - Friday, January 16th - 5:30 PM
MORE INFO - Click HERE
FREE TONIGHT - "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" - THEN WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION VIA LIVE STREAMING
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - The Cathedral Of St. Andrew
229 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, O`ahu 96813
WHEN - Tonight, November 21st - 5:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
CANʻT ATTEND IN PERSON? - WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSSION VIA LIVE STREAM HERE AT 7:30 PM (HST) - https://new.livestream.com/accounts/311605/events/3599580/images/68686302
ON THE PANEL - Dr. Williamson Chang
Leon Siu
Dr. Kuhiō Vogeler
This Screening Is Free To The Public
FREE THIS FRIDAY IN HONOLULU
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - The Cathedral Of St. Andrew
229 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, O`ahu 96813
WHEN - Friday, November 21st - 5:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" SCREENS NEXT FRIDAY IN HONOLULU
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - The Cathedral Of St. Andrew
229 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, O`ahu 96813
WHEN - Friday, November 21st - 5:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
HAWAI`I A VOICE FOR SOVEREGNTY WINS
“BEST GLOBAL DOCUMENTARY FILM CREATING CHANGE”
HOLLYWOOD — Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty has received yet another distinguished award.
The “Best Global Documentary Film Creating Change” was presented on July 30, 2014, by the Pacific Talent Film Festival at the Toyota Museum in Torrance, California.
“It is an honor to be able to share Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty with the world and the journey of the people of Hawai`i," says Producer-Director Catherine Bauknight.
The Hawaiian’s struggle to protect the land and the people of the land continues as the US Department of Interior is now proposing that Native Hawaiians be recognized as a Native American tribe.
In June, 2014, an overwhelming percentage of native Hawaiians testified against the proposed rule during hearings conducted throughout the islands.
After the film’s historic premier at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty has received seven other distinguished awards during film festivals in Hawai`i, New York City, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New Zealand.
Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty continues its voyage around the world including screenings at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City, the Pigorini National Museum of History and Ethnography in Rome, and in smaller venues throughout the US and Canada.
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" SCREENS TOMORROW IN TORRANCE, CA
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Toyota Museum
19600 Van Ness Ave. Torrance, CA 90501
WHEN - Wednesday, July 30th - 5 - 9 PM
MEET - Filmaker Catherine Bauknight
`Ehu Kekahu Cardwell of Free Hawai`i TV
Hanalei Vierra, phD.
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" TO SCREEN FRIDAY IN NANAKULI, O`AHU
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Kamehameha Schools Community Learning Center
89-101 Farrington Hwy., Nanakuli, O`ahu
WHEN - Friday, July 25th - 5:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
FOR HAWAIIANS CONNECTION TO THE LAND IS EVERYTHING
Huffington Post - November 13, 2013 - By Catherine Bauknight
In the voice of the Native Hawaiians, one of the basic sovereign rights is to connect with and honor the 'aina, the land. They continue to raise awareness of this right as sovereign people of the land, the Kanaka Maoli. Their compassion to live in connection with and honor the land is raising awareness of the culture and knowledge they have to create a sustainable future.
Ask yourself these questions: Do you want clean air and water, land and marine life, nontoxic food to remain a part of the Hawaiian community? Listen to discussions of sovereign rights that the Native Hawaiians are having. It is not only to prevent their own culture from becoming extinct but to secure Hawaii nei from over-development and destruction of its natural resources. "What happens to the land happens to the people", is common knowledge in the Hawaiian culture. The Kanaka Maoli continue to respect this knowledge handed down to them by their ancestors.
Hawaiians have been a thriving sovereign community for centuries in connection with the land. They used the water systems of natural flow from north to south reaching structured fish ponds and the ocean. The land in the flow of the water, designated and patented to the Kanaka Maoli was cultivated by them to grow taro, sweet potato, and other nutritious foods, creating a balanced diet. Medicinal herbs grew and were used to prevent and cure illnesses. They did not fish out of season.
With a sense of community care for the ohana, (family, community), sustainability was a natural way of living in synchronicity and connection with the land.
After the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893, the self-proclaimed government was based on power and monetary gain. Commercialized sugar cane and pineapple plantations changed the social, cultural, and economic sustainability for the Native Hawaiian community. The priority of economic gain for the system in power was structured such that the lifestyle of the Native Hawaiian People's access, stewardship, and connection with the land became stifled.
Much of the land was claimed by the plantation owners, the water was diverted to their crops, royal patents were no longer considered legal by the new government, and the separation of the Hawaiians from the land continues to today. The basic need to reconnect to the land is one of the sovereign rights that the Native Hawaiians are discussing to reach a sustainable future for Hawaii.
Crown lands set aside for the Native Hawaiians have been considered "ceded lands" to the State of Hawaii. The connection to the land has also been disrupted by the dismantling of and development on sacred heiaus, and burial grounds. Typically, Hawaiians spend their time working as many as two-four jobs and still find themselves houseless, living on the beach or in a park. Inflation of the economy is caused in part by rich developments which increase the value of the land, and the importing of food and living supplies to the islands.
Becoming sustainable on the islands once again, since the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, through the lifestyle of connecting with the land, is the message, the movement, that the Native Hawaiians are sharing. They are pursuing their rights in courts of law, City Council meetings, and with developers who claim the land and prevent access to ancient areas of spiritual connection, to the ocean, water, and land, in some cases that was patented to their ancestors. Legal consideration of their land patents, respect for their culture, and an awareness of social, economic, and environment sustainability is a part of what the Native Hawaiians believe are their sovereign rights.
Reverting back to a sustainable existence connected through the natural resources of Hawaii, caring for each other as a community, and stewarding the land may seem superficial, but with the issues the world faces of global warming, polluted water, decimation of the land, oceans, and marine life, and starvation throughout our planet, considering the ancient knowledge of the Native Hawaiians that was once a sustainable and sovereign people, is a voice of reason to consider in political, social, and economic arenas for the future change for Hawaii and the global community. This is a part of Hawaiian sovereignty.
TOMORROW ON KAUA`I - "SOVEREIGNTY IN HAWAI`I TODAY" BRIEFING & "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" FREE SCREENING
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Koloa Union Church
WHEN - Tomorrow, November 15th - 6:30 PM
"Sovereignty In Hawai`i Today" Briefing
By Hawaiian National Activist Leon Siu
"Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty" - 7:30 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
NEW ADDITIONAL SCREENING THIS FRIDAY ON KAUA`I - "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Koloa Union Church
WHEN - Friday, November 15th - 6:30 PM
"Sovereignty In Hawai`i Today" Briefing
By Hawaiian National Activist Leon Siu
"Hawai`i A Voice For Sovereignty" - 7:30 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
TOMORROW - "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" SCREENS IN KALAPAKI BEACH, KAUA`I
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Kaua`i Marriott, Haiku Room
WHEN - Tuesday, November 12th - 8:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" TO SCREEN IN KALAPAKI BEACH, KAUA`I
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Kaua`i Marriott, Haiku Room
WHEN - Tuesday, November 12th - 8:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
This Screening Is Free To The Public
HAWAI`I A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY FEATURED ON THE NATIONAL RADIO PROJECT
TOMORROW IN ROME, ITALY -
"HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory &
Ethnography
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14, 00144 Rome, Italy
WHEN - Tomorrow, Saturday, October 19th - 7:30 PM
MEET - HAVFS Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
NEXT STOP FOR "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY" - ROME, ITALY THIS SATURDAY
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory &
Ethnography
Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 14, 00144 Rome, Italy
WHEN - Saturday, October 19th - 7:30 PM
MEET - HAVFS Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
TODAY IN AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - "HAWAI`I - A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY"
WINNER - Seven Major Film Awards
WHERE - Buurtboerderij Westerpark in Amsterdam, Netherlands
WHEN - Saturday, October 12th - 3:00 PM
MORE INFO - HawaiiAVoiceForSovereignty.com
