CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF OUR QUEEN SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
HAWAI`I FAKE STATE PROTEST - WAS BURNING THE 50th STAR JUST?
First off, he kanaka `oiwi au. (I am native.)
I was one of the protesters and would like to point out that removing and burning just that star (and not the whole flag) was actually a show of restraint. It was a fairly mild and reserved act of defiance compared to the sort of protests you could find elsewhere in the world.
Secondly, the overthrow was not pono. The Republic of Hawai`i was not pono and neither were the means by which territorial status and statehood were obtained.
Third, if we're going to talk about "desecration," what about the desecration of na iwi kupuna, (ancient native burials) ground to dust beneath skyscrapers and malls? What about the desecration of our `aina (Makua valley, Ho`opili anyone?), our oceans (ordnance reef), and the culture, language and socioeconomic status of an entire living people?
So much fuss over burning one cloth star when we've (by "we" I mean both the `aina and na kanaka maoli, for we are one and the same) been getting burned for over a century.
Injustice cannot be relegated to the past if it is perpetuated in the present.
Puaena Pearl City, O`ahu
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
FREE HAWAI`I TV THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK "DON'T FALL INTO THEIR TRAP!"
The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Is Hoping You'll Fall Into Their Latest Trap.
QUEEN LILI`UOKALANI Her 171st Birthday - Sept. 2, 2009 4 - 7 PM `Iolani Palace Grounds At The Ahu Honolulu
Sunday, August 30, 2009
TROJAN HORSE LOOSE ON VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I'S FUTURE
There’s a Trojan horse loose in Hawai`i, and more people need to notice.
The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs is currently holding Community Consultation Network (CCN) meetings throughout the islands and in US cities where Hawaiians live.
OHA will tell you their CCN events are designed to get input from the various Hawaiian communities wherever they are. They claim they’re interested in hearing what you have to say.
But the real reason for CCN however is something entirely different.
In reality it’s another OHA Trojan horse with a hidden agenda buried deep inside. Want to know what they're really up to? Find out this coming Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV.
We bring you a brand new Voices Of Truth show this week featuring Hiko Hanapi who tells us about an exciting fine arts program from Hawai`i Island. Don’t miss our fascinating visit to discover what some of Hawai`i’s finest master artists are creating, where it came from, and who it’s for on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future.
MONDAY, August 31st At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 “Ho`ea - A Long Sought Vision – A Visit With Hiko Hanapi” A first-of-its-kind native Hawaiian arts school, Ho`ea brings master artisans from throughout the Pacific to teach both indigenous & contemporary art to students ranging from young to old. Speaking for the first time about the project, Hiko reveals their goal – mentor students intensively to produce world-class art. Filmed at the Hawai`i Prep Academy in Waimea, you’ll soon see why this native fine arts school is uniquely like no other – Watch It Here.
MONDAY, August 31st At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, September 4th At 5:30 PM –Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53 THURSDAY, September 3rd At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, September 4th At 8:30 AM -Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52 SATURDAY, September 5th At 8:00 PM –O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53 “Cultural Revolutions – A Visit With Ramsay Taum” The past still exists right beside the present for Ramsay Taum. A noted cultural and sustainability expert, he knows the value of our kupuna and the cost if these elders pass without gaining their knowledge and insights. Yet he shows us how the past is always with us including those who have gone before. As you’ll find out, it’s much more than a “revolutionary” way of thinking - Watch It Here.
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