Na Maka o ka `Aina

Mauna Kea – still under siege

jlander — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:15 +0000

With this week’s featured video, we honor the efforts of the Mauna Kea warriors who have filed a notice to appeal the recent Board of Land & Natural Resources’ decision to allow further desecration and development on Mauna Kea.

A Nuclear Free & Independent Pacific

jlander — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:08:24 +0000

People are concerned about North Korean nukes hitting the Pacific, but we forget the Pacific for many years was devastated by nuclear explosions carried out by the U.S., France and Britain. In some cases, islands were blown off the face of the map. This week’s featured video is a trailer from a program we produced back in 1983, documenting the first Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific conference.

Physicians against nuclear war

jlander — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:37:00 +0000

This week’s featured video was made in 1982 when physicians from around the world got together to demand the elimination of nuclear weapons. PUHIPAU means “blown away, completely burned.” The word aptly describes this sobering look at the medical and social effects of a theoretical nuclear attack on Hawai‘i. Remember Pearl Harbor? With North Korea’s recent threats, the U.S. military’s presence here makes Hawai‘i once again a target.

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Lopaka Brown in court

jlander — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:17:17 +0000

Lopaka Brown will be in court this Friday challenging the jurisdiction of the state government. If you want to join him in support, be at traffic court, Room 4 of the Alakea Street court building, this Friday at 1:30 pm. He considers this a journey back to his beloved Hawaiian Kingdom and, ultimately, his home at Waimea Valley, where he sang the song “No Tell Me Go” back in 1984, a few months before he and his family were evicted from their homestead by Waimea Falls Park.

No Nukes!

jlander — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:39:42 +0000

Independence & Sovereignty

jlander — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:49:13 +0000

This week we are featuring Peter Kealoha singing “Independence & Sovereignty” at a Nov. 30, 1985 conference on Hawaiian independence. The music video features artwork by Imaikalani Kalahele, Alapai Hanapi, Alva Andrews and Charles Mauna Kaohu.

Our beloved Hawai`i forest birds

jlander — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:30:46 +0000

Ever hear and see an `i`iwi (Hawaiian honeycreeper) have a conversation in the forest? This week’s featured video is a clip from our program ”Hawai`i Forest Birds”. No narration or music, only bird talk.

History re-told

jlander — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:29:06 +0000

At this time of year, we recall the events of January, 1893, when cataclysmic change overtook the Hawaiian Kingdom. We are featuring a new series on our YouTube channel entitled “The Hawaiian Kingdom Exists.” Featured here on our home page is the first segment, telling you everything you need to know about the so-called overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom government. See our other segments, including a beautiful hula performed in honor of Queen Lili’uokalani, at www.youtube.com/HawaiianVoice.

FEATURED VIDEO

jlander — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:54:58 +0000

from Mauna Kea – Temple Under Siege

MAUNA KEA informational website

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:53:31 +0000

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. Our informational website offers a wealth of cultural background on the issue.

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