Selected segments from a historic 6-hour educational television presentation on Hawaiian sovereignty, broadcast on KFVE, Dec. 19, 1999 and streamed to the world over the Internet. Co-produced by Aloha First and Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina, Aloha Quest was hosted by Ed Kaahea, Iaukea Bright and Kaiulani Edens.
The telecast featured interviews with many prominent spokespeople in government, law, education and the arts. Various historians, educators, cultural experts, artists, actors and activists shared their knowledge of history and culture and expressed views on the contemporary case for Hawaiian sovereignty and independence.
Segments
•U.S. Senate floor debate on Apology resolution, October 1993 - Esther Kiaaina, Keanu Sai, Francis Boyle
•United Church of Christ Apology, 1993 - Rev. Tuck Wah Lee
•Aloha March on Washington - Butch Kekahu, Puanani Rogers
•Hawaiian style education - Ku Kahakalau
•‘Aha Pūnana Leo Hawaiian language animations - Kainani Kahaunaele
•Mauna Kea and telescope development - Pualani Kanahele
•Ola Nā Iwi (repatriation of ancestral remains) - Eddie Ayau, Kunani Nihipali, Ipo Nihipali
1999
Length: 1 hour