Mauna Kea – still under siege

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

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

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

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!

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.

Independence & Sovereignty

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.

History re-told

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.