From Alana: Too often loko i’a are talked about as things of the past, and somewhat obsolete. They are spoken of like memorials of a time past, a time when Hawaiians could essentially farm huge amounts of fish without even needing to feed them. But those days are over, right? No, they don’t have to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘culture’
We should take pride in our fishponds
Posted in 1, Aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, food sovereignty, island sustainability, tagged cultural practice, cultural rights, culture, fisheries on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KAHEA Lawsuit Makes Headlines
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, activism, conservation, fisheries, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged activism, beaches, conservation, cultural rights, culture, fisheries, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, northwestern hawaiian islands, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
HONOLULU ADVERTISER, ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS WIRE REPORT ON CONTROVERSY by Stewart: KAHEA’s complaint asking a Hawaii court to require the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to follow state law concerning permits for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument has made news, as Hawaii’s largest newspaper and a national environmental wire service both published [...]
KAHEA SUES STATE TO PROTECT NWHI
Posted in Hawaiian Monk Seal, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, conservation, fisheries, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged activism, coral, cultural rights, culture, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, marine protected area, NWHI, ocean, ocean protection, oceans, shoreline on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“This is not the wild west; there are laws here. Laws that are meant to protect our natural resources and the best interests of Hawaii’s people. DLNR must follow these laws.” — Kumu Hula Vicky Holt-Takamine, KAHEA’s Board President.
Action Alert: Unite to Save the Scared Summits!
Posted in activism, conservation, environmental justice, land and cultural rights, mauna kea, tagged conservation, culture, Haleakala, mauna kea, sacred summit, science, telescope on June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Plans for major construction in the sensitive ecosystems of our most sacred summits continue to push forward, despite significant opposition from the community. The University of Hawaii has filed two environmental impact statements — one for the world’s largest telescope in the world’s only tropical alpine desert, and another for a duplicative solar telescope in [...]
playing games with graves
Posted in activism, land and cultural rights, tagged cultural rights, culture, iwi, kauai, land and cultural rights, naue on August 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
From Evan: Playing Games With Graves: This is what we appears to be happening at every turn here in Hawai`i. Burials are sacred and honoring our Kupuna is our responsibility. By honoring the past, we are connecting to those that have come before, acted as stewards and literally given their life to the land. Yet, [...]
See the Historic Movement to Save Haloa
Posted in activism, environmental justice, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged culture, gmo, haloa, hearing, kalo, SB 958, taro on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A hearing was held March 19, 2008 to protect Hawai’i’s ancestor and native crop – taro – from genetic modification and patenting. 6,000 people submitted written testimony in support. 8 hours of verbal testimony were given. Now, the legislators need to pass this bill. Help them make the right decision. Click here to get involved. [...]
Kalo Farmers’ Call to Action – Hearing for SB958
Posted in activism, gmo, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged activism, agriculture, bill, culture, gmo, kalo, legislature, taro on March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
From our friends at Na Kahu O Haloa: Aloha to all who love Taro and honor Haloa! He keiki aloha na mea kanu. Beloved children are the plants. Mahalo to everyone who has come out to support Hawai‘i’s traditional farmers! Your strong support & efforts scored a Hearing for SB958 – 10 Year Moratorium on [...]
Living Language
Posted in land and cultural rights, tagged 'olelo, culture, hawaii, langauge, perpetuate on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No ke aha e kupaianaha ai ka ‘olelo Hawai’i ma Hawai’i nei? Why is the Hawaiian languauge a strange language in Hawai’i nei? Each place in our islands has a Hawaiian name and is associated with mo’olelo or an ancient Hawaiian story. Still, the Hawaiian language with its history, insights, and cultural significance remains silenced [...]
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