Breaking news from 1892!
Historian Louis Buzzy Agard discovers and decodes a secret telegram to and from high U.S. government officials authorizing a detailed script for a planned overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i - six months before it happened! The plight of the Kingdom of Hawai'i is no longer a story of a "U.S. backed" overthrow, it was actually "U.S. planned." This is a truly stunning historical revelation that's only come to light since 2012, when Mr. Agard published his discovery. Mahalo to journalist and filmmaker, Anne Keala Kelly, for helping to bring this story forward.
You read about this and many other important matters in Mr. Agard's book, The Light on a Trilogy - An Expose on the Steps that Lead to the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Purchase his book: $42.50 with delivery. It may just be one of the most significant books you'll ever own.
Hawaiian Voices Speak -
Hawaiian People Resist
Testimony at DOI Hearings
In June, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Interior suddenly announced - with a week's notice - a series of meetings in Hawai'i to gather testimony regarding the "Native Hawaiian" support for "federal recognition" (a process which would effectively turn Kanaka Maoli into the political equivalent of "Indians" and complete the acquisition of land already taken from Hawaiian trust lands).
Even with short notice and heavy police presence at the meetings, huge numbers of people came to the DOI meetings on every island to protest the forced machination of "federal recognition" as well as the meetings themselves, and the presence of the DOI - the wrong agency to deal with citizens of an occupied government that still exists.
These are just some of the many videos taken of testimony during these meetings.
Radio Interviews & Podcasts
• Noe Tanigawa, Hawai'i National Public Radio, speaks with Jonathan Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, professor in the Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Topic: Hawaiian Self-Determination. July 2, 2014.
Public Service Announcements
PSAs from a number of notable Hawaiian academics and community leaders are featured in this website.
Upper left: Video of Leilani Lindsey-Kaapuni at DOI hearing, July 2, 2014, Keaukaha.
Middle left: Kumu Hula Pua Case giving testimony, accompanied by members of her family, husband, Kalani Flores, and her youngest daughter.
Middle Right: Kuhio Vogeler, Ph.D., Public Service Announcement, July 2014.
Lower Right: Dexter Kaiama, Attorney, Public Service Announcement, July 2014.