Next community forum is March 25 at ‘Ōlelo’s Māpunapuna location

Posted: 23. 03. 2014 | Author: admin | Category: Community Forums

Event flyer – click image for PDF

Here are the details for the next Sovereignty Conversation Community Forum:

The Colonization of Hawaii 1897-2014 and Decolonization Efforts Worldwide Today

Tuesday, March 25, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Olelo Community Media studio

1122 Mapunapuna St. (see map »)

• Attorney Dexter Kaiama will point out illegalities at every step of Hawai’i’s path to becoming part of America.
• Williamson Chang, professor at UH Law School, will discuss the strong Hawaiian resistance at each of these stages.
• Attorney Poka Laenui, Fred Cachola (longtime extension education chief at Kamehameha Schools), and Dante Carpenter (Democrat Party chair and former Big Island Mayor), will discuss the Colonization of Hawai’i.
• Professor Manu Kaiama will show the large number of countries that have been decolonized worldwide in the last twenty-five years.
• OHA Trustee Peter Apo will then talk about OHA’s commitment of support. He will also sing “Hawai‘i Loa Kū Like Kākou.”
• Dr. Kioni Dudley will facilitate the forum.

Also on ‘Ōlelo Channel 53 (live).