継つぐもも / Tsugu Tsugumomo - #奏歌 / #Kanaka
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9n19yi
あなたのママはセクシーだ！ それに、みんな死んでる！
YOUR MOM IS HOT! ALSO, EVERYONE IS DEAD
#継つぐもも #TsuguTsugumomo #つぐもも #Tsugumomo #加賀見奏歌 #KanakaKagami #甲斐谷奏歌 #KanakaKaitani #あざみ #Azami #anime #アニメ #animation #adultanimation #dailymotion
Kanaka Bay on Saysutshun. The bay is named for a Hawaiian man, Peter Kakua, who is buried there. But his story and the story of those he killed and what it all means is incredible. It took 150 years for someone to give it a proper airing and that someone was Noelani Goodyear-Ka’ōpua and you need to read her piece.
#kanaka #snuneymuxw #Penelekut #BC #FirstNations #colonization
MĀLAMA MĀKUA
A #Kanaka #Maoli-led non-profit organization with a mission to bring about the return of sacred #Mākua from the #USMilitary for culturally appropriate use
"#SacredMākua is a place where #Papa (#EarthMother) and #Wākea (#SkyFather) created human life, a place of healing and refuge, not a place for #bombs and bullets or military training by the #USMilitary. Mākua is calling us home. Hele mai! Join Mālama Mākua on a cultural access into this sacred valley on Oʻahu’s Waiʻanae Coast.
"Countdown to the end of the u.s. army’s current 65-year lease in mākua, August 16, 2029"
Learn more:
https://www.malamamakua.org/
#Hawaii #ReturnTheSacred #Sovereignty #HawaiianHistory
#History #Histodon #IndigenousPeople #IndigenousActivism #IndigenousCulture #LandBack #JohnOliver
If you are traveling to Big Island #Hawai'i and want to participate in a respectful and authentic cultural experience, check this out. I know these people personally and have worked with them on a very similar project. It's especially great for small groups and families. Wholesome, relevant, conscious, cooperative activity that benefits #kanaka and local #community programs. #reciprocity #foodie #hawaii #culture #ethicaltourism
https://imumeaaifoodtourhawaii.com/
There's a #geothermal #energy conversion company in my area and a LOT of people don't love that. Some #Indigenous #kanaka populations, and "radicals" (label is pov of capitalists) and even our former deadhead senator (retired) points out that maybe they aren't so radical, that maybe they are traumatized from all the #gaslighting and threat of evacuations from Puna Geothermal Venture.
"PGV Expansion Moves Ahead
A planned expansion of Puna Geothermal Venture is inching closer to reality
PGV’s long-awaited “repower” project, which will boost the facility’s energy production from 38 megawatts to 46 by replacing energy converters with more efficient ones, passed one of its final hurdles Monday when the final draft of an #environmental impact statement covering the project was published, anticipating “no unavoidable adverse long-term impacts.”
According to the impact statement, 12 converters will be replaced by three new ones, which will draw half as much geothermal resource from the ground — 3 million gallons daily compared to the 6 million currently — and take up less space. Once the new converters are installed, the old ones will be decommissioned.
The final draft of the statement comes about eight months after the first draft was published in May of last year. Most of the changes between the two versions were non-substantial, but the newest draft does somewhat address widespread criticism levied at the project during public outreach meetings over the last year.
In particular, the final draft includes a lengthy segment detailing consultation with Native Hawaiian practitioners about their beliefs regarding the land and the project. The draft also includes repeated acknowledgment that the project could constitute a de facto violation of #Native #Hawaiian practices, although it also emphasizes that no cultural sites will be disturbed by the project.
“Some members of the public and some native Hawaiian cultural practitioners believe that volcanic activity is simultaneously a form of #Pele and something created by her,” reads a portion of the final draft. “Based on the research conducted for the Project, and the comments and responses from the above-listed individuals, it is acknowledged that given the nature of certain native Hawaiian traditional and customary beliefs, any operation of the PGV facility would be considered by some people and/or practitioners to negatively impact to their relationship with Pele.
“For those who consider geothermal resources to be makana from Pele, the Proposed Action, if conducted in a culturally appropriate manner, would not negatively impact that relationship,” the draft continues.
The draft also includes hundreds of pages of testimony from residents submitted throughout the public comment period, the vast majority of which condemn the project.
Former Puna Sen. Russell Ruderman wrote in June that PGV is unsafe for residents and that people who raise concerns about it are unfairly labeled as “radicals.” He cited a 1992 blowout at the facility that emitted fumes for days, causing nearby residents to fall ill, and suggested, as did many others, that the wells at PGV contributed to the intensity of the 2018 Lower Puna eruption.
“Please imagine being in your home at night when you smell the telltale hydrogen sulfide or hear from your neighbor or the radio that there has been a toxic release and you must evacuate immediately,” Ruderman wrote “You must leave as quickly as possible, you don’t know when you can return, and there will be no security presence in your neighborhood during this time because it’s unsafe even for #publicsafety personnel. Now imagine this happening repeatedly.
“Are you an emotional radical or have you been subjected to an intolerable abuse?” Ruderman concluded.
Dozens of other commenters followed suit, raising concerns about noise levels, inadequate air quality monitoring, impacts on native endangered species, the facility’s vulnerability to volcanic eruption, and more.
For its part, PGV included responses to each concern raised: noise levels are anticipated to remain below regulatory thresholds, an air quality monitoring system is already in place, measures will be taken to minimize impacts on native species, that eruption response protocols have been established, and that the PGV facility does not feature the sort of equipment that could possibly stimulate seismic activity.
Mike Kaleikini, PGV’s senior director, Hawaii affairs, told the Tribune-Herald Tuesday that with the publication of the final EIS, the terms of PGV’s power purchasing agreement with Hawaiian Electric dictate that PGV now has 36 months to complete construction of the project, which could happen by 2025.
“We still have permitting left to do,” Kaleikini said. “I have no idea how long that will take, and we couldn’t start that until the EIS was completed.”
MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY #Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Tuesday, January 9, 2023
It's 160 years since the #blackbirding era began. It's not just #history for #descendants of those who were taken. https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/sugar-slavery-queensland-160-year-anniversary-blackbirding-began/102763852 #australia #ASSI #AustralianSouthSeaIslanders #pasifika #slavery #kanaka #sugar #cotton
Native Hawaiians are vastly underrepresented in STEM careers. The Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarship is to encourage Native Hawaiians to pursue careers in STEM. The scholarship is recurring in nature. In other words, recipients receive $1,000 per year until they graduate. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 31st! https://www.paubox.com/blog/application-deadline-2023-paubox-kahikina-stem-scholarship #hawaii #hawaiian #nativehawaiian #kanaka #kanakamaoli #scholarship
@looneybyron I'd love to look into indigenous Hawaiian thought on autism as well, but sadly, any information is very difficult to find especially when looking from Finland.
Though... are there any #kanaka maoli willing to help us out on Mastodon? 🙏 Mahalo in advance!
Denby Fawcett: House Speaker Offers OHA $100M To Can Kakaako High Rises https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/denby-fawcett-house-speaker-offers-oha-100m-to-can-kakaako-high-rises/ #Hawaii #Kanaka
I realized my #introduction from the other server didn't make it over to here, so I'll go again. Hi! I'm a #writer and a #kanaka. I write #middlegrade (my #debut #book Lei and the Fire Goddess comes out with #penguin 6/6/23) and #ya for now, and also have an #adult #nf coming out next April about #backpackingwithkids. Most of my books have #hawaiian themes in them. I'm awkward, tend to be blunt, and have a ton of ideas (that I struggle to execute/complete) (woo #adhd!). So happy to meet you all!
Well, I left Twitter after opening it in 2013 and actually USING it for about…1 1/2 years? Still didn’t quite catch fire there but now…I’m going to miss seeing what’s up with the Lāhui and our Indigenous Brothers & Sisters. No idea what I’m doing! Do hashtags work here? #lefttwitter #indigenouspersons #KanakaTwitter #kanakamaoli #lahui #kanaka #nativetwitter #native #polynesian #Oceanian #nowwhat #WeRiseTogether
