Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 4, 1 April 1991 — April is "Hawaiian History Month" at UH Hilo [ARTICLE]

April is "Hawaiian History Month" at UH Hilo

April is Hawaiian History Month at the University of Hawai'i Hilo campus. Ho'oikaika, a UH Hilo campus organization, has put together a wealth of free informative lectures, films and forums open to the public. Here is the schedule of events: April 1-4 Apr. 1 (Mon.): Lecture — Pualani Kanahele discusses Native Hawaiian religion of the past, present and the future. 12-1 p.m. EKH 105. Apr. 2 (Tues): Films — "The Time of Ao." Chanters recount the mystical adventure of Polynesians discovering new land: portrays the first landing and village life until the mid 1970s. "innoeenee Betrayed." Examines the effect of Western contact from time of Capt. Cook until the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani. 3-5 p.m. EKH 104. Apr. 3 (Wed.): Forum — Open discussion on the legal definition of Native Hawaiian religious practices. 12-2 p.m. UH Hilo library lanai. Apr. 4 (Thurs.): Lecture — Lanee Niimi outlines the basis of the Queen Lili'uokalani trust meant to help Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. 1-3:30 p.m. EKH 109. Api-il 8-11 Apr. 8 (Mon.): Films — "The People Who Love the Land." Moloka'i Hawaiians relate the conflicts between traditional ways of the Hawaiians and the incursions of modern society. 12 noon to 12:50 p.m. EKH 105. Apr. 8 (Mon): Lecture — "1848 Mahele" Lilikala Kameeleihiwa, PhD, Hawaiian studies teacher at UH Manoa relates the history of the infamous "Great Mahele" and the subsequent alienahon of Hawaiian lands. 1-2:50 p.m. EKH 112. Apr. 9 (Tues): Lecture — "Overthrow of Hawai'i" Davianna McGregor, PhD, discussesthe events shaping the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i in the 1890s. 12-1:30 p.m. Campus Center (CCTR) Rm. 313. Apr. 10 (Wed.): Forum — "Hawaiian Home Lands" Open discussion on Hawaiian Home Lands issues. Don Pakele and Hardy Spoehr of DHHL speak alongside Hawaiian homesteaders. 12 noon-2 p.m. Library lanai. Apr. 11 (Thur.): Lecture — Paul Nahoa Lucas of Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. discusses the mismanagement of the Dept. of Hawaiian Home Lands. 12 noon-l:30 p.m. CCTR 313. Apr. 11 (Thur.): Films — "Makua Homecoming" Hawaiians on Oahu's leeward side are forced off a fishing village site in 1983 by state Dept. of Land and Natural Resources officers. "The Sand Island Story." Hawaiians resist eviction by the state to create a Hawaiian fishing community on a strip of O'ahu shoreline in 1982. "Waimanalo Eviction: June 3, 1985" shows the eviction by state poliee of Hawaiians living on Waimanalo Hawaiian Home Lands." "Kapu Ka'u." Interviews with Hawaiians of the Ka'u district about their Pele traditions and lifestyle. 3-5 p.m. EKH 111. April 15-18 Apr. 15 (Mon.): Lecture — Bill Kalei, East Hawai'i liaison for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, explains OHA's structure and actions for bettering conditions of Hawaiians and Native Hawaiians. 12 noon-12:50 p.m. EKH 105. Apr. 15 (Mon): Films — "Hawaiian Soul." A contemporary Hawaiian world view is shared by 11 Hawaiians who have struggled with the question of maintaining cultural identity in the modern world, and who have found their own answers. "Pacific Sound Wave." Contemporary Hawaiian music expresses the dispossession of the Hawaiians in their own homeland. 3-5 p.m. EKH 126. Apr. 16(Tues.): Lecture — Sonny Kinneyof Alu Like, ine. shares the goa!s and programs whieh aim to help Hawaiians. 1-1:30 p.m. EKH 109. Apr. 16 (Tues.): Lecture — "Ceded Lands" Mililani Trask of Ka Lahui Hawai'i talks about the specific legal rights of Native Hawaiians under the ceded lands trust. 3-4:15 p.m. EKH 109.

Apr. 17 (Wed.): Forum — "Aloha 'Aina and Your Children's Future" Discussion on the ceded lands trust with OHA Trustee Moanikeala Akaka. 12 noon-2 p.m. Library lanai. Apr. 18 (Thur.): Films — "Pele's Appeal." An ethnodocumentary featuring traditional Pele customs and traditions as practiced in ceded lands parcel Wao Kele O Puna; Hawaiian views of geothermal development as sacrilegious. "Kaho'olawe RIMPAC 1982" shows U.S. military target practice on native Hawaiian ceded lands island of Kaho'olawe. 1-2 p.m. EKH 112. Apirl 22-25 Apr. 22 (Mon.): Lecture — "Grassroots Organizations" Palikapu Dedman of the Pele Defense Fund relates the goals and objectives of native Hawaiians in organized struggle for their rights. 12 noon-1 p.m. EKH 105. Apr. 23 (Tues.): Film — "Na Wai A Ho'ola I Na Iwi? Who Will Save the Bones?" Shows the excavations by developers of the Ritz Carlton Hotel at Honokahua, Maui whieh uncovered over 1,000 ancient Hawaiian burials. Hawaiians organized into a grassroots effort to stop the

desecration of the dead. 12 noon-l:30 p.m. CCTR 313 Apr. 23 (Tues.): Lecture — Ed Kanahele speaks about the success of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i in halting the desecration of native burials at Honokahua. As chairman of the Big Island burial eouneil, he relates the historic importance of the council's native majority in deciding the care of native burials. 12 noon-l:30 p.m. CCTR 313. Apr. 24 (Wed.): Forum — Native Hawaiian activists discuss the phenomena of Hawaiian grassroots organizations, their past, present and future predicaments. 12 noon-2 p.m. Library lanai. Apr. 24 (Wed.): Films — "Hold Fast (Part 3 of Hawaiians)." Focuses on how the Hawaiians have changed and how they are rejuvenating and preserving their culture. 3-5 p.m. EKH 126. Apr. 25 (Thur.): Lecture — Mililani Trask speaks about the Hawaiian grassroots sovereignty organization Ka Lahui Hawai'i. 12 noon-l:30 p.m. CCTR 316. For information about the Hawaiian History Month series of programs contact Ho'oikaika, P.O. Box 11109, Hilo, Hawai'i 96721, or phone Miehelle at (808) 935-9153.