Open Thread: Inviation for Gathering and Rally Attendees to Post Their Description of the Day's Events

This is an open thread, an invitation to all who came to pule and rally yesterday in Salt Lake City and San Francisco to post a description from your perspective of what happened yesterday, to share stories and photos. Please comment back to this thread with a paragraph or two. Mahalo!

Thank You for Your Support. Onward!

Aloha kakou. Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday to pule and to rally in support of the protection of Hawaiian public lands. Thank you, as well, to the many people who sent their pule and thoughts in support of this effort.

Throughout the day, those who gathered spoke of their love of Hawaii and our diverse connections to the Hawaiian Islands. One thought that recurred throughout these discussions was the understanding that government money-making through sale of precious Hawaiian public lands is at least short-sighted and a legal affront to the special status of the former Crown lands.

Organizers of the San Francisco events yesterday are now planning to organize workshops throughout the Bay Area to help people understand the historical, legal, and political issues surrounding Hawaiian public lands and to facilitate inquiry and discussion about these important issues. As factual materials or scholarly analyses are created, we will publish them here on this blog.

Please check in on this blog for further updates. And if you know of anyone who might be interested in these issues, please send them along. We can also be reached at kuikalono2009 "at" gmail "dot" com (substitute in symbols for "" terms).

Again, thank you for your interest. The love expressed by the people for the land is an endless inspiration to take up our responsibilities, work hard, and move forward together.

Malama aina. Malama pono.
--Kalono

Official Press Release re: Protect Hawaiian Lands San Francisco Gathering and Rally

The organizers of the San Francisco Gathering and Rally to Protect Hawaiian Lands have issued a Press Release on the message and intention of these events.

This Press Release reads, in part: "On Wednesday, February 25, 2009, hundreds of supporters in northern California will rally in downtown San Francisco to protest the State of Hawaii’s plan to sell off parts of Hawaiian public lands without respect for the special nature of public trust lands in the Hawaiian Islands. On the day that the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in State of Hawaii, et al v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al, Docket No. 07-1372, rallying supporters will gather at the Civic Center Plaza to join other protest events taking place at the same time around the United States."

Please see our blog sidebar for the entire text of this press release.

Malama aina,
Kalono

Gathering and Rally - Less than 2 days away

Aloha mai kakou. We're less than 2 days away from this nation-wide day of mindful, peaceful protest against the removal, development, and sale of public Hawaiian lands from the public trust in the state of Hawaii.

I ask you to continue to visit this blog page over the next day as we will be updating information about the case and adding more educational material to the site.

Mahalo nui for your interest. Malama aina, --Kalono

San Francisco, CA - Stand up for Justice

Protect Hawaiian Lands Gathering & Rally

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Please join a nation-wide event to support the protection of Hawaiian lands against development and sale by politicians in the State of Hawaii.

On the day that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in an important Hawaiian land case (State of Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al.), the following events will be held in San Francisco to demonstrate our unified and peaceful resistance to the sale of public Hawaiian lands and to educate the general public about this important issue:

PULE-Traditional Prayer Gathering (a nation-wide, simultaneous event)

Twin Peaks Look Out (SF)

6:45am gathering / 7:00am Pule Begins (coincide w/ 10am EST start of Supreme Court session)

If you cannot make this gathering, please consider taking a moment at 7:00am PST to offer a pule or meditation for a just and positive resolution to this conflict over Hawaiian lands.

RALLY- Kū I Ka Pono / Stand Up for Justice:

Civic Center Plaza near San Francisco City Hall (Goodlett side)

12 noon – 1:00pm Rally

PULE-Traditional Prayers:

Civic Center Plaza

1:00pm-6:00pm every hour on the hour

RALLY & CLOSING - Kū I Ka Pono / Stand Up for Justice:

Civic Center Plaza near San Francisco City Hall (Goodlett side)

6:00pm-7:00pm Rally

PLEASE WEAR/BRING: Red Shirt (Kū I Ka Pono if you have), white/muslin Kīhei, Hawaiian Flag, Signs*

OLI/MELE (chants/songs): E Iho Ana, I Kū Mau Mau, Kū i ka pono, E hō mai ka ‘ike, Mele Kumu Honua, Nā ‘aumākua (please see attached or blog)

For more information, please see/contact:

http://protecthawnlands.blogspot.com

kuikalono2009@gmail.com or kawikaalfiche@gmail.com

*dress warm, bring umbrella, snacks, water

Welcome to the Protect Hawaiian Lands Blog

Aloha mai kakou. Welcome to our new blog dedicated to spreading the word about the latest political and legal attempts to sever the vital connections between Hawaiian lands and the Hawaiian people.

We hope this blog will serve as a focal point for people interested in protecting Hawaiian lands - and posts will be dedicated to education about current issues as well as to getting the word out about important events.

Please stay tuned to this blog for more details. And thank you for your interest and support.