"Ku'e! Me Ke Aloha" Maui annexation anniv. action 8/12

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Maui annexation anniv. action 8/12 >Mon, 5 Aug 2002 14:01:19 -1000 >

>"Isaac D. Harp"

>"KEE Me Ke Aloha" >Sun, 4 Aug 2002 11:13:50 -1000 > > >Ku'e!

Me Ke Aloha > >A Call To Action! > > > >Hawaiians &; "Hawaiians at Heart" > >If

you have Aloha for Hula or Chant, Hawaiian Music, Canoe Paddling, >Surfing -

your Hawaiian neighbors - or Hawaiian Culture in General > > > >NOW IS THE TIME

TO Ku'e! ACT! > > > >E Hele Mai - Come join Na Kupuna O Maui at the State

Building in >Wailuku on Monday, August 12 from 7am to 6pm, the anniversary date

of >Annexation in 1898. > > >Na Kapuna (the elders) will be holding a peaceful

demonstration to >protest the Arakaki 2 lawsuit that threatens Hawaiian

Entitlements. >Arakaki 2 was filed in Circuit Court earlier this year by a

>multi-ethnic group of Hawai'i residents challenging the >constitutionality of

the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), the >Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, and

other gov't.-funded programs for >Native Hawaiians. Bring your own lunch and

drink and join us for a >day of Aloha. Signs will be available at Ka'ahumanu

Church Courtyard >(across from State Building). There will be shuttle bus

>transportation between the War Memorial Gym parking lot and >Ka'ahumanu

Church. > > > >Whether you are Hawaiian or Non-Hawaiian, the Arakaki 2 lawsuit

is a >serious attack and threatens to disrupt our island community: > >-

Arakaki 2 wants to dismantle OHA and end government programs >such as Alu Like

and Hui No Ke Ola Pono that assist Native Hawaiians >through health and

educational services > >- Arakaki 2 wants to Abolish the Dept. of Hawaiian

>Homelands÷which could result in extreme hardship or eviction for >nearly 7000

Hawaiian families! Families who have, in most cases, >waited decades to get

onto their land &; in their homes! > >- Arakaki 2 may adversely impact the

P.A.S.H. Decision÷which >upholds the enforceability of Public Shoreline Access

and Native >fishing &; gathering rights > >- Arakaki 2 threatens state land

laws that protect Hawaiian >tenant "kuleana" rights to water and easement > >-

Arakaki 2 threatens current state laws regarding >Environmental Impact Studies,

restoration of fishponds, and >preservation of burial sites > >- Arakaki 2

threatens Hawaiian language immersion programs > >- Arakaki 2 threatens any

form of existing State or Federal >laws that provide reparations or

entitlements to Native Hawaiians, or >protection of Native Hawaiian Rights. > >

>To address the seriousness of these threats, Hawaiians and >non-Hawaiians from

across Hawai'i Nei are coming together to develop >a proactive strategy

regarding Arakaki 2, Kamehameha Schools &; Queen >Lili'uokalani Trust. Please

attend a community action meeting to >learn more about these issues÷and how you

can help. > >Come one, come all - give what time you can. You are invited to a

>Community Meeting on Wednesday, August 7 at 6p.m. at the Queen >Lili'uokalani

Children's Center in the Wailuku Millyard. > >For more info contact Kupuna:

Auntie Patty Nishiyama at (808) 667-4068 or > >Makua: Isaac Harp (808) 661-4527

> >Hosted by Na Kupuna O Maui > > > >Editorial Contact: >Auntie Patty Nishiyama

>(808) 667-4068 >Patricia.Nishiyama (AT) verizon (DOT) net > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > >NA

KUPUNA O MAUI SOUNDS ALARM ON ARAKAKI 2 LAWSUIT WITH DEMONSTRATION >AT STATE

BUILDING > >Wailuku, Maui, Hawai'i - August 2, 2002 - Na Kupuna O Maui will

hold >a peaceful demonstration to protest the Arakaki 2 lawsuit that >threatens

Native Hawaiian Entitlements. The "Ku'e! Me Ke Aloha" >demonstration will take

place at the State Building in Wailuku on >Monday, August 12 from 7am to 6pm,

the anniversary date of Annexation >in 1898. > >Arakaki 2 was filed in Circuit

Court earlier this year by a >multi-ethnic group of Hawai'i residents who seek

to challenge the >constitutionality of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA),

the >Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, and other government-funded programs >for

Native Hawaiians. The public is invited to bring lunch and >drink--and join Na

Kupuna for a day of Aloha. Signs will be available >at Kaâahumanu Church

Courtyard (across from State Building.) There >will be shuttle bus

transportation between the War Memorial Gym >parking lot and Ka'ahumanu Church.

> >For Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians, the Arakaki 2 lawsuit threatens to >disrupt

community stability as it asks the court to dismantle OHA, >abolish Hawaiian

Homelands (adversely affecting home ownership for >nearly 7000 Hawaiian

families), and end entitlements to Native >Hawaiians. Non-Hawaiian members of

the community benefit directly and >indirectly from such rights through social,

educational and cultural >activities and various environmental protections. >

>The public is invited to attend a Community Meeting on Wednesday, >August 7 at

6p.m. at the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center in the >Wailuku Millyard.

Issues pertaining to Kamehameha Schools and Queen >Lili'uokalani Trust will

also be discussed. > >For more information contact Kupuna: Auntie Patty

Nishiyama at (808) >667-4068 or Makua: Isaac Harp at (808) 661-4527 > >### >

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