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The following is Guidance on the Classification of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders developed and adopted by the NH&PI Alliance and APIAHF.  (My father is co-chair for NH&PI Alliance.)  Guidance on the Classification of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders The … Continue reading →

Star-Bulletin editorial notes that: A House vote on the housing bill indicates that the sovereignty measure could lack congressional support to overcome a veto by President Bush, which might force sovereignty proponents to look toward the next administration for more … Continue reading →

I read a Star-Bulletin article about a recent meeting on the preservation of indigenous languages.  UH professor of Hawaiian language, William "Pila" Wilson, pointed out that it is important that language preservation be "concept driven rather than phonetic mimicry of the English.", and … Continue reading →

Hawaiian activist Mililani Trask will hold four symposiums at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa to provide insight into laws and processes to establish Hawaiian sovereignty. For more than a decade, Trask, an attorney, has been working at the international … Continue reading →

Ka ‘Imi ‘Ike, a project of the Hawai’i Biodiversity and Mapping Program at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, is accepting applications for scholarships and its summer program from Manoa undergraduate students who are of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander … Continue reading →

Expectations were high for Olin Kreutz, center for the Chicago Bears before Super Bowl XLI.  Unfortunately, the Florida showers were no match for the 1995 St. Louis graduate. Twice, the exchanges to quarterback Rex Grossman were fumbled, one of which … Continue reading →

`O Kaho`olawe ka `iewe… These are the lines to a mele ko`ihonua or geneaeological chant for the Hawaiian Islands. And now, somewhat fittingly, and as an act of cultural sovereignty, a baby was born on the uninhabited island.

  What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. John RuskinEnglish critic, essayist, & reformer (1819 – 1900) “Ma ka hana ka ‘ike.” … Continue reading →

On September 26, 1861, the first Hawaiian language newspaper, Ka Hōkū o ka Pakipika, debuted in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Photocopy of the first edition of Ka Hōkū o ka Pakipika from September 26,1861. (courtesy of Ulukau: The Hawaiian Language … Continue reading →

  한용운, Han Yon Gun b. 1879, d. 1944Born, North Kyoengsang Province He was ordained at Paekdam-temple in 1905 at the age of twenty-four, and spent many years living there. During his twenties, he wandered around Manchuria and Siberia as … Continue reading →