Essays & Commentary

“.... Anne Keala Kelly, the filmmaker who produced Noho Hewa, starts off the anthology with a portrait of two houseless Hawaiian women activists, Marie Beltran and Annie Pau.”

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"The cultural imperialism of Disney mirrors the military imperialism of the United States and the other industries it uses to erase our indigenous belonging: tourism and real estate."

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"Although it’s funded by the state, when the legality of Na‘i Aupuni was challenged recently in a federal court, the judge held that it’s a private election. But why push this now, after failed attempts during the past 15 years to pass Na‘i Aupuni’s predecessor, the Akaka Bill?"