Aloha kakou he Hawaii au,

There are times when most of us just say, ass not for me and just stay home. The people of Hawaii nei have been stayiong home since January 18, 1893. Honoring Paulette Ka'anohi Kaleikini is not. This ceremony is way more than paying tribute to Ka'anohi. It is paying recognition that our Hawaiian Nation was civilized way before wooden coffins was the mode of funeral attire.

Ka'anohi and her ohana reminded all of us of the protocol of pono and hewa. Just because one is not a Kanaka Maoli or Hawaiian National does not give anyone the right to do hewa anywhere in our homeland. They who do of all ranks and station must be held to the fullest accountable whether they know what they do or not.

Had not Ka'anohi and others stand against the hewa using the excuse of "we neva know" or asanine quotes of the "oiwi bones are not significant in Christian Doctrine".
It is my understanding that testimony in behalf of Ka'anohi will be accepted so be prepared to say how Ka'anohi's dedication has inspired your perspective of life.

Please let us set aside an hour or so on Wednesday, October 3, (9:00 AM) and stand with Ka'a nohi at Hale o' Honolulu as she accepts his recognition in behalf of all of Hawaii nei.

malama ke kino,

pilipo
Hawaiian National (1936)



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Subject: Please Join In Honoring Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini October 3

Subject: Please Join In Honoring Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini October
3

Aloha,

October 3 there will be a monthly City Council Meeting and at 9 AM,
Wednesday morning, Councilman Tom Berg will be honoring Paulette
Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini with an honorary Certificate.

Please attend if you can and help make this a wonderful day for her at
Honolulu Hale!

This may also be an occasion for the public to remember how far Paulette
Kaleikini's lawsuit has taken this entire rail project and respect for iwi
into finally conforming to the State of Hawaii law and to stop breaking it.
This is a major milestone in Hawaii history and we all need to send our
Aloha to this wonderful lady who was not deterred by powerful forces allied
against her and continued to seek justice for her traditional Hawaiian
cultural practice and protection of iwi kupuna under the law.

Not just for native Hawaiians, this is an occasion for all non-Hawaiians to
celebrate the rule of law and the right to our religious and cultural
beliefs. We cannot ever let the corporate fascists take our country, our
aina, our heritage, our beliefs, and the ultimate triumph of  justice away
from us!

“Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono” - The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in
Righteousness

(don't forget it!)

Kanehili Cultural Hui

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Please Join In Honoring Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini October 3

The Hawaii Supreme Court’s August 24, 2012, ruling unanimously sided with
Paulette Kaleikini, who said the city failed to comply with State law and
should have completed its archaeological surveys for the entire 20-mile rail
corridor prior to project approval and prior to construction.
A person commenting on the recent newspaper article about this wrote:  "I am
so glad that Ms. Kaleikini stands tall for all of us..."

Paulette Kaleikini is a native Hawaiian who engages in traditional and
customary practices, including the protection of native Hawaiian burial
remains. At a recent public demonstration about rail construction outside of
Honolulu City Hall, among the signs held up was:  "It didn't take World War
III to stop rail. Just a Hawaiian lady from Waianae!"

The Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision requiring the city to complete
archaeological work before approving and constructing the rail project
should have been anticipated, and for years, city and state officials knew
they were taking a huge risk.

In January 2009, Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini notified the city and
state about the need for an archaeological inventory survey (AIS) long
before the city, state and federal agencies approved the project. In August
2010, Kaleikini again wrote to them, pointing out that a complete AIS was
required and that state law did not allow for a “phased approach” to the
archaeological studies. In January 2011, Kaleikini, in written and oral
testimony, urged the Honolulu City Council to deny the special management
area permit for the project because an AIS for the entire corridor was not
completed.

For Native Hawaiians, the significance of iwi kūpuna is deeply rooted in
their sense of identity. As descendants they are nourished physically by the
fruits of the land and spiritually by the mana of their buried kūpuna. Their
connection to iwi kūpuna is evident in the Hawaiian language — ‘ōiwi means
“native” and kulāiwi means “ancestral homeland.” Those who came before us
are literally the foundation on which we stand.

For native Hawaiians, exposing, touching, or uprooting burials is more than
unpatriotic and criminal; it is an act of violence and degradation to the
kūpuna, living family members and the larger community associated with that
burial. At a spiritual level, it is the kind of desecration directed at an
enemy to destroy or subsume that person’s mana. We must afford our kūpuna
their due respect. This is about doing what is pono. We owe our ancestors at
least that much.

These legal requirements reflect our society’s fundamental belief that our
deceased loved ones should rest in peace — whether they are veterans in
Puowaina (Punchbowl Crater), or families in any local community cemetery. No
one would dream of constructing a rail system through these.

Nā ‘ōiwi Hawaii have a responsibility to mālama iwi, to protect their
ancestral foundation and preserve the balance of the generations-old
relationship among ancestors, the living community, and the ‘āina itself.
Although Hawaiian iwi kūpuna may not be eternally enshrined beneath polished
marble and manicured grass or marked with concrete headstones, they are
heroes, the foundation of the Hawaiian identity. They deserve to rest in
peace and dignity.

The Honolulu City Council, with deep respect for what is pono, and with the
most sincere Aloha, honors Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini, whose
continuous arduous efforts and long struggles to see fairness and justice in
the treatment of the Hawaiian iwi kūpuna embodies our sometimes forgotten,
it seems, State motto: “Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono” - The Life of the
Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness. Paulette Ka‘anohiokalani Kaleikini is
that Hawaiian lady from Waianae who stands tall for all of us and reminds us
not to ever forget our foundation of life and the respect we owe to our iwi
kūpuna.

Introducer - Councilman Tom Berg