The award-winning documentary "Noho Hewa - The Wrongful Occupation Of Hawai`i" has continued to anger, enlighten, provoke and inspire diverse audiences long after its debut.
Filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly contends that the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom affects every aspect of life for native Hawaiians to this day.
Using the backdrop of live-fire military exercises at Makua Valley; the unearthing of ancient Hawaiian burial sites to make way for
luxury homes and discount stores; protests against the Akaka Bill; and the struggles of the homeless, Kelly makes the case that native Hawaiians face systematic obliteration at the hands of an American system that promotes militarism, tourism and overdevelopment.
The film was honored as best documentary at the Hawai`i International Film Festival in late 2008 and last month won a special jury prize at the Festival International Du Film Documentaire Oceanien in Tahiti....
...QUESTION - So what do you think of the Akaka Bill?
ANSWER - What I think of the Akaka Bill is that it's the United States government - state and federal governments - attempting to further confuse people and lie to people and cover up the fraudulence of the U.S. presence in Hawai`i, the fact that it's an illegal occupation.
...This is all a lie that's designed to confuse people and also to give them the impression that Hawaiians wanted to be part of the United States and now acquiesce to being part of the United States, and in reality the bill's designed to actually extinguish Hawaiian title to the crown and government land of the archipelago....
Read The Full Interview HERE
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