Catherine Bauknight Filmmaker of "Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" will be interviewed on KKCR, Kauai Public Radio's "Na Leo Hawaiian Issues Program", hosted by Mahelani, Saturday, October 24th at 1:30PM, and Sunday, October 25th at 4PM. The interviews can be heard live on the internet at www.kkcr.org. On Kauai the interviews can be heard on radio 90.9 FM on the northshore, 91.9 FM in the Kapa'a area, and 92.7 in the Anahola and Molo'a areas."Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" will be screened on Sunday, October 25th at 6 PM at the Waimea Theater. The film explores the people, culture, and history of Hawai'i since the US overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893. Further information about the film is available at www.catherinebauknight.com."Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" received the Audience Award - Best Hawaii Film, at this year's Maui Film Festival.
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"Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" Makes It's NYC Priemere At The New York International Independent Film & Video Festival."Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty" will be screened on Fri. October 23, 2009 at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival in New York City. It will be screened at 2:00PM. ***** at the Village East Cinema 189 Second Ave New York, NY 10003. NYIIFVF is a competitive event that screens the latest indie films from all around the globe. 2.00PM. Film Tickets are priced at $12 in advance at www.nyfilmvideo.com. Or $15 at the door."Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty" is the first of its kind documentary about the native Hawaiians plight to preserve their culture, their connection to the land, and their spirituality, This epic documentary contains rare interviews from 2005-2009, with Native Hawaiians including Professor Haunani-Kay Trask, Senator J. Kalani English, Grammy nominee and award-winning Willie K, and grass roots voices of the people throughout the islands. Included also is an interview with, NY Times bestselling author Gregg Braden, of Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age, who explains in the film, "The key to our future lies in the wisdom of our past".The film has already earned some prestigious nominations including Best Feature Documentary and Best Environmental Documentary at the festival. The film received the Audience Award - Best Hawai'i Film at the Maui Film Festival earlier this year.Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight’s exploration of cultural identities has its origins within her photojournalist background. A professional photographer for over two decades, Bauknight’s work has been featured in such distinguished publications as The New York Times, cover of Time Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Magazine, USA Today, Rolling Stone, and People Magazine. She was one of five internationalphotographers who risked their lives to cover the Tiananmen Square massacre. She has always been drawn to document the culture of people. Shesays it’s the identity of the people and the heart of communication within cultures and with other cultures that are the core to resolving the many issues we now face.“I think “Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty” should be required viewing for every school child in Hawaii and every tourist should see it on the plane” exclaims writer Paul Janes Brown of the Maui Weekly . Actor Kris Kristofferson has this to say: "Catherine Bauknight has beautifully captured a timeless moment in the unending struggle of the Hawaiian people to restore their Sovereign Nation. "Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty" is a thought-provoking documentary that respectfully canvasses their journey, hopes and dreams.".For further information about Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty , please go to www.catherinebauknight.com or contact Catherine Bauknight email atcbauknight@othilamedia.com,
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Congratulations Barbarian Princess! Although the Star of the film, Q'orianka Kilchner, has too much integrity to even say the name of the film; and despite the misrepresentation of Hawaiian history within the film, and the anger you've created amongst the Hawaiians and all people who cherish truth, you will likely receive an award from the Honolulu International Film Festival this year. Congrats!But forever the award this year will be tarnished by the fact that the film that conveys truth, honesty, and integrity, was omitted from HIFF despite being presented the Audience Award - Best Hawaii Film at this year's Maui Film Festival. Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty, Catherine Bauknight's award winning documentary film was rejected by HIFF. Why? Most likely because the Hawaii International Film Festival did not want an independent, documentary film winning an prestigious award over a local production company. Certainly can't blame HIFF. Their goal is to promote local film production, aka money, commercialism. This has long been how the Hawaiians and their beautiful aina have been treated and abused. Commercial value and military strategicness always trumps integrity and truth!When asked to comment filmmaker Catherine Bauknight said:"The power to speak the truth is our gift as humans. That is the greatness and power of the film, Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty. In the film the Hawaiians speak the truth about the pain they've experienced, the present renaissance of their culture, and their plans for a sustainable future. The fact that Q'orianka Kilchner will not even speak the name of the film tells us she is a woman of integrity who values truth. Her heart is pono. We have our path and our journey is set. The road is paved of truth and justice for all all who realize that these qualities can not be measured in gold."So, how might the Hawaiians respond? No doubt in a classic Hawaiian fashion. They will look to the film whose name we should not speak, know that it portrays the Hawaiians as lazy, undeserving, helpless beings; and they will no doubt accept it with the dignity of the incredible people they are. AND, they will forever know the truth. They will continue their quest for freedom, independence and sovereignty, as their magnificent Queen, Her Majesty Queen Liliu'okalani, has taught them: though peace and civility, with compassion, sympathy, and understanding for those lesser minds amongst us who value palapala more than truth, honesty and justice. Trading the Kanaka Maoli for palapala and an award that pales in comparison to truth and integrity is your kuleana. Your actions will only strenghten their resolve...as the God loving, intelligent, civilized people they are!While I can say Malama pono to Q'orianka Kilchner, to the makers of that other film I will say,Aloha Ke Akua.|
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Join us on September 3, 2009, as Ka Huli Ao hosts a Maoli Thursday discussion re-visiting issues of the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill. View our MaoliWorld events page by CLICKING HERE.
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Aloha;Here are my thoughts on bringing our minds together....that is exactly what we need to do, but more importantly along with that we also need to bring our hearts and aloha to the tables.I have been working on what I beleive is the next step we should be taking to get our country back.Over and over we hear our kupuna and even international lawyers advises us we must come together as a people. We must first unite as a people and use the skills and values that we are so proud of to get there.It is not impossible. If we but follow what we have been taught and what we innately know as the original people of Hawai.I have designed a blog not really launched yet, but it expresses what I am thinking. I am very anxious to hear what other Hawaiians have to say about it. Please view it and comment. http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/You know lokahi, kokua, kukakuka, mihi, aloha all these things are part of us and the are the tools we shoud be using to get tot he next step. Understanding and practicing lokahi will bring unity. Unity will bring strength Strength will bring respect and respect will bring recognition and that will give us our freedom. If you like what you see on http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/please let me know and elts start to bring ourselves together so we can be taken seriously.We can no longer sit back and wait for someone to do it for us we must do it. It is actually very easy to design a governemnt, lets see we have how many examples? The hard part is populating the govenrment. So maybe we have been going about this backwards? Perhaps we need to bring all the people together who understand, believe and agree we should be a free country. Just people with beliefs in freedom for our people. People who have such strong belief in that concept that they are willing to work toward it together, with aloha and understanding.Think about it... A hui hou Lanakila
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Scientists Warn Of Serious Health Consequences If Governments Don't Prioritise Natural FoodLeading scientists, including Dr Shiv Chopra, ex-Health Canada whistleblower, and Dr Robert Verkerk, from the Alliance for Natural Health, were among several speakers at last weekend's Total Health Show 2009 in Toronto to call for urgent reform of governmental policies on the global food supply.Dr Chopra stated that the removal of just 5 groups of products from the food supply, namely antibiotics, hormones, slaughterhouse waste, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides, would transform the safety and sustainability of the food supply. These products, claimed Dr Chopra, were hazardous, in most cases unnecessary and offered relatively few long-term benefits. Their use, he said, was driven less by need and more by the profit motives of major corporations. Dr Chopra, while evaluating on behalf of Health Canada virtually every red-hot topic in public health for a period of some 35 years, ranging from vaccines, to drugs and GMOs, had also been largely responsible for preventing the Canadian population's exposure to recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) induced milk. He subsequently exposed corruption within Health Canada in his recent Canadian bestseller, 'Corrupt to the Core: Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower' (KOS Publications, 2009).Dr Chopra's cynicism over the ability of governments to regulate the food supply in the best interests of the public was clearly evident when he said, "People have to take charge of their destiny, they cannot any longer rely on government".In his presentation "Our Right to Natural Health", Dr Robert Verkerk explained that in some parts of the world, including Canada and the European Union, fundamental human rights and freedoms were being abused by disproportionate legislation limiting consumer access to beneficial natural health products. "Natural health products are statistically the safest things we put in our mouths, being on average tens of times safer than foods and thousands of times safer than the average pharmaceutical drug. It makes no sense to develop ultra-restrictive regulations that stop those who choose to use safe, therapeutic natural health products from managing their health naturally".Shawn Buckley of Canada's Natural Health Products Protection Association warned consumers that they should expect to lose up to 85% of natural health products presently in Canadian health stores over the coming years. These losses, he said, were a direct consequence of full implementation of the existing Natural Health Product Regulations (2004). However, he also made clear that if proposed consumer protection laws (Bill C-6) were passed by parliament, enforcement powers of Health Canada, together with restrictions on further products, could damage the natural products industry in Canada irrevocably.Also attending the Total Health Show was Jeffrey Smith, long time anti-GMO campaigner and author of two best-selling books on the subject, 'Seeds of Deception' and 'Genetic Roulette: Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods', the latter of which documents 65 known health risks linked to the consumption of GM crops. During his six hours of lectures over the 3-day show, he argued that a rash of animal studies showing negative health effects of GM crops would be likely to be sufficient to create a world wide 'tipping point' against GM that would cause even major North American food suppliers to avoid genetically modified ingredients. This shift against GM, said Jeffrey Smith, would be assisted by continued resistance to GM foods by European consumers and health ministers.Mr Smith also warned that if governments, especially that of the USA, did not act quickly to ban the outdoor cultivation of GM crops, we would need to face serious and long term consequences caused by the unpredictable flow of modified genes into other organisms.Dr Shiv Chopra is the most recent appointee to the ANH's Expert Committee where his decades of experience as a government regulatory scientist-as well as his understanding of the way in which regulators are influenced against the public interest by the corporations-will be of great benefit to the ANH's wider campaign.
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"BE ALRIGHT" lyrics written by Mana Kaleilani Caceres, music by "Radical Rob" Onekeatrack #4 on Mana's 2nd cd "I BE HAWAIIAN" released 2007You made me send my Gods away,I've built your church, I sit and pray.You promised me a better day,and then you take my land away.Into this world you caste me,before you came I was so free,And now I fear what the future be,Afraid for my keiki.KU I KA 'IKE ka Hawaiian born,Flying oversea to fight the white mans war,Just like the cancer their greed always wants moreand this one thing we can't ignore.Sometimes I see, just how bright the future be,and if we put our differences aside, everything will be alright.One day, we'll see, a better day for you and me,and wouldn't that be a sight, when everything will be alright.I go to work each and everyday,Uncle sam take half my pay,Sometimes I feel just like a slave,With all these bills i have to pay.And then I take a look around,It's not as bad as it may sound,My family keeps me on solid ground,Nothing can ever keep me down.Sometimes I see, just how bright the future be,and if we put our differences aside, everything will be alright.One day, we'll see, a better day for you and me,and wouldn't that be a sight, when everything will be alright.I know you find it hard to believe,that Hawaiians, with all that we've achieved,can come back and rebuild a Nation,so step back for the next generation.We've tried for years and years,To overcome the hurt and tears,We need to get past all our fears,'cuz our future is now clear.Tomorrow can be what you make it,Just stand up and you can take it,Learn these words you cannot fake it,Sing along and shake it shake it.Sometimes I see, just how bright the future be,and if we put our differences aside, everything will be alright.One day, we'll see, a better day for you and me,and wouldn't that be a sight, when everything will be alright.
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WAR lyrics written by Mana Kaleilani Caceres, music by "Radical Rob" OnekeaTrack #1 on Mana's 2nd CD titled "I BE HAWAIIAN" released 2007Now hear me sing these words, the truth you will find, the truth shall set you free.When all is said and done, the smoke clear the air, we will stand in victory.So we gonna march and we knockin' on your door,so better be prepared 'cuz its lookin' like a war.Politics and voting isn't getting anywhere,you cannot trust the system when you know it doesn't care.Come and join the revolution, we need you to rally with me.Come and join the true Hawaiians, in the state of emergency.Look at the Hawaiian people, with no place to go.Look whats happened to these islands, no longer our home.We fight for the nation, we fight to be free.We fight for the Kingdom, home for you and me.So what you gonna do when it's time to choose a side,sit at home in comfort, or stand with Hawaiian pride?Far to many years go by while my people cry,another day of bondage and I'm asking myself why.No longer shall we look the other way.Nowhere to run and hide 'cuz it's a judgement day.No longer shall we let you steal the land.No stopping these Hawaiians who work hand in hand.Come and join the revolution, we need you to rally with me.Come and join the true Hawaiians, in the state of emergency.Look at the Hawaiian people, with no place to go.Look whats happened to these islands, no longer our home.We fight for the nation, we fight to be free.We fight for the Kingdom, home for you and me.
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The answer to the question is yes. What is not told is that the various sovereignty/ National groups are like the various political parties within the USA. Each have their own agenda and platform yet they recognize themselves as citizens of their country. This is ongoing here in Hawaii as well.We know that the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists albeit under the unlawful belligerent occupation of the United States of America. Everyone wants to restart the Hawaiian Kingdom. This is good! The ipso facto State and the ipso facto Federal Government are afraid that we will. Thus, through the corporate medias and the seditous school systems, they have constantly belittled the Hawaii Nationals and obfuscate the issues and facts hoping we wouldn't wise up.Let's look at the pertinent facts:* The Kingdom of Hawaii was created by King Kamehameha and stylized to conform with the international related countries.* Kamehameha, Ka'ahumanu, and Vancouver became fast friends whereby the king pick the brains of the Englishman who was a great help in setting the king's course toward international recognition.* Armed with the knowledge Ka'ahumanu gained through this liason with Vancouver, after the King died and the missionaries arrived, she had done a coup d'etat to then become Kuhina Nui. She chose to use the missionaries and chiefs for her own agenda and continue to put the islands on par with the other known countries.* Kauikeaouli was counselled by the Queens who swayed the power of the Kingdom to keep it toward its goal. He, after his brother's reign, took charge of the Kingdom. He and his chiefs commissioned William Richards to instruct them according to the Wayland's book, Elements of Political Economy.* Hawaiians were quick learners and utlized their new-found knowledge on how to deal with foreign countries and develop theirs to conform with the powers of the world. In doing so, the King chose to reform his national government and give up his absolute rule to a constitutional monarchy.* In 1839 the Hawaiian Magna Carta was created and a constitution was promulgated. Treaties with other countries were ratified and subject to the supreme law of the land.* The French and the British signed a proclamation of recognizing the Independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a nation-state and it was the move to join the Family of Nations. The US followed suit and recognized the nation-state of Hawaii. Through the efforts of Hawaii's subsequent monarchs, over 25 treaties with countries around the world were secured and by 1893, there were over 96 consuls and legations throughout the world.* Kalakaua, succeeded in securing relations with countries around the world and the Kingdom became the richest per capita globally as well as one of the most modern. Hawaii actively participated internationally as part of the Family of Nations, predessessor of the League of Nations which evolved to the United Nations. Hawaii's status of neutrality was also recognized as that of Switzerland.* The USA was trying to find a way to control Hawaii or takeover the islands with the people voluntarily wanting to join it since 1826. Because of the fast actions of the King; the USA could not take it without the people's consent or it would set a precedent violating international laws. The covert actions of the USA began to spin.* US President Harrison and Secy of State James Blaine colluded with Lorrin Thurston to destabilze the Hawaiian Kingdom and conspired to have John L. Stevens to assist by creating a fake revolution without setting an international precedent. In 1887 the US Americans under Thurston and his cohorts staged a coupe, the first overt action to wrest the kingdom from the King and forced him to sign the Bayonet Constitution. It was done between the years that legislation was not in session. Thus, it was never ratified but implied.* Only Stevens and his troops and the Committee of Safety was aware of what was transpiring. On the steps of a government building, the proclamation was read under the protection of the US troops and immediately Stevens recognized the Committee of Safety's Provisional Government as the lawful government. They had never had control of the police station, government buildings, palace, and barracks. The troops remained to protect and secure the US puppet government.* The Queen surrendered to the USA rather than to those scurrilous US American complicitous traitors; with hopes that upon learning the truth, the USA would restore her to her throne and reinstate her government.*The Ku'e Petions were signed by over 96% of the multi-ethnic Hawaii Nationals in 1897; all loyal to the Queen and her government in protest of the invasion and against annexation. Annexation attempt twice failed in the US. Spanish-American war began and Mckinley opted for the Newlands Resolution to annex hawaii.* So we have the "bible-plow-rifle" in which the US gained control of Hawaii. A resolution is a domestic law which has no juridiction within another country. There was no treaty of annexation; hence, the annexation is illegal, null and void.* The US belligerent occupation of the Hawaiian Kingdom is ongoing till today. The US has violated the laws of occupation and disregards Hawaii's neutrality. The Statehood act is another process greatly flawed and deemed null and void. The impropriety in the process is there was no international observance to validate the process; US Americans could vote; the question was to remain a territory or become a state and omitted the other choices. Only 22% of eligible voters cast their ballot and 94% of them voted for statehood.To summarize, the descendants of the original Hawaii Nationals are still Hawaii Nationals and the Hawaiian Kingdom still exists. The only logical consequence is total independence and the USA must de-occupy our country. OHA, an agency of the ipso facto State which is a part of the USA, is trying to comply and promote the Akaka Bill using the Kau Inoa census to support it. In the meantime, this US entity, wants to create a US puppet governing tribal entity to fit into the US system to appear as a nation within a nation by usurping the authority and jurisdiction of the existing Hawaiian Kingdom. History is repeating itself in the neo-provisional government OHA intends to establish and call it a restoration of which it isn't. When one owns the entire pie; why would one give it away to accept the crumbs in return? Knowing who you really are; empowers you.He Hawai'i au; a o 'oe?
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