Maui Weekly -June 24, 2009We all know the story of the annexation ofHawai`i and the arguments for and againstsovereignty. We've heard and read about it adinfinitum.However, Catherine Bauknight's film,Hawai`i, A Voice for Sovereignty, which had itsworld premiere at the Maui Film Festival thispast Sunday, brings new insight.Bauknight, who is also a world-renownedphotographer, has produced a documentary thatlooks at the story with a fresh view and bringsbright-eyed enthusiasm to the telling that makesthe entire issue completely comprehensible andcompelling....Her telling of the imprisonment of QueenLili`uokalani and of the attempt by theplantation owners to exterminate the Hawaiians isheartbreaking. The photograph of the murderersimported by the plantation owners to hunt downthe Hawaiians is chilling....The consequence of the illegal annexation,according to Bauknight's film, is the subjugationand attempted eradication of the Hawaiianculture. A culture defined by the ahupua`asystem, which was destroyed when QueenLili`uokalani was overthrown.Since that time,the film says, Hawai`i has been an occupiedcolony....
Mahalo for posting such supportive words for Catherine Bauknight's film, Hawai'i - A Voice For Sovereignty. Not only is this an important film, the issues of Hawaiian sovereignty are of great importance to all mankind. While we (the US) criticizes and condemns denying liberty by others such as Saddam Hussein and North Korea, and denounces their unconscionable violations of International Law, we simply turn a blind eye to these great principles when it comes to Hawaii! It is sad as it is unjust to the Kanaka Maoli and it undermines the integrity, foundation, and reputation of the United States.
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I can only be free if you are free!
Save the United States - Free Hawai'i!