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CONTACT: CATHERINE BAUKNIGHT
PHONE: 626-786-4227
EMAIL: cbauknight@othilamedia.com
WEB SITE: www.catherinebauknight.com
HONOLULU PUBLIC PREMIERE OF HAWAII A VOICE FOR SOVEREIGNTY
Screening of Acclaimed Film With Reception Honoring Cast and Native Hawaiian People
HONOLULU: DECEMBER 09, 2009 - The award-winning epic documentary film, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty will be screened on Sunday, December 13 at 5:00 PM at the University of Hawaii, Spalding Auditorium (directions follow) in Honolulu as part of the University of Hawaii Cinema Series by Don Brown. The viewing is sponsored in part by Hawaiian Studies, UH and Pasifika Foundation Hawaii. A Panel discussion facilitated by Jon Osorio, Hawaiian Studies will follow the screening. The panel will include Prof. Haunani-Kay Trask and Bumpy Kanahele. Others TBA. A reception will follow at 7:00 PM to honor the cast and the Native Hawaiian people and the public is invited. $5 General Admission / $3 UH Free Parking on Sunday. Entertainment by Skippy Ioane, political poet from Big Island. For further information about the event, contact Don Brown (808) 223-0130 (O`ahu). Film Trailer: www.catherinebauknight.com The 84-minute film was released in June, 2009.
Kris Kristofferson observed, "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."
Actor Al Harrington said, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty is like having Queen Liliuokalani re-appearing in Washington, D.C. in 2009 with all her thousands of people that signed the petitions protesting the overthrow of their monarchy and the proposed 1898 annexation. I can hear them shouting to the U.S. congress, 'We are still here asking and hoping for justice and equity'" and he also adds, "Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty allows the grassroots people of the ‘host culture’ of Hawaii to express their need for acknowledgment and respect for their contribution in making Hawaii what it is today and what it can be tomorrow. Imua Hawaii Imua. We the people of the 'host culture' are still here."
BACKGROUND
Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty was recently awarded Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Environmental Film in the New York International and Independent Film Festival. It received the Audience Award Best Hawai'i Film at the Maui Film Festival in June, 2009, after a private screening at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Directed by photojournalist Catherine Bauknight, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty explores the culture of the Native Hawaiians and their connection to the land. At the forefront of the film are social, economic, and ecological issues that have developed in Hawaii since the takeover by the U.S. in 1893, revealed in the voice and participation of the grassroots indigenous people and scholars such as author, Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask and Professor Kaleikoa Ka'eo, Senator Kalani English, Bumpy Kanahele, and Clifford Nae'ole, Ramsay Taum, Kahu Hanalei Colleado, and Guy Aina The goal of the documentary is to raise awareness of the issues faced by the Native Hawaiians that threaten their ancient and environmentally sustainable culture. Key contributors to the film and understanding of the Hawaiian culture through music and chants are Charles Ka'upu, Cyril Pahinui, George Kahumoku, Ke'eaumoku Kapu, Lono, Richard Ho'opi'i, Skippy Ioane, Willie K and Makana, Kamuela Rodrigues, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, Ulalena: The Music of Michel Cusson and Luc Boivin.
Bauknight will take this opportunity to recognize those who worked towards a common goal of representing the voice of the Native Hawaiians and their culture, who are in the film from Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Molokai, Kauai, and those who worked behind the scenes for the goal of the film, such as cultural advisors Clifford Nae'ole, Leona Kalima and cultural and historical advisor, Al Harrington. The film has empowered the people of Hawaii to take a look at their own history and to do their own research to find out more information, according to Wilmont Kahaialii, from Maui.
Directions to Spalding Auditorium:
Proceed north on University Ave. two stoplights past Dole St. (Maile Way). Make a right onto the campus. 400 yards past the guard gate, park in the lot on the right at the corner of Maile Way and Farrington Rd. Walk through passage way to the front of the building. Auditorium is on the first floor.
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Aloha mai pono
The Defend Oahu Coalition is looking to you to help keep the country country. A developer is close to receiving the last set of permits necessary to proceed with a massive resort complex on the North Shore. Your participation can help to protect Oahu's shorelines from construction and the rural character of this community. Take a look at their update below and please try to attend their community meeting tomorrow evening 6:30 pm at Kahuku High School Cafeteria.
From Defend Oahu Coalition:
This is the second in a series of Community Forums regarding the future of Turtle Bay. The City's Department of Permitting and Planning is reportedly very close to issuing final subdivision permits to the developer at Turtle Bay which will allow him to move ahead with the outdated plan for five additional hotels and one thousand more resort condominiums. The State Supreme Court is set to hear Oral Arguments regarding the Keep the North Shore Country case asking for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
The existing property is formally changing owners this month, who are reportedly working on a new business model for the resort. This is a crucial time to get updated about the current situation. Efforts aimed at building on plans for preservation as well as sustainable land use enforcement at City and State levels will also be addressed.
The Defend Oahu Coalition is looking to you to help keep the country country. A developer is close to receiving the last set of permits necessary to proceed with a massive resort complex on the North Shore. Your participation can help to protect Oahu's shorelines from construction and the rural character of this community. Take a look at their update below and please try to attend their community meeting tomorrow evening 6:30 pm at Kahuku High School Cafeteria.
From Defend Oahu Coalition:
This is the second in a series of Community Forums regarding the future of Turtle Bay. The City's Department of Permitting and Planning is reportedly very close to issuing final subdivision permits to the developer at Turtle Bay which will allow him to move ahead with the outdated plan for five additional hotels and one thousand more resort condominiums. The State Supreme Court is set to hear Oral Arguments regarding the Keep the North Shore Country case asking for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
The existing property is formally changing owners this month, who are reportedly working on a new business model for the resort. This is a crucial time to get updated about the current situation. Efforts aimed at building on plans for preservation as well as sustainable land use enforcement at City and State levels will also be addressed.
Notable speakers invited to attend include: Governor Lingle, Representatives Abercrombie and Hirono, Mayor Hannemann, Turtle Bay Advisory Working Group Chair Bill Paty, Senator Clayton Hee, Councilmember Donovan Dela Cruz and Interim Developer for Kuilima Resort Company Stanford Carr. The moderator for the evening will be Dee Dee Letts, a member of the Ko'olauloa Neighborhood Board and longtime community activist.
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Mahalo nunui,
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