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Screening of HAE HAWAIʻI followed by Q&A

7/31/2020

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Hae Hawaiʻi Trailer from Ty Sanga on Vimeo.

Ka Wā Ma Mua, Ka Wā Ma Hope. Film is a powerful medium that helps us understand our past and imagine our future. Hawaiʻi’s rich and complex story is often overlooked for its exotic beaches and ice cold mai tais. This historical re-imagining was inspired by pivotal moments in Hawaiʻi’s history.
The year 2018 marked 125 years since the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, and today, the Native Hawaiian people are still fighting to protect what is important. This film dives into the final days of Hawaiʻi as a Kingdom and honors the many that fought for justice and aloha.
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-Ty Sanga, Director
We celebrated Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea with the screening of the award winning short film HAE HAWAIʻI, followed by a Q&A with the film's director Ty Sanga and co-producer LĀiana Kanoa-Wong.

Hae Hawaiʻi is a historical drama about the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. Loyalists to the crown preserve what is left of their dissolved kingdom. They recruit a young Hawaiian thief to safeguard the unifying symbol of the people, the Hawaiian flag.

You can watch the full film here and our Q&A below. 

References: 
  • ​Hae Hawai`i Film https://www.haehawaiifilm.com/haehawaiicrew
  • Family Ingredients Directed by Ty Sanga https://www.pbs.org/food/shows/family-ingredients/
  • Ka Lā Ho`iho`i Ea 2020 - Sovereignty Restoration Day https://youtu.be/JVEHXM946iw
  • Each year at the Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea celebrations in Honolulu we honor two kūpuna aloha ʻāina, one living and one deceased. http://lahoihoiea.org/honorees/   
  • ​HōʻEA 2020 | A Kanaka Maoli Film Showcase https://youtu.be/H_TRrO4ivEU
  • Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono https://youtu.be/M1uIGPqGeQQ
  • Ka Hae Hawaii - The Hawaiian Flag Special Edition https://youtu.be/WJ895fnjFoc
  • Nā `Ōiwi NYC https://tinyurl.com/yyslh3ph
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Yuri Kochiyamaʻs Legacy of Black/AAPI Solidarity

7/24/2020

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Yuri Kochiyama was a lifelong political activist who supported a wide range of social justice and human rights movements more than fifty years, including the civil rights and antiwar movements and the fight for fight for ethnic studies, the anti-apartheid movement, the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, reparations for Japanese Americans, African Americans and Native Americans, the rights of political prisoners in the United States, nuclear disarmament, and movements for racial and economic justice and sovereignty all over the world.

Joining us to discuss her legacy and share was her granddaughter 
Akemi Kochiyama, co-coordinator of the Yuri Kochiyama Archives Project and co-editor of Passing It On: A Memoir by Yuri Kochiyama (2004, UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press). 

Learn more about Yuri:
  • Video on Yuri Kochiyama (produced by Tadashi Nakamura for Oakland memorial by Kochiyama family 2014); music by Blue Scholars (4 min)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkhFjoDrtZs
  • Film:  My America: Honk if You Love Buddha (directed by Renee Tajima-Pena) - segment on Yuri and Bill Kochiyama (9 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApSa2_SW9rw 
  • Video on Yuri Kochiyama (produced by Ling Woo Liu for Korematsu Institute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUOrXkzoBg 
  • Film: Mountains That Take Wing: Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama (directed by C.A. Griffith & H.L.T. Quan, 2009) https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/mountains-that-take-wing-angela-davis-and-yuri-kochiyama-trailer/
  • Video: Reading from Yuri’s journal by actress Sandra Oh - "Voices of a People's History of the U.S". - Howard Zinn - 10/5/05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApXSv6845cU
  • Video: Ladies of Awesome (posted by Knowledgeable Reaction)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O64kET4y_oc
  • Film: Passion for Justice (directed by Rea Tajiri & Pat Saunders, 1999)  www.wmm.com/catalog/film/yuri-kochiyama-passion-for-justice/
  • Decolonize This Place:   https://decolonizethisplace.org/
  • Hypen Magazine: Yuri, Tupac, and a Harlem House https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2014/8/28/yuri-tupac-and-harlem-house hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2014/8/28/yuri-tupac-and-harlem-house
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Screening of STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS followed by Q&A

7/17/2020

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STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS follows Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists as they stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world's largest telescope. 

This impactful short film was included in the 2020 PBS Short Film Festival. Joining us after the screening for an important and inspiring discussion were filmmakers Jalena Keane-Lee and Amber Espinosa Jones, along with Native Hawaiian activists Pua Case, Puanani Apoliona-Brown, and Lehuanani DeFranco. 

You can watch a recording of our discussion and learn more about Mauna Kea and how you can join the fight to protect our sacred mountain. 

Links from the Film Makers:

Standing Above the Clouds Website
https://www.standingabovetheclouds.com/

Standing Above the Clouds is Proud to be a part of the PBS Short Film Festival!  Please share the information below to vote with your views!
https://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/films/standing-above-the-clouds

Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of Pu’uhonua o Pu’uhuluhulu.  And to find more information about TMT Shut Down Week!
https://www.puuhuluhulu.com/

What can I do?
1) Email the regents at [email protected]
2) Make a post on social media! #UCDivestTMT
3) Fill out the form!  http://bit.ly/maunakeajustice

How do I find more information?
Fifty Years of Mismanaging Mauna Kea
https://vimeo.com/247038723
Additional References:
The Beauty Of Mauna Kea

https://youtu.be/3zo2-Ocylp4
 
Drop The Charges #TMTShutDown Week
https://www.facebook.com/puuhuluhulu/photos/pcb.2384390888530881/2384390471864256/?type=3&theater
 
Timeline of Events
http://kahea.org/issues/sacred-summits/aloha-mauna-kea/timeline-of-events
 
One year ago...
https://www.facebook.com/puuhuluhulu/posts/2381579498812020

A brief history of Hawaiian Land Tenure:
https://twitter.com/kamanabeamer/status/1152866406523817985
 
Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery
https://tinyurl.com/y2e8d8md

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition
https://tinyurl.com/y2zsftwk
 
Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False
https://tinyurl.com/y3lgeswu
 
The Story of Bayard’s Mount, Lower Manhattan’s Missing Mountain
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2017/07/life-and-death-of-bayards-mount.html
 
Cultural theory of risk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_theory_of_risk
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