Free Hawai'i in 2011

I am here in Hawai'i nei for my usual January trip, which usually coincides with the observance of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.
Yesterday I was going "holoholo" around the island with my friend and we stopped by a gathering of Hawaiian sovereignty activists at Ka'u, Hawai'i island.
Though getting into a YouTube video was the last thing on my mind - for one thing, my hair was a mess and I was feeling less than glam! - I ended up on camera reading a portion of a new petition started by and for American citizens, to urge President Obama to restore the sovereignty of the occupied Kingdom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myTXN8Mqa_4


The people most worth listening too, however, are the Kanaka Maoli who were interviewed yesterday (at the same place) by the two young men who are posting the videos on this channel. Please go to this link for very moving accounts of what it's like to have your land stolen, over and over and over again:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Christopherpulsoni
(Sorry, I cannot get a second link into this blog post, for some reason!)