Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 10, 1 October 1985 — Hawaiian Nationalism Forum Slated Nov. 30 [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian Nationalism Forum Slated Nov. 30

"Ho'oku'oko'a 1985" (to establish independence) is the title of a forum on Hawaiian nationalism scheduled for Saturday , Nov. 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani Auditorium on The Kamehameha Schools campus. It is being coordinated by Na 'Oiwi O Hawai'i, an O'ahubased non-profit organization. Purpose of the forum is to examine differing viewpoints of various Hawaiians regarding the overthrow of the Hawaiian nation and the cultural, social, eeonomie and political impact it has had on the lives of the Hawaiian people. The organizers hope to bring together speakers from the entire spectrum of the Hawaiian political movement. Among the invited speakers are Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Hayden Burgess and Moanike'ala Akaka; Hawaiian political activists Kalani Ohelo, Kawaipuna Prejean and Peggy Ha'o Ross; University of Hawaii professors Haunani-Kay Trask and Dr. Richard Kekuni Blaisdell; Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Commissioner Louis Agard; Chairman of the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee (HACPAC) John Kamalani; Protect Kahoolawe !eader Noa Emmett Aluli and John Dominis Holt. Na 'Oiwi O Hawai'i is also organizing an exhibit of art by native Hawaiian artists whose works will be on display only on the day of the forum. For information on the forum, contact Kalama Akamine at 595-4946 or Puhipau at 595-7728.