http://hawaiialoha.tribe.net/thread/67004a45-f046-4c5b-be00-18a9fec99429?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/67004a45-f046-4c5b-be00-18a9fec99429#4de9308a-2080-488e-9af6-a8eaf9a5f56d Aloha kakou, A few days ago I posted the notice below in the events section. Since then, I've been checking in with a few elders and feel confident about this as a thing that can help, spiritually and politically. I will begin to organize information on safe fasting for those who are thinking about participating. You can be anywhere to do this. But I'm hoping small groups of people will gather together and sit during the fast, here or over there, in Hawai'i. Please contact me if you want to participate, either as a faster, a "kokua" to help watch over the fasters, or if you have a place where people can gather peacefully and quietly for Jan. 16-18 next year. I am interested in knowing who wants to do this so that I can offer support and information to you. Of key importance is this: search for your stone, the one that will be with you when you fast. Ask permission to move it, if you are going to move it. And ask permission to have it with you during the fast. You will be feeling the stone's energy during your fast. The stones will ground us and teach us. If this sounds odd to you, please feel free to contact me and ask questions. And spread the word about the fast! I am dedicating my fast to the memory and guidance of Gwen Leialoha Burrows, as well as to the restoration of the kingdom. Mahalo! Waihili --------- Aloha kakou, On Jan. 17, 18, 19 in 2008 -- the anniversary of the forcible seizure of the Kingdom of Hawai'i -- people who wish to protest the illegal takeover, annexation, statehood and current condition of the colonized Kingdom of Hawai'i may wish to conduct a one to three day fast in solidarity with "na kanaka maoli" -- the native people -- as well as with the other multi-cultural descendents of Hawaiian nationals (citizens of the Kingdom). These people and their ancestors have lived through generations of brutal repression and exploitation at the hands of American business and military interests. Our fast will ask that this stop, and for the Kingdom to be restored. Hawai'i's famous protest song, "Kaulana Na Pua," talks about "eating the stones of the land" instead of signing the enemy's paper. There is "mana" (energy) in stones and we will be asking permission to use the energy of chosen rocks to help us in our effort. Of course, water, and liquids which provide electrolytes, will also be important in our fast! Please contact me for details on training and safe fasting, and the spiritual underpinings of this effort, as well as future logistical details. Anyone who has a place on any of the islands where fasters may sit in peace for three days during this time, please also contact me. As well as dedicating my fast to the restoration of the Kingdom, I will also be dedicating my efforts to the memory of a friend, an independence activist who passed away on Feb. 5 on Kaua'i. I believe she may have sent me the inspiration for this fast, and the message about the energy of the stones to sustain us in this effort. May Na Akua bless us in this effort and may it be pleasing to Na Aumakua and Na Kupuna, our ancestors and elders, whom we hold in aloha and respect. With great humility and gratitude, Waihili Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:20:35 GMT http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/67004a45-f046-4c5b-be00-18a9fec99429#4de9308a-2080-488e-9af6-a8eaf9a5f56d $item.owner.firstName 2007-04-10T22:20:35Z