http://hawaiialoha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#859f3e5c-d73f-48d5-bd63-c026499e04df I am writing to moku_okeawe@hotmail.com on this horrific situtation. I am late as you can see for the action - but am very concerned about this. Please stop by my profile and check out the blog/announcement on the issues re NAGPRA at Berkeley. If there are Hawai i descendants and supporters in the bay sensitive to this issue of desecration of our ancestors remains and of our traditional practice places - please make contact with me at petpatsu@comcast.net O here at tribe.net maybe I can meet people at the rally in October . I am coordinating very social and cultural events in the Norht and would hope to include our Hawaiian cousin . Any ideas - please do share. I believe it is time to build fresh alliances and even stronger relations in the defense and protection of our sacred places of our Mother Thank you for organizing this group and thank you for posting this announcement !! In Spirit, ~J.T T-aya Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:03:26 GMT http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#859f3e5c-d73f-48d5-bd63-c026499e04df $item.owner.firstName 2007-09-26T07:03:26Z http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#204483a1-d1a5-464f-9f62-5b4fd9df2c07 I am passing the word. Mahalo nui for sharing this. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:53:18 GMT http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#204483a1-d1a5-464f-9f62-5b4fd9df2c07 White 2007-07-03T15:53:18Z http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#2951348b-9bb8-4ec0-b4ba-481eaa412d9b Aloha kakou, This forward, which I received from Jack Kelly's Green Flash service, is of the utmost importance. Please read it and if you are moved to send a ltter of support please, please do! Please tell the Pacfica Hotel Corp. that Mikahala Roy must remain "kahu" of Ahu Ena heiau at the King Kamehameha hotel site, which was originally a very sacred site (and still is). Mahalo! July 2, 2007 The following Press Release from the Kanaka Council is of Utmost Importance. If you are concerned about this ongoing threat to Hawaiian culture please address your comments to: Mike Bernard, president of the Pacifica Hotel Co. Pacifica Hotel Company 1933 Cliff Dr. Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (805) 957-0095 Fax: (805) 899-2426. Let him know to not interfere with Hawaiian sacred sites! Press Release: Rally to Support Continuity at Ahu’ena Heiau in Kona July 1, 2007 Kailua-Kona, HI A Rally was held yesterday to support Kulana Huli Honua in their care of Ahu’ena Heiau, beginning at 4:00pm. The rally, Ke Alo Naue I Ka Honua (meaning The Presence that Moves the Earth) was attended by Hawaiian heavyweights Kale Gumapac of Hui Pa’a and the Kanaka Council, Palikapu Dedman of the Pele Defense Fund and Kanaka Council, Jimmy Medeiros, of Protect Keopuka Ohana and the Kanaka Council. Also in attendance was Uncle George Naope, Kumu Hula, is the Founder of the Merrie Monarch Festival and a Hawaiian Living Treasure. All were there to lend their support to Mikahala Roy as Kahu (caretaker) of Ahu’ena Heiau. The King Kamehameha Hotel was built on the site in 1975 in conjunction with the restoration of Ahu’ena Heiau. David Kahelemauna Roy, Jr. supervised the project with the Bishop Museum. Ka’imi Spinney was Kahu of the heiau until his passing, when David Roy was recognized as Kahu. Mikahala Roy has been Kahu of the heiau since April 6, 2005, when David Roy named Mikahala Roy and Kaleokalani Nakoa as his successors at his passing. The new corporate owners of the hotel, Pacifica Hotels Co., claim that they will provide their own caretaker for the heiau. The rally began at the Kona pier adjoining the heiau. Mikahala said that the Hawaiian people, their customs and sacred sites are endangered species in Hawaii. 70% of Hawaiians live without houses. This pier (black asphalt) was constructed on Kamakahonu, Eye of the Turtle. This site was chosen by Kamehameha the Great because of its sacredness and mana. “Under this concrete is a turtle stone. How old is that stone? What is your connection to it?” She asked the crowd. “How many places can you go to see a pier? How many kamakahonus are there? This is what we are talking about”. The desecration of our holy places by people who only understand greed and who do not know what they are taking away. Jack Kelly stated that the new owners needed to be taught the ways of this place. “They are from out of town. There is a way of doing things in Hawaii that they do not know. It is our job to educate them, as it is better for them, the community, their business and the people.” “This is our Kahu,” he said, his hand on Mikahala’s back. “We’re all here to support Mikahala Roy as Kahu,” said Kale Gumapac. “Our ancestors brought us together to do this sacred task. Our ancestors are up there talking to each other right now! We all came to Hawaii for a reason, and today that reason was made clear, to protect this sacred site“. “So many people here are concerned with the disappearing species of plants. It’s time that they also become concerned with the disappearing people. We have a government that doesn’t support or protect the Hawaiian people,” said Palikapu Dedman. “There should be more Hawaiians here,” said Uncle Naope George. He later added, “The Creator made this place and made it holy.” Barbara Moore, proprietor of the Dragonfly Ranch, said that though she had lived in Hawaii for 38 years, she was humbled by how much she still had to learn. She said that many of people were there because they know that the disappearing Hawaiians and their culture is likely the very culture that will save the future. She stated her intention to fly to Oahu to talk to the new owners of the hotel to help them understand what this place is and means, as her offering. “This is my religion,” said Jimmy Medeiros, highlighting the importance of the event. No outsider would tell the Vatican to replace their caretaker, nor would anyone allow it. Kealoha Pisciotta, Kahu of Mauna Kea, said it is time to send light to the new owners and to enlighten them. There are only 6000 full blood Hawaiians left! There are so many people who come here for healing and for paradise. Paradise is a consciousness, a way of being, it is aloha. By taking away the people who live aloha, our culture and our sacred places, it is taking away the very reason that people want to come here. Mikahala Roy asked for prayers. Some attendees, who missed the initial gathering at the pier but were interested in the rally, asked what was going on. When informed that the new corporate hotel owners appointed a new caretaker of the heiau, a man laughed and said, “Kind of like the Chinese Government appointing the next Dalai Lama.” This year the carvings encircling Ahu‘ena are draped in white. The effect is very brilliant. Mikahala said she was looking for maaloa plant to make the whitest tapa. She said they pray that it still exists. The group then moved to the heiau for prayers. Though the rally was scheduled to end at 5:30pm, many attendees lingered much later, until around 8:00 and still others until 11:00pm. The feeling of Ohana was very tangible. If you are moved to lend support to the continued stewardship of Ahu’ena Heiau, send a letter to Mike Bernard, president of the Pacifica Hotel Co. Pacifica Hotel Company 1933 Cliff Dr. Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (805) 957-0095 Fax: (805) 899-2426. Let him know to not interfere with Hawaiian sacred sites! ### Media Contact Information: Lizz Christed; living.rose@hotmail.com; (402) 981-3424 cell (808) 328-8760 Kale Gumapac; moku_okeawe@hotmail.com; (808) 982-9020 (808) 896-7420 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:00:20 GMT http://HawaiiAloha.tribe.net/thread/80421e45-b689-43a6-a216-ea302a7d98d9#2951348b-9bb8-4ec0-b4ba-481eaa412d9b $item.owner.firstName 2007-07-03T03:00:20Z