Kris Kristofferson observed, Catherine Bauknight has beautifully captured a timeless moment in the unending struggle of the Hawaiian people to restore their Sovereign Nation. Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty is a thought-provoking documentary that respectfully canvasses their journey, hopes and dreams.
A star of Hawai`i 50, Al Harrington said, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty is like having Queen Liliuokalani re-appearing in Washington, D.C. in 2009 with all her thousands of people that signed the petitions protesting the overthrow of their monarchy and the proposed 1898 annexation. I can hear them shouting to the U.S. congress, 'We are still here asking and hoping for justice and equity' and he also adds, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty allows the grassroots people of the host culture of Hawaii to express their need for acknowledgment and respect for their contribution in making Hawaii what it is today and what it can be tomorrow. Imua Hawaii Imua. We the people of the 'host culture' are still here.
Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty was recently awarded Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Environmental Film in the New York International and Independent Film Festival. It received the Audience Award Best Hawai'i Film at the Maui Film Festival in June, 2009, after a private screening at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Directed by photojournalist Catherine Bauknight, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty explores the culture of the Native Hawaiians and their connection to the land. At the forefront of the film are social, economic, and ecological issues that have developed in Hawaii since the takeover by the U.S. in 1893, revealed in the voice and participation of the grassroots indigenous people and scholars such as author, Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask and Professor Kaleikoa Ka'eo, Senator Kalani English, Bumpy Kanahele, and Clifford Nae'ole, Ramsay Taum, Kahu Hanalei Colleado, and Guy Aina The goal of the documentary is to raise awareness of the issues faced by the Native Hawaiians that threaten their ancient and environmentally sustainable culture. Key contributors to the film and understanding of the Hawaiian culture through music and chants are Charles Ka'upu, Cyril Pahinui, George Kahumoku, Ke'eaumoku Kapu, Lono, Richard Ho'opi'i, Skippy Ioane, Willie K and Makana, Kamuela Rodrigues, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, Ulalena: The Music of Michel Cusson and Luc Boivin.
A star of Hawai`i 50, Al Harrington said, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty is like having Queen Liliuokalani re-appearing in Washington, D.C. in 2009 with all her thousands of people that signed the petitions protesting the overthrow of their monarchy and the proposed 1898 annexation. I can hear them shouting to the U.S. congress, 'We are still here asking and hoping for justice and equity' and he also adds, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty allows the grassroots people of the host culture of Hawaii to express their need for acknowledgment and respect for their contribution in making Hawaii what it is today and what it can be tomorrow. Imua Hawaii Imua. We the people of the 'host culture' are still here.
Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty was recently awarded Best Documentary Feature Film and Best Environmental Film in the New York International and Independent Film Festival. It received the Audience Award Best Hawai'i Film at the Maui Film Festival in June, 2009, after a private screening at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Directed by photojournalist Catherine Bauknight, Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty explores the culture of the Native Hawaiians and their connection to the land. At the forefront of the film are social, economic, and ecological issues that have developed in Hawaii since the takeover by the U.S. in 1893, revealed in the voice and participation of the grassroots indigenous people and scholars such as author, Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask and Professor Kaleikoa Ka'eo, Senator Kalani English, Bumpy Kanahele, and Clifford Nae'ole, Ramsay Taum, Kahu Hanalei Colleado, and Guy Aina The goal of the documentary is to raise awareness of the issues faced by the Native Hawaiians that threaten their ancient and environmentally sustainable culture. Key contributors to the film and understanding of the Hawaiian culture through music and chants are Charles Ka'upu, Cyril Pahinui, George Kahumoku, Ke'eaumoku Kapu, Lono, Richard Ho'opi'i, Skippy Ioane, Willie K and Makana, Kamuela Rodrigues, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, Ulalena: The Music of Michel Cusson and Luc Boivin.
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