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Today more than half of kanakas live on the continent (U. S) due to the extreme criminal inflation that contributes to the oppression of our nation
A movement centered on the preservation and stewardship of land and natural resources, and the perseverance of a foundational culture.
A movement centered on the preservation and stewardship of land and natural resources, and the perseverance of a foundational culture.
Military Occupation
Military Occupation
1893 -
PRESENT
Ahupua'a System
Ahupua'a System
From Mauka to Makai (mountain to sea) we malama the aina and the aina will always malama us, the land is the embodiment of the gods, mahalo Ke Akua
The Great Mahele
The Great Mahele
We as Kanaka ʻŌiwi continue every day to defend and protect our ʻāina against the ongoing illegal occupation of our sovereign lands. Before the Great Māhele, the ʻāina was not a commodity — it belonged to the Akua (the gods), and the people lived in reciprocal relationship with the land. The Aliʻi cared for different regions, while the makaʻāinana served as its stewards, practicing kuleana from the beginning of time.
The Great Māhele of 1848, established by Kauikeaouli, Kamehameha III, transformed this system. It introduced land ownership under a sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom, creating Royal Patent Allodial Titles (palapala sila nui) — the highest form of title, superior even to “fee simple” under U.S. law. While the Māhele opened the door for foreigners to acquire land, it also preserved the inherent rights of Native Hawaiians to claim, inherit, and protect their ancestral ʻāina. Those same rights, embedded in the palapala sila nui and Hawaiian Kingdom law, remain valid today. For Kanaka, this means we have the birthright and legal foundation to reclaim lands wrongfully taken and to restore kuleana stewardship.
Reasserting these rights is not only about justice for our ancestors — it is also a pathway of hope for our people today. By recognizing and exercising the land rights established under the Māhele, we can return ʻāina to Kanaka who have been made houseless in their own homeland. Restoring access to land empowers our lāhui to build housing rooted in cultural values, reestablish food sovereignty, and provide shelter and stability to families in need. In this way, the Great Māhele, though painful in its legacy, also holds tools for healing — a legal and cultural framework that can be mobilized to reclaim our birthright and end the crisis of homelessness among our people.
PALESTINE AND HAWAI'I
PALESTINE AND HAWAI'I
Our brothers and sisters from Palestine have endured and continue to face tragedies that mirror those experienced by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Both peoples have witnessed the theft of land, suppression of language, destruction of sacred spaces, and the systematic erasure of identity under foreign occupation. From the ʻāina of Hawaiʻi to the land of Palestine, we stand united in our call for justice, dignity, and sovereignty.
The image shown is a rare woodblock map engraved by Kunui, a Native Hawaiian cartographer trained at Lahainaluna in the early 19th century. Between 1839 and 1843, during a time of Hawaiian political resurgence and the first celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, Kunui crafted detailed maps of Palestine — a powerful act of cross-cultural acknowledgment rooted in scholarship and aloha ʻāina. His work reminds us that Hawaiian intellectuals of the time recognized the significance of Palestine and its people.
Today, we carry that legacy forward. The Palestinian people are not forgotten — they are remembered, honored, and seen. Their struggle is not isolated, but deeply connected to ours. As we protect our ʻāina and assert our nationhood, we also uplift theirs. Our liberation is bound together.
Sovereignty and Land Activism
Sovereignty and Land Activism
38 kupuna were arrested for opposing and protesting against the desecration of our aina
Cultural Preservation
Cultural Preservation
Hula is a sacred practice that tells a certain mo'olelo , The Hawaiians continue to preserve the culture using these foundational practices
Natural Resource Preservation
Natural Resource Preservation
This is the result of water diversion, when water is diverted for the contentment and satisfaction of others, leaving communities, lands, and ecosystems deprived of what was left to them from Ke Akua. Such actions disrupt natural balances, undermine traditional stewardship, and create long-lasting consequences for both people and the environment. Many of these places weren't naturally dry, they were made dry by human-engineered diversions to supply sugarcane plantations, towns, and resorts. For over a century streams in east Maui were diverted by Alexander & Baldwin subsidiary, East Maui Irrigation Company, to supply water for sugarcane plantations. This diversion dried up traditional lo'i kalo and devastated native stream ecosystems.
The Desecration of Sacred Ancestral Lands
The Desecration of Sacred Ancestral Lands
The U.S military has desecrated hundreds of thousands of acres of ancestral land due to the bombing and live-fire training practices. We firmly stand with our kupuna and we demand the U.S to retreat their military and to stop harming and poisoning our aina. The Kingdom of Hawai'i calls on the U.S to recognize its desecration of the homes of natives and their sacred land, the terrorism has gone on for far too long.
Image depicts desecrated and contaminated lands of Pōhakuloa after 80 years of environmental degradation and toxic contamination — a poisoning of the land.
-The land and water are of paramount importance to our community, representing not only sustenance and resources but also cultural heritage, identity, and the continuity of our traditions.
-Decades of U.S. military bombing have desecrated these sacred places, leaving craters where Heiau's once stood, scattering unexploded bombs across the land, and poisoning the soil and water with chemicals and fuel. This destruction is not just environmental damage—it is cultural violence, a direct attack on our ability to live, thrive, and pass our traditions to future generations. Until the bombing ends and full restoration begins, our people and our aina will continue to suffer.
Image depicts eruption of Mauna Loa 2022 captured by Native Hawaiian activist Paul Kaholoa'a
Mauna Loa, the massive shield volcano to the south of Pōhakuloa Training Area, poses a significant volcanic hazard to the land. In November 2022, lava from Mauna Loa's eruption breached a remote area in the southeastern section of PTA, destroying a portion of a fence.( Big Island Video News ) This event highlighted the vulnerability of the training area to volcanic activity. Beyond the immediate physical hazards, the establishment and ongoing operation of PTA have caused profound harm to the Indigenous people and ʻāina (land) of Hawaiʻi.
The military's occupation displaced Native Hawaiian stewardship of ancestral lands, degraded sacred sites, and disrupted traditional practices connected to these mountains and valleys. Continuous live-fire exercises, munitions use, road construction, and earth-moving operations have scarred the landscape, destroyed native vegetation, and polluted water sources, further limiting access for cultural, subsistence, and spiritual use. These impacts represent not only environmental degradation but also a cultural and spiritual injury to the Native Hawaiian community, severing connections to lands that have been cared for by generations.
Bombed, Occupied, Contaminated: Poisoning of the Aina
Bombed, Occupied, Contaminated: Poisoning of the Aina
Pohakuloa Training Area
Pohakuloa Training Area
The U.S. military has bombed and desecrated this land since 1941 for training purposes and so-called “practice” or “exercises,” leaving behind thousands of unexploded ordnances, widespread soil and groundwater contamination, the destruction of sacred cultural sites, and over 80 years of environmental degradation that still threatens the health of the land and its people.
Kaho'olawe
Kaho'olawe
Bombing from 1941 until 1990, after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy declared martial law and used Kahoʻolawe as a live-fire training range, including a 1965 detonation of 500 tons of TNT during Operation Sailor’s Hat to simulate atomic bomb effects. Despite extensive cleanup efforts, approximately 25% of the island remains uncleared and hazardous, totaling about 6,692 acres.
Makua Valley
Makua Valley
Mākua Valley on Oʻahu was used for military bombing and live-fire training since the 1920s, damaging the environment and cultural sites. In 2023, after decades of advocacy by Mālama Mākua and legal action by Earthjustice, the military permanently ended live-fire exercises, Mākua Valley remains contaminated with unexploded ordnance and environmental damage, and full cleanup has yet to occur.”
Ānewetak
Ānewetak
Home to Marshallese communities who lived sustainably on the atoll for centuries, relying on traditional fishing, canoe-building, breadfruit cultivation, and spiritual ties to the land. The U.S. forcibly displaced its residents in 1947 to make way for nuclear testing, uprooting families from ancestral lands and severing deep cultural and generational connections. Many were moved to other atolls like Ujelang, where conditions were harsh and inadequate, leading to decades of hardship and advocacy for justice and return
Pikinni (bikini)Atoll
Pikinni (bikini)Atoll
For centuries, the island was the sacred homeland of the Pikinni people, deeply rooted in cultural traditions, fishing practices, and ancestral ties. Their forced removal in 1946 for nuclear testing shattered their community, severing generations from their sacred land and leaving a legacy of loss and displacement. To this day, roughly 25% of the land remains poisoned and contaminated, a haunting reminder of the devastation left behind.
Pacific Missile Range Facility
Pacific Missile Range Facility
The Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) at Barking Sands, Kauaʻi, is used by the U.S. military for testing advanced weapons like SM-3 missiles, Aegis systems, and missile defense technologies, as well as live-fire training during exercises like RIMPAC. These activities have raised serious concerns about environmental harm to marine life and ecosystems, and cultural damage to sacred Native Hawaiian lands. Many locals view the facility as a symbol of militarization that threatens Hawaiʻi’s safety, sovereignty, and natural balance.
The Vieques, Puerto Rico, Naval Training Range
The Vieques, Puerto Rico, Naval Training Range
The U.S. Navy used Vieques, Puerto Rico, as a bombing range from the 1940s to 2003, occupying two-thirds of the island and exposing nearby residents to decades of explosions and toxic contamination. While most residents were not fully relocated, many suffered restricted access to land, environmental damage, and severe health problems, including high cancer rates. Protests and lawsuits led to the Navy’s withdrawal in 2003, but the community continues to face the lasting effects of contamination and displacement.
Gaza ( a palestinan genocide)
As of September 2025, over 65,000 Palestinians, many civilians, had died in the conflict. Israeli airstrikes hit hospitals, schools, and homes in Gaza. In March 2025, a surprise Israeli attack killed more than 400 Palestinians, including 263 women and children, ending a brief ceasefire and sparking renewed fighting. The U.S is a key ally of Israel, providing significant military aid while occasionally urging restraint and supporting humanitarian aid for Palestinians.
The Poisoning of Native People & Desecration of Native Ecosystems
The Poisoning of Native People & Desecration of Native Ecosystems
In November 2021, the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility poisoned our island. Nearly 19,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled into Oʻahu’s aquifer—one of the most important sources of drinking water for our people. This was not the first time. Since World War II, Red Hill has leaked fuel into the ʻāina, with a major 2014 incident releasing 27,000 gallons. These spills have displaced families, made children and kūpuna sick, and forced the shutdown of water wells that communities rely on. For kānaka maoli, this is not just a failure of infrastructure—it is a violation of our relationship to wai, the sacred source of life that connects our bodies, our food, and our culture.
The ecological destruction caused by Red Hill continues to spread across our islands. Jet fuel carries poisons that kill soil life, contaminate streams, and destroy marine ecosystems. As the toxins seep into the aquifer, they flow out to the kai, threatening coral reefs, limu, fish, and all the resources that sustain Native Hawaiian subsistence and cultural practices. These ecosystems are the foundation of our survival and our identity. To poison them is to attack our people directly. Red Hill is not just an environmental disaster—it is another chapter in the ongoing militarization of Hawaiʻi, where sacred lands and waters are sacrificed for war. For kānaka maoli, the defense of wai is the defense of life itself.
Case / Docket
Court / Case No.
Plaintiffs
Defendant(s)
Key PDF Document / Filing
Description / Notes
Feindt et al. v. United States
U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii Civ. No. 22-00397 LEK-KJM
Patrick Feindt, Jr., et al.
United States of America / U.S. Navy
Order Granting in Part Partial Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 275, Feb 14, 2024) (GovInfo)
The court dismissed certain claims (such as failure to test water for petroleum) and directed further briefing on discretionary function aspects.
Feindt et al. v. United States (same case)
Civ. No. 22-00397 LEK-KJM
Same
Same
Order Granting Defendant’s Motion in Limine No. 2 (Doc. 461, Apr 23, 2024) (Justia Law)
Judge Kobayashi excluded evidence of the Navy’s operation of Red Hill prior to November 20, 2021 except under narrow relevance to causation/damages.
Feindt et al. v. United States (same case)
Civ. No. 22-00397 LEK-KJM
Same
Same
Order Denying Motion to Exclude Expert Opinions (Doc. 416, Apr 11, 2024) (Justia Law)
Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to exclude testimony under Daubert rules for several expert witnesses.
Honolulu Board of Water Supply v. U.S. Navy
U.S. District Court, Case No. 1:25-cv-00271
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
U.S. Navy / United States
Complaint with Exhibits (filed July 1, 2025) (Board of Water Supply)
The Board seeks over $1.2 billion in damages for water system remediation, cleanup, protection, and harm to drinking water infrastructure caused by the Red Hill leak.
THE WORLD PARTICIPATES IN RIMPAC
THE WORLD PARTICIPATES IN RIMPAC
RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise) is the world’s largest international maritime military exercise, hosted by the United States Navy. The real life Hunger Games, RIMPAC turns Hawaiʻi into a warzone every two years, causing ecological damage, threatening marine life, and desecrating cultural lands — all while reinforcing colonial systems that disregard Native Hawaiian sovereignty. RIMPAC brings together dozens of countries, including allies and partners, to train in naval warfare, missile testing, amphibious assaults, submarine hunting, and more. Native Hawaiians, environmentalists, and peace activists oppose RIMPAC, because it militarizes Hawaiian lands and waters, damages ecosystems, and disrespects Indigenous sovereignty.
RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise) is the world’s largest international maritime military exercise, hosted by the United States Navy. The real life Hunger Games, RIMPAC turns Hawaiʻi into a warzone every two years, causing ecological damage, threatening marine life, and desecrating cultural lands — all while reinforcing colonial systems that disregard Native Hawaiian sovereignty. RIMPAC brings together dozens of countries, including allies and partners, to train in naval warfare, missile testing, amphibious assaults, submarine hunting, and more. Native Hawaiians, environmentalists, and peace activists oppose RIMPAC, because it militarizes Hawaiian lands and waters, damages ecosystems, and disrespects Indigenous sovereignty.
During RIMPAC 2004, the use of high-powered sonar was linked to the beaching and deaths of over 150 melon-headed whales in Hanalei Bay, Kauaʻi.
Sonar and underwater explosives can cause hemorrhaging, disorientation, and death in dolphins and whales — animals that Native Hawaiians view as ʻaumākua (ancestral guardians). These are heinous acts led by the U.S. military and backed by dozens of countries — and we have not forgotten. We want justice, we want accountability, and we demand the return of our ʻāina (land) and the protection of our people and ecosystems. Hawaiʻi is not a training ground — it is a sacred homeland, and we will not be silent while it is desecrated in the name of war. RIMPAC affects more than 25 nations — through either direct participation or regional consequences.
It militarizes Indigenous lands, endangers marine ecosystems, and reinforces U.S.-led militarism across the Pacific and beyond. Even countries that participate often face local opposition for aligning with war games instead of peace, climate resilience, or Indigenous rights.
NRDC & Environmental Groups vs. Navy, 2006 RIMPAC Sonar Lawsuit
NRDC & Environmental Groups vs. Navy, 2006 RIMPAC Sonar Lawsuit
In 2006, NRDC and others sued to prevent the Navy’s use of high-intensity mid-frequency sonar during RIMPAC 2006. A federal court temporarily blocked sonar use (through a restraining order) and then a settlement was reached. The settlement forced the Navy to adopt mitigations: creating a sonar-free buffer zone around the newly established Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, enhanced monitoring of marine mammals, etc
We are not protesting the past — we are protecting the future. The land remembers, and so do we.
We are not protesting the past — we are protecting the future. The land remembers, and so do we.
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