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MELE KIAʻI MAUNA: WHERE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY COMMITMENT COLLIDE

Curated by Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio. Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC), Nā ʻŌiwi NYC, and NYU Native Studies Forum. Out of the ongoing struggle led by Native Hawaiian people to protect Mauna a Wākea (Maunakea), a movement was born and cultivated by families and cultural practitioners who have lived in relationship to this sacred land for generations. To honor these protectors and organizers, and their expression and practice of Aloha ʻĀina (“love of the land”), we highlight some of the creativity that has been inspired by this movement, and which, in turn, has inspired the kiaʻi devoted to the ongoing protection of our ʻāina. We offer our mele and our aloha to Mauna a Wākea with the intention to continue to protect her so long as she is threatened. Featuring Pua Case, Hāwane Rios, Kapulei Flores, Kaumakaʻiwa Kanakaʻole, Punahele Kutzen, Ihilani Lasconia, Zachary Lum, Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio, and Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio.

Sacred Summits to Frontline Actions: An Evening with Pua Case and Chief Caleen Sisk

A conversation with Chief Caleen Sisk, the Spiritual Leader and Tribal Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe in northern California. Her ancestral territory expands along the McCloud River watershed on Mt. Shasta. She is the fifth leader in an unbroken traditional leadership since settler contact who has dedicated her life to advocating for the restoration of salmon, water and the human right to water. She has received international honors as a tireless sacred site protector, and currently leads the tribe’s resistance against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s proposal to raise Shasta Dam 18-feet and inundate or damage more than 40 sacred sites.

'AHA PULE 'ĀINA HOLO 2020, KOA'EKEA WAIPI'O

Due to Covid-19, we decided not to carry out our annual Makahiki 'Aha Pule 'Āina Holo ceremonies as usual. So rather then having the community gathering in mass, and relaying the prayer staff, a small crew of us dedicated 2 days to go around the whole of Hawai'i Island. We held ceremonies at each of the spots we normally run to and offer prayer.

MY MOUNTAIN: COLLECTIVE PRAYER- video

A prayer dedicated to the protection of Mauna Kea and all sacred places.

"My Mountain brings the world together for all living and spiritual things, connects me to time and space so vast, continues to unify from all realms, kisses the heavens and is a zenith in this world, rises from the bottom of the sea, leads me back home.”

Day 8 on the Mauna

Day 8 on Mauna Kea with DLNR and Pua Case, Big Island Video News

Waimea Courthouse 7/16/15

Waimea courthouse explanation of Kapu Aloha

Hawai`i Rising Rally

Hawaii Legislature opening day 2020

We Stand with MaunA Kea

A Virtual Stance for Mauna a Wākea.

“We pledge to stand WITH and FOR Mauna Kea, a show of unification, strength, and Aloha from all nations, all people, all individuals, who, through their voices and their actions, have expressed their support for this sacred mountain.”

Kukulu Art Exhibit Opens During Festival (Mar. 10, 2018)

Stand on the Mauna 6/24/15

SIGNS OF THE TIMES PART (FULL VIDEO)

SIGNS OF THE TIMES PART (preview)

In Solidarity with Water Protectors

In solidarity with water protectors. It was an honor to partner with @hownottotravellikeabasicbitch and @hawanemusic to bring awareness to critical water issues in Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea is a mountain in Hawai’i that holds ICE AGE WATER that flows to the streams & rivers of Hawai’i, emptying into the ocean. There is a threat of a telescope being built at the top which will contaminate the water as currently 13 telescopes sit atop this sacred mountain and leak hydraulic fluid. Water is sacred. Water is life. KU KIA’I MAUNA.

Kukulu - Breaktide Productions

Short film on Kūkulu with Breaktide Production for Hawaiʻiʻs People Fund

STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS- full length feature coming soon

Follow Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists as they stand to protect their sacred mountain Mauna Kea from the building of the world’s largest telescope.

Produced By: Amber Espinosa-Jones, Jalena Keane-Lee, Pua Case

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like a mighty wave

This short film, Like A Mighty Wave, was created by Mikey Inouye​, local boy and filmmaker who is a part of the immense talent that makes up our Mauna media team. The film captures the transformative impact that the sacrifice of our kūpuna on July 17th has had in Hawaiʻi - an impact that reverberates throughout the globe. Mahalo nui loa Mikey Inouye and the many members of the Mauna media team who helped capture this pivotal moment in history.

WE ARE MAUNA KEA- DOCUMENTARY

Native Hawaiian Actor Jason Momoa documents his visit to Mauna Kea Movement to show his solidarity and aloha with his people.

Directed/Edited by Etienne Aurelius

Additional Footage by: Kelii Grace Valen Ahlo Pure Media Hawaii Berad Studio Prime Footage Mikey Inouye

Sacred Mountain

Stand with us to help save Hawai'i's most sacred mountain, Mauna Kea @ Facebook - "Protect Mauna Kea"

All is sacred

Written by Pua case Performed by Hāwane Rios

Hāwane Rios - Together we Rise

Together we Rise was written by Hāwane Rios on a trip to Mauna Kea during the 2015 frontline stance. Included in the song is the chant Kū Kiaʻi Mauna written by Hāwane Rios, Pua Case, Kaleinohea Cleghorn and Kealiʻi Bertelmann as well as a tribute to spiritual elder, Hale Makua.

Nahko Bear on Mauna Kea and the Collective Prayer

Nahko Bear speaks about his connection to Mauna Kea.

“The prayer is that we would become closer to each other in a way of a collective consciousness, that more people begin to think in a similar way, as caretakers. And looking at how we can live together on this planet in a way that isn’t divisive or destructive, that would be the prayer.”

DIRECTIONS BY HĀWANE RIOS FT. NAHKO- MUSIC

A prayer song that calls the four directions to ground the gifts, the ceremony and the exchange of music as medicine for the people.

Hāwane weaves the Hawaiian language of their ancestors into this song, honors the connection to Wakea (Sky Father) and Papahānaumoku (Earth Mother) and sends this prayer of peace and aloha to the hearts of all people, holy lands, mountains and waterways.