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OHA chair urges 'living sovereignty,' outlines five charges to strengthen Hawaiian nationhood
Summary
The chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs urged Hawaiians to 'live sovereignty' and presented five charges — cultural, diaspora, generational, economic and political — during remarks to OHA trustees. The speech invoked Joseph Nāwahī's example and warned of legal and military pressures on Hawaiian institutions and lands.
The chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs urged Native Hawaiians to “live sovereignty” and laid out five concrete charges for cultural, diaspora, generational, economic and political action in remarks to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) board of trustees.
The chair framed the call to action with the story of Joseph Nāwahī, recounting how Nāwahī crossed the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel to ensure his seat in the Hawaiian Kingdom legislature in December 1892 and, together with his wife Emma Nāwahī, helped publish the newspaper Ke Aloha ʻĀina and collect more than 21,000 signatures opposing annexation. The chair used that history to argue that sovereignty is practiced daily, not merely proclaimed.
Why it matters: The remarks directed attention to what the chair described as ongoing…
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