Hawaiʻi Rising

51. Hawaiʻi Workers Center: Empowering Workers to Organize

An interview with Sergio Alcubilla and Arcy Imasa from the Hawaiʻi Workers Center.

Hawaiʻi Workers Center envisions a Hawaiʻi where all workers are empowered to exercise their rights to organize for their social, economic and political wellbeing. They provide workshops on workers’ rights, safety, health, and protection from wage theft, labor trafficking, abuse and harassment, and other workplace hazards and issues.

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The Giving Project at HPF: A Love Letter to Community Action (2022)

In January 2024, Hawaiʻi People's Fund will embark on our 4th sail of our Giving Project journey to radically transform the way we move money to movements for real change from the roots up. Listen to this special episode originally posted in 2022 to hear what Giving Project is all about.

Visit www.hawaiipeoplesfund.org/giving-project/ to learn more.

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50. Puʻuhonua o Wailupe: A Sanctuary for Iwi Kūpuna

An interview about the protection of Hawaiian burials with Healani Sonoda-Pale from Puʻuhonua o Wailupe.

Puʻuhonua o Wailupe is a living sanctuary for the stewardship and protection of iwi kūpuna, cultural sites, natural resources, and traditional Hawaiian rights and practices. Located in a predominantly settler community on East Oʻahu, they aim to protect the unique history, cultural sites, and iwi kūpuna of Wailupe.

Website: www.puuhonuaowailupe.org

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49. Mālama Kauaʻi: A Community Plan for Food Access

An interview about food access and resilient futures with Hulali Soza and Megan Fox from Mālama Kauaʻi.

Mālama Kauaʻi has been working to increase food production and access for a resilient Kauaʻi since 2006. They do this through a lens of resilience and sustainability, leveraging workforce and economic development efforts, partnerships, and innovative programs to grow community capacity. Their Kaua‘i Food Access Plan 2030 identifies land access and land back movements as a key missing piece to the success of Hawaiʻiʻs future food system.

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Hawaiʻi Rising - Season 3 Trailer

Announcing a new season of Hawaiʻi Rising, coming to all major podcast platforms.

Celebrating Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea at Thomas Square and Pōkaʻi Bay

A special episode about community celebrations of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, or Sovereignty Restoration Day, from last year. Come join this weekend! July 29 at Pōkaʻi Bay and July 30 at Thomas Square.

Guests in order of appearance: Imaikalani Winchester, Pōlani Kahakalau-Kalima, Wahinehula Kaeo, Ke‘alohi Quiamno, Kyle Kajihiro, Uʻi and Kalani Puaʻoi, Makaio Villanueva and Nani Peterson, and Lynette Cruz.

To learn more about Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, listen to our previous interview in episode 26. Lā Ho'iho'i Ea Honolulu: Visions of a Sovereign Future.

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48. Mauna Kea Education and Awareness: A Pillar for the Lāhui

A follow-up interview with Aunty Pua Case about maintaining the momentum behind the movement to protect Mauna Kea.

Mauna Kea Education and Awareness educates and raises awareness of communities in Hawai’i and beyond on the spiritual, historical, cultural, environmental, and political significance of Mauna Kea and ALL sacred places, and provide cultural learning opportunities to everyone from keiki to kūpuna, residents, visitors, and others concerned about indigenous rights and responsibilities in order to create a platform for protection of sacred places and for social justice and positive change. MKEA remains pivotal as a pillar and piko for the lāhui, dedicated to keeping the movement grounded in ceremony and ritual by utilizing the ʻAha and the kapu aloha guidelines to ground supporters here and around the world in continued protocol.

Website: mkea.info

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47. LAING Hawaiʻi: Reclaiming and Relearning Heritage Languages

An interview about heritage language learning with Catherine Taylan, Janine Mariano, and Rebecca Carino-Agustin from LAING Hawai’i.

LAING Hawaiʻi utilizes heritage language learning as a tool for social and political education. Their programming provides opportunities for cultural reclamation of ancestral knowledge as they work towards collective liberation and radical futures.

Website: lainghawaii.org

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46. Honua Scholars: Growing STEM Leaders in Hawaiʻi

A follow-up conversation about STEM in Hawaiʻi with Kyle Yoshida, one of the founders of Honua Scholars.

Honua Scholars empowers students to pursue STEM careers and advanced degrees to be Hawaiʻi’s STEM leaders. A critical aspect of Honua Scholars is the creation of a network of future leaders who aim to empower others and to promote personal and professional development in STEM. Their mission is to highlight Native Hawaiian value-based STEM practices, inspiring individuals from any background to facilitate a relationship between their career, their culture, and their community.

Website: honuascholars.org

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45. Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation: Community, Ceremony, and Collective Abundance

A follow-up conversation with ʻĀinaaloha Ioane and Haʻawina Wise about celebrating Makahiki at King's Landing, lease negotiations with Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the re-release of Uncle Skippy's music.

Keliʻi William Ioane Legacy Foundation was created in 2020 to honor and perpetuate the legacy of Keliʻi William Ioane Jr., the Mālama Ka ‘Āina Hana Ka ‘Āina Association (M.A.H.A), the Keaukaha Makahiki Ceremony, and the promotion of Hawaiian Nationalism through his music. The effort underscores the social inequities of Hawai’iʻs people, and celebrates its resilience through the mo’olelo of King’s Landing and the formation of M.A.H.A.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/KeliiWilliamIoaneLegacy

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