We stand upon the foundation laid by our kūpuna who established the Hui Aloha ʻĀina in 1893. We are committed to the restoration of Hawaiian independence, to protect our lands and to uphold the values of aloha ʻāina, aloha lāhui, ka ʻoiaʻiʻo a me ka pono.
E Hoʻi I Ke Ea
Our Theory of Change
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ALOHA ʻĀINA |
EA |
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We ground our concept of aloha ʻāina in moʻokūʻauhau, pilina to specific ʻāina, and love of country or homeland. This is informed by the many writings of our kupuna that remind us that they always fought to protect our land and this informs why we continue to fight to protect our lands today. This means aloha ʻāina requires ongoing relationship-building between ourselves, as kanaka, and to the ʻāina.
However, US occupation, reduces our people, our land, water and resources to sources of exploitation, extraction, to create profit for a wealthy few. The US military uses our ʻāina by turning our islands into a staging ground to protect US economic interests abroad. Those who founded Hui Aloha Aina wrote about and actively organized against this as we know through their astounding legacy of the kūʻē petitions that legally blocked the US attempt to annex Hawaiʻi. Aloha ʻāina, therefore, requires us to continue our kupuna's struggle against imperialism, capitalism, and militarism, at home and globally, for our future generations. |
Ea is sovereignty and independence that is a living, breathing, and thriving relationship between kanaka and ʻāina. Therefore, in addition to full sovereignty over our national territory, ea also points to our ability as a people to have the things we need to live and thrive in our communities such as healthy food, clean water, and housing. Poverty and the conditions that create it are offensive and anti-ea and we must center both the well-being of ʻāina and the basic material needs (housing, healthy food, clean water, the ability to continue living in Hawaiʻi) of the people in our struggle for de-occupation.
A thriving relationship between kanaka and ʻāina also means we must mentally shift to a time when ʻāina was aliʻi, when it was understood that the connection between, ʻāina, wai, kai and the living beings within and upon them are sacred. Therefore, society must be ordered accordingly. Undoing over 130 years of systemic assimilation requires open and accessible political education in our communities. |
LĀHUI |
KA PAIO HOʻOKAHI |
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As the Hui Aloha Aina that came before, Hui Aloha Aina is a makaʻāinana (not an aliʻi or aliʻi-like) formation that centers the voice of the lāhui. Liberation and de-occupation will only happen when the people are active participants in their struggle for it.
Lāhui also speaks to our internal organizational principles of loving accountability, principled struggle, self-reflection and personal and collective growth. We do our best to address harmful behavior and actions internally together, to engage in difficult conversations and accountability processes, and to allow people to grow and heal. We also know that these processes must be rebuilt and normalized and we allow ourselves grace in doing so. |
Building power toward liberation is collective and so, within our pae ʻāina, we must strive toward principled unity. We strive for a culture of clarity, for unified struggle against those who profit from the exploitation of Hawaiʻi’s lands and peoples, and for a common knowledge of the cultural and political histories of this place.
For the same reason, liberation requires the continuous development of understanding other peoples’ liberation struggles and cultivating those relationships throughout the Pacific and around the world. Multinational corporations who are destroying Hawaiian lands, waters and people are destroying lands, waters, and people everywhere. The struggle for Hawaiian sovereignty and liberation and the struggle for all oppressed peoples are one. One honua, one kai, one fight. |
ʻAHA HUI
Many kānaka feel and believe similarly, and an organization is necessary to produce action. An organization is a way to coordinate across communities, workplaces, and projects that lāhui is already engaged in. An organization provides a means of deliberating and sharpening our analysis, strategies, and actions.
An organization also protects us from the endless cycle of single-issue movements, providing a sustained and enduring structure to build power over time to address root causes. An organization protects us from losing momentum or dissolving due to interpersonal issues. We must build organization as a mechanism to turn a diversity of thought into a unity of action and collective power.
An organization also protects us from the endless cycle of single-issue movements, providing a sustained and enduring structure to build power over time to address root causes. An organization protects us from losing momentum or dissolving due to interpersonal issues. We must build organization as a mechanism to turn a diversity of thought into a unity of action and collective power.
He Kupa Nō Au o Hawaiʻi
I am a Hawaiian Kingdom Subject
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On December 10, 2017, members of Ka ʻAhahui Hawaiʻi Aloha ʻĀina from the Hilo, Waimea, and Ka Lei Maile Aliʻi branches met to discuss preparations for the upcoming strategic planning retreat scheduled for January 13 through 15, 2018, at the Kanaʻina Building, on the grounds of ʻIolani Palace
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He kupa nō au o Hawaiʻi nei.
I am a Hawaiian Kingdom subject. ʻO ke au i hala ka lamakū o ke ala i ke kupukupu. The past is the beacon that will guide us into the future. E hoʻomau i ke kūpaʻa no ke aloha i ka ʻāina. Continue to be steadfast in your love for the Country. |