Kawaipuna Prejean
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Gail Kawaipuna Prejean (April 14, 1943 – April 14, 1992) was a Hawaiian nationalist, activist and advocate for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Prejean was founder of the Hawaiian Coalition of Native Claims.
A pioneer of sovereignty during the "Hawaiian Renaissance" of the 1970s, Prejean was one of the first voices to advocate for Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) independence at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland [1]. He was involved in the formation of the movement to stop the bombing of the island of Kahoʻolawe by the U.S. Navy; this was an issue which catalyzed the formation of the modern "Hawaiian Movement".
Prejean was known for his music and "stand-up" comedy as well as for his unrelenting criticism of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi. It was Kawaipuna Prejean who originally proposed the convening of the 1993 Kanaka Maoli Tribunal[2], and other historical actions which were carried out after his death.
Kawaipuna Prejean died while fighting to stop the construction of Interstate H-3 [3], which destroyed many ancient Hawaiian sites and substantially impacted native species along its path on the island of Oʻahu, including several probable extinctions (for example, the Oʻahu Creeper (Paroreomyza maculata) [4] has had no sightings or observations since the project's completion). [5][6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ International Workgroup for Indigenous Affairs See "Hawaii" section.
- ^ native-net.org forum post
- ^ Star Bulletin H-3 Special Report part 2
- ^ American Bird Conservancy, "Bird Calls", March 2000, Vol. 4, No. 1, p12, "Listing decision on Oʻahu ʻElepaio will come by April 15th"
- ^ Hawai'i's Endemic Forest Birds - Distribution, Status & Population Updates 2002
- ^ Archaeological Reports regarding H-3
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[edit] External links
- http://www.woodstocknation.org/aloha.htm
- http://www.namaka.com/catalog/misc/hookuokoa.html
- http://ilind.net/gallery_old/stand-together-1976/source/pko-rally_4-3.htm
- http://www.namaka.com/catalog/misc/funeral.html
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