Remembering

Hawaii’s Queen Lili`uokalani and

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

                                            

      January 18th marks the holiday in the U.S., and U.S. occupied Hawaii, named for the late Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. who was a champion for civil rights, justice, peace and the power of nonviolent action. Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. A jury in a wrongful death suit brought by the King family determined King’s killing was “an act of State.” In short, King’s assassination was a U.S. government operation, not the work of a lone assassin.

      Though having bombed 7 countries, and assassinated thousands by drone strikes, U.S. President Barrack Obama in his 2016 State of the Union address spoke highly of Dr. King’s belief that “unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word…” Dr. King  did not support bombing anyone.  He shared a belief similar to Queen Lili’uokalani. Hawaii’s Queen did not advocate violence in response to the illegal and unjust overthrow of her government. She yielded power temporarily to save lives and with the belief that no lie can live forever.

      Today, Kingdom of Hawaii nationals, African Americans, and others are continuing the call for justice. Hawaii nationals, rightfully so, want their nation back. African Americans want their call that “Black Lives Matter” to be taken seriously.  All movements for justice, peace, and civil rights, like Birmingham, Selma, stopping  wars and bombing of Kaho’olawe, Pohakuloa, and protecting Mauna Kea, etc. require committed, sustained, nonviolent action. In Hawaii we call this belief and spirit of  “unarmed truth and unconditional love” — Kapu Aloha. Indeed, Truth and Love, not bombs, should have the first and final word.

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize &

Never Give Up!

1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject war as a solution. 3. Defend civil liberties.
4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through justice in Hawai`i and around the world.

Contact: Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action
P.O. Box 489 Kurtistown, Hawai’i 96760
Phone (808) 966-7622. Email: ja@malu-aina.org

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Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet (Jan. 15, 2016 – 747^th week) – Friday 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8925670

DE-MILITARIZING

Hawaii & the Pacific

Public Forum

Thursday, January 21, 2016

UH Hilo

6:30-8:30PM UCB – 100

Speakers:

Ku Ching — plaintiff in Pohakuloa lawsuit challenging the Army’s compliance with State lease.

Ann Wright — Retired Army Colonel and diplomat who resigned her State Department Post in 2003 in protest of the U.S. illegal invasion of Iraq

Koohan Paik – Coordinator of the Asia-Pacific program at the International Forum on Globalization who has written extensively about the social and environmental impacts of militarism in the Pacific.

Sponsored by UHH Global H.O.P.E and Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action. The event is free and open to all. Free parking at UHH too.