Mikey Inouye

On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration. The actions from that day sparked an international outcry and brought new life to the ongoing movement for Native Hawaiians’ rights for self-determination.

A sacred Hawaiian valley, once home to thriving communities, was seized by the US military. As decades of military training threaten its cultural and natural legacy, activists fight to reclaim and restore this ancestral land.

On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration. The actions from that day sparked an international outcry and brought new life to the ongoing movement for Native Hawaiians’ rights for self-determination.

On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration. The actions from that day sparked an international outcry and brought new life to the ongoing movement for Native Hawaiians’ rights for self-determination.

A sacred Hawaiian valley, once home to thriving communities, was seized by the US military. As decades of military training threaten its cultural and natural legacy, activists fight to reclaim and restore this ancestral land.

A sacred Hawaiian valley, once home to thriving communities, was seized by the US military. As decades of military training threaten its cultural and natural legacy, activists fight to reclaim and restore this ancestral land.