"Land is Chief, Man is its Servant."
But right when the World Surf League finally began to see its way out of a complete Coronavirus shutdown, right when alleged plans to bring the Triple Crown, on Oahu’s North Shore, and the Peahi Big Wave Challenge, on Maui, began to form Santa Monica has run into a buzzsaw.
For it is on Maui where activists have mobilized and are demanding a reclamation of native lands, including the road to Jaws, with further actions planned on Oahu’s North Shore.
Per a direct to camera explanation on the Instagram account @secretshawaii, Mary Ann Pahukoa explains both the group’s mission and also the murky facts surrounding a recent arrest warrant:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA68gkxDRRI/
“This is the TAKE-BACK of Pineapple & Sugar Cane lands, stolen from Hawaiian ʻOhana. This is the eviction of leaseeʻs & corporations who have mis-managed these lands for profit. We strive to work together with all persons who understand He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina, He Kauwa ke Kanaka, Land is Chief, Man is its Servant.
We’re trying to end the continued displacement of Hawaiians. We’re trying to put Hawaiians back on their ancestral lands so they can be healthy, happy, sheltered. We reclaim lands for the rightful heirs and we have been challenging the real-estate fraud here.”
The World Surf League brass is rumored to be “deeply shaken” by this turn of events, especially in light of the “current climate.”
Land and usage issues have plagued the League before, most recently in 2018 where a wholesale tour re-imagination was scrapped and charges of “entitlement” and “arrogance” were leveled at then-CEO Sophie Goldschmidt.
Will current CEO Erik Logan have the dexterity, the temerity, to navigate?
Much to ponder.
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I totally agree with the principles of this argument. Though I have to say that if you make a protest sign the spelling has to be right . A big thanks to the Hawaiian school /education system for that I guess. Says a lot about the problem in itself.
🤗If you suddenly came upon an idea that would make you rich you would jump on it in a heartbeat and make all the money you could, ain’t that right Seth 😏
Does this mean the price of pina coladas is going to go up?
Native populations were hardly peace loving people sitting around weaving baskets. Warriors were plenty busy slaughtering opposing tribes for the purpose of territorial dominance And expansion long before the first European foot touched foreign sand. The Comanche nearly exterminated the entire midwestern plains. The Inca, Aztec and Mayan culture was soaked in bloody war. So they didn’t take their fight to other shores for lack of trying. The only reason Europeans were so dominant in this endeavor, was because they were the first to develop seaworthy vessels that could make it across vast oceans without sinking. Conquest is not a European trait. It’s a human trait.
It’s hard for people to understand this cause they’re thick.
Planet Earth is four billion years old. Not one inch of dry land hasn’t been fought over, stolen, occupied by countless clans, tribes, warlords or colonies of hunters. There was always someone somewhere before the current people, and there will always be someone somewhere after them. It’s an endless cycle that nobody can claim true indigenous origin to.
NonJohn supports the deeding of corporate owned, beach front houses to actual Hawaiians, not pilau white people. The Jaws event is very fun to watch in da kine meantime. What is da kine anyway? Someone told me that da kine is everything. That is fantastic.
Hawaiian leaders fail..signed the Islands away…and now what? The natives are restless and want their 15 minutes…just a bunch of noise
They Luv their SNAP, Welfare, disability, and look for free meal for their kids
With these protests..im guess the transfer stations are closed. “Called in sick”
No tourism, no Money. The only money there is “white” retired and mainland
This is incredibly racist
to put it mildly
Thanks for making my point. I’ve been surfing since 62, but never have spent much time out of the water with ‘surfers’ … for pretty obvious reasons.
What a bunch of scrubby kooks, it is patently obvious NONE of you will be getting any waves at Makaha, Honolua, or the way it looks here not even at Canoes … like I said, Little Men with Big Words … what a bunch of hodads you’ve become, it is like the worst of valley hicks and coast localism dweebs have conflated … Dora would puke on you …
One thing we all know about the haole mindset that brought this all on, it is a lot of big talk on the Coast and now here online, but, in the Islands NO ONE says a thing to Polynesians- not singularly out of fear but because it would be a joke, like little men who talk big here, a total joke … what exactly do you mean to say? Imply that Hawaiians actually did not have their land stolen right out from under them in the Mahele???
I put the first new road into Peahi back in the 80s, used an old D4 and you know what? As we opened up the land we found, no surprise, all sorts of pre existing Hawaiian roads and trails. The area is called Hamakualoa and it was lost to the Hawaiians during WWII when it was appropriated for live ammo training. I found a lot of old bullet casings. Part of the work was surveying and that in rural Hawaii involves research. As I researched the microfilm in Honolulu I found the parcel I had acquired was a ROYAL PATENT land grant … it had belonged to a princess who lived there next to the falls. I found out my friend Henry Paoa’s wife was born there in a cave still in use today by the new residents.
I saw Jaws before most of you were born, but, NEVER even thought about going out even for a second, not even once … used to sit on the cliff and drink Steinlager after an all day session at Honomanu and just feel the Earth — that’s what the Hawaiians are going to do, again, now, and NOBODY can stop them nor should anyone even if they could …
IMUA
That’s really interesting…sounds like there’s a book/ film/ netflix series in that story.;
That guy sounds really big.
Michener sort of beat us to it …
This is beach grit dude not ground zero for the hookipa antifa uprising.
Fuken Steinlager??
only fascists oppose “antifa”
Antifa exists to keep fascists out of academia … you are thinking of Blac Block … but, you are wrong twice, Da H’Poko Blalahs run their own show, better stay on your toes if you goes wonder bread …
Jobs was Syrian, but I’m sure the alt right would follow the practice of the South African apartheid regime and designate him “honorary white”.
I guess your Lithuanian or smthn then
Same here cause the pre colonised peoples never even had one argument let alone a tribal warfare.
Yes, much the same as Europe.
Totally the same everywhere
The world has never known peace like right now.
history has always shown that when nation states are torn down it is those at the bottom, not the top, who suffer the most.
the last 100 years have been super peaceful. maybe 3 or 4 people dead from wars…
Since the end of Ww2 when whitey saved the bruthers from certain Nazi death
what happened to vietnam? indo? read a little…
Come on Doc
You know you always win.
your grandpa was a hero!!!
As was your mom
weak
my mum is a muslim. appreciate the love.
So says the bot.
yup – and it starts with what people put into their system
No tribal warfare? oooo. Read your history my young one.
The World Surf League brass is rumored to be “deeply shaken” by this turn of events, especially in light of the “current climate.”
Tends to happen when you (WSL) stand for nothing. How about opening up a dialogue with the locals and forming actual relationships as opposed to hashtag activism.
B-b-bb-but, those Hawaiian Locals are, um, scary, yes???
Have you ever seen a shark tooth war club?
I saw one at Bishop Museum, scary shit. And ones with human teeth as well.
Did you know Hawaiians practice a secret martial art that is so deadly the Missionaries tried to eliminate it? Yep, and, tbh, a lot of The Boys are so tough naturally they don’t even need to use it … which is why the lineups here are locked down, and of course why the big talkers from the Coast and Oz become the world’s quietest the minute they even catch a glimpse of the Sands, and Sons, of Makaha. It is funny and always has been, there truly are not too many Butch Van Artsdalens- instead a bunch of PT look-a-likes/act-a-likes who would also hide under their beds at the old Turtle Bay desperately trying to stay off the critical list … same same today …
Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau. Israel Kamakaviva’ole has to get loaded on Hawaiian Air flights by a cargo lift near the end of his blessed yet tragic life.
Iz is the most well known around the world but far from the only Makaha Son … he ripped when he was young too … fair to say he didn’t get snaked much, if at all …
And his older brother Skippy was larger than him and died first.
And this is why we
Don’t have nice things like wave pools
Oh really, we do?
MMA is gay
To seek your inner flower
Self punching can heal
A haiku, by NonJohn
Did he really say that “Brown Lives Matter?”
Cancellation coming in 3..2..1…
Move the whole tour to Kauai. Problem solved.
Bruce Irons couldn’t find an airport to get to Kauai, how do you expect the WSL to?
Is this a trick question?
Probably.
Bruce Irons is a riddle, inside of an enigma, wrapped in a blunt wrap.
Spamdeew!* Do the Deew!
*spelled backwards
To be fair…he made it to the mainland but just couldn’t figure out how to get off the mainland.
Bruce Irons taught me trigonometry.
One problem solved, but a whole different problem that’s way bigger and a lot more nutz if they try to do any WCT contests here.
That would really get the people united in action. It’d be worse than the Superferry debaucle.
Expect ELoathe to keep the prophecy right on track… ELoathe is afraid, he musn’t confuse his proximity to Oprah to mean anything…
Can’t tell if I’m confused because I’m old, or if I’m confused because the article is confusing.
I’ll sum it up for you…
Brave and Fearless Hawaiian Warriors™ were crushed by The White Man™ starting in 1893 and it continues today.
And they still mad.
But will they give up their white man phones?
Not if they are commenting on The Grit.
You talking about White man phones built Asians?
Pan Asian, white fusion then
Nope. Dont think so. What about cars, eletricity, clean drinking water, clothes, housing etc?
Hell no, along with many other white products, they are lucky we crushed them because the Japanese would have exterminated them
Such an ignorant comment. Hawaiians don’t need to give up the comforts of modern life just because they want the illegal occupation of the US military to end.
Learn history that isn’t written by the occupiers.
History says the winner takes it all
Over and over and over again
started before that – when those christians came and indoctrinated most of the Pagans here.
Clearly God was mad at the Pagans.
you are an old fart