Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 3, 1 March 2009 — CEDED LANDS: Let Us Be United and Heard as ONE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CEDED LANDS: Let Us Be United and Heard as ONE

Here in the Islands and across the country, people gathered in vigils in the face of a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to ceded lands. Across time zones, they shared in a long tradition known as Kūkulu Kumuhana to pool their spirits and energies in a meditation timed to coincide with the start of the court's review in Washington, D.C. In Honolulu, the 5 a.m. hour was marked by hula and chant at the state Capitol, where an estimated 200 people gathered.

Af the vigil ūf fhe sfūfe Copitol, fhe sound of pD filled fhe rotunda. - Photo: Nicholas Masagatani