Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 10, 1 October 2009 — Nāwahī documentary tours isles [ARTICLE]

Nāwahī documentary tours isles

A documentary about Joseph Kaho'oluhi Nāwahl - presented in both Hawaiian and English - has been making its way across the state, and two shows remain in the tour. Nāwahl's name may not ring a bell for many today, but he played an important role in Hawaiian history as a teacher, surveyor, lawyer, cabinet minister, newspaper editor, artist, advisor to Lili'uokalani, and a leader in Hawaiian nationalist politics. Nāwahl was strongly opposed to measures that undermined Hawaiian sovereignty, most notably the 1875 treaty of reciprocity with the United States, predicting that the treaty would give a foreign power too mueh control and inAuenee in the Hawaiian kingdom. Show dates are as follows: » Oct. 7: Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Mānoa, O'ahu. 6 to 8:30 p.m. English and "ōlelo Hawai'i. Panelists are Victoria Kneuhuhl, Jonathan K. Osorio and Noenoe Silva.

» Oct. 29:8:30 p.m. broadcast on PBS Hawai'i. English and Hawaiian. » Nov. 1: Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui. 3 p.m. English. Panelists are Victoria Kneuhuhl and Kalena Silva.

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