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Poster

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Jason Momoa and ʻOhana show support at Mauna Kea on July 31, 2019 (x)

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Lilo & Stitch + Live Action Reference

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The Mauga family photographed in traditional, handmade tapa, made by David and Geraldine Mauga - Matavai Cultural Center

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The Tiare Flower.

For centuries Polynesian people in the pacific islands have used the extremely fragrant blooms in their floral head pieces or flower necklaces, which are called “Ei” in the Cook Islands, “Hei” in Tahiti or “Lei” in Hawai’i.

In some Pacific island traditions, wearing a flower indicates relationship status. A flower worn on the left ear means the person is taken and on the right ear means available.

The plant is believed to have medicinal properties to treat several ailments. In traditional Tonga medicine a bark infusion is dripped into the nose, eyes and mouth to treat “ghost sickness”.

In ancient Samoa parts of the plant were used to treat inflammation as well.

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🥥UTO🥥

Uto is the fruit found in the middle of an aged coconut. It is very sweet and with a unique texture not unlike candy floss. It is a island staple sweet.

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Hongi | the sacred Māori embrace wherein two sides become one through the exchange of hā, the breath of life.

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Handmade in the Pacific: Pou - Maori Carver, Logan Okiwi Shipgood 

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On Earth-275 between the years 1942 and 1946, the U.S tested nuclear weapons within the Pacific Ocean. The radiation spread and mutated many species, one of which was a spider. When a boy from the Island of Niue was bathing in a nearby rock pool he was bitten by the radioactive creature becoming The Niuean Spider. (This caption is a mix between actual historic events and The Spider Man Origin)

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If you guys didn’t see some white girl posted a montage of her colonizer experience in Hawai'i and has been getting dragged for days now lmao I’m not gonna link it cause it’s just her and some other haole girls she met her literally dancing on graves and sacred places and showing off her dirty hair.

But I did a little thread on why these romanticized ads of our home harms us (not super in depth but touches on some important points). And I was a lot nicer about it cause I actually do care if you come to visit and I’d actually prefer that everyone leave us alone forever but colonizers gonna colonize and settlers gonna settle 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Most Americans: “MONARCHY IS BAAAAADDD!!”

Me, a Hawaiian: “While Hawai’i had a queen we were at the forefront of innovation, technological advancement, and international alliances. All the way up until the “democratic” government of the US illegally arrested her in her own palace and threatened to kill her and massacre her people unless she signed her country over to them. I’d like to have a queen who cares more about her peoples lives than her power again. Also, fuck Trump.”

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This is why I will NEVER care about the opinions of non-Hawaiians living in Hawai'i. You will rob us then ask why we have nothing.

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MOKOTINI 2018

Our babies doing us proud!!

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The ‘ahu ‘ula, or feather cloak, given to Captain Cook by King Kalani'ōpu'u of Hawai'i Island in 1779. This cloak, made of 500,000 feathers from 20,000 endemic Hawaiian birds (most of which are now extinct), demonstrated the authority of the king. 18th-century Hawai'i.

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Lilo and Stitch presenting an accurate representation of Hawaiians perspective on luaus held by tourists. 

#what’s sad about this is that this is actually what Hawaiians had to do when the western culture took over #a luau was a sacred practice #until the westerners took the concept and had the audacity to change it into a time to stuff your face with food and put on grass skirts and coconut bras and dance the hula #and when they had these events, they didn’t even let actual Hawaiian people in #so to make money to take care of themselves, the Hawaiians were hired to work in these disgraceful events to clean up after the tourists like slaves only to make less than a buck #so good job disney for doing your fucking research and educating these people #sadly, this still goes on even until today and it makes me sick