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Nā Wāhine Koa : Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization by Moanike‘ala Akaka (editor); Maxine Kahaulelio (editor); Terrilee Keko‘olani-Raymond (editor); Loretta Ritte (editor); Noelani Goodyear-Ka‘ōpua (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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__Nā__ __Wāhine Koa: Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization__ documents the political lives of four wāhine koa (courageous women): Moanike‘ala Akaka, Maxine Kahaulelio, Terrilee Keko‘olani-Raymond, and Loretta Ritte, who are leaders in Hawaiian movements of aloha ‘āina. They narrate the ways they came into activism and talk about what enabled them to sustain their involvement for more than four decades. All four of these warriors emerged as movement organizers in the 1970s, and each touched the Kaho‘olawe struggle during this period. While their lives and political work took different paths in the ensuing decades—whether holding public office, organizing Hawaiian homesteaders, or building international demilitarization alliances—they all maintained strong commitments to Hawaiian and related broader causes for peace, justice, and environmental health into their golden years. They remain koa aloha ‘āina—brave fighters driven by their love for their land and country. The book opens with an introduction written by Noelani Goodyear-Ka‘ōpua, who is herself a wāhine koa, following the path of her predecessors. Her insights into the role of Hawaiian women in the sovereignty mo

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Author

Moanike‘ala Akaka (editor); Maxine Kahaulelio (editor); Terrilee Keko‘olani-Raymond (editor); Loretta Ritte (editor); Noelani Goodyear-Ka‘ōpua (editor)

Publisher

Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge : University of Hawaii Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780824878245

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Memoir