No More Military Leases: Building a Future Grounded in Hope By Bronson Azama, Dianne Deauna and Aree Worawongwasu, for Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi

The greatest gains for land back and the protection of our most precious resource, wai (water), were not made by elected leaders or government bureaucrats but by ordinary kānaka seeking justice. From the first landing on Kahoʻolawe in 1976 to the occupation of Maunakea in 2019, the Aloha ʻĀina movement has only grown stronger, its momentum undeniable. Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono!

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