Gayle Kawaipuna Prejean | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1943 |
| Died | April 14, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Hawaiian nationalist, activist, and Hawaiian sovereignty advocate |
Gayle Kawaipuna Prejean (April 14, 1943 – April 14, 1992) was a Hawaiian nationalist, activist and advocate for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Prejean was founder of the Hawaiian Coalition of Native Claims, now known as the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation. [1]
A pioneer of sovereignty during the " Hawaiian Renaissance" of the 1970s, Prejean was one of the first voices to advocate for Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) independence at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. [2] He was involved in the formation of the movement to stop the bombing of the island of Kahoʻolawe by the U.S. Navy; this was an issue which catalyzed the formation of the modern " Hawaiian Movement".
Prejean was known for his music and "stand-up" comedy as well as for his unrelenting criticism of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi. It was Kawaipuna Prejean who originally proposed the convening of the 1993 Kanaka Maoli Tribunal, [3] and other historical actions which were carried out after his death.
Kawaipuna Prejean died on his 49th birthday while fighting to stop the construction of Interstate H-3, [4] which destroyed many ancient Hawaiian sites and substantially impacted native species along its path on the island of Oʻahu, including several probable extinctions. [5] [6]
See also
Notes
- ^ Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine "Originally named the 'Hawaiian Coalition of Native Claims,' the organization fought against a then-new wave of dispossession from the land to make way for a boom in urban development. Since then, NHLC has worked steadily to establish Native Hawaiian rights jurisprudence."
- ^ International Workgroup for Indigenous Affairs See "Hawaii" section.
- ^ native-net.org forum post[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Star Bulletin H-3 Special Report part 2". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2005-05-11.
- ^ Hawai'i's Endemic Forest Birds - Distribution, Status & Population Updates 2002 Archived 2005-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archaeological Reports regarding H-3 Archived 2011-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050301092226/http://www.woodstocknation.org/aloha.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050428223633/http://www.namaka.com/catalog/misc/hookuokoa.html
- http://ilind.net/gallery_old/stand-together-1976/source/pko-rally_4-3.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050428051310/http://www.namaka.com/catalog/misc/funeral.html
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