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DESCRIPTION:Hawaii A Voice for Sovereignty documentary screens in Napa Valley at the 
 Napa Valley Opera House Tuesday February 5, 2013 at 6:30pm. A new horizon 
 has developed with the film in the educational arena as people are watching 
 the documentary around the world to hear the voices of the Native Hawaiian 
 people speak out on their culture and sovereign rights. The theatrical 
 release in Pasadena, CA. March 2012 raised the   international interest of 
 the seven-time award winning film. There will be a question and answer 
 discussion after the screening with filmmaker, Catherine Bauknight. \n\nA 
 rare hula performance by Patrick Makuakane, Kumu Hula, Na Lei Hulu I Ka 
 Wekiu, and Shawna Alapa'i, Kumu Hula of Na Pua O Ka La'akea will be held 
 before the screening. Both are from the San Francisco Bay area. Tickets are 
 available at the door, seven dollars. \n\nAs a method of learning about the 
 Native Hawaiian culture, universities and libraries are  using the film as 
 a tool of education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, 
 Kamehameha High School Library in Maui, The  Department of Interior 
 National Library of New Zealand, Public Libraries of Washington State, New 
 Jersey, Hawaii, and California. \n\nAs quoted in a review of The Video 
 Librarian, The Video Review Magazine For Libraries, Nov.2012 - Feb. 2013, 
 "Highly Recommended. What emerges is a sense  of the growing desire of 
 Polynesian Hawaiians to return to an embrace of spirituality and connection 
 with the natural world, as well as a determination to right the land grabs 
 as and disenfranchisement of the past." \n\nIn this one of the first 
 documentaries in the voice of the Native Hawaiian people to reach beyond 
 the borders of the islands, two thousand five hundred miles away from the 
 U.S. mainland, Hawaiian's messages are traveling through the film raising 
 awareness, also in Italy, Denmark, and Switzerland. This documentary film 
 by photojournalist, Catherine Bauknight, in the voice of  the kanaka maoli 
 (people of the land) explores the culture of the Native Hawaiians and their 
 connection to the land.  At the forefront of the film are social, economic, 
 and ecological issues that have developed in Hawaii since the takeover by 
 the U.S. in 1893, revealed in interviews of grassroots indigenous people 
 and scholars such as author, Haunani-Kay Trask. The documentary raises 
 awareness of the issues faced by the Native Hawaiians, which threatens 
 their ancient and environmentally sustainable culture. The film was voted 
 "Best Hawai'i Film at the Maui Film Festival, premiered at the Capitol 
 Building in Washington, D.C. and has had special screenings at the United 
 Nations meetings in New York City and Geneva. "What Happens to the Land, 
 Happens to the People", is a message to the world from the Native Hawaiian 
 People. \n\nHawaii A Voice For Sovereignty Trailer   
 www.hawaiiavoiceforsovereignty.com \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/01/18731155.php
SUMMARY:Hawaii A Voice For Sovereignty Film Screening
LOCATION:Napa Valley Opera House\n1030 Main St  Napa, CA 94559\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/02/01/18731155.php
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