[BONUS EP#2] Canceling RIMPAC with a Dash of COVID-19

Kawena, a Kanaka Maoli activist with the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition shares an update on how that effort is going for 2020, how militarization of the Pacific is going, and mentions ways to support Kanaka Maoli in their fight to cancel RIMPAC. Canceling RIMPAC is necessary to begin a peaceful COVID-free demilitarized Pacific. Alisi, a first-time contributor and Tongan superwoman then gives an update on her organizational efforts on how COVID-19 is affecting Pacific Islanders in the U.S. and gives food for thought on how our cultures can adapt to COVID.

Link to most of the Kalani’s text of episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Saj6KXDa3qQpg0iFhCqQnNPDTfi-Dj5lDprbeZo50bA/

Links to Resources:

• Meta Sarmiento’s “After North Korea’s Threat”: https://youtu.be/j2yXYmHtV3g

• Meta Sarmiento’s TedX Talk “ Finding Strength in a World Obsessed with Size”: https://youtu.be/fNa5KM31iL4

• Meta’s Book of Poems “Tie Your Shoes Kid” (ONLY $10!): https://www.amazon.com/Tie-Your-Shoes-Meta-Sarmiento/dp/1365992829

• Cancel RIMPAC Coalition’s Youtube Channel: “A Collective Poem” : https://youtu.be/UGmMOiLXBoI

• Sign Cancel RIMPAC’s Petition: https://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/help-hawaii-stop-the-largest-naval-war-practice-in-the-world

• Kawena’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Kue_Kawena

• Alisi’s L.A. Times Article: “Pacific Islanders hit hard by Coronavirus”: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-19/california-pacific-islander-native-hawaiian-communities-hit-hard-by-coronavirus

• Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance: http://www.ocapica.org/

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[EP#4:DECOLONIZATION SERIES#1] What does decolonization mean to me as a Pacific Islander?

Eight indigenous Pacific Islanders share their thoughts on the concept of decolonization. You will hear from:

• Anei, a Kanaka Maoli

• Thomås, a Chamorro ginen Guahan yan Luta

• To’a, an iTaukei of Fiji

• Ha’åni, a Chamorro and Samoan woman living on Guahan with roots in American Samoa

• Kyle, a Palauan-American living on Guahan

• David Garcia (@MapmakerDavid) of the Philippines

• Kawena (@Kue_Kawena) a Kanaka Maoli living in the Kingdom of Hawai’i

• Tēatuahere of Tahiti

This is followed by Kalani diving into a scientific paper on traditional marine conservation making a comeback throughout Oceania, and reading a few of her favorite podcast reviews from Apple Podcasts!

Citations:

1. Friedlander, Alan M. “Marine conservation in Oceania: Past, present, and future.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 135 (2018) pages 139-149 (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X1830393X)

Links to Resources:

• Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s “Decolonizing Methodologies” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Decolonizing-Methodologies-Research-Indigenous-Peoples/dp/1848139500

• To’a’s Twilight of Oceania YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb5pd_L8vhgIU2WtMpAvGqw Fiji Oblong Table: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRaSw5OhPlwPIsk_X9hW1Q and #TeamFiji Roundtable: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeamFijiRoundtable

• Cancel RIMPAC Coalition’s Petition: https://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/help-hawaii-stop-the-largest-naval-war-practice-in-the-world?mc_cid=945ffb4428&mc_eid=cb849e4b43

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