hdoug50: Tuesday (11/8/11), in Gandhiʻs gaze
hdoug50: D'Angelo McIntyre, Karen Murray, Laulani Teale.
hdoug50: Kanawai Mamalahoe
hdoug50: Note the paddles of Kanawai Mamalahoe, the Law of the Splintered Paddle, which guarantees the safety of those lying by the roadside. The law, originally declared by King Kamehameha, is incorporated into the State Constitution. It is the law of the land.
hdoug50: Kanawai Mamalahoe2
hdoug50: Kanawai Mamalahoe
hdoug50: The tent as Puʻuhonua
hdoug50: Mahalo to deOccupy Honolulu
hdoug50: Supporters show up
hdoug50: Structure complete!
hdoug50: The show of support was very encouraging!
hdoug50: Honolulu Zoo in the background...
hdoug50: ... and of course, the police
hdoug50: Structure cut down and rebuilt to comply with law
hdoug50: Where is the "park" and where is the "roadside" in terms of the law?
hdoug50: Wednesday night's delivery: More police
hdoug50: Thursday morning
hdoug50: APEC funds help purchase bright flashlights. This is what it's like to be homeless. The police tell us the whole area is "park" even the sidewalk and road. We ask why the pedestrians and cars aren't arrested. We are told they are "traversing" the park
hdoug50: Mayor Carlisle likes the bright lights of APEC, but not the lights I show
hdoug50: New story delivery on Thursday night
hdoug50: Members from the Moana Nui, anti-APEC conference drop by to lend support!
hdoug50: ...and Waikiki beach through its frame.
hdoug50: Kanawai Mamalahoe puʻuhonua Thursday morning 1am (#APEC)
hdoug50: Pastor Bob Erb's leaflet
hdoug50: The Puʻuhonua has to go
hdoug50: The encampment was set up to protest APEC's continual and consistent attacks on indigenous populations everywhere. Steal the land (mineral rights, and logging too, of course) and dispose of the people.
hdoug50: Route of the Kanawai Mamalahoe Puʻuhonua
hdoug50: The Kanawai Mamalahoe, after its 5am circumnavigation of Kapiolani Park