S1E4 - What does decolonization mean to me as a Pacific Islander?

07/21/20 • 89 min

[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:

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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[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

Citations:

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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Previous Episode

Bonus Ep#1 - RIMPAC in the Hawaiian Kingdom

[Bonus EP#1] How does RIMPAC affect the Kingdom of Hawai’i?

Kawena, a kanaka maoli activist with the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition shares his view on RIMPAC and militarization of the Pacific. Kalani then discusses militarization in the CNMI, specifically regarding the bombing of Farallon de Medinilla, and mentions some of the steps she takes to support kanaka maoli in their fight to cancel RIMPAC.

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

Citations:

Stephen H. Smith, Donald E. Marx. “De-facto marine protection from a Navy bombing range: Farallon De Medinilla, Mariana Archipelago, 1997 to 2012.” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 102:1 (2015), p 187-198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.023. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X15004439)
DeLoughrey, Elizabeth. “Towards a Critical Ocean Studies for the Anthropocene.” Hydro-power: Charting the Global South. Regents of the University of Colorado. 57-1 (April 2019) DOI IO.1215/00138282-7309655 https://english.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/DeLoughrey-Towards-a-Critical-Ocean-Studies-for-the-Anthropocene-ELN-2019.pdf

Links to Resources:

Cancel RIMPAC Coalition Youtube Channel: “A Collective Poem” : https://youtu.be/UGmMOiLXBoI
Sign Cancel RIMPAC Change.org Petition: https://www.change.org/p/for-people-land-air-sea-stop-rimpac-military-exercises
Kawena’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Kue_Kawena
D. Keali’i Mackenzie’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/DMKealii
Craig Santos-Perez’s Website: http://craigsantosperez.com/ & his books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Craig-Santos-Perez/e/B003F538QU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Honolulu Civil Beat’s OFFSHORE Podcast: https://www.offshorepodcast.org/

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Bonus Ep#2 - Canceling RIMPAC with a dash of COVID-19

[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: