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Will the 2019 legislative session in Hawai’i honor the spirit of Queen Liliʻuokalani and Father Damien?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

As Notre Dame Cathedral burned, people–Catholic or not, French or not– mourned. Buildings stand for something –good and bad–that we cannot always put into words. As the legislative session draws to a close here in Hawai’i, it is worth asking…

Tagged with: Fight for $15, Fr. Damien, Living wage, Queen Lili`uokalani
Posted in Business and Justice, Fight for $15, I BLOG, Living wage, Politics and Religion, Queen Lili`uokalani, Workers' Rights

Mai Poina: Why We Must Not Forget

Posted on September 8, 2012 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Worth re-reading this week of so-called Columbus Day or what should be Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Past time for the Catholic Church to disavow this hateful doctrine. This guest post by T. Lulani Arquette, president/CEO of the Native Arts and Cultures…

Tagged with: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Discovery doctrine, Lulani Arquette, National Arts and Cultures Foundation
Posted in Colonization, Hawaii Annexation, I BLOG, Indigenous peoples, Mai Poina, Queen Lili`uokalani, Uncategorized

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