Kanpou Nu Kwee Nukusaa: The Legacy of World War II in Okinawa
April 27, 6:30pm - 8:00pmMānoa Campus, HÄlau o Haumea, Center for Hawaiian Studies, 2645 Dole Street
The legacy of World War II in Okinawa through discussion and music, featuring a guest panel from the Okinawa Prefectural Government led by Keiko Itokazu, member of the Japan Diet, with music by Ukwanshin Kabudan. Discussion follows the panel’s presentation.
Ms. Itokazu and the government delegation are visiting Hawaiʻi to learn about the revitalization of Hawaiian language and culture, energy self sustainability, and to meet with the Hawaiʻi community and share Okinawa’s current situation. Seventy years after World War II, Okinawa is still militarized, subject to Japanese economic sanctions and its people have not regained self-determination. Besides lacking full, democratic representation in Japan’s government, Okinawa’s indigenous language, culture and identity are threatened, along with its sacred sites, forests and reefs. Currently, against the wishes of Okinawans, an American military base is being relocated from an urban area to the coast at Henoko. A runway for the base is to be built on a coral reef and thousands have protested against the facility.
Ticket Information
Free and open to the public
Event Sponsor
KamakakÅ«okalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Mānoa Campus
More Information
(808) 845-5192, ukwanshinevents@gmail.com
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