Most recently, 1,100 gallons of toxic fire-suppressing foam leaked from Red Hill fuel storage facility, operated by the U.S. Similarly, ho’omanawanui said that there have been a variety of offenses, ranging from cultural to environmental consequences, caused by the military occupation. Pohakuloa in particular, Freitas said, has been an active source of debate in recent years as its lease is set to expire in 2029, and many have protested its renewal. 1.6K views, 154 likes, 22 loves, 642 comments, 66 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Kigooco FM Kenya: Unaweza Kufanya, Unaweza Kutenda mambo makubwa.
Many in the community have seen this as Pele’s warning to the armed forces, whose presence in the area has made the islands the most densely militarized state in the nation, according to research published in Pacific Public Health. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. And Sharde Freitas, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, advocate and member of the Aloha ʻĀina Legal Group, explained that the lava flow has been heading toward the Pohakuloa Training Area, a military training ground.
One particularly controversial arm of American colonialism has been the military occupation on the islands. “We’re seeing new land, new geographical features being born right in front of our eyes, and there is no power - no human power - that can stop it or can deter it.” “It has really cultivated a sense of awe and really what we feel today … is just a tremendous sense that the Earth is alive,” ho’omanawanui said. And Pele’s lava flow, ho’omanawanui said, is associated with a cleansing that the Native Hawaiian community receives with gratitude rather than fear. While the lore of Pele has often been commodified for tourists, sometimes cast as a vengeful god who punishes those who snag lava rocks as a souvenir, ho’omanawanui (who lower cases her name) explained that the deity, often referred to as “Tūtū Pele,” or grandmother Pele, has also been regarded as an ancestor who “creates new land” as hardened, molten lava adds to the surrounding terrain. The fiery red magma rupturing from the earth’s crust is profound when examined through the lens of Hawaiian mythology, ku’ualoha ho’omanawanui, a Native Hawaiian scholar and the author of “ Voices of Fire: Reweaving the Literary Lei of Pele and Hi’iaka,” told NBC News.
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