{"id":3389,"date":"2009-08-22T01:28:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T09:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=3389"},"modified":"2009-08-26T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2009-08-27T00:23:33","slug":"hundreds-march-in-honolulu-to-protest-fake-statehood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=3389","title":{"rendered":"Marchers take to the streets to protest ‘Fake Statehood’ and demand independence"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nPhoto: Kyle Kajihiro<\/p>\n

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Photo: Kyle Kajihiro<\/p>\n

Today, the 50th anniversary of Hawai’i’s ‘admission’ to the United States was marked by protests on nearly every island and several cities around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 In Honolulu, around 400 people marched from Ala Moana Park to the Convention Center, where the “official” statehood commemoration conference was taking place.\u00a0 Although the overall tone of the commemoration was more reflective than celebratory, the mood of the marchers was colorful and spirited, a celebration of resistance.\u00a0\u00a0 There were protesters from kupuna in their wheelchairs to infants.\u00a0 And marching with us were the ancestors.<\/p>\n

A centerpiece of the event was a towering puppet of Uncle Sam, riding on a camouflaged Stryker armored assault vehicle that was decorated with bombs bearing the names of places the U.S. military has bombed:\u00a0 Kaho’olawe, Vieques, Bikini, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Makua.\u00a0\u00a0 Walking behind the puppet, Andre Perez on the bullhorn delivered comic commentary:\u00a0 “Why we going so slow?\u00a0 Uncle Scam!\u00a0 What’s holding\u00a0 us back?\u00a0 Uncle Scam!\u00a0 Who’s blocking our way?\u00a0 Uncle Scam!\u00a0 Somebody, kick him in the ass!\u00a0 Kanaka’s on the move!”<\/p>\n

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Photo: Kyle Kajihiro<\/p>\n

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Uncle Sam carried M-16 assault rifles in each hand inscribed with “imperialist”, “genocide”, “military”. Photo: Jon Shishido<\/p>\n

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While the overriding message was independence for Hawai’i, the demonstration also addressed American imperialism as a a global threat. On his red-white-and-blue stovetop hat he had stuck “feathers” of his conquests: First Nations, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. Photo: Jon Shishido<\/p>\n

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At the end of the march, Uncle Sam’s hat was knocked off…<\/p>\n

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…and the feather trophies representing the colonized nations were “liberated” from the hat. Photos: Kyle Kajihiro and Jon Shishido<\/p>\n

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Photo: Jon Shishido<\/p>\n

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An American flag was taken out of the fallen hat and the 5oth star was cut out and burned.\u00a0 An exorcism to break the spell.<\/p>\n

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On Kaua’i, there were demonstrators at the entrance to the airport.<\/p>\n

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Kaua’i photos: Cairene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo: Kyle Kajihiro Photo: Kyle Kajihiro Today, the 50th anniversary of Hawai’i’s ‘admission’ to the United States was marked by protests on nearly every island and several cities around the world.\u00a0\u00a0 In Honolulu, around 400 people marched from Ala Moana Park to the Convention Center, where the “official” statehood commemoration conference was taking place.\u00a0 Although … <\/p>\n

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