New for 2020



LHE-Honolulu’s overarching goal is to create free public education and cultural programming focused on Hawaiian national-level and community-level independence. The July series strengthens the diverse and multi-talented network of independence-minded people and organizations. Events in the series raise awareness about the historical significance of LHE while also building community capacity to exercise Ea Hawaiʻi today and into the future. LHE Honolulu is the longest-running, grassroots organized Hawaiian independence event, and the current organizing team has expanded it from a single day to a full month of activities that reach different audiences through a range of events.

The expansion of LHE from a single-day event into a series of celebrations throughout July has substantially broadened our reach over the years. Last year, we reached about 2,000 people through face-to-face programming. This year, we are challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and have had to plan creatively to move the series to the online world. While we are sad to miss out on the kind of face-to-face relationship-building that builds people power, we are excited about the opportunity to see how a month-long online/hybrid series might potentially reach more and/or different people than ordinarily come out to the Thomas Square main event and the additional events that we have added over the years.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to move much of the LHE-H series online. We will lead five threads, with each holding one online event per week for the entire month of July. These individual threads will weave together, like an ʻaha cord, made stronger by each strand.