This new movie, Cane Fire, seeks to tell a different story of Kauai. Trailer included. Do you plan to see it?
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This new movie, Cane Fire, seeks to tell a different story of Kauai. Trailer included. Do you plan to see it?
This has been a fascinating subject for me in the past few years visiting the Islands. Where large corporate farms and agri business might not be a viable economic possibility. Allowing Hawaiians to co-op the land in small 15-30 acre parcels. Might allow them to create sustainable resources and most imortant, income. Land owners like Stev Case I think is doing this on his land by keeping it from developers. My understanding Hawaiian beef is in high demand. Whether it’s locally grown fruit, vegetables, chickens, pork, tarot, Kauaii has the natural resources. The question is do the people have the drive to make it happen.
Yes it has been shown on Kauai. I watched it and met the filmmaker.
I used to live at that village camp by that sugar mill in Koloa. That was my culture.
Iris just appear. I live on the island of Oahu. I’ve lived here on and off since 1977. I happened to be African-American. I took the time to read the history of Hawaii because I love it so much and I just cried. Colonialism bigotry racism all the things that are connected with it capitalism have just made it out early impossible for locals to live here long term. It is really designed for the Uber Rich it is not designed for the $40,000 yearly wage owner. This is just a travesty it is so wicked and just sad. I can’t wait to see the movie I will support it.
It will be interesting to watch. But, is it really telling us anything about Hawaii that we did not already know? Guess I’ll find out.
One can read the books as out of date and out of touch as Michener and learn about what the ‘christians’, in particular, and white people, in general, did to Hawaii and the Hawaiians.
There are many potential allies for natives that do not know hardly any of Hawaii’s mistreatment and backstory. White privilege simply doesn’t allow it. However, documentaries like this can get the truth to the masses and help them better understand the degradation of natives all over the world. It’s tragic that rich white men that think they know better have been imposing their small-mindedness for centuries on others for power and fortune. The Africans suffered, Hawaiians, Alaskans, Scots, Jews, and many more societies suffered and it’s time to end it. You are correct, PegM, about being able to read and educate oneself to the atrocities, but people don’t.
Speaking as someone who was involved in the Hawaiian Sovereignty movement (before it devolved into petty bickering about who would be the next Monarch), I would like to see someone touch on the several, UNfortunate times that the Hawaiian royalty screwed themselves and their people, basically rolling out the red carpet for a ha’ole takeover of the islands. This started in 1819 with one of Kamehameha I’s wives pushing Kamehameha II into abolishing the old Hawaiian native religion (the Kapu system).That void proved to be fertile ground for the Kristyun missionaries who showed up the following year.
You do know that James Michener’s book Hawaii,Deb is fiction, good read, but fiction
Michener’s book HAWAII, is fiction, you can google it.
Good day everyone! Aloha! I’ve been to Kauai and I’ve seen every corner of it and it’s indeed a beautiful place on this Earth. My personal experiences with the native Hawaiians have been so pleasant; they’re so happy, loving, and welcoming despite the adversities of the economy.
Kauai has gorgeous resorts and it’s evident that the locals have no part on the investment of those developments, but they’re the workforce that moves them. Colonialism and exploitation at its best. It’s still happening since the USA forced Queen Lili’uokalani out the throne with their deceitful tactics and colonialist politics.
I can’t wait to watch this documentary. The truth has to be told. Mahalo 🙏🏽
Love from NYC ❤️🗽🏝
liberals love re-writing history. Really? Natives lived in a lush paradise with food, education, technology, harmony, etc?
Plenty of bad in human condition everywhere.
The white People did more good than bad…and spread the standard of living we enjoy today.
Last I recall Hawaii had plenty of people killing each other along with terrible natural catastrophes because of their primitive ways!
Hey look a written language…how about that?
How appropriate that your name is “Guy”. White guy, no doubt.
Thank you for proving why people need movies that were not made in Disneyland.
Guy, what do you mean Liberals? Lots of rewriting of history, but mostly by rich, white (old) men!
Love Hawai’i! Kauai is a definite island beauty.
Our 1st visit to Kauai was in 2021. During our stay we learned so much about the island through our guides on the different activities we did. We were blessed to have very knowledgeable guides that shared both the good and bad history of the island. Can’t wait to see this film.
What guides did you use while you were on island?
I am a simple malahini who has been here only 34 years but I have learned to love the Aina and the local born inhabitants of these beautiful islands. It just so happens that my very first employment here was working to help close the Haina sugar mill. I feel that the discontinuing of large scale agriculture and the selling off of the lands has been a sad and unfortunate circumstance. Things grow superbly well here but once the land is sold off, as is now happening, it is gone forever and can never again help to support the children of the islands.