Na Maka o ka ‘Aina (“The Eyes of the Land”) is an independent video production team that focuses on the land and the people of Hawai’i and the Pacific. Documenting traditional and contemporary Hawaiian culture, politics, history, language and the environment, Na Maka o ka ‘Aina is committed to giving voice to the current movement toward recognition of Hawaiian independence.
Since 1982, Na Maka o ka ‘Aina has aired over 90 programs on Hawai’i Public Television, the Public Broadcasting Service, Deep Dish satellite network, Free Speech TV, and Hawai’i’s commercial stations, in addition to producing regular programming for Hawai’i’s public access cable channels. Their work has also been seen on Maori Television in Aotearoa (New Zealand), the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network in Canada, Televise Samoa, TV-Spot (Denmark), and the Community Channel in Australia.
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Na Wai E Ho'ola I Na Iwi
Who Will Save the Bones?
From an ancient burial site at Honokahua, Maui, to the streets of Honolulu, the issue of protecting ancestral remains is brought passionately to the public's attention by Hawaiians.
A few days before Christmas, 1988, an all night vigil is held at the state capitol to protest the excavation of over 900 ancient burials from the sands of Honokahua bay, Maui, by archeologists contracted to clear them for the construction of a new Ritz Carlton resort.
The effort to stop the desecration is met with overwhelming support from the community and soon an agreement is reached between the state government and the developer to move the hotel site and reinter the bones.
This collective action eventually resulted in legislation to repatriate ancestral remains from universities and museums throughout the world and protect burial sites throughout Hawai'i.