ʻOnipaʻa Peace March 2024
Honoring the 131st Year Anniversary of the Illegal Overthrow of Hawaiian Monarchy
On January 17th, we will commemorate the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy and continue to advocate for justice for our people. Although the US government has apologized for their involvement in the dethroning of Queen Liliʻuokalani, our community has yet to fully recover from this injustice. We will gather in unity to honor our ancestors and inspire future generations of Kānaka to carry on this mission. Let's never forget January 17th, 1893, and stand together for our people.
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This event is sponsored by Queen’s Court, Hawaiʻi Youth Climate Coalition, Hawaiʻi People’s Fund, Mutual Aid Ka Lāhui, Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, and Defend Hawaiʻi.
Photography by Marie Eriel Hobro from the ʻOnipaʻa Peace March 2023
About the Author
Nanea Lo, HAPA’s Administrative and Programs Coordinator
Nanea Lo is from Papakōlea, Oʻahu. She is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). Lo's educational expertise is in community planning and urban planning infrastructures. She is also a podcast host for Native Stories.
Lo is a public servant and serves as the Kona representative for the Oʻahu Island Burial Council, a commissioner on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission, sits on the board of the Hawaiʻi Workers Center, newly elected member of the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi Executive Committee, and serves on the grant making committee for Hawaiʻi People’s Fund.
Through civic engagement, podcast hosting, and community organizing, Lo advocates for Hawaiian sovereignty, Aloha 'Āina, and feminism on the national and international scale. She has been a part of innovative local and international education and advocacy programs such as Planned Parenthood “National” Storyteller for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi-Asia Pacific Leadership Program, Native American Political Leadership Program, Kuleana Academy, Young Pacific Leaders, and Peace Scholars. She believes that relationships are the fabric of life and that Aloha ʻĀina is forever.
