News Briefs | 2025 ʻOnipaʻa Peace March

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2025 ʻOnipaʻa Peace March

Marking the 132nd year since the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom

The annual ‘Onipa‘a Peace March on January 17 drew thousands of Kānaka ‘Ōiwi and supporters. For the past 32 years, Ka Lāhui Hawai‘i has organized the march to mark the anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the sovereign Hawaiian Nation on Jan. 17, 1893, by a small contingent of (mostly) American businessmen backed by the U.S. military. Participants gathered for the march at Mauna‘ala (the Royal Mausoleum) in Nu‘uanu for protocol led by Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu before beginning the nearly two-mile route to ‘Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu. The march brought together representatives from dozens of Native Hawaiian organizations, hundreds of school children and their kumu, and ‘ohana from across O‘ahu and the pae ‘āina. Upon arriving at ‘Iolani Palace, marchers were formally welcomed onto the palace grounds with ‘oli komo by Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine and Hālau Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima. The march was followed by a rally that included pule, speeches, music and lunch.

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