Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp

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Indigenous Researcher and Writer

Month: June 2020

Bray and Reincarnation

Reposting an article on the topic The Kahuna and Reincarnation The Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Thursday, June 11, 1959 – Clarice B. Taylor’s “Tales about Hawaii“ “Did the Hawaiian believe in reincarnation?” asks the haole “seeker of the truth” of Daddy (David K.) Bray in trying to find the secret of the power of the — read more

Jun 24, 2020
Sherwood Forest: Seeing Beyond The Trees

(Originally published in: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/07/sherwood-forest-seeing-beyond-the-trees/) To many in Waimanalo, the forested area in the nearby beach park known by local residents as Sherwood Forest is more than a landscape. It is an area that holds the memories of morning walks, dates, family outings, birthdays and weddings. When the mayor of Honolulu announced plans to build a — read more

Jun 13, 2020
Respiratory Therapists Are Among Our Unsung Heroes

(Originally published in: https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/04/respiratory-therapists-are-among-our-unsung-heroes/) All of our front-liners deserve our praise, aloha and respect for all that they do. These include our blue collar workers (our cashiers, janitors, security guards, delivery drivers, etc.) and gold collar workers (our medics, hospital staff, nurses, and doctors). They are the wai that feeds the loi. One of the — read more

Jun 13, 2020
Shared Histories Between Filipinos And Hawaiians

(Originally published at: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/08/filipino-experience-similar-to-that-of-kanaka-maoli/) For many Filipinos born and raised in Hawaii, there is a sense of shame of being Filipino with such terms as “bukbok,” “pinoy,” and “Flip” existing. This is accentuated with the horrid ethnic jokes on the radio and the perception that Filipinos in Hawaii speak with accents. But there is more — read more

Jun 13, 2020
Jose Libornio, Filipino Bandmaster of the Hawaiian National Band

Few may remember him now especially in the Hawaiian and Filipino communities but in his time, he was one of the most respected people in the Hawaiian Islands. Maestro Jose Sabas Libornio Ibarra was born in Santa Ana, Manila at the time that colonized by Spain. He originally was supposed to be part of the — read more

Jun 13, 2020
The Emancipation Proclamation in Hawaiian

When the Emancipation Proclamation reached Hawai’i, it was widely published. This is a copy of it in Hawaiian. Although slavery had long before been abolished, Hawaiians saw this a great achievement for the advancement of human rights. Several papers published it in Hawaiian or in English. This one is from Kuokoa 1/31/1863. — read more

Jun 13, 2020
The Story of John Blossom, a Black Man At the Court of Kalākaua

One of the figures of Black history in Hawai’i that I had done research on was Ioane Mōhala. I had to rely heavily on newspapers and oral histories for this. Ioane Mōhala was the Hawaiian name for John Blossom. John Blossom was born in Jamaica and was the son of British plantation owner and an — read more

Jun 13, 2020
Looking At A Post-COVID-19 Pono Economy

(Original: https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/05/looking-at-a-post-covid-19-pono-economy/) The economic anxiety has been profound during this time of crisis. Understandably, many people want things to go back to “normal.” The governor’s own economic recovery plan as of now is to essentially rebuild the tourism industry and go from there. The governor’s own task force is composed mostly of corporate talking heads — read more

Jun 13, 2020