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Vincent van Gogh

Wheatfield under Thunder Clouds (detail)

Please donate any amount; the situation here is dire. We are in need of all the essentials for survival.

$5 or $10 is less than the price of a cup of coffee at one of your fancy cafes. Please donate any amount; I really need to buy food.

People killed: around three quarters of a million.

The Kingdom of Hawai’i was illegally overthrown with the help of American businessmen and we have suffered under the iron grip of America.

Our land is simply seen as a vacation spot, my people are simply seen as tour guides and hula dancers. We have had our culture, our history, and our people turned into a commercialized joke by America.

The rampant tourism kills our islands with endless hotels, attractions and overcrowding. The housing and living costs are out of control because of the false “paradise” narrative. The Navy poisons our water and destroys our land. Covid has killed so many of my people due to the reckless and selfish nature of tourists. I have lost loved ones to this virus, because tourists “couldn’t stay away”.

My people have suffered. I have suffered.

We are more than your vacation. We are more than an aesthetic.

We are a sovereign nation illegally occupied by the United States of America.

Restore Hawai’i to Hawaiians. End the American Occupation.

See the links below to learn more and to read up on your Hawaiian history.

Ayo Edebiri for Rodarte’s Spring l Summer 2024 Portrait Series.