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Climate Justice for Kanaka Maoli: Solutions or More Problems?

Explore how climate change impacts Hawaii, from decreasing rainfall to renewable energy goals, and the importance of community-led solutions for a sustainable future. Delve into the challenges of land loss, cultural threats, and the need for genuine environmental policies.

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Climate Justice for Kanaka Maoli: Solutions or More Problems?

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  1. Solutions or Just More Problems?: A Call For True Climate Justice For Kanaka MaoliLehua KaʻuhaneMay 24, 2012

  2. ʻOwaiʻoe: Who you?

  3. Ōpūkahonua Genealogy Papahānaumoku - Wākea   1) Hawaiʻi 2) Maui 3) Hoʻohōkūkalani – Wākea   4) Hāloanakalaukapalili 5) Hāloa (first man)

  4. How is climate changeAffecting Hawaiʻi?

  5. Decreasing Rainfall

  6. Sea Level Rise

  7. Ocean Acidification

  8. Hawaiʻi Energy Use Policy 70% by 2030 “clean energy” goal Renewable = “indigenous energy” Commitments to develop energy projects on rural neighbor islands for use on Oʻahu

  9. Large Scale Wind Farms Lānaʻi: 67 wind turbines 5,500 acres Molokaʻi: Potential lease agreement of Hawaiian Home Lands Community Opposition Located in areas of cultural importance, alters traditional subsistence lifestyles to meet urban demand, neighbor islands as an industrial park for urban Honolulu

  10. Geothermal Development

  11. Renewable Energy DevelopmentCommunity Solutions Least amount of impact on future generations Not solely profit motivated, but a commitment to community Decentralized and community controlled • Does not view natural environment as mere “resources” for consumption • Allows continuation of native belief systems- fulfilling kuleana • Ensures availability of lands & resources

  12. Policy Solutions or Just More Problems? • Root of CC and “solutions” both = • Loss of land and resources • Commodification of nature • Threats to cultural survival • Communities with “real” solutions are burdened with “false” solutions • A global conversation: Can the power structure that created the problem, solve the problem?

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