{"product_id":"na-manao-aloha-o-kahoolawe-hawaii-warriors-love-for-land-and-culture-9781952461064","title":"Na Mana'o Aloha O Kaho'olawe: Hawai'i Warriors--Love for Land and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Walter Ritte Jr | Richard Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Awaiaulu, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Awaiaulu, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis republication of Nā Manao Aloha o Kahoolawe, the diaries of Walter Ritte Jr. and Richard Sawyer, preserves and perpetuates a piece of Hawai'i history for future generations. Written in 1977, the diaries are a day-to-day record of their thoughts and reflections when the two men occupied the island of Kahoʻolawe for thirty-five days, using their bodies as shields to stop the bombing and desecration of the island by the US military. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the catalysts of the Hawaiian Renaissance, the Kahoʻolawe movement was a vibrant time with the awakening of a long-buried spirit of identity rising to its rightful place of prominence in Hawaiʻi's history. It was not, however, without sacrifice and struggle--the biggest of these being the tragic loss of George Helm and Kimo Mitchell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalter and Richard are both 1963 Kamehameha School graduates, groomed at a time when there was little, if any, attention paid to Hawaiian history, consciousness, identity, or culture. Most of their learning and experience was military-based and of a Western perspective, yet they heard the call of Kanaloa and joined with others to protect Kaho'olawe.","brand":"Awaiaulu, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47888677503127,"sku":"9781952461064","price":2695.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781952461064.webp?v=1781167489","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/na-manao-aloha-o-kahoolawe-hawaii-warriors-love-for-land-and-culture-9781952461064","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}