Save Our Kaka’ako

Poem in text form: cid-f70cd3872df9111f.skydrive.live.com As seen in this clip, I composed and performed the spoken word piece, “Save Our Kaka’ako,” at First Thursdays, hosted by Kealoha, in Honolulu, HI. Previously, on April 12, 2006, I performed the piece at the Hawai’i state capitol. My performance was part of a rally to protest the sale of public land on the stretch of Honolulu coastline called Kaka’ako which fronts my South Shore home surf break, Kewalos. A massive commercial development is planned for this area pending governmental approval of the sale of this land. We won “the first round,” in the sense that the initial sale of this area of public land was derailed, but we anticipate future challenges. If you’d like to learn more about this movement and view pictures of the area in question, please visit: kewalo.org A couple notes to those of you not from Hawai’i: * Kapu, in Hawaiian, is something off limits or forbidden. * “Batu” and “ice” are slang words used in Hawai’i for crystal methamphetamine, addiction to which is a problem of epidemic proportion here. * Brother Iz is Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, a beloved Hawaiian musician who died in 1997. In Hawai’i, he has become a modern day patron saint. en.wikipedia.org * A paipo board is the original body board brought to Hawaii by the first immigrating Polynesians. In its modern-day form, the paipo board is usually made out of balsa wood or fiberglass. www.rodndtube.com * Point Panic is a surf break reserved for …
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