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An audio documentary project about US empire and grassroots movements for peace and liberation. Season 1, "Mākua: Piko of Peace," shares voices from the movement for the return and restoration of Mākua Valley from U.S. Army occupation, produced in collaboration with Mālama Mākua.
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S1E9 Episode 5: Piko of Peace and Hoʻihoʻi Ea
In episode 5, Mālama Mākua board members Aunty Lynette Cruz and Uncle Sparky Rodrigues discuss the evolution of Mālama Mākua's mission, and we hear significant recent developments in the movement for…
S1E8 Hiʻiaka at Mākua, Part 4: "He aina wai no keia"
An excerpt from He Moolelo Kaao o Hiiakaikapoliopele from the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii, published on November 30, 1926. Read by ʻEleu Robins.In this excerpt from the epic tale of…
S1E7 Episode 4: The Lease
In episode four, scholar and Mālama Mākua board member Kyle Kajihiro shares the story of the Army's 65-year lease in Mākua Valley, which expires in 2029, and of community efforts to protect and…
S1E6 Hiʻiaka at Mākua, Part 3: Ko Hiʻiaka paio me ke kupua ʻo Pōhakuloa
An excerpt from He Moolelo Kaao o Hiiakaikapoliopele from the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii, published on November 30, 1926. Read by ʻEleu Robins.In this excerpt from the epic tale of…
S1E5 Episode 3: The Ranch and the Railroad
In episode 3, we hear the last living memory of the pre-WWII Mākua community before the eviction. Born in Mākua in 1925, Ford Ushijima shares stories of his childhood in the Valley, fishing, farming,…
S1E4 Hiʻiaka at Mākua, Part 2: Kā Hiʻiaka wehewehe ʻana e pili ana i ke kupua ʻo Pōhakuloa
An excerpt from He Moolelo Kaao o Hiiakaikapoliopele from the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii, published on November 23, 1926. Read by Kenji Cataldo.In this excerpt from the epic tale of…
S1E3 Episode 2: Access
In episode two, we enter Mākua Valley with Mālama Mākua and hear the story of how Mālama Mākua fought to protect the valley, reconnected with the ʻāina through cultural access, and brought about an…
S1E2 Hiʻiaka at Mākua, Part 1: Kā Hiʻiaka hoʻōla hou ʻana i ke kaikamahine Mākua
An excerpt from He Moolelo Kaao o Hiiakaikapoliopele from the Hawaiian-language newspaper Ka Hoku o Hawaii, published on November 23, 1926. Read by Kenji Cataldo.In this excerpt from the epic tale of…
S1 About the Producer
In this extra episode, producer Kenji Cataldo shares about their relationship with Mālama Mākua, speaks to their positionality as an Asian settler, and acknowledges the many people who made this…
S1E1 Episode 1: Eviction
In episode one, Mālama Mākua board members Uncle Sparky Rodrigues and Uncle Vince Dodge share the backstory of how Mālama Mākua formed out of the convergence of two streams of activism: the…
S1 Coming soon - "Mākua: Piko of Peace"
Season 1 of Before Us, "Mākua: Piko of Peace," weaves together voices from the movement for the return and restoration of Mākua Valley from decades of U.S. Army use and occupation. Produced in…
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