Protesting the filming of Barbarian Princess Ka'iulani

[MolokaiAlika]

“Tho’ for a moment it [the overthrow] cost

me a pang of pain for my people it was only momentary,

for the present has a hope for the future of my

people.”

—Former Queen Lili‘uokalani in her diary on Sunday,

September 2, 1900.

[TheKaohi]

Foot in mouth or up okole--kinda sore? jazzy boy! Clorox your mouth and protect your people from popcorn movies because it supports the world wars.Did you not know Hollywood is a yddish culture?We not dirty, evil and sell our Na Kanaka Ancestors down the road for a cheap thrill in a Theater house.What is the difference between Can Can dancers on a bar and the Peruvian actress on stage?Drama that depicts lies spews pus and oozing sores upon our future generations to heal and scoop up as in ashes.

[jazzysoranio]

Gosh, we Hawaiians love to protest! But at the same time we're shooting ourselves in the foot. It's good that they're making this movie. It'll get people interested in the topic, which'll get them to do their own personal research. We need to stop being so protective and learn that if you hold on to your culture and history TOO hard you might kill it!

[IslandVeeDub]

palani vaughn has the meanest sideburns ever! cheeeeee heeeeeee

[curatrix2008]

@IslandVeeDub . . . he's filipino?

[Koleaula]

I am sympathetic, but not convinced by Palani's objections.

1) No mention of Wilikoki. Part of the art of filmmaking, and SONGWRITING is knowing what to cut out.

2) Kalaukaua in a wheelchair: inaccurate, but not disrespectful.

3) Gibson present at lighting ceremony. No BD. Palani says have him appear as a ghost? Is that "accurate"? I think it cheapens reports of ghosts appearing to Hawaiians. I am surprised that Palani said that.

Script MAY still be offensive, but P did not show us how.

[hokulani78]

Hm. The opening of the movie says the Hawn. Kgdm is facing civil war. Hello. Robert Wilcox was a main player and led a revolt in 1889 and was a MP not to mention friend of Lili'uokalani. If you cut Wilcox, how can you portray a "civil war" without the major Hawaiian leader? Yes its artistic license, but its illogical to cut Wilcox. That's like cutting Michael Collins from the Irish uprising.

[ponosize]

Mahalo Nui Loa :)