Hāwane Rios Instagram – From Hawai’i to Palestine Together We Rise Mahalo nui to @rise_for_palestine and all organizers who created the space for all of us to gather, raise our voices of solidarity, listen deeply to Palestinian voices and the voices of allies, and to hold one another intentionally in our individual and collective aloha and ‘eha. I am so honored to have been invited to stand with the pou hale of @halehaumea with our offerings of pule and oli for Palesetina and all places and people who are suffering at the hands of genocide. I’m still reflecting on the day, what I learned, what I allowed opened myself up to feel, and the gratitude of building pilina with our Palestinian relatives living in Hawai’i. It is vital for all of us to listen to them and to hold safe space for them. It is important for all of us to unlearn the prejudices we were socialized to uphold based off of the lies that we are told by the propaganda the oppressive settler colonial government continues to push unto us. I challenge all of us to be honest with ourselves about what we have been taught to believe and what we have all done to perpetuate that. I challenge all of us to think critically and to think for ourselves from our indigenous world view that teaches that we are all connected by land, sea, and spirit. I will stand for my mauna for the rest of my life. I will stand for Palestine for the rest of my life. I will stand for this Honua for the rest of my life. I dream of walking to ea alongside the indigenous nations of the world. I dream of getting free together. Ho’okahi ka umauma Ho’okahi pu’uwai Together We Rise #freepalestine 📸: @marcie_j23 Kingdom of Hawai’i