Join us in celebrating Hawaii's true Independence day at NYC's first authentic Hawaiian restaurant, Onomea. To commemorate Lā Kūʻokoʻa there will be featured "ʻOno Specials" on the menu, music, talk-story bringing back awareness of this important day, and more.
*RSVP REQUIRED: www.lakuokoa.eventbrite.com
On November 28, 1843, England and France formally recognized Hawaiʻi's independence through the Anglo-Franco proclamation. It was established as an official holiday in the Hawaiian King...
Join us in celebrating Hawaii's true Independence day at NYC's first authentic Hawaiian restaurant, Onomea. To commemorate Lā Kūʻokoʻa there will be featured "ʻOno Specials" on the menu, music, talk-story bringing back awareness of this important day, and more.
*RSVP REQUIRED: www.lakuokoa.eventbrite.com
On November 28, 1843, England and France formally recognized Hawaiʻi's independence through the Anglo-Franco proclamation. It was established as an official holiday in the Hawaiian Kingdom called Lā Kūʻokoa or Independence Day.
Lā Kūʻokoʻa was celebrated for fifty years until the "fake revolution" in 1893 by the US and an attempted counterrevolution against the Hawaiian government in 1895. The American holiday Thanksgiving, was announced by the oligarchy as the official national holiday on November 28, 1895 and Lā Kūʻokoa was not celebrated.
Although Hawaiians intially protested and celebrated Lā Kūʻokoʻa anyway, as time passed knowledge of the holiday and how it was replaced was almost lost. However, history has been uncovered thanks to Hawaiian language scholars in the last few years translating Hawaiian language newspapers. "Today’s celebration of Ka La Ku'oko'a asserts Hawaii is still an independent nation, even under prolonged illegal occupation."