Hawai'i Peace and Justice

09/03/2025

05/10/2025

Mahalo nui to the kaiaulu for showing up and standing with ʻāina today! From 7 to 70 years old, the halls of the Kalanimoku building and BLNR Boardroom we’re filled with Kanaka Maoli and Hawaiʻi residents who demanded the U.S. Army’s Final EIS be rejected! The report failed to answer what the true environmental impacts to Hawaiʻiʻs entire ecosystem would be if the army would be allowed to continue occupying and desecrating the “state leased” lands.

Our opio listened and learned from our Kupuna and showed the entire lahui the Youth Demilitarization Movement in Hawaiʻi is growing stronger, standing on the shoulders of those who came before us and understanding our kuleana to continue this fight for Truth, Peace & Justice ❤️‍🔥

ONIPAʻA KĀKOU

05/08/2025

Mahalo nui Kaiaulu! See you tomorrow ‼️

HPJ will be Banner & Sign Waving on the corner of S. Beretania and Punchbowl 7:30 - 8:30 am tomorrow 5/9 before the 9:00 am BLNR Meeting

We are so grateful to every single person who put their hana into bringing these to life! Mahalo piha for making time in your folks daily schedule to amplify our demands and let BLNR exactly what we expect from them tomorrow— REJECT THE ARMY’S FEIS!

05/04/2025

Eh, Ala is back to invite da kaiaulu to HPJ’s Banner Build ‼️

Mon 5/5, Tues 5/6 & Wed 5/7 2:00 to 6:00 pm

Come down to collectively amplify our voices and demands! Register for the address and bring your friends and family! The Banner will be revealed before the 5/9 Friday 9:00 am BLNR Meeting that we’ll be attending directly after.

We also want to mahalo the folks who have reached out and brought attention to the post featuring our Board Member Ann Wright! She shared on the ground updates from Malta as one of the organizers of The Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Their vessel, The Conscious, was working to bring aid to Gaza and attacked by a Drone Strike in international waters. The FFC suspects Isreal is the culprit. Thankfully no deaths or serious injuries have been reported and Ann and the other civilian organizers are safe.

At HPJ, we recognize the direct link between military training grounds in Hawaiʻi—like the 132,000-acre Pōhakuloa Training Area—and the global death and destruction caused by military force. We know that building and leveraging our collective power is how we will hold them accountable, and ultimately how we will win!

“If not now, when? If not us, who”

04/30/2025

On Day 2 of Youth Liberation Camp we were graced with meles from 'Anakala Liko and a workshop lead by 'Anakē Laulani. We are so fortunate to have been able to absorb their mana'o and foster inter-generational connections between our 'ōpio and kūpuna.

Mahalo ē 'Anakē Laulani and 'Anakala Liko for further enriching our camp!

04/30/2025

Day 3 of Youth Liberation Camp was closed by a vital workshop from Jeena Marie on somatics. Our participants were guided on becoming more aware of how the body feels, how it moves, and how thoughts influence its physical state. Somatics is a crucial tool in healing activism burnout.

Mahalo e Jeena Marie for a healing lesson in breathe work!

04/30/2025

This year’s Youth Liberation Camp was enriched with the mana'o from our guest facilitators. On our last day of camp we jumped at the opportunity to do some aloha 'āina work at Ka'ala Farms and learn more about the Ahupua'a o Waianae.

Mahalo ē Ka'ala Farms 'Ohana for co-facilitating another liberating camp!

02/26/2025

Aaron’s act of courage shook the world a year ago, but it’s sad to see how quickly people move on. I haven’t. I still think about Aaron every day.” – Youth in Attendance

Today, the HPJ team gathered to honor Aaron Bushnell, who, one year ago, sacrificed himself to awaken the world to Palestinian suffering. On February 25, 2024, he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C., bravely protesting what he saw as genocide. His act remains a powerful call for justice.

Aaron, mahalo e for your bravery. It will never be forgotten and we carry your message forward.

Mahalo nui to Ann Wright, a current board member of Hawaii Peace and Justice, for organising this gathering today.

12/05/2024

12/03/2024

TODAY’S THE DAY!!! (what day?) GIVING TUESDAY

hosting their annual MATCHYMATCHY GIVING TUESDAY— here’s how it works:

🌊 is included in the List of Organizations on the HULI24 giving page (type in the bitly link to your web browser, or click the QR code)

🌊 Select when sharing your donation and INSTANTLY DOUBLE IT!! (Donate $10? Now it’s $20!)

🌊 MATCHY MATCHY means whatever you decide to donate not only doubles, but is MATCHED by

🌊 TOGETHER WE CAN SHIFT MORE COLLECTIVE FUNDS TOWARDS GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN HAWAI’I, HELPING TO HULI THE SYSTEMS BUILT AGAINST US!

have been growing our YOUTH PROGRAM this year to build a real movement lead by youth, centered around the demilitarization and deoccupation of our homelands and the greater pacific, and grounded in the political and personal development of our Youth Leaders. We are grateful to our young peoples for the willingness to try, learn, and to teach (because we learn SO MUCH from each and every one of them!)

12/03/2024

🎉LINK IN BIO🎉

i kēia lā! When you donate to and select from the drop down menu, half of your donation will go straight to our organization💚

Last year brought $3.1 billion globally. Let’s make 2024 the year we go big for social change organizing in Hawaiʻi! Together, we can shift mountains and make waves—let’s do this! 🤎✨

10/19/2024

For nearly seven decades, Nihon Hidankyo and other hibakusha have offered sober warnings of nuclear weapons' unparalleled dangers.