{"product_id":"na-manao-aloha-o-kahoolawe-walter-ritte-jr-9781952461064","title":"Na Mana'o Aloha O Kaho'olawe: Hawai'i Warriors--Love for Land and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis republication of Nā Manao Aloha o Kahoolawe, the diaries of Walter Ritte Jr. and Richard Sawyer, preserves and perpetuates a piece of Hawai'i history for future generations. Written in 1977, the diaries are a day-to-day record of their thoughts and reflections when the two men occupied the island of Kahoʻolawe for thirty-five days, using their bodies as shields to stop the bombing and desecration of the island by the US military. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the catalysts of the Hawaiian Renaissance, the Kahoʻolawe movement was a vibrant time with the awakening of a long-buried spirit of identity rising to its rightful place of prominence in Hawaiʻi's history. It was not, however, without sacrifice and struggle--the biggest of these being the tragic loss of George Helm and Kimo Mitchell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalter and Richard are both 1963 Kamehameha School graduates, groomed at a time when there was little, if any, attention paid to Hawaiian history, consciousness, identity, or culture. Most of their learning and experience was military-based and of a Western perspective, yet they heard the call of Kanaloa and joined with others to protect Kaho'olawe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Ritte Jr, Richard Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952461065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952461064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Awaiaulu, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Walter Ritte Jr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132224303359,"sku":"9781952461064","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cf02277-6a0b-4f1b-a817-bee2bf56b27a.jpg?v=1687478945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/na-manao-aloha-o-kahoolawe-walter-ritte-jr-9781952461064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}