Kawaipuna Prejean
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Gail Kawaipuna Prejean (died [1992] [1] (http://www.namaka.com/catalog/misc/funeral.html)) was a Hawaiian activist and advocate for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Prejean was founder of the Hawaiian Coalition of Native Claims.
A pioneer of sovereignty during the "Hawaiian Rennaisance" of the 1970s, Prejean was one of the first voices to advocate for Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) independence at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland [2] (http://www.iwgia.org/sw207.asp). He was involved in the formation of the movement to stop the bombing of the island of Kaho'olawe by the U.S. Navy; this was an issue which catalyzed the formation of the modern "Hawaiian Movement".
Prejean was known for his music and "stand-up" comedy as well as for his unrelenting criticism of the U.S. military presence in Hawai'i. It was Kawaipuna Prejean who originally proposed the convening of the 1993 Kanaka Maoli Tribunal [3] (http://www.native-net.org/archive/nl/9307/0073.html), and other historical actions which were carried out after his death.
Kawaipuna Prejean died while fighting to stop the H-3 freeway[4] (http://starbulletin.com/97/12/04/news/story3.html), which destroyed many ancient Hawaiian sites and native species on the island of O'ahu.
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