Brandon Maka’awa’awa is the Deputy Head of State of the Nation of Hawaii, the oldest Hawaiian Independence Organization in Hawaii. He assists Head of State Dennis Bumpy Kanahele in the day to day operations of the village of Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo, the Nation’s sovereign landbase. Brandon also helps to manage the Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo Community Broadband Network.
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Growing the Internet
14 October 2019
‘These Are Our First Roadways’: Internet Access and Self-Determination in Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo
The establishment of Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo in 1994 was a significant milestone in the native Hawaiian movement to regain...