Global InformationBumpy Kanahele information
Bumpy Kanahele | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Nation of Hawai'i | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Pu‘uhonua Kanahele |
| Nationality | American (disputed) Hawaiian |
| Residence(s) | Pu'uhonua o Waimānalo, Waimānalo, Hawai‘i |
| Occupation | Hawaiian nationalist leader and community organizer |
| Website | Archived December 2, 2022, at the Wayback Machine |
Dennis "Bumpy" Pu‘uhonua Kanahele is a Hawaiian nationalist leader and titular head of the Principality Nation of Hawai'i. He spearheaded the founding of Pu‘uhonua o Waimānalo, a Hawaiian cultural village and traditional lo‘i kalo (taro paddy) agricultural restoration project in Waimānalo, Hawai‘i. Pu‘uhonua is a Hawaiian word meaning "sanctuary" or "place of refuge".
The Nation of Hawai‘i group, which administers the village, regards itself as a sovereign government under international law, acting as a successor state to the independent Kingdom of Hawai‘i and therefore not subject to United States rule. Kanahele claims to be a descendant of King Kamehameha I.[1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kanahele became known for militant activism on behalf of Hawaiian sovereignty, publicly resisting U.S. federal and state laws.
- ^ Tizon, Tomas Alex (July 21, 2005). "Rebuilding a Hawaiian Kingdom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 15, 2015.