Leon Siu declares Hawaiian Independence (1/2)

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Pearl Dive, a podcast from Fuller Seminary’s Asian American Church History Institute (AACHI). If you have ever wondered about how your ethnic heritage meets faith or about the history of Hawaii, this episode is for you. In the first two episodes of Pearl Dive, Fiel Sahir talks to Leon Siu, Foreign Minister for the Hawaiian Kingdom, about Christianity in Hawaii. Mr. Siu discusses the indigenous Christian spirituality in the first episode and the Independence movement in the second. The interview was recorded on October 1, 2023. This season’s podcast series was brought to you with the support of the KT Foundation.Links to resources can be found below. LINKS* Leon Siu, Interview on Centering podcast with Jane Hong and Tim Tseng (Jan. 21, 2021): Native Hawaiians: Independence and Christianity. | Apple Podcast* Leon Siu, The Future of the Hawaiian Kingdom [VIDEO]* Leon Siu, An Open Letter to the Church in Hawaii Ne (2007)* Leon Siu, A Biblical View of Hawaiian Sovereignty (2005)* Christian Heritage Hawaii [HeritageHawaii.org]* Inaugural World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People [VIDEO]* Daniel Kikawa, Perpetuated in Righteousness: The Journey of the Hawaiian People From Eden to the Present Time (Aloha Ke Akua Publishing, 1994).* Daniel Kikawa, The True God of Hawaiʻi: The Case for ʻĪo (Aloha Ke Akua Publishing, 2021).* Ronald Williams Jr., “Christianity in Hawaiʻi,” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion (Oxford University Press, Oct 2017) * Noenoe K. Silva, Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism (Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2004)* Candace Fujikane and Jonathan Y. Okamura, editors, Asian Settler Colonialism: From Local Governance to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawai‘i (Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2008)Thanks for reading Pearl Dive, AACHI's digital platform! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fulleraachi.substack.com