Protecting Native Land in Hawaii
from Justice Matters Hosted by Sara Kehaulani Goo, Maggie Gates
On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with journalist Sara Kehaulani Goo about her new book, Kuleana, a memoir about her ancestral land in Hawaii that touches on themes of indigenous rights, land loss, and the generational responsibility of honoring the land. Sara is a journalist and senior news executive who has led several national news organizations including Axios, NPR and The Washington Post. She is now serving as President of the WP Creator network at The Washington Post, a new business outside the newsroom focused on content partnerships with independent creators. She formerly served as editor-in-chief at Axios, where she launched the company’s editorial expansion into national and local newsletters, podcasts and live journalism. Before Axios, she led online audience growth as a managing editor at NPR, overseeing the newsroom's digital news operation. Goo started her career as a reporter for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. On today’s episode they discuss: the crisis of land loss in Hawaii, the native Hawaiian concept of Kuleana or generational responsibility, honoring the place you’re from through land stewardship, clashes with western capitalism, the effect of wealth disparity on native Hawaiians, the impact of tax policy on land ownership, parallels of land loss across cultures, and the wider meanings of ancestral responsibility. https://www.saragoo.com/
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