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Plantation Disaster Capitalism: Native Hawaiians Organize to Stop Land & Water Grabs After Maui Fire

2023-08-24T01:38:57.564Z

With the death toll from the Maui wildfires at 111 and as many as 1,000 still missing, we speak with Hawaiian law professor Kapuaʻala Sproat about the conditions that made the fires more destructive and what's yet to come for residents looking to rebuild their lives. Decades of neocolonialism in Hawaii have redirected precious water resources toward golf courses, resorts and other corporate ventures, turning many areas into tinderboxes and leaving little water to fight back against the flames. Now many Hawaiians say there is a power grab underway as real estate interests and other wealthy outsiders look to buy up land and water rights on the cheap as people are still reeling from the loss of their family members, livelihoods and communities. "Plantation disaster capitalism is, unfortunately, the perfect term for what's going on," says Sproat, who just published a piece in The Guardian with Naomi Klein and is professor of law at Ka Huli Ao Native Hawaiian Law Center and co-director of the Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa School of Law. "The plantations, the large landed interests that have had control over not just the land, but really much of Hawaii's and Maui Komohana's resources for the last several centuries, are using this opportunity, are using this time of tremendous trauma for the people of Maui, to swoop in and to get past the law."

Questlove’s Trip to a Prince Concert Went from Near Disaster to Epic Win (Video)

2016-01-20T20:20:05.506Z

Questlove, you may have heard, tells the best stories. Prince, in our experience, IS the best stories. Watch above as Okayplayer animates Questo's tale, a story filled with the magic powers of The Purple One, Nigerian Afrobeat god Fela Kuti, Finding Nemo, and a hot pink stretch Hummer.

This Man Blew The Ad Budget For 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' On Disaster Relief

2013-12-17T18:31:55.847Z

Our friend Casey Neistat did what few people did when disaster struck the Philippines: he flew right into the danger zone. And he did it with the marketing budget of the film he was hired to promote.

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KRS-One Disaster Kit (Prod. By MAD LION)

2012-11-14T06:09:41.911Z

"This is an opportunity to show the world what Hip Hop is capable of. Obviously this project isn't about raising money or making money. This is purely about ...

Romney: Federal Disaster Relief Spending Is 'Immoral'

2012-10-29T22:54:35.156Z

6/13/11: Asked about federal disaster relief to recent tornado and flood victims, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the spending "immoral" and said disaster relief efforts should be privatized.