Interview with Hōkūokalani Akiu

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2021-08-03

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Teves, Stephanie Nohelani

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Akiu, Hōkūokalani

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Hōkūokalani Akiu grew up in Kalihi in a blue-collar family. After graduating from Kaimukī High School he joined the U.S. military. When he returned home, he joined the workforce and went to college. He worked in the prisons and later in security at the University of Hawaiʻi. He is the former co-chair of the Commission on LGBTQ+ Equality in the University of Hawaiʻi system. He was a member of many groups, including Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, the LGBT Center, and Nā Mamo o Hawaiʻi. He lives with his husband in Pālolo Valley.

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Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, LGBTQ Hawaiʻi, Nā Mamo o Hawaiʻi, Save Traditional Marriage, Māhū, Hawaiian sexuality, Hawaiian sovereignty, LGBTQ--Hawaiʻi, Same-sex marriage--Hawaiʻi, Sovereignty--Hawaiʻi, LGBT groups--Hawaiʻi, LGBTQ People--Hawaiʻi

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https://hdl.handle.net/10125/110597

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92 minutes
21 pages

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MLGBTQ Kupuna Oral History Project
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