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Without Apologies

Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua and Kahunawai Wright

Without Apologies brings you the voice, the power, and the political analysis of Kumu Haunani-Kay Trask, one of the most prominent Hawaiian scholars and leaders of the 20th century. Hosted by Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua and Kahunawai Wright, the show features some of Dr. Trask"s unforgettable speeches and the stories behind them. Listen, as Kumu Haunani’s voice resounds like a sharkskin drum, without apologies.With show art by Malia Osorio and oli from the song "Ignite" by Paniolo Prince & Queen

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From the archives: “The Revenge of Kauwiki,” 1934

Without Apologies ·

2026/10/03

In episode 4, Dr. Trask asked, “What did our kūpuna say?” In this episode, we share a moʻolelo, as told by Kumu Haunani-Kay's mother — Haunani Katherine Cooper. As a boarding student at Kamehameha School for Girls, Haunani Cooper published this retelling of an ancestral story from East Maui in 1934, titling it “The Revenge of Kauwiki.”Read by Dr. Brandy Nālani McDougall.

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55:02

A Native Daughter

Without Apologies ·

2026/09/12

In 1982, Dr. Trask delivered a speech—"From a Native Daughter”—that came to define a generation of Native Hawaiian scholarship. She challenged inaccurate and racist narratives about Hawaiʻi and Hawaiians, calling us to ask who gets to write our histories? And, what’s at stake when our past is erased? In episode 4 "A Native Daughter," we trace the ancestral source of this speech: the lineage of native daughters who passed down to Haunani-Kay stories of her kūpuna and of a Hawaiian past very different

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6:54

From the archives: "It doesn’t belong to the Navy."...

Without Apologies ·

2026/08/29

"This is the beginning of the struggle; this is not the end." In 1978, people throughout Hawaiʻi turned out to speak against the US Navy's live fire training on Kahoʻolawe. After the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana (PKO) sued the Navy to stop the bombing, the Navy was legally compelled to draft an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for their continued use of the island. Haunani-Kay Trask and other PKO members testified at public hearings, like this one in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. When Haunani-Kay took the

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63:28

Radiant Womb

Without Apologies ·

2026/08/15

In episode 3, Haunani-Kay Trask joins the struggle to stop the US Navy’s bombing of Kaho‘olawe. From 1978 through the early 1980s, Trask played a central role in the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana (PKO), when the ʻOhana secured regular access visits to the island. Haunani-Kay knew she could bring her organizing experience, her education, and her voice to the movement. She worked to limit the Navy’s political and legal authority over Kaho‘olawe, also known as Kohemālamalama o Kanaloa. In organizing with

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23:54

From the archives: Haunani-Kay Trask on Academic...

Without Apologies ·

2026/08/08

In 1991, faculty in the University of Hawaiʻi Philosophy department were calling for Professor Haunani-Kay Trask to be fired. They were upset about a scathing op-ed she had written in the University's student newspaper Ka Leo o Hawaiʻi. But, she refused to be silent. Instead, she spoke even more powerfully. It was February 7, 1991 at a forum on the politics of academic freedom and white supremacy. In this speech, Kumu Haunani-Kay recounts a history of the attempted genocide of Kanaka Hawaiʻi, and

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52:42

Eros and Ash

Without Apologies ·

2026/07/25

For eight years, the people's movements in Madison were Haunani-Kay Trask's greatest teachers. She earned three degrees at the University of Wisconsin, but Haunani learned even more from the marches, the sit-ins and organizing meetings. Episode 2 tells about the student strikes, anti-war protests, and feminist movements that shaped Haunani-Kay more profoundly than her classes. In Eros & Ash, we tell the story of a young bride encountering the revolutionary moment of 1969; a graduate student

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19:53

From the archives: The ʻOnipaʻa 1993 speech in full

Without Apologies ·

2026/07/18

Between our main, narrative episodes, we’re sharing recordings of some of Dr. Trask’s full-length speeches, so you can hear her in her own voice, speaking to you from the archives.This archival episode features Kumu Haunani-Kay’s most well-known speech, delivered on January 17, 1993. Some folks call it the “We are not American!” speech, for its most famous line. Dr. Trask repeated this refrain again and again as she addressed our lāhui at the centennial commemoration of the illegal overthrow. Twenty

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ʻOnipaʻa 1993

Without Apologies ·

2026/07/04

Episode 1 of Without Apologies, a podcast series that brings you the voice, the power, and the political analysis of Kumu Haunani-Kay Trask. Each episode focuses on one of her speeches and the story behind it.Our journey opens with the speech Dr. Trask is best known for, delivered at ʻOnipaʻa 1993—the centennial commemoration of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom—where she declared, "We are not American!"

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Without Apologies - coming soon

Without Apologies ·

2025/11/11

A new podcast bringing you the voice, the power, and the political analysis of Kumu Haunani-Kay Trask, one of the most prominent Hawaiian scholars and leaders of the 20th century. Hosted by Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua and Kahunawai Wright, Without Apologies features some of Dr. Trask's unforgettable speeches and the stories behind them. Listen, as Kumu Haunani’s voice resounds like a sharkskin drum, without apologies.Coming soon wherever you listen to podcasts.

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