Kekailoa Perry

Kekailoa Perry is an associate professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii Manoa who holds a juris doctorate from William S. Richardson School of Law in 1996.
How The Hawaii Constitution Protects Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

How The Hawaii Constitution Protects Mauna Kea

Gov. David Ige and President David Lassner have failed in their duty to uphold state law.

Democracy Needs To Grow Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Democracy Needs To Grow Up

Democracy in Hawaii has become self-serving, self-promoting, patronage fostering, elitist driven, poverty blaming and anti-native.

Interpreter Incident Illustrates Invisibility Of Native Hawaiians Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Interpreter Incident Illustrates Invisibility Of Native Hawaiians

All who believe in the Hawaiian language and justice and equal rights must take heed of a Maui judge’s recent ill-advised action.