Haunani-Kay Trask

Haunani-Kay Trask, a scholar and poet, was a prominent voice for indigenous rights in Hawaii. With her sister Millani Trask, she was a founding member of Ka Lahui Hawaii, an organization that promoted self-determination for Native Hawaiians. She was Director of the Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii and the author of From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii. She passed away in 2021.