Ua Mau t's

A modern take on Kauikeaouli's, Kamehameha III's, proclamation spoken on July 31, 1843. This was the day that sovereignty was restored to Hawaii by proclamation of Queen Victoria following a five-month-long rogue British occupation. The motto appears on the coat of arms of the kingdom of Hawaii and was adopted in May 1845.

It is popularly translated as "the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness," but based on the context of the original proclamation, we prefer to say, "the sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness."

We have white men's t-shirts and black with pink wahine tanks. If you're interested and don't want to wait until the Volcano 4th of July craft fair, e-mail Ahi (808idesign@gmail.com) or comment on the blog or Facebook.