Walter Ritte

Walter Ritte Jr. (born April 12, 1945) is a Native Hawaiian activist and educator from Ho‘olehua, Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i.

[2] Other occupations took place and Ritte, along with Richard Sawyer, occupied and stayed hidden on the island for 35 days, an act which led to his arrest and brief imprisonment.

[6] Kahu Charles Maxwell and other community leaders began to plan a coordinated effort to land on the island, which was then under Navy control.

Over 50 people from across the Hawaiian islands, including a range of cultural leaders, gathered on Maui with the goal of "invading" Kahoolawe on January 6, 1976.

[7] The effort to retake Kaho‘olawe would eventually claims the lives of George Helm and Kimo Mitchell.

The organization focuses on environmental health, social justice, food security, and Hawaiian sovereignty.