none more successful than walter riddy's.med richard sawyer set up on the island and refused to leave. managing to evade pursuers for just over a month before finally being arrested and jailed. >> the first order is burn down this building. >> they emerged, of course, heroes. and these protests went on to inspire many others to join the movement. >> i hope i'm still alive when that day happens, because i want to see our queen back in office. >> it embodied the independent spirit, the desire for hawaiian empowerment and sovereignty that today resonates across generations. welcome to what is supposedly the most unwelcoming place in hawaii. ♪ anthony. come in. >> thank you so much. nice to meet you. >> please come inside. >> this is fish pond, a shared community space with a sacred history. hanohano is the caretaker of the fish pond. he's a local community leader here on molokai. also here is the famous walter riddy. >> everybody knows how valuable all of this stuff is, because we can see what happened to the rest of the island.