Nai Aupuni on Wednesday announced the names of 152 Native Hawaiians who will take part in an aha, or convention, to “broadly discuss self-governance” in February.

The list includes many familiar names, including nationalist Bumpy Kanahele, scholar Lilikala Kameeleihiwa, politicians Brickwood Galuteria and Dante Carpenter, and musician Teresa Bright.

Other names of interest: lawmaker Kaniela Ing, academic Williamson Chang, organizer Jade Danner, Civil Beat columnist Zuri Aki, physician Noa Emmett Aluli, former legislator Annelle Amaral, media executive Naalehu Anthony, former OHA executive Clyde Namuo, former DCCA director Kealii Lopez and former homeless czar Colin Kippen Jr.

The participants come from a list of 196 former candidates who ran in Nai Aupuni’s election last month, an election intended to whittle the list down to 40.

Because of pending litigation, however, Nai Aupuni elected to allow all the delegate candidates to apply to be in the convention. Many of them signed up before Tuesday’s deadline.

There are so many interesting people on the list, from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints, that the convention promises at minimum some compelling discussions. Where it might all lead to is unknown, though.

“Every former candidate had an opportunity to participate and we are excited that a large group of committed persons who represents a broad cross section of the Native Hawaiian community, both in Hawaii and on the continent, will have an opportunity to discuss self-governance,” said Kuhio Asam, Nai Aupuni president, in a press release. “Our goal has always been to establish a path to an ‘aha where Hawaiians can have a long-overdue discussion on the future of the Hawaiian people.”