Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 1, 1 January 2007 — Blood quantum [ARTICLE]

Blood quantum

This is for the braddah who believes only 50 percenters and more should be recognized as true Hawaiians (Day v. Apoliona, November, Ka Wai Ola). My name is Howard Bergman. My 'ohana's name is Kaiwa. I'm maybe 1/8 to 1/16 blood. But no matter, I am very proud to be a

Hawaiian. I've got big love for all my braddahs and sisters. That's what I believe is the true essence of the aloha spirit. We need to unite as a people and stop nitpicking about percentage points. That way we ean eome together to achieve our goals as a whole people. Howard Bergman Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Washington