Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 6, 1 August 1984 — Sharing a Mana'o [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Sharing a Mana'o

By Hayden Burgess Trustee, O'ahu

For several years now my wife, Puanani, and I have been at times at the center of controversy. Hawaiian issues and politics are constantly discussed in our house-

hold. But we have wondered if what we are working for is being understood by

our children and if being raised in a very political environment is harmful to them. A few nights ago, our daughter, Pua'Ena, who is 12 years old, shared her thoughts with us in an essay she had written. And any doubts we had about our being so political were wiped away by this essay. Our children are our future; trust in their intelligence and wisdom and they will keep us walking toward the light.