Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 12, Number 2, 1 February 1995 — GOP victories [ARTICLE]

GOP victories

In the article "GOP victories couId hit Hawaiians hard" (Ka Wai Ola, January '95) Patrick Johnston basically said ihe win of the Republicans over their Democratic opponents could be "bad news" for Hawaiians that depend on govemment programs. I eome from an opposite angle. I believe that Hawaiians could benefit from this change. With a stricter welfare program, Hawaiians could learn how to be more responsible by getting jobs and earning money to live. While some people say that sovereignty

means independence. I say how ean you be sovereign and on welfare? Matthew Kawika Ortiz, age 1 1 Lā'ie