Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 10, 1 October 1997 — BISHOP ESTATE [ARTICLE]

BISHOP ESTATE

I am a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, arid my response to the goings on of the Bishop Estate has been pain. In this world, there exists a dark veil of inhumanity. I was brought up to believe that Hawaiians were edified by the sprit of aloha. In order to have aloha, one has to practice it daily. I heard recently that a faculty member whom I esteemed to be an excellent teacher was let go. My treasured memories of this man date from over 20 years ago. I remember standing on the first floor of Pākl Hall looking at the panoramic view of Honolulu every morning before school started and enjoying the chilled fresh air and the enraptured sounds of the Oratorio Messiah. This staff member never neglected to play the music through every day from beginning to end. My first class began with him, the study of anthropology. Why did the system, whieh I revere, fail him and many others like him? I am not judging the Bishop Estate trustees or blaming them. I pray that our people ean return to the basic tenant of our culture, practicing aloha. Nānā I Ka Pono O Iesu Christo. Richard Kua'ana, Honolulu

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