Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 11, 1 November 1997 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Editor's note : Featured this month are five sections of 13 from a Memorial dated ! Oct. 8, 1897, strongly opposing the annexation of Hawai'i to the United States of America. This document, written by Hawaiians on behalf of the native population, was forwarded to the U.S. Presdent, congress and the people of the United States of America a centruy ago. OHA's "Kōlamu 'Ōlelo Makuahine" (Hawaiian language eolumn) is designed for native speakers. and those who have leamed or are learning Hawaiian. It is not intended to exclude non- \ speakers, but rather, to give increased visiblity to our 'ōlelo Hawai'i in a puhlie forum. 1 There are historical reasons why the majority of Hawaiians today and so many in past generations were separated from their native language. Support and respect one another in the : revival of the language of our kupuna. E kāko'o a paipai kekahi i kekahi. j