Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 6, 1 June 2000 — Web site [ARTICLE]

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I am a part-Hawaiian who relocated to Spokane, Wash., 20 years ago and I currently am a fourth-grade teacher. I am 57 and actively involved in leadership positions in my school district, higher education, state and loeal teachers' union, and I will be the Eastem Washington representative for the Washington Association of Educators for the Talented and Gifted. I am also pursuing my master's degree. The OHA newsletter and web site has enabled me to keep my Hawaiianess alive. Recently, I gathered data via the Internet to write a research paper about sovereignty and its impact on education in and outside the public school arena. As I leam, these questions or myths have confused me and I am excited that OHA

is addressing these issues. There is a lot of misinformation available that undermines our mission as a people to strengthen our ohana. The complexity of the issues surrounding our rights confuses many of us and we need your guiding leadership. Mahalo nui, Cynthia Ka'ihilani Beck Luebbers via the lnternet ^ OHA reserves the right to edit all letters for length, defamatory and libelous material, and other objectionable eontent, and reserves the right to print on a space available basis. Letters are authorizedfor publication on a one-letter, per subject, per year basis. The inclusion of a letter author's title is a courtesy extended by Ka Wai Ola and does not constitute validation or recognition ofthe writer as such. All letters must be typed, signed and not exceed 200 words. Send letters to Ka Wai Ola o OHA, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 500, Honolulu, Hl 96813. Readers ean also email their letters to oha@aloha.net. ■