Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 7, 1 July 2002 — Paʻahao pilikia [ARTICLE]

Paʻahao pilikia

How mueh longer shall we suffer from the attacks of the invading races on our people, culture and island home? Isn't what happened in our history enough to open up our eyes? Words like "aloha" and "mahalo" have been raped, marketed and sold by the very people who 100 years ago put us in the cultural and eeonomie position we're in today. The bottom line is, who cares? Look at our people. The only

increase we've made in 100 years has been in the poor house and the prisons. Marketed and sold, shipped out of Hawai'i to heartless private prisons where racial attacks - physical, mental and cultural - occur daily. Strive to forget our history, turn your back on your people and eulture while you live your American ways, being even more American than the Americans. Your neglected actions allow vicious thieves like Rice and Conklin to steal and destroy what little benefits are afforded us. These thieves have no shame. All they want to do is finish off what their "unele" and forefathers started. He aha ka pilikia? Mai kōkua iā lākou. E hāmama kou maka a e mālama i kou po'e, ka Polenekia Hawai'i. Boogie Kealohapau'ole Kekahuna Norman lani Akau III Dean Imua Aki'i Oclit Willie Boy Kapiau Shinyama Florence, AZ OHA reserves the right to edit all letters for length, defamatory and libelous material, and other objectionable content, and reserves the right to print. All letters must be typed, signed and not exceed 200 words. Send letters to Ka Wai Ola o OHA, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Ste. 500, Honolulu, HI 96813 or email to oha@aloha.net.