Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 9, 1 September 2003 — Wake up call [ARTICLE]

Wake up call

Now is the time for all Kanaka Maoli to learn and educate our people in the word "reinstate." Our Queen Lili'uokalani stated real clear in her protest letter to America to reinstate the Kingdom of

Hawai'i, but America wanted control of all our resources. Ask yourself: How ean you go against what the queen and our ancestors stood for and eall yourself an American? For 110 years now, America bombed our lands, raped our resources, suppressed and brainwashed our people, and now they are trying to clear their crimes with the Akaka Bill. The Akaka Bill promises to take away our sovereign right for whieh our ancestors fought to preserve. Today, most Kanaka Maoli think they are American through the brainwash of America's educational system, having our children at five years old to say the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. America does not teach us how intelligent our ali'i were as they preserved our sovereign right under international law. America teaches us how good George Washington was while hiding the fact he had slaves in the White House. America is doing the same with the Akaka Bill by telling us how good this bill is, knowing damn well they are screwing our children yet unborn. Walton Enos Wai'anae