Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 10, 1 October 2005 — Grassroot Institute is playing games [ARTICLE]

Grassroot Institute is playing games

Tumble weeds are weeds that eome from a dry area that has no life. The Grassroot Institute needs to find where their roots are. Non-Hawaiian and Hawaiians are considered racial by people using the U.S. Constitution. They add to confusion with words. Games are being played, rallies are being held to explain the pros and cons of the Akaka Bill. Don't play the game if you don't want to lose. Rumors are many. Righteousness and "pono" are used by a few. The Akaka Bill should be discussed by people who

love living in this world of aloha. Answers - not problems - should be the main subject of this bill that is pending in Congress. You, the people, have voted for these representatives in Congress. Please, let them do their work. I am positive that they have done their homework, looking at both sides of the issue. Realize that we have powerful representatives who now have age and time against them. Attention Grassroot Institute: Hawaiians have sent their people to learn how others live and have not interfered with their living conditions. They have taken the good and the bad, and to have you tell them what is right for

them is nonsense. Learn your histories and respect our own Hawaiian histories, and maybe this island will be a better plaee for you to live in. Let the Hawaiians have a discussion among themselves with no interference from your group. You have the freedom of using the U.S. Constitution while we have our own Constitution. Respect should be respected. LucyAkau Waimānalo, O'ahu

KJ LEO KAIĀULU • LETT ERS T0 THE E D I Tū R

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