Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 12, 1 December 2005 — ʻŌiwia a nativea hawaiian journal [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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IHe aha ia mea Hawai'i? Na Lufi A. Matā'afa Luteru We are people of the land Worshippers of many glorious Gods Origin of true aloha Master navigators Symbiotic beings of nature Children of Papahānaumoku and Wākea Siblings of Hāloanakalaukapalili Discovered by greedy kanaka 'ē Subjugated at the hands of covetous transgressors Innocent recipients of horrendous, defiling diseases Wahine sterile, lost heirs — He aha ia mea Hawai'i? Ali'i misled by whispered promises of fortune — He aha ia mea Hawai'i? Introduced to a foreign God by the 'black box' people — Hea aha ia mea Hawai'i? Mouths taped, backs beaten — He aha ia mea Hawai'i? Mother tongue silenced § i Resurgence of hope by sovereign, pride-filled youth Voices awaken, na'au stirs to life Emerging out of pō Ancestors speak again, history is shared — Ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i Wahine speaking to their unborn children Ma ka 'olelo Hawai'i Keiki utter their first words — Ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i 'Ōlelo haole eradicated! Wākea onee again showers his son Hāloa In untold numbers of lo'i kalo We are kanaka maoli on the verge of revolution!

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