From Annexation To Occupation - A Visit With Tom Coffman

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Comment by Kaohi: Mendiola-Kaniaupio on June 3, 2012 at 2:39pm

It's always enlightening to hear other researchers from the place of US Library of Congress for paper understanding. First,  Kualoa Park, is the area where Sam Lono was arrested, his worshiping pohaku's were taken and destroyed.  In fact, why we were there in the spot you are filming was because the state dug up ancient iwi and reinturned at the spot you are at now.  Kahuna Sam Lono went to this area to pray and we too joined him to 'mihi' for the state's humiliation of using a bulldozer to dig out ancient bones.  It's so very sad that these actions are being taken in Hawaii.  Our ancientness should not be walked upon to voice an academic observed assertion.  We deserve respect from other people’s culture practices of inquirers mind.

Documentation is important to regurgitate history in such a way that the larger market would connect.   Secondly, a publishing researcher may tell the story whether it brings to light of a particular darkness in 1893. or command a bend in string theory which may indulge in egotistical mania.  Sharing ones story brings possibilities for needed human understanding and can be righteous by its  own virtues .  As for the meaning of this researcher’s intent it seems a bit off the track.  

Thirdly,  Hui Alaloa was always a misguided narrative by the academic community.  George Helm's meaning of 'alaloa' was to access the koa's and not to encircle the spin tops of our po'o. Changing the boundaries from Moku to 51 Coastal Zone(s) for prosperity sake on the part of the state control seems far truer in this documentation spurned by Tom.

The sustainable living design depends upon whether one wants to make money off the aina, and or to, prosper elsewhere on the USA Continent seems more likely where these telling stories are going.  As for the island of  Molokai, the four channels are their responsibility which is what George Helm was doing for his access to O Kanaloa Kohe Malamalama--specifically Kealaikahiki.  

In no disrespect to Eddie Aikau and the like(s) everyone lacked protocol in 1978.  The interference of outside people caused the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana to drop the ball on its Hui Alaloa original intent.  Molokai residents are knowledgeable and are responsible Pacific islanders that acted upon their knowledge of the aina and  kai.  We should have been paying attention. 

The ring of truth sounds like a line out of the 'Lord of Rings' Hollywood movie.  Over stepping the line for Coastal Zone Management seems more like the purpose of this documentation. To not follow protocols from all other  islands can be detriment to all Pacific Islanders.