I have seen many things come and go throughout my years, and by far the shameful deeds of our own people hurting and using our own people is one that greatly saddens me deeply.For over 40 years of my life, I have sat back and watched as many lay claim to the throne of our peoples great monarchs of past, and lay claim to lands that doesnt rightfully belong to them. From claims of heirship of Kamehameha all the way to Lili'uokalani, the humiliating feeling that stirs within me to see our people today so different from the times of when I was a child. For me to call myself a Hawaiian is indeed shameful and embarassing because of the acts of certain individuals who oneday decided that they were Mo'i, and those who lay claim of royalty lineage.
I just turned 70 years old and my heart is filed with great disbelief and grief. Hawaiians fighting Hawaiians, Self proclaimed Kings fighting self Proclaimed Queens, Royalty lineage claimants fighting and humiliating those who are not, such shameful actions on you all! Is it not aloha that drives our people? Is it not the ways of our people to be `ohana rather than individuals? All these years I have kept a watchful eye on the actions and deeds of certain individuals and it is about time that this Kupuna speaks her mind, for I cannot hold back my tears and anger of those who embarass our people by calling themselves Hawaiian.
We are blind to those shameful Hawaiians who give us false hope because we want to believe in something that would give us hope. But many of those Hawaiians are leading our people down a path that cannot be turned back, and because we are hopeful for a glimmer of hope, we believe and follow those Hawaiians no matter the cost. This kupuna asks all of you, "Is the path to destruction of our people, our culture and the right to be called Kanaka Maoli and independant, greater than the path to righteousness and solidarity? Must we believe in people who makes promises to our people and yet never live up to one? When will our people open up their eyes?
In every religion, there is mention of a anti-christ, one who leads many down to a path of deceit, lies, false hope and destruction of ones soul. And few of those who call themselves Hawaiians, who claim to be Mo'i, Konohiki and of royal lineage who misleads our people with presenting them false hope, stealing their monies, losing their homes, humiliating them through lineage, selling lands and taking lands not rightfully theirs can rightfully make the claim of being the anti-christ. And may Akua forgive you, for I cannot.
And that is the Shameful Realization...of our people.
O ta matapo ware no ta mea hapapa i ta pouri me tu`ia ta here a ta na`au ha`aha`a...
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I ka wa kahiko, maka'ainana questioned an ali'i's authority when it was seen as unjust, greedy, not pono. A chief of a certain ahupua'a could be removed by the people or likewise the people could relocate to the jurisdiction of another chief, if they so choosed. Today, Kanaka Maoli have that same freedom of choice. Genealogy was important in determining our leaders but so too were the qualities of pono, of malama 'aina, aloha kekahi i kekahi. If all was pono, the land would be abundant and likewise the people would thrive. This is what we need to strive for today. To find those elusive qualities of pono and aloha in our leaders. Likewise the rest of us cannot sit and wait for our leaders to act. It is up to each of us to educate ourselves and our children, and never accept verbatim what people say without a questioning mind. Look to the past always because we can learn many lessons from it. History has a tendency of repeating itself because we are human after all. For that reason, we will have many leaders with different mana'o, some not always with the best of intentions. And because we are human and far from perfect, we will have dis-harmony and conflict. No different from any other ethnic group. Resolving conflict in a pono manner, as in hooponopono is called for. To overcome conflict we need to keep in mind the greater goal of justice for our people and to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. Justice determined by us and not dictated by the U.S. government. Justice that realizes a return of land, sovereignty over those lands and a thriving Kanaka Maoli population.
As a daughter of a kahu, raised in the church, baptized, confirmed and married in that same institution, I struggle with "organized religion" and what has been done in the name of it. But if I am correct, forgiveness is one of the foundations of Christianity, and of aloha. Should we not forgive our own people for their errors in judgement and actions? If Akua is a forgiving God, shouldn't we too forgive?
As we move forward, we need to do so with strength but also with humility. Always keep the voices of our kupuna close, allowing them to guide us in our struggle to be a united lahui.
Self proclaimed Kings fighting self Proclaimed Queens, Royalty lineage claimants fighting and humiliating those who are not, such shameful actions on you all!
That's what becomes hurtful and shameful is that in the process of proclaiming "royalty" they belittle everyone else. And we don't need to mention names here b/c we see them all the time as they flood the forums with their propaganda as if to incite some type of discussion but when people actually reply, they sometimes end up deleting the thread, but not w/o slandering everyone else. What they really want is everyone else to act like their subjects. I for one won't submit.
Is it not aloha that drives our people? Is it not the ways of our people to be `ohana rather than individuals?
Now that is the true meaning of aloha, not what the Hawaii Visitor's Bureau try to imply what aloha is, which to them seems more like being submissive or docile. Instead, we have to realize that we are 'ohana. At least where I come from, it's a very communal society...still! Thank the gods for that.
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I ka wa kahiko, maka'ainana questioned an ali'i's authority when it was seen as unjust, greedy, not pono. A chief of a certain ahupua'a could be removed by the people or likewise the people could relocate to the jurisdiction of another chief, if they so choosed. Today, Kanaka Maoli have that same freedom of choice. Genealogy was important in determining our leaders but so too were the qualities of pono, of malama 'aina, aloha kekahi i kekahi. If all was pono, the land would be abundant and likewise the people would thrive. This is what we need to strive for today. To find those elusive qualities of pono and aloha in our leaders. Likewise the rest of us cannot sit and wait for our leaders to act. It is up to each of us to educate ourselves and our children, and never accept verbatim what people say without a questioning mind. Look to the past always because we can learn many lessons from it. History has a tendency of repeating itself because we are human after all. For that reason, we will have many leaders with different mana'o, some not always with the best of intentions. And because we are human and far from perfect, we will have dis-harmony and conflict. No different from any other ethnic group. Resolving conflict in a pono manner, as in hooponopono is called for. To overcome conflict we need to keep in mind the greater goal of justice for our people and to do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. Justice determined by us and not dictated by the U.S. government. Justice that realizes a return of land, sovereignty over those lands and a thriving Kanaka Maoli population.
As a daughter of a kahu, raised in the church, baptized, confirmed and married in that same institution, I struggle with "organized religion" and what has been done in the name of it. But if I am correct, forgiveness is one of the foundations of Christianity, and of aloha. Should we not forgive our own people for their errors in judgement and actions? If Akua is a forgiving God, shouldn't we too forgive?
As we move forward, we need to do so with strength but also with humility. Always keep the voices of our kupuna close, allowing them to guide us in our struggle to be a united lahui.
Me ka ha'a ha'a,
Miliaulani
That's what becomes hurtful and shameful is that in the process of proclaiming "royalty" they belittle everyone else. And we don't need to mention names here b/c we see them all the time as they flood the forums with their propaganda as if to incite some type of discussion but when people actually reply, they sometimes end up deleting the thread, but not w/o slandering everyone else. What they really want is everyone else to act like their subjects. I for one won't submit.
Is it not aloha that drives our people? Is it not the ways of our people to be `ohana rather than individuals?
Now that is the true meaning of aloha, not what the Hawaii Visitor's Bureau try to imply what aloha is, which to them seems more like being submissive or docile. Instead, we have to realize that we are 'ohana. At least where I come from, it's a very communal society...still! Thank the gods for that.