Distraught over my weekend, I shared with my students not only the importants of their two year goals and asperations in life, but the importance of volunteering. People that haven't really experienced poverty do not grasp the economic woes these youngsters will encounter in the near future.
Just having a discussion about the system on poverty, an actual death, and student caring for themselves and their educational goals in life helped my healing process. One really gets the true meaning of independence in this process. I was surprise to here my students openly speak about their gay friends, drugs, their experience and thoughts on death.
Mari Beltran just called me and it's a bit late, but she too is hurting and mourning the loss of Annie. To die beside the road should not be the norm for native Hawaiians, but it is! I just don't really have the words to say about our poverty and the fact that the children I am teaching will fall victums to this condition. Uncle John may not last a week which is what I told her, so she will be catching the bus out there to check on him.
I am out there in the trenches of the houseless for many years, so I've developed a network of friends. My students asked me questiones about the homeless area in their park. I told them they just had a death recently at Blasidell, and that a friend of mine tries to feed the houseless their. It was interesting that they knew him and explained in details about what he feed the homeless.
Their educational goals depends on their essay and their experience in life and their community. We cannot afford to go to college and having an essay with lots of volunteer hours may possibly give them a chance at receiving a scholarship.
I too, was shocked at John Pau's version of Act 195 and Statehood, it was an interesting conversation. He also knew Webster Kalai, Chester Hanawaihine and Neil Abercrombie was his pal during his UH days. I was surprise at the things he shared about the Purple team and Koolau Boys home at Crawfords as well as Koolau boys home.
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My students goals includes their families, Hawaii and their environment. One student handed me their lunch and said please give this to 'Uncle' John. If he does not get the services he needs he too will soon pass and join Aunty Annie.
Sometimes we just have to reflect on humanity!
My students celebrated this day by reading "Think of a Garden" by John Kneubuhl
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Telengit people make offerings at a sacred site known as Jeele during the Jashyl Buyr (“green leaves”) holiday.: Photo courtesy of Ere-Chui (“Sacred Chui”) Association of Obshchinas of the Telengit.
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hi Tane,
Am in agreement with you......
I must say that Kaohi is a toxic strain/bad blood infecting innocent kanaka.
Her missionary/mercenary ties, her being part of the Thurston, Samuel Andrews family who PLOTTED against Queen Liliuokalani in 1892 at MAKUA Valley with U.S. Representative Benjamin Tracy, and her stepmother descendant of PARMELE JUDD, etc., her complete support of Abercrombie, et. als. certainly says a lot.............and then some......
Opposition remains with the hewa Provisional government, turned Republic, then Territory, and State with documented oppositions from our families and friends over time........
Kaohi and all those on Hawaiian Home lands are perpetuating the evils of a criminal PIRATE nation that is now documented as Premeditating the criminal assumption of a neutral, non-violent, friendly nation with Treaties, etc............and because the bloodlines exist can be considered trespassers on Kamehameha III's/Kauikeouli's properties.
All kanaka maoli sitting on the Crown Lands who pay mortgages and who maintain that they are under duress, stress, coercion, and usurpation should get in contact with the true owners, descendants of Kamehameha, heirs of Kamehameha III, et. als. and authorizations to help malama family properties may be gotten.............contact: hawaiianhistory@yahoo.com for more information.
The Kingdom of Hawaii is here, as well as the true descendants, land owners, including King Kalakaua's, Queen Liliuokalani's families.
Love it:
"The U.S.A. continues to make a mockery of justice, honor, integrity, democracy, and freedom. Fuck 'em!"
There's opportunities to make corrections and many who come from those who assisted the wrongdoers are now helping us...............guess Kaohi doesn't get it and am thinking that working with damaged DNA/ special ed folks is not compatible for all in the field.......of course there are exceptions but.....
aloha.
hi Pomai,
The e-mail to send messages to: cdexk@yahoo.com because maybe some people would rather talk to an attorney..........otherwise, hawaiianhistory@yahoo.com will do......
New info that was just posted to many because of the comments made by Luwella Kaohi Leonardi -- and for the records:
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aloha.
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I am so proud of my students for giving me an opportunity to heal from the much problems in my life at this time. Their compassion and hearts are so open for humanity, regardless as to how much life hits them. The are so resilient to the perils around them. It is so sad that all that I can offere these youngsters are educational tools, in hopes that they take these instruments of language and use it to the fullest.
We are leaving these youngsters a world in turmoil---I feel so embarrassed about it too!