Kaohi: I spent the better part of my day with Jim Albertini. Also too, I stopped at Uncle Buff's Makaha Surfing Contest. I also stopped at Keau March 9th eviction of housless.

REVISED NOTICE

EFFECTOVE TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011

KEAU

BEACH PARK

24 HOUR CLOSURE

FOR MAINTENANCE

FROM: TUESDAY, MARCH 8 - 10:00 P.M.

TO: THURSDAY, MARCH 24 - 3:00 P.M.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DURING THOSE

HOURS NO ONE MAY REMAIN IN THE PARK

ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE REMOVED BY

10:00 P.M., TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011. ANY PROPERTY

REMAINING IN THE PARK MAY BE IMPOUNDED.

PERISHABLE PROPERTY AND TRASH WILL BE

DISCARDED.

Impounded proerty must be claimed by APRIL 7. 2011. Please the Department of Parks and Recreation's Leeward District Office 675-6030, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays to make arrangements for pick-up or if you have any questions. Any property not claimed by APRIL 7, 2011 will be disposed.

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

Did you ever feel like getting down on your knees and pray? And you can't say the words you need to say because you are stuck! I stopped in to pay visit to my grandparents’ church yesterday just to say "Hi". I went home soon after.

Early morning breakfast at Hanarah's restaurant to read Cornel West's conversation with bell hooks seemed what I needed a bit of sisterhood. Dreading the next few hours, I made my way over to Keau's. I stopped at Buffalo Keaulana's Makaha Surf Meet and just had a great time talking story with different people on the beach. I bought two t-shirts, black and pink --I love wearing pink.

Spirits lifted, I drove to Keau's--I stopped in to talk to my first houseless and asked if I could have their eviction notice taped to their tents, they gladly handed it to me. In talking to familiar faces a few had relative’s house to go to as a temorary shelter. One asked for a tent, she explained her tent is dilapidated and even if she tried she would not be able to break it down and put it back up. "i'm tired of centipedes and rats crawling into my tent." Her abode houses four children and two adults. I told her I would ask around for a tent. She's moving to the bushes, why not the shelter, I asked myself? But, I didn't pursue the question.

One has to take a drug test and a TB test to move into the shelters. Not sure what part of ’no can fit in' applies.

I moved on to check around for more information; down the way was a tent. It looked like things were being given to the houseless, so I stopped to talk story. It was a tent for dogs. Shampoo, dog leashes-toys and Ziploc bags full of dog food was being distributed. Seems crazy when the park is filled with children and desperate mothers--and the fact is the fear factors are high.

My experience with animals and homeless, it's a thing that keeps their hopes high, and a thread between life and death for humans The animal shelter is a godsend because they come and take the animals from the owners by choice. The animals go to a shelter and are kept there and not sent to be put to death. A houseless person will choose to feed and shelter their dogs before their own care. As I said, it’s a thin thread (leash) to human life for some houseless.

Thrilled to meet a Law and Social Worker students on the premise at Keau's, we had a great conversation over the Hawaii's use 'bogus' McKinley Vento Act and its application, and the people that gate keep the process to unqualify children along the Coast of Waianae. A few more talk story with different friends for I was preparing myself mentally for next weekend, I left the park.

I picked up my girlfriend to take her over to Hoa 'Aina O Makaha a zone of peace. Father Gigi always lifts my spirit; I pulled into the parking lot and a 'bowl of light flickered in the wind' so to speak. I could not believe my eyes, there was Jim Albertini from the Moku of Keawe Malu Aina. Pono Kealoha and I spent a few nights at Jim's place. We were there to engage in a face to face confrontation with the Pentagon before the AEC Judges on Jan 13, 2010 over the military live fire training and their depleted uranium contamination. I called Pono immediately and had Jim say a few words. It’s still heartbreaking news that the military decided to use Big Island as an area for live training and cancel Schofield.

Live fire needs to be stopped in the Hawaiian Islands for it is too dangerous for people and all living things. Nuclear Isotopes are dangerous and soon we will not be able to live in Hawaii with these poison dust in the environment.

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Kaohi March 9, 2011 at 5:42pm

Just documentation, as I walked around Keau whales were off shore--it was nice to see this going on as the sun dipped into the ocean. Much aloha to all of you that gave our Na Kanaka some positive thoughts.
Kaohi March 9, 2011 at 12:39am

After work I checked on Keau's and was pleased that the police officers (Cambell) was working with our Na Kanaka. Usually what happens these grandparents that are left are suicidal. Thanks to the media, their grown up children came through for some. The handicap (wheel chair) one went to shelter and the other was taken in.

Lots of young people with children, I was told 70 children lived at Keau's and was serviced with meager services. Dogs were taken cared off with food, leash and shampoo.

At work I had two students suspended because they were smoking pot in the restroom. Disappointed, but moving on, my curriculum was a movie on Nagasaki and Japanese internment the character was a little boy name Jim, it was Steven Spielberg movie. Ugh!
Kaohi March 6, 2011 at 8:21pm

Aloha,

Just got back an hour ago from Keau's and it was a so very sad. We have two more people to go tomorrow and both are in wheel chairs. One was in OCCC for three years. I will be back there tomorrow after work to check on everyone.

Most have moved to the bushes, and they know they may have to move again.

Dogs have been abandoned and maybe the Vetenarian will be back to pick up the rest of the dogs. Too many children and too many old people.
Tane March 1, 2011 at 10:14am

Maybe they should be citing Kanawai Mamalahoe.
Kaohi February 27, 2011 at 6:10pm

Did you ever feel like getting down on your knees and pray? And you can't say the words you need to say because you are stuck! I stopped in to pay visit to my grandparents’ church yesterday just to say "Hi". I went home soon after.

Early morning breakfast at Hanarah's restaurant to read Cornel West's conversation with bell hooks seemed what I needed a bit of sisterhood. Dreading the next few hours, I made my way over to Keau's. I stopped at Buffalo Keaulana's Makaha Surf Meet and just had a great time talking story with different people on the beach. I bought two t-shirts, black and pink --I love wearing pink.

Spirits lifted, I drove to Keau's--I stopped in to talk to my first houseless and asked if I could have their eviction notice taped to their tents, they gladly handed it to me. In talking to familiar faces a few had relative’s house to go to as a temorary shelter. One asked for a tent, she explained her tent is dilapidated and even if she tried she would not be able to break it down and put it back up. "i'm tired of centipedes and rats crawling into my tent." Her abode houses four children and two adults. I told her I would ask around for a tent. She's moving to the bushes, why not the shelter, I asked myself? But, I didn't pursue the question.

One has to take a drug test and a TB test to move into the shelters. Not sure what part of ’no can fit in' applies.

I moved on to check around for more information; down the way was a tent. It looked like things were being given to the houseless, so I stopped to talk story. It was a tent for dogs. Shampoo, dog leashes-toys and Ziploc bags full of dog food was being distributed. Seems crazy when the park is filled with children and desperate mothers--and the fact is the fear factors are high.

My experience with animals and homeless, it's a thing that keeps their hopes high, and a thread between life and death for humans The animal shelter is a godsend because they come and take the animals from the owners by choice. The animals go to a shelter and are kept there and not sent to be put to death. A houseless person will choose to feed and shelter their dogs before their own care. As I said, it’s a thin thread (leash) to human life for some houseless.

Thrilled to meet a Law and Social Worker students on the premise at Keau's, we had a great conversation over the Hawaii's use 'bogus' McKinley Vento Act and its application, and the people that gate keep the process to unqualify children along the Coast of Waianae. A few more talk story with different friends for I was preparing myself mentally for next weekend, I left the park.

I picked up my girlfriend to take her over to Hoa 'Aina O Makaha a zone of peace. Father Gigi always lifts my spirit; I pulled into the parking lot and a 'bowl of light flickered in the wind' so to speak. I could not believe my eyes, there was Jim Albertini from the Moku of Keawe Malu Aina. Pono Kealoha and I spent a few nights at Jim's place. We were there to engage in a face to face confrontation with the Pentagon before the AEC Judges on Jan 13, 2010 over the military live fire training and their depleted uranium contamination. I called Pono immediately and had Jim say a few words. It’s still heartbreaking news that the military decided to use Big Island as an area for live training and cancel Schofield.

Live fire needs to be stopped in the Hawaiian Islands for it is too dangerous for people and all living things. Nuclear Isotopes are dangerous and soon we will not be able to live in Hawaii with these poison dust in the environment.

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