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 Sandy you did nothing wrong, as a matter of fact you did what your pure spirit said to do.  Mahalo!

As to how you got this information is interesting. I heard today on the radio on several stations about this project.

I too wanted a private 'talk Story' with my own people, but after being on this site I realized that I was being a small pea brain. So now I am rethingking Maoliworld and diversity as Maoliworld.mmmmnot sure if I am able to shift at this time.

What is intersting is the 'White House' interest in Maoliworld. That was an eye opener and today, I heard it on C-span. That was awesome for the future generation. Macon Phillips spoke today about social media and I just had a run in with Civil Beat which in my opinion stole Street Beat. Or maybe not.
Thus cyberspace the wonderful world that I am adjusting to.

The second part about you not doing anything wrong, and I am a person that is 50% plus bloodquantum that grew up on that self-help homestead that one is talking about.

The ugly is that we are right now at an all time high with other Na Kanaka that want what don't belong to them which is typical of my people. They won in 1978 and continue to leach out the very marrow of our bones without any concern for women and children that returned to the soil and did exactly what the program wanted them to do and that was to keep up with the dying race. All of this is true. Why I can attest to this is because I lived it for most of my life.

Generally speaking, people who did not live the life on homestead are now wanting a front door entrance.

They say they are not for the Akaka Bill, even protest the dam bill and yet want in through the front door. Sadly, these veterans of the US military want to gain entrance with all the flag trimmings and expecting those that have been on the wait list for 30 plus years to wait another 30.


Those that served in the US military will have preference on to DHHL lands that was set aside for Native Hawaiians with 50% plus bloodquantum. People do die waiting, people do finally reach the front and only to find out they don't qualify because of their fixed income status.

The major point of your posting is self-help. We need more self-help projects built on native Hawaiian soils. From my experience these are the leasee's that will out live their lease and have successors to their homes. There are many positive things to this project on Kauai--it works for native Hawaiians.

Yes, the 12 families working to build their own homes will multiply ten fold on Native Hawaiian soil beyond ones imagination. It's because this project is self-help.

I myself rebuilt my mom's house which I showed to Pono Kealoha recently. He is a dear friend of mine and have contributed a lot to Maoliworld. He has a blog.

I was able to build my own home for $41,000 split hallow tile 4 bedrooms, two carport garage on a 10,000 square lot. It was only $324 per month and have gotten the equity (smal kine) several times for education and repairs to my home.

What pissed off many was that when I put my key into my door for the first time, I had equity.

Soon after every pilau idiot jumped on board and ruined the program with their own selfish greed. How did I get away with this--it's because we had a wonderful DHHL Director named Georgiana Padeken that saw the light. The directors before her and after just wanted power, paycheck, pension fund and the joy of causing genocide among my people.

This 12 homes will grow into a healthy community. Pono Kealoha and I went to Kauai to do documentary and research for our Na Kupuna Iwi at Naue. And we stopped at several stops where one is talking about. The Center, the Anahola DHHL to visit a Na Kupuna and we stayed with Michale Grace for the night. It was wonderful, and very peaceful when one compares Oahu and Kauai.

I pray that this project runs deep and wide for native Hawaiians with 50% plus bloodquantum and those that do participate in this project will grow economically, have the educational means to protect and preserve our culture values. Self-help brings lots of pride to families that are define as native Hawaiians under the DHHL definition.

I am concern that the military in Hawaii are using their veterans to shred our families, poison our land, and demean our economics tothe brink of forced two opportunities only--join the military or commit suicide.

It is truly sad, and I see self-help as a means to live.

On the otherhand, I am leary about Native Hawaiian Advancement, but do trust Sharon Pomroy and Aunty Nanin Rogers. These are beautiful people that are good leaders and have made many sacrifices beyond ones imagination. Other people just talk stupid.

I on the otherhand have taken on a huge problem and that is the military spreading poison dust through out my community. That is a daily fight. The military is applying for a license to posses and use depleted uranium not far from my home. There are many problems to this issue.

It would help, if one educate oneself on depleted uranium. Another wonderful person on the forum is Amelia Gora. She does research 24-7 like I do.

So thankyou for your posting and no you did nothing wrong and if anything you gave life to 12 families that will be in existing 100 years from now. Thank you for caring enough to participate on Maoliworld and being ahead of the information.

As for the other stuff, no worry. My position with the Akaka Bill is to stop it dead in it's tracks because it will generate the kind of violence it is now seeking from US military veterans of the arm forces. Sadly, what's instore for those of us who are native Hawaiian women--is the burkah head dress. And possibly death in a town square for all to see. I have seen this happen again and again in my community over and over in Waianae-- our men enjoy the violence. mahalo for your good intentions and bless the spirit in which you found yourself on Maoliworld. I don't have time to edit--sorry.