Don't stop believeing in yourself. You can do no matter how long it takes! For decades, Kanaka Maoli have been told otherwise. STOP believing those CRAP and finish school. BE AKAMAI. Learn about our true history of what happened!Long ago, I heard this comment in high school, you will never make it cause you aint smart. HMMMMM...Guess what to that teacher who made the statement.....Stop talking crap about my people and EMPOWER rather than DEMEAN others! A winner is one who persist and never gives up!namaka'eha
Aloha no! Yes, they still demean us today regardless. However, we are all winners. By doing a historical analysis on our po'e, we have come a long ways in comapriosn to being stagnant. Many lies have been told and yet they contributed to use becoming socially and ecomincally at a disadvantage! My literature chapter in my dissertation was praised by the commitee members. I've learned more in the last six months about our true history and not pleasant, but real. However, comments made to sterotype will make anyone feel uncomfortable. I felt ashamed at times, but never had a "stuck up attitude" that I'm better because I pursued post secondary education.
I was a the social security office today and was reviewing ha'awina. I read words in 'Olelo Hawaii with my youngest daughter and counted in 'Olelo Hawaii. I was not ashamed to read my book in pulbic. People observed me and i continued to read aloud in 'Olelo Hawaii. A woman asked me about the language and I was not ashamed to answer eventhough she is Kanaka Maoli. I practice when I drive, in the shower and at the store. I'm never to old to learn the language again. It is for the children and help to perpetuate our culture too.
Never be ashamed of being KANAKA MAOLI. It was not us we did the HEWA! The fake State of Hawaii did a poor job educating all people, specifically our own people. BE AKAMAI and stay in school.
I heard something similar from a non-oiwi counselor at Kamehameha Schools. He didn't tell me that I am dumb. Instead he told me that my family was too poor for me to attend the University of Washington. I was super poor as in socially economically and having-a-home disadvantaged... but I found a way.
Some people talk crap though... to try to discourage oiwi. Jerks!
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I was a the social security office today and was reviewing ha'awina. I read words in 'Olelo Hawaii with my youngest daughter and counted in 'Olelo Hawaii. I was not ashamed to read my book in pulbic. People observed me and i continued to read aloud in 'Olelo Hawaii. A woman asked me about the language and I was not ashamed to answer eventhough she is Kanaka Maoli. I practice when I drive, in the shower and at the store. I'm never to old to learn the language again. It is for the children and help to perpetuate our culture too.
Never be ashamed of being KANAKA MAOLI. It was not us we did the HEWA! The fake State of Hawaii did a poor job educating all people, specifically our own people. BE AKAMAI and stay in school.
I heard something similar from a non-oiwi counselor at Kamehameha Schools. He didn't tell me that I am dumb. Instead he told me that my family was too poor for me to attend the University of Washington. I was super poor as in socially economically and having-a-home disadvantaged... but I found a way.
Some people talk crap though... to try to discourage oiwi. Jerks!
Malama.