This one is far from done. I think this one will be a lifelong writing project.I was inspired to write this by listening to the song "Blood Banner" by Public Property. I find it shocking how most people find it shocking that im a 19 yr. old male living in the 21st century but yet my life is commited to Hawai'i, even if it means my death for my land.No ku'u lahui Hawai'i, e ha'awi pau, a e ola mau.Palm trees and calm seasTropical fruity drinks while basking in the oceans breezeSexy hula dancers, fire lit torches and sacred kahuna tiki'sIts paradise so drink up, smoke up, buy up...do as you please.Exploitation at its finest.Hawai'i is a vacation to you but it means more than life to meA life style, state of mind and mentalityCulture is the true essence of Hawai'i.A culture,Built beneath the foundation of our landBuilt beneath the bottom of our oceanBuilt within our na'au and birthed from the darkest of dark.It's shown through the land and oceanShown through the plants and animalsAnd lastly, shown through the people.Slaughter our culture, impose us with yoursSlaughter our people, corrupt us like yoursSlaughter our lands, build it like yoursSlaughter our waters, pollute it like yoursSlaughter our language, make us learn yoursSlaughter our values, replace it with yoursSlaughter our gods, in the name of yoursSlaughter our queen, and pretend that we're yoursSlaughter our flag, shame our poles with yoursGenocide.
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