Meeting of the Minds

Aloha;Here are my thoughts on bringing our minds together....that is exactly what we need to do, but more importantly along with that we also need to bring our hearts and aloha to the tables.I have been working on what I beleive is the next step we should be taking to get our country back.Over and over we hear our kupuna and even international lawyers advises us we must come together as a people. We must first unite as a people and use the skills and values that we are so proud of to get there. It is not impossible. If we but follow what we have been taught and what we innately know as the original people of Hawai.I have designed a blog not really launched yet, but it expresses what I am thinking. I am very anxious to hear what other Hawaiians have to say about it. Please view it and comment. http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/You know lokahi, kokua, kukakuka, mihi, aloha all these things are part of us and the are the tools we shoud be using to get tot he next step. Understanding and practicing lokahi will bring unity. Unity will bring strength Strength will bring respect and respect will bring recognition and that will give us our freedom. If you like what you see on http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/please let me know and elts start to bring ourselves together so we can be taken seriously.We can no longer sit back and wait for someone to do it for us we must do it. It is actually very easy to design a governemnt, lets see we have how many examples? The hard part is populating the govenrment. So maybe we have been going about this backwards? Perhaps we need to bring all the people together who understand, believe and agree we should be a free country. Just people with beliefs in freedom for our people. People who have such strong belief in that concept that they are willing to work toward it together, with aloha and understanding.Think about it... A hui hou Lanakila

With self sustainability as the goal, the main areas of focus should be technology, perhaps eco-tech. Taking examples I've read about, people live off the grid in Britain and other parts of Europe. They are able to do it with the use of batteries. I believe the batteries are deep cycle batteries, similar to those used on boats. Unfortunately, regular car batteries are awful for this purpose because of the way they are designed to extol their energy. Along with the batteries, one might think about a generator/alternator, photovoltaic cells, or a combination of the two. I'm sure people with engineering degrees can build a generator out of metal shop materials, but for the majority of us, these can be taken from older cars, or appliances. The ones that are salvaged can be utilized as the generator on a wind turbine. Persons with more mechanically inclined minds can figure out how to utilize all manner of energy through the generator. Photovoltaic cells, on the other hand, needs to be on the list of things for the self-sustaining community to research for manufacturing. The acquisition of the final product thereof imported to the islands may not be cost effective. Each household will have to do an energy outlook worksheet to anticipate the expected usage, and plan accordingly for a bigger bank of batteries or energy harvesters.

Of course, that's just one aspect. Generally, when one does a management estimate, the size of the job and the resources are taken stock of. Once you have these basic ingredements for a road map, you can compartmentalize by setting a lot (depending on the job) of intermediate goals. Don't forget to include everybody in the decision making process. Basic psychology states that we all believe our selves of self-import. You might do good to gauge the conviction of arbitrary desires by established leaders. This way, you can use this information to bargain with the other established community leaders. Give and take, e.

But yea, there's a kukapila kaka if you care to sift. Please add on as the mood hits you.

makonakauahilina'iamelavalavameinu

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Maika June 8, 2009 at 3:29pm

With self sustainability as the goal, the main areas of focus should be technology, perhaps eco-tech. Taking examples I've read about, people live off the grid in Britain and other parts of Europe. They are able to do it with the use of batteries. I believe the batteries are deep cycle batteries, similar to those used on boats. Unfortunately, regular car batteries are awful for this purpose because of the way they are designed to extol their energy. Along with the batteries, one might think about a generator/alternator, photovoltaic cells, or a combination of the two. I'm sure people with engineering degrees can build a generator out of metal shop materials, but for the majority of us, these can be taken from older cars, or appliances. The ones that are salvaged can be utilized as the generator on a wind turbine. Persons with more mechanically inclined minds can figure out how to utilize all manner of energy through the generator. Photovoltaic cells, on the other hand, needs to be on the list of things for the self-sustaining community to research for manufacturing. The acquisition of the final product thereof imported to the islands may not be cost effective. Each household will have to do an energy outlook worksheet to anticipate the expected usage, and plan accordingly for a bigger bank of batteries or energy harvesters.

Of course, that's just one aspect. Generally, when one does a management estimate, the size of the job and the resources are taken stock of. Once you have these basic ingredements for a road map, you can compartmentalize by setting a lot (depending on the job) of intermediate goals. Don't forget to include everybody in the decision making process. Basic psychology states that we all believe our selves of self-import. You might do good to gauge the conviction of arbitrary desires by established leaders. This way, you can use this information to bargain with the other established community leaders. Give and take, e.

But yea, there's a kukapila kaka if you care to sift. Please add on as the mood hits you.

makonakauahilina'iamelavalavameinu

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