For my family and friends who like KNOW:This is about me believing in Hawaiian children, being proud of my nieces who help to represent oiwi in a GREAT way, and how I hope that some people would look at other Hawaiian children and help to teach them to survive. Fortunately there are some GREAT teachers out there who GENUINELY care about Hawaiian children and their abilities including their ability to be able to survive because if they survive... so do our KUPUNA ;) (Stating the obvious as usual LOL)I am so proud of them. I was once asked for an interview and the person asked me WHY. I told him he should ask Hawaiian children how they feel. Do not ask ME LOL And I am serious. WHY ASK ME. They should ask Hawaiian children how THEY feel duh!Well I am proud to have helped to create three lights which include but is not limited to the following... all of whom are my nieces *LOL*My niece Makanamaikalanimai graduated from high school with honors. Here is a pic of her from her high school yearbook with her top two school choices. Both accepted her application for admission:YO!
Mahinaokalani was awarded one of those Presidential Scholars thingies. She received a pin and a certificate from President "Messiah" Obama. It's that award for Academic Excellence:
She is also in the National Junior Honor Society.Same for my other niece Kamehanaokala. She also received a Presidential Scholar pin and certificate for Academic Excellence.Yes... I have been busy. Helping to shape these three. Fortunately they represent Hawaiians in a GREAT way. I have two others to go. Kekaimalu and Kealani. I MUST help create intellectuals with a very high level of community service who do not expect to be recognized for their work. I will see how it goes with Kekaimalu who is FIVE and Kealani who is only what... THREE YEARS OLD LOL Fortunately ever since all of them were little I have spoken to them about complex topics and have spoken to them as though they are adults LOL I think that challenging them worked :)I have always wanted to be a teacher but they don't pay teachers enough to survive. If they paid teachers or rather if they saw the VALUE of teachers then teachers would be paid just as much. Unfortunately they are not but THIS tells me WOW! I think I would have been a GREAT teacher for Hawaiian children to a very high standard of EXCELLENCE. No limits!!! As in I BELIEVE IN THEM and what they can do. However I do try to raise some money on my OWN in order to donate to some teachers whom I think GENUINELY care about oiwi children ;) Well genetics can be significant but my nieces are not genetically "brilliant." I think it has more to do with how they are NURTURED... plus I speak to them as though they ALREADY understand me LOL Unfortunately I will NEVER be a teacher because no offense but they don't pay enough. Fortunately I notice a few GREAT teachers who GENUINELY want their oiwi students to do better than their teacher and who GENUINELY want them to excel and SOAR. Fortunately I am able to help teach my nieces and nephew so that at least THEY can soar in order for them to SURVIVE. It's a pretty good feeling :)I am just amazed at how much I helped to challenge my three nieces. Thus I have been busy not only with work but also with helping to push my nieces and nephew to the edge... of excellence.Anyway Kalani and I were discussing some things. I notice that I basically discuss three main things:1. Keiki2. Kupunaand3. THEIR SurvivalHistory can never be changed. IT IS WHAT IT IS. Same for politics... so is there anything MORE important to talk about/discuss than our keiki, kupuna, and their survival??? Seriously LOL Without the past (i.e. kupuna) we are nothing. Without the present (i.e. keiki) we will be nothing. Enough said but then I notice that some people try so hard to change history. It's futile because oppressors will continue to oppress not only people but a people's history. It is a cycle to infinity. A war that will never be "won." In the end who suffers. Our keiki and our kupuna. Ironic isn't it. Some people try SO hard to save our people by fighting with others' misinterpretation of our history. Meanwhile thousands of Hawaiians fall through the cracks... dying while they basically fight over words instead of fighting for the lives of their people.Latahs!!!
Oh geez, patient? I was just telling myself how I was not patient w/ my mom, as she & my sister venture into the age of technology. So having her log in was a pain. Log into yahoo mail. Then telling her to look towards the top left hand corner for CHECK EMAIL and SEND, that was a problem. I heard her (as I spoke to her on the phone today) complaining about not knowing what the spacebar was and I said, "ma, you neva type on one typewritah befo?" lol She said she did, but she came up w/ some excuse and I raised my voice at her, telling her it's not going to kill her if she doesn't know or can't get things right. lol Yeah, patient alright. lol
E Lana...i missed the part where you mentioned my name and you talk about 3 things. I notice how I always, always, always talk about the ancestors and those who passed on. They're always on my mind. In fact, on my way into work this a.m. I had Tom on my mind. We take so much for granted...and sometimes don't realize till after they're gone. But to me, it's still a learning experience, that although these people are no longer w/ us, they actually are with us to some extent.
Now as for the kupuna, I feel the exact same way, both w/ those I've known and others I didn't get to know.
Mahalo for the encouragement. Sometimes I feel I should continue (I'd like to teach any subject in Hawaiian, or become instrumental w/ the Hawn. lang. as far as education goes), but then there are times, where I feel more like persecuted to some extent, and although coming from a small community (Molokai) has its advantages such as people coming together and kokua, there are also disadvantages like the bickering part that affects everyone & can easily put you in a bad position since the community is small. MW is kinda like that too to some extent, so more frustrated I get. But eventually I get over it, then feel the urge to continue, and then something happens and I'm back to where I was before, feeling helpless & think that seeking a less resistent path is better. But we'll see.
Aloha Kalani,
don't go away stay in the 'talk story' this site need you. We, have some old timers on here that has been in the movement since the George Helms years of stopping the bombing. I'm too old to battle, and this site functions like 70s with platforms (the original chat rooms) that was started by children and algorithum systems. I have an olelo problem.
How do you spell ho'oi yo? This is what Sam Lono use to say to his 'Na Hauman' when they wanted to do their own thing. Of course their own thing was about up staging him, and trying to step into Kahuna position with training and long standing in practice. It was to mean flip floping all over the place, western or Hawaiian. Mahalo Kaohi
Yeah, they don't pay teachers well, but we'll see if I continue on that path. I'm still running away to you know where, because of people like you know who. lol Clown here. lol
But how fortunate for you to have nieces like them. Your sis is lucky.
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Yeah I notice how many pictures you have of your ancestors... which is a huge indicator. That and not forgetting about them which I think is cool.
E Kalani... I think you will be a great teacher because you are really patient LOL
Now as for the kupuna, I feel the exact same way, both w/ those I've known and others I didn't get to know.
Mahalo for the encouragement. Sometimes I feel I should continue (I'd like to teach any subject in Hawaiian, or become instrumental w/ the Hawn. lang. as far as education goes), but then there are times, where I feel more like persecuted to some extent, and although coming from a small community (Molokai) has its advantages such as people coming together and kokua, there are also disadvantages like the bickering part that affects everyone & can easily put you in a bad position since the community is small. MW is kinda like that too to some extent, so more frustrated I get. But eventually I get over it, then feel the urge to continue, and then something happens and I'm back to where I was before, feeling helpless & think that seeking a less resistent path is better. But we'll see.
don't go away stay in the 'talk story' this site need you. We, have some old timers on here that has been in the movement since the George Helms years of stopping the bombing. I'm too old to battle, and this site functions like 70s with platforms (the original chat rooms) that was started by children and algorithum systems. I have an olelo problem.
How do you spell ho'oi yo? This is what Sam Lono use to say to his 'Na Hauman' when they wanted to do their own thing. Of course their own thing was about up staging him, and trying to step into Kahuna position with training and long standing in practice. It was to mean flip floping all over the place, western or Hawaiian. Mahalo Kaohi
But how fortunate for you to have nieces like them. Your sis is lucky.