Racism

“The greatest weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed”- Steven Biko

What does racism mean? Well race is a physical characteristic that are different and therefore, the ism is a behavior or action that is belonging to a certain class of people that have the power to control the other race. Do we have racism in Hawaii? Yes in a matter of fact, we do have racism in Hawaii with the haoles or tourist. The aggression comes from a certain fear. F=false, E=evidence, A=appearing, R=real. Who is this empowering and who is getting disempowered? With the three P’s, Prejudice, Power, and Privilege, a human being has capability of oppressing another human because they are different. One cannot be a racist unless he/she has the power to subjugate the other. Haole’s need to lose their ignorance when they come to Hawaii because they think Hawaii is like California. I would like to see more humans out of Hawaii act like Kanaka because we are able to communicate to any race without problems because we are the mixed breeds. Race gets talked about everyday in Hawaii because it is used to navigate a very multiracial environment. How can we become the “in” in our own homelands?

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Kaohi: Mendiola-Kaniaupio December 15, 2013 at 2:20am

By documenting your Na Kupuna voice on paper, film, or audio would help bridge the understanding of responsibility to our environment. Suddenly one would here the voices of the aina other than oneself. Because I am more Hawaiian than most because of my parents, I cannot speak for the younger generation that "multiracialized" naturally. I can only listen and listen I did! In my own homeland of the Hawaiian Islands I am very comfortable, however, I am concern for the future generation that played different recreational games on the aina for entertainment, instead of malama the aina.

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