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Someone cool sent this to me and he signed it with his name:
As some people already know one's name can have plenny mana so of course it freaked me out when I saw his name written LOL Well it is being sold on Amazon.com but they only selling the Kindle version which I NO LIKE. I have been waiting to buy a hard copy of it because I like to TOUCH and FEEL a book.I basically asked him... how much do I owe you? He basically said, "No need!" So I was like huh... I was raised that if given a gift of any kine whether tangible or intangible to give something in return. Anything LOL But den I was like... what can I get someone who basically has everything that they could possibly want or need??? Yeah hard! LOL Hmmm what do you give to someone who basically has everything that they could possibly want or need?? LOL So I sent him this:
I have a reading room filled with Hawaiian history books as well as Hawaiian language material and I had this for awhile to give to someone else who wants it. (I may post some pics of my reading room lates but not sure because I dunno if going have time LOL)The set on the left is new.. still in plastic wrap. Never opened. So is the book on the right. I dunno if he speak Hawaiian or not though and I no like be mahaoi LOL... so I sent it to him. If he can't use it den he can always give it to someone he knows who wants to learn. I figure dis way I NOT breaking the kapu unlike some people *LOL*He REAL Hawaiian who stands and THINKS differently. Ironically I never thought that this type of person still existed den bam... come to find out that there is. Vague... I KNOW LOLWhen I was a little girl:1. My Hilo Grandma told me since I was four years old to learn about the computer and2. I remember in dreams but I don't know if it a prophecy but this Hawaiian man appeared in my dreams/thoughts/whatever you call it LOL I always look behind me like... who dat? Is that HIM? LOL So yeah small kine freaking me out haha He one REAL Hawaiian though. There is significance when I state that and it's in a good way... not in a bad way.Anyway I am not sure about the protest. One thing is that some people advocate the total de-occupation of the U.S. and I don't agree with that not because I like the U.S. I do not like damage that the military does. I do not like how every damned thing in the Haole World has a price tag. It's an iwi thing as in if they de-occupy the Hawaiian Kingdom then North Korea going pummel the aina and going use em as a huge launching pad... then not going have any iwi and that is that! So I am contemplating whether or not I will show up in support of oiwi. 50 fricken YEARS!!! But I will decide at the last minute. If I do go I may bring my two nieces with me because they are older (14 and 18.) I want them to SEE and experience how some people treat the oiwi. Not sure though. For me it's a huge Catch-22 (i.e. dilemma.) I will wait for a sign from my kupuna :PRegarding 50 years of overt and covert oppression:Stand up and be countedFor what you're about to receiveFor those about to rockWe salute you--- Ac/Dc (LOL)BTW this song reminds me of people like Pono, Ehu, and Tane and some who no like be mentioned. They like be small kine ANONYMOUS LOLLatahs!
 August 13, 2009 Army Makua study opposed Wai'anae group asks court to order new one, delay live-fire training By Will Hoover Advertiser Staff Writer A Wai'anae community group yesterday asked the federal court here to reject an environmental study prepared by the Army and require it to do a new one before soldiers are allowed to resume live-fire training at Makua Military Reservation. Malama Makua, represented by Earthjustice attorney David Hen-kin, said the Army failed to adequately prepare contamination studies and archaeological surveys that are part of a settlement agreement between the group and the Army. Malama Makua made its request to the U.S. District Court in Honolulu. The group is asking the court to set aside, or annul, an environmental impact statement prepared by the Army for training at Makua. The military has not conducted live-munitions training in the 4,190-acre valley since 2004 while the Army addressed community demands that the training not harm archaeological and cultural sites, and the environment. The Army has been hoping to return to combined-arms, live-fire exercises involving helicopters, artillery and mortars. The Army yesterday issued a statement saying it "has satisfied its obligations required in the previous settlement agreements." The statement, issued by U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, said the public has the right to challenge the process and that "it is standard Army policy not to comment on potential or ongoing litigation, and to allow the courts to reach a decision before responding." U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii spokesman Loran Doane said the Army has not set a date to resume live-fire training at Makua. He said any such training would not begin until the appropriate mitigation measures and conditions identified in the final environmental impact statement have been implemented. Last month, Col. Matthew Margotta, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, said he was confident that the Army would be able to balance cultural and biological resource protection in Makua with its training needs for soldiers. Henkin said the Army has not complied with its end of the settlement agreement, even as Malama Makua agreed to permit limited Army training in Makua while the environmental impact statement was being prepared. "We put on the table that we wanted to make sure that the Army would tell people if the food they put on the table is being poisoned by the military training," Henkin said. "And we wanted complete information about the archaeological and cultural resources that could be lost forever if the Army returned to training at Makua. "The Army promised to give those to us as part of the bargain. We didn't get it. We're back in court." Henkin said the Army was required to indicate the likelihood of past military training in the valley contaminating fish, shellfish, limu and other sea life area residents gather and eat. Instead, he said, the Army conducted two questionable studies on fish and shellfish, only studied limu (seaweeds) that are not eaten by people, and did not study other sea life in the area at all. |
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Ohhhh yessss. I found out late yesterday that I can go to Hilo and Keaukaha too. Just for two days though but whoa boy... I am loving it. I going with my ohana :-)I didn't know I would have time and/or be able to go back Hilo and Keaukaha. I may head to Kona too to visit some ohana there. One of my aunties said... "Come visit me" LOL So I may be going Kona too. So happy man! I remember my Hilo Grandma despised visiting O'ahu and I can understand why. So crowded and congested. However I am used to it LOLI vague though... you guys know exactly where I will be LOL I joke... "the Mana in Lana" LOL I am stoked because it is perfect timing. 50 years!!!! And I will be back though not for good. Gotta finish some things first das why ;)Anyway some pictures from the last two weeks or so.Pic of the Mandalay Beach Club at Clearwater Beach. This is one of two high rise condos with a huge setback. IMHO when I observe developments in Hawai'i they are lacking in setbacks. (Different than Waikiki where got so many concrete monsters.) There are only about a few tall buildings along the beach but their setback is better. One of them:
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As some people already know a drama queen is trying to stir up MORE drama while she continues to try to dig up other people's bones. You can kind of tell when someone tries to dig for dirt... which is a BAD BAD sign LOL I am still ignoring her and will CONTINUE to ignore her. What makes it worse for some Hawaiians is that she "ran" to Ken Conklin who is a known anti-Hawaiian. How you like dat one??? LOL She "ran" to Ken Conklin. That and she dissed a NAIHE. Got mana in the Naihe name so I am NOT okay with that LOL Bad BAD signs... but true colors nonetheless.It amuses me because Boyd Mossman is my cousin on my Maui side. I DO NOT TALK TO HIM AT ALL LOL Instead I ignore him. Unfortunately some people mistakenly think that I am obligated to speak to someone. If I could I would slap his face for treating OUR cousins through Wakea, Papa, and Haloa THAT way and be arrogant about it... but since I can't... I ignore him LOL Just because I related whether through Wakea, Papa, and Haloa and/or through my piko on my Maui side like how Boyd Mossman is... it does NOT mean that I will talk to you because if someone pilau I no talk to dem period! LOL I always tell people you do what YOU like you and I do what I LIKE DO and THAT IS THAT LOL Of course the only exception is when my kupuna tell me something... even though I am po'o pa'a ki ki... then I DO LISTEN to them LOLIt is NOT okay to diss a Naihe. It is NOT okay to diss ANY ali'i. I am NOT okay with people digging up the bones OR exposing them. But yeah I tell people you do what YOU like you and I do what I LIKE DO. I do not talk to ANYONE who disses the iwi but as usual some people mistakenly think that I am obligated to do so LOLWell I am stoked! I get to come home again. I'm not posting exactly when since some stalkers like to stalk me online LOL but I am so stoked!I will be meeting up with a bunch of people. Just not posting about it. I get to go surfing with my younger brother. I get to wear my long hair naturally and NOT have to fix it fancy nor do I have to use a hair straightener. I do not have to wear business wear. I can wear anything I wanna wear LOL ---> Whenever I come home my mom has Hawaiian food ready for me. I don't talk to people. Instead I go straight to stuffing my face with Hawaiian food LOL with some of my favorites like AKU PALU, ake, oio, opelu, raw crab, opihi.... hmm making myself hungry LOL Then I go beach.Ironically I will be flying First Class to come home again. It's not that I planned to but when I booked my ticket using my Northwest Worldperks the agent gave me a First Class seat even though I didn't have enough mileage for a ticket in First Class. Can we say LUCKY??? LOL Either that or "they" want my butt to fly home in First Class LOL So yeah... I will be flying First Class to come home again.Anyway I will upload more pictures when I have time. I joke with some people that I will be bringing my laptop and cell phone with me. Fortunately I have a Blackberry:You’re invited!
Author Tom Coffman reveals new information in his new book Nation Within.
What: Book reading / signing
When: Sunday, August 16, 2 pm
Where: Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii in Ward Warehouse
Historian, journalist, filmmaker, and author Tom Coffman will read from and sign copies of the new edition of his classic book Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawaii.
Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States: "Nation Within is a refreshing new look at a Hawai‘i known to most Americans for Pearl Harbor and beautiful beaches. This book gives us the untold story, the history we were not given in school, placing Hawai‘i inside the larger picture of U.S. expansion into the Pacific. What we learn is sobering, and fascinating."
Jon Kamakawiwo‘ole Osorio, author of Dismembering Lahui: A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887, Professor of Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, from The Hawaiian Journal of History: …what I found most valuable about this work was his portrayal of the republic as an opportunistic masquerade of democratic ideals that swindled an entire nation of its inheritance. In no other history that I’ve seen is the cynical and manipulative nature of annexation so clearly displayed. His ironic recounting of how voting under the republic was to be constructed in such a way as to adopt all of the finest traditions of the Jim Crow South tells us all we need to know about the nature of the government that surrendered the nation of Hawai‘i to the United States. ... [Coffman’s] analysis of Lili‘uokalani’s leadership is sensitive and perceptive. ... To this date I have not seen a more believable analysis of the queen’s leadership, nor a more compelling analysis of the failure of President Cleveland’s leadership in the end."
Dr. Keanu Sai, Political Scientist: "As a historian, Tom has done a tremendous job in revealing the events and circumstances that led to the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom government in 1893. More importantly, however, he unveils how the Queen and Hawaiian subjects were politically and legally astute and were able to organize themselves, in the aftermath of the overthrow, into a formidable political force that prevented the annexation of the country by treaty. While they succeeded in preventing the U.S. Senate from ratifying two attempts to annex the country by treaty, they were unable to prevent the U.S. Congress from unilaterally enacting a joint resolution of annexation (in the heat of the Spanish-American War) that served as the basis to illegally seize and occupy the nation of Hawai‘i for military purposes—an occupation that is now over a century long."
Tom Coffman's reading will be followed by a roundtable discussion at 3 pm on how new information can help us envision a new future, moderated by attorney/activist Poka Laenui, and introduced by Hawaii Pacific University Assistant Professor Lynette Cruz. All are invited to participate.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Native Books at 596-8885 or Lynette Cruz at 284-3460.
