It's difficult to root-out indoctrination. Powers wielded over us may be unrecognized.
Opponents of our process to assist Native Hawaiian people
are arguing (even repeatedly to the U.S. Supreme Court) we're racist and
nasty. I don't see it.
Our activities have a qualifying condition. Sitting at a
family breakfast table also has certain requirement(s). Our wider society
abounds with prerequisites. Virginia won't issue a driver's license to someone
who's never been there. Male golfers aren't allowed to compete in the LPGA Championship. It's not possible everyone becomes a Roman Catholic
priest. The Muscular Dystrophy Association only funds certain people. Voting
rights are denied to many Americans due to supposedly insufficient age.
Kamehameha Schools have admission requirements. But children
of many backgrounds are admitted. We could analyze a class and regroup the
members in dozens, perhaps hundreds of ways.
Look around in American society and you'll see many doors
closed. Most require money to enter: no money, no entry. Think of
$10,000-per-plate political dinners.
Very few doors require Native Hawaiian ancestry. We belong
to a family and community association stretching back many centuries, and have
welcomed all races and religions.
Celebrate Our Aloha.
