Today's Hawai'i must face a strategic question:
Is Aloha Threatened?
We
Native Hawaiians brought Aloha to the wider world, and now Our Aloha is a key
part of the visitor & hospitality industries. But during this long foreign Occupation of Hawaii, Yankee has grabbed far more than any contribution. Aloha has become systematically incommensurate, and rudely commodified. Loss of Our Aloha could have
serious & negative repercussions for business and investors. Loss of aloha
forces reconsideration of many social relations. Too many injustices have been heaped upon us. The wider community should be returning key Hawaiian lands.
Is our aloha forcibly & permanently appropriated along with our
lands? Should Oahu have a dozen military golf courses, or six, or zero? Close down all military golf courses, especially those on stolen Hawaiian lands. I further believe the
extensive military installation on Waikiki Beach & Hale Koa Hotel are
horrible symbols of Yankee occupation.
[ quote from http://halekoa.com ]
Aloha! Overlooking the turquoise waters of world famous Waikiki
beach, the Hale Koa Hotel is nestled on a 72-acre tropical oasis fronting the
finest stretch of beach in Waikiki.
HISTORY Fort
DeRussy has evolved immensely from 1906, when it was sold as a 72-acre parcel
of “undesirable” land ...
Sure ---
-- 72 "undesirable" acres on world-famous Waikiki Beach?
-- 72 "undesirable" acres on world-famous Waikiki Beach?
Such lies bring seven words to mind:
Return Our Land, you thieving Yankee fuckers.
Return Our Land, you thieving Yankee fuckers.
We must beware of getting overly soft, technical, or conciliatory. We must also focus on CRIMES and continuing marginalization of Native Hawaiians on OUR islands.
Imua ! ( Forward ! )
