12' Tiger shark caught by hand

[oink]

I do fail to understand that Hawaii and all of it's islands are occupied territory. I do recognize that history includes injustices that were perpetuated by stronger cultures upon weaker cultures throughout history and likely prehistory. I also recognize that from about 1500 injustices were perpetuated against native peoples by European cultures of which Hawaii was one of the later examples. It would be nice to think that the world is done with one culture subjugating another. Hawaii is now a U.S. State and will likely remain so.

I believe the old kapu system and religion was rejected by Hawaii before Christianity and that Christianity filled a void and was readily accepted and embraced.

That Hawaii is part of the U.S. and has adopted Christianity (perhaps less now that before) has no relationship to the desecration of any culture's ancestral or cultural sites. It's just plain wrong under any circumstances.

I do respect most anyone's right to believe as they choose, within reason. I do not wish to offend anyone's true heart felt belief system, even in instances where I think they're wrong, within reason (think taliban).

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.