04-12-2015, 09:04 AM
May I respectfully suggest a few things for Hawaiians to crusade for which might be more productive than blocking the TMT:
1. Demand meaningful reform of the OHA/DHHL so that people don't die of old age waiting for a land allotment and crony companies don't get contracts at inflated prices.
2. Insist that the lackluster Hawaii public education system do a better job preparing all Hawaii's children to be more successful. Hint: Charter schools seem to be a method already being used with some success by both Hawaiians and others.
3. Decide just what it is in the way of a nation that you are trying to create. There seems to be nothing even approaching a consensus on what a Hawaiian government would look like. The monarchists blithely ignore the fact that Hawaiians were already a minority at the time of the overthrow. A proper Kingdom restoration would have to recognize the rights of the non-Hawaiian descendants of the Kingdom. (There's also the problem of just who the King/Queen would be.) U.S. Interior Department tribal recognition was not exactly well-received in recent hearings, but at least seems to be on offer.
All three of these things are much, much harder than blocking the road to the Mauna Kea summit, but they would accomplish more and even generate more good will. Think about it.
1. Demand meaningful reform of the OHA/DHHL so that people don't die of old age waiting for a land allotment and crony companies don't get contracts at inflated prices.
2. Insist that the lackluster Hawaii public education system do a better job preparing all Hawaii's children to be more successful. Hint: Charter schools seem to be a method already being used with some success by both Hawaiians and others.
3. Decide just what it is in the way of a nation that you are trying to create. There seems to be nothing even approaching a consensus on what a Hawaiian government would look like. The monarchists blithely ignore the fact that Hawaiians were already a minority at the time of the overthrow. A proper Kingdom restoration would have to recognize the rights of the non-Hawaiian descendants of the Kingdom. (There's also the problem of just who the King/Queen would be.) U.S. Interior Department tribal recognition was not exactly well-received in recent hearings, but at least seems to be on offer.
All three of these things are much, much harder than blocking the road to the Mauna Kea summit, but they would accomplish more and even generate more good will. Think about it.