05-01-2015, 04:02 AM
opihikao: "right or wrong, at the very least, this issue gave the keiki a platform to speak up without fear of being punished."
Maybe ridiculed a bit though...
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...upport-tmt
"Through tears, aspiring astronomer Mailani Neal told trustees that as a Native Hawaiian, the telescope will allow her to work in Hawaii one day. The Hawaii Preparatory Academy high school senior skipped school to travel from her home in Kailua-Kona with her parents to testify at the meeting.
While she spoke, some in the audience made negative comments that caught the ire of trustee Colette Machado. “Hilahila to the people in the back,” she said, using the Hawaiian term for shame. If people couldn’t be respectful, “get out,” she scolded."
Cheers,
Kirt
Maybe ridiculed a bit though...
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...upport-tmt
"Through tears, aspiring astronomer Mailani Neal told trustees that as a Native Hawaiian, the telescope will allow her to work in Hawaii one day. The Hawaii Preparatory Academy high school senior skipped school to travel from her home in Kailua-Kona with her parents to testify at the meeting.
While she spoke, some in the audience made negative comments that caught the ire of trustee Colette Machado. “Hilahila to the people in the back,” she said, using the Hawaiian term for shame. If people couldn’t be respectful, “get out,” she scolded."
Cheers,
Kirt