06-24-2015, 10:30 AM
Remember that there are over 160 Hawaiians Only programs, be it scholarship, housing, education. Not to mention Kamehameha schools and other wealthy trust in place for Native Hawaiians. So if that Pahoa, Ka'u, or HAAS student has one drop of Hawaiian, they are IN like Flynn.
I support the fact that there are a lot of shady histories that have built the Hawaii that we know today. And truth be told, Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians alike have played into both the GOOD and BAD pieces of this history. I can't believe in its entirety the narrative of the "poor natives." Native dignitatiries and the royals themselves played just as much a role in this mess we are in today. I say Enough of that already. Time for Hawaiians to stop leaving out key pieces of history and accept the fact that in this state...fake or not....you are entitled to race-based programs and monies that 80 percent of the other residents of the state do not have. We have also become quite used to smearing folks who speak truths. That is why most of the non-koko Hawaiians are often reluctant to speak up.
I support the fact that there are a lot of shady histories that have built the Hawaii that we know today. And truth be told, Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians alike have played into both the GOOD and BAD pieces of this history. I can't believe in its entirety the narrative of the "poor natives." Native dignitatiries and the royals themselves played just as much a role in this mess we are in today. I say Enough of that already. Time for Hawaiians to stop leaving out key pieces of history and accept the fact that in this state...fake or not....you are entitled to race-based programs and monies that 80 percent of the other residents of the state do not have. We have also become quite used to smearing folks who speak truths. That is why most of the non-koko Hawaiians are often reluctant to speak up.