sovereignty squatters arrested

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

I don't doubt hitting or beating went on in Hawaiian schools in the early 20th century. It still occurred in my mainland public school in the 1960's.

We had one teacher who insisted you answer him with the word "yes" never "yeah." If you didn't, the exchange went like this: "yeah" "huh?" "yeah" "huh?".... until you said yes. One study hall, an 8th grade tough guy greaser hood refused the say yes. The teacher then demanded the kid kneel before him. When he wouldn't the teacher grabbed him by the hair and collar, forced him to the ground and stomped on his shoes until he finally kneeled. This all took place in front of 100 of us. For not using proper English. So I can imagine a child in 1920 speaking Hawaiian might even get worse.

BTW, my neighbors went to Catholic school and they had stories of hitting, slapping, spanking, pinching, with hands, rulers, sticks, etc on a regular basis. Nuns had it out for them.

I'm glad you were able to get the squatters off of your land opihkao. Sounds like a frightening experience with knives, and idiots with knives. You're very fortunate to be rid of them so quickly. You never know how long desperate people will try and drag something out, especially if (clearly) they have nowhere to go.