12-13-2015, 03:49 AM
if someone doesn't know the word kuleana
Kuleana has multiple meanings, and is used by different groups around the islands.
There is the music related Project Kuleana.
One of the the TV stations had a Kuleana segment for years to ask viewers to assist residents in need.
Someone who just arrived in the islands might assume a Kuleana Hotline was for emergency donations. As Seeb noted, it's meaning and purpose is not immediately obvious to everyone.
Not to mention, "hotline" and "voice mail" do not really indicate that it's a service for for the prevention of possible acts of violence and terrorism.
Kuleana has multiple meanings, and is used by different groups around the islands.
There is the music related Project Kuleana.
One of the the TV stations had a Kuleana segment for years to ask viewers to assist residents in need.
Someone who just arrived in the islands might assume a Kuleana Hotline was for emergency donations. As Seeb noted, it's meaning and purpose is not immediately obvious to everyone.
Not to mention, "hotline" and "voice mail" do not really indicate that it's a service for for the prevention of possible acts of violence and terrorism.
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