05-02-2017, 05:10 PM
Appreciate all the good responses. I do not know much about DHHL, but have a general perception of dysfunction & disorganization in the Hawaiian community. Aama crabs in the bucket is a great comparison.
I do know a disproportionate number of part-Hawaiians are homeless, and it seems to be getting worse. It is troubling.
The comment about avoiding racial politics is good advice. I have a problem following it because of my views: I believe some races/cultures vary in their capacity to compete economically. (Probably one of only a few potentially racist positions that one can hold without drawing a large amount of flack).
IMO, mainlanders that come here consistently outcompete local people, particularly part-Hawaiians, on jobs and housing. Mainlanders, predominantly Caucasian, are more acquisitive. Their persistence in building big houses on Hawaii's shorelines is a good example.
Kalakoa: ...it's a big mystery as to why the Hawaiians are so pissed off they would derail TMT.
Because they can. Obviously the issue has to align with the native peoples’ platform. Massive construction on a local mountaintop does. More specifically the anti-TMT protest does something important: it makes the Hawaiians more relevant (regardless of how one views the issue).
We see this with different groups, activists. Do not slide into irrelevance.
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It is unfortunate that my views on shorelines do not resonate. I understand that shoreline issues are not that big of a thing in Puna, given our stark coast. (I miss Drainpipes, Harry K. Brown Park, Kaimu.) On most other parts of Hawaii coastal issues are a very big deal.
Shorelines might be worth a commentary some day......
(and I appreciate ohiagrrl’s post, which I just read before posting...amazing the amount of information you are putting out against multiple opponents on the other thread. Impressive, ohiagrrl.)
I do know a disproportionate number of part-Hawaiians are homeless, and it seems to be getting worse. It is troubling.
The comment about avoiding racial politics is good advice. I have a problem following it because of my views: I believe some races/cultures vary in their capacity to compete economically. (Probably one of only a few potentially racist positions that one can hold without drawing a large amount of flack).
IMO, mainlanders that come here consistently outcompete local people, particularly part-Hawaiians, on jobs and housing. Mainlanders, predominantly Caucasian, are more acquisitive. Their persistence in building big houses on Hawaii's shorelines is a good example.
Kalakoa: ...it's a big mystery as to why the Hawaiians are so pissed off they would derail TMT.
Because they can. Obviously the issue has to align with the native peoples’ platform. Massive construction on a local mountaintop does. More specifically the anti-TMT protest does something important: it makes the Hawaiians more relevant (regardless of how one views the issue).
We see this with different groups, activists. Do not slide into irrelevance.
* * * * *
It is unfortunate that my views on shorelines do not resonate. I understand that shoreline issues are not that big of a thing in Puna, given our stark coast. (I miss Drainpipes, Harry K. Brown Park, Kaimu.) On most other parts of Hawaii coastal issues are a very big deal.
Shorelines might be worth a commentary some day......
(and I appreciate ohiagrrl’s post, which I just read before posting...amazing the amount of information you are putting out against multiple opponents on the other thread. Impressive, ohiagrrl.)