More on Homeless Native Hawaiians

[Chunkster]

"MarkD, be careful not to confuse the most vocal voices with those who are most representative." - HOTPE

So true. One of the biggest obstacles to the progress of Native Hawaiians as a group is also one of there most cherished cultural principles. That would be the practice of settling differences by talking story until some sort of consensus is reached without shaming or ostracizing the minority (losing) viewpoint. It sounds noble and good, but in practice it allows an extremist minority to seize the agenda and derail real reform and advancement. Sometimes indigenous cultures have to change and adapt cherished concepts in order to survive.