03-10-2018, 06:34 PM
Chas, there is indeed a large faction on Punatalk critical of native Hawaiian objectives. Makes for very imbalanced discussions. Worse it has pretty well deterred any pro-Hawaiian posters. In recent times, Gypsy was the only person who would challenge the faction at length.
The critics, though, have raised the excellent point that Hawaiians ought to be challenging Hawaiian Homelands with the same vigor as their TMT and Coco Palms protests. Hawaiians' failure to do so seriously erodes the rightness of their other positions.
This said, comments suggesting that Hawaiian issues have had a fair dealing in courts the past 200 years are mostly nonsense. America courts (and courts in most nations) primarily serve the rich and powerful on land issues. Native peoples mostly have been screwed (excepting some Indian tribes and their casino rights).
2018 is late for native Hawaiians to be retrieving lands. They have the option to mount major protests against DHHL, including seizing land. They ought to do so.
The critics, though, have raised the excellent point that Hawaiians ought to be challenging Hawaiian Homelands with the same vigor as their TMT and Coco Palms protests. Hawaiians' failure to do so seriously erodes the rightness of their other positions.
This said, comments suggesting that Hawaiian issues have had a fair dealing in courts the past 200 years are mostly nonsense. America courts (and courts in most nations) primarily serve the rich and powerful on land issues. Native peoples mostly have been screwed (excepting some Indian tribes and their casino rights).
2018 is late for native Hawaiians to be retrieving lands. They have the option to mount major protests against DHHL, including seizing land. They ought to do so.