08-15-2023, 08:12 PM
“The same western forces that tried to erase us as a people now threaten our survival with their destructive practices.”
Again, this appears to be an accurate description of Hawaiian history (such as banning the Hawaiian language and cultural practices (which you seem to acknowledge?)) as well as an accurate description of destructive western practices (such as clearing large tracts of native ecosystems for cultivating monocultures of cash crops, then when it's no longer economically profitable, allowing that land to become overrun with invasive grasses, creating abundant dry fuels for wildfires, while simultaneous promoting high-energy-consumption tourism that worsens drought and hurricane winds). While "western forces" isn't a race, it is a collection of social / economical / political arrangements and practices that while becoming the dominant form of human activity, has some serious deficiencies in regards to promoting human wellbeing and sustainability.
With respect, given that measures for health and well-being show Hawaiians fairing worse than average in almost every regard, it's hard to say that that they're past that. Acknowledging this current reality, and its historical roots, is probably necessary in working to actually address it?
Again, this appears to be an accurate description of Hawaiian history (such as banning the Hawaiian language and cultural practices (which you seem to acknowledge?)) as well as an accurate description of destructive western practices (such as clearing large tracts of native ecosystems for cultivating monocultures of cash crops, then when it's no longer economically profitable, allowing that land to become overrun with invasive grasses, creating abundant dry fuels for wildfires, while simultaneous promoting high-energy-consumption tourism that worsens drought and hurricane winds). While "western forces" isn't a race, it is a collection of social / economical / political arrangements and practices that while becoming the dominant form of human activity, has some serious deficiencies in regards to promoting human wellbeing and sustainability.
Quote:Regardless of the history of Hawaii and especially how Hawaii became the 50th state of America, we are now 64 years past that.
With respect, given that measures for health and well-being show Hawaiians fairing worse than average in almost every regard, it's hard to say that that they're past that. Acknowledging this current reality, and its historical roots, is probably necessary in working to actually address it?
Quote:Today we are all one people.Yet, somehow, trends that have historically disadvantaged certain peoples continue to persist. Why do you think this is so?