08-30-2024, 07:38 PM
they reflect both the divide in cultural perspectives but also the clear sense that something has got to change.
The article and comment section make good points, but I would ask, isn’t this true of any nation or culture? If you were a native Hawaiian and had to carry sandalwood logs off the mauna, or work in the adze quarry would you think the ali’i system of government was in your best interest? Or a poor white American living in rural area without job opportunities because a large company recently closed down?
This may be a Hawaiian problem, but ultimately it’s a human problem. The average native Hawaiian has more in common with the average white resident here than they do with the ali’i of old. The average white person here has almost nothing in common with Zuckerberg or Ellison.
The article and comment section make good points, but I would ask, isn’t this true of any nation or culture? If you were a native Hawaiian and had to carry sandalwood logs off the mauna, or work in the adze quarry would you think the ali’i system of government was in your best interest? Or a poor white American living in rural area without job opportunities because a large company recently closed down?
This may be a Hawaiian problem, but ultimately it’s a human problem. The average native Hawaiian has more in common with the average white resident here than they do with the ali’i of old. The average white person here has almost nothing in common with Zuckerberg or Ellison.