Mynah birds as pets...

[kani-lehua]

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Actually Lucy the local girl is 55 years old now. So what I meant to say (thanks for helping me) is that when she was a young girl her father raised them for years on the BI. As a Hawaiian family they raised and sold the birds after surgery. Some local customs may seem irresponsible to you but this was a way of life an income for their family, and it didn’t kill them. This isn’t a myth but a part of their life. And what I meant to say was that surgery was performed in their mouth or throat to make them speak better. And what I meant to say is that cutting their tongue out was what the father called it. So with that said, I would rather tell you the truth of their way of life and what she passed down to me. That’s what I meant to say.[|)]

"Many dreams come true and some have silver linings, I look for my dreams and a pocket full of gold" Led Zeppelin

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sorry, but i disagree. this is not a hawaiian custom and mynahs are not "na manu kama'aina". they were introduced.

malia paha o lohe aku

perhaps they will hear