Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 8, 1 August 1997 — Nā Pua, how did this happen? [ARTICLE]

Nā Pua, how did this happen?

We proudly celebrated our first | Hawaiian governor, and in only 12 years, he devastated the judicial, social, eeonomie, educational and welfare of the Hawaiian people. The missionaries took more than 70 years in overcoming our nation and stealing our lands, our basic eeonomie resource. It only took John Waihee four years as a legislator and then eight as governor, and it was all over! Waihee gained his power to appoint judges to the supreme court by making poliheal promises to the political community and to others close to the KS/BE. The judges were appointed,

and they in turn filled the seats of the Bishop Estate with Waihee's alhes and family, after devious, strategic power plays and shrewd calculating maneuvers of an akamai master magician. Like thunder-storm victims, we are ha'alulu, in awe, and cautiously wait to see what ean be done to repair the devastation up at Kapālama. Our 'ohana supports Nā Pua a ke Ali'i Pauahi. The trustees have to be held accountable. Alberta Kehaulani Awong Thompson Kamehameha class of 1949 Austin, TEXAS