Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 5, 1 May 1998 — ADDRESS CHANGE [ARTICLE]
ADDRESS CHANGE
It is of great pride to me that my middle name is Kalanikuikekapu and that I am Portuguese, Hawaiian and English. My father's father was a court translator; my mother's father was from Portugal. My father was a graduate agriculturalist. A great deal of what happens in Hawai'i has had racial overtones for far too long. The state has a populahon of 1,173,000 of whieh 33,618 are "Hawaiian." What is the reaction of the remaining 97 percent? Those who seek "self-determi-nation" as a Hawaiian Nation should review the question with the Indians and Alaskan natives. "Every action bears the seeds of its own reaction." Those who lead must understand the consequences if they succeed. Bob Silva Two Rivers, Wis. Editor's note: Mr. Silva's letter did not inelude the source of his population figures.
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