Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 1, 1 January 2001 — Don't cry now [ARTICLE]

Don't cry now

An open letter to nā 'ōiwi (native sons): From this day forward, you deserve everything you get. Mai uē! (Don't cry). You haei a ehanee to control your destiny; your future; to protect your birthright; your freedom; your indigenous status; your See LE i i ERS on page 3

LETTERS

From page 2 kanaka maoli identity; your right to sovereignty; selfgovernance; self-determination; but you chose not to. Your choices in the recent OHA and general eleetions speak volumes of your satisfaction with the present administration and its method of operation. You could have made a difference, but you chose not to. Hawaiian people are without any warriors, and are void of any real leaders. Leadership is nix. The past OHA and general eleehon was the final knell to those who beheved that the Nation of Hawai'i was feasible. Who is going to eome to your and ehampion your cause? OHA? I doubt it. They would rather find more comfortable working quarters, like the old Post Office Building, than serve their beneficiaries. Because you were not smart enough, not brave enough, not strong enough, not astute enough to secure

your future, because you chose to succumb, you will reap the fmits you have sown. Disgustedly submitted. William H. Makanui Jr. Pearl City