Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 3, 1 March 2003 — Blood quantum folly [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Blood quantum folly

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Emmett Lee Loy's assumption ( Advertiser , 2/7/03) that only Hawaiians of 50 percent or more blood quantum are real native Hawaiians is arrogant, self-right-eous and ludicrous to say the least! His errant assumption that real native Hawaiians are being threatened by the willingness of our governor to lobby Congress and the White House in support of the Akaka Bill only illustrates how out of touch with the real world he is. If Lee Loy does not understand that it is going to take every fullblooded Hawaiian, every Hawaiian of 50 percent blood quantum, every Hawaiian of 1/512 percent Hawaiian blood and the support of every individual with not a drop of Hawaiian to win sovereignty for the Hawaiian people, then he has absolutely no understanding of political reality. Duh! The name Lee Loy is not a Hawaiian name, whieh means that Lee Loy is not pure-blooded Hawaiian. It is therefore laughable that Lee Loy presumes to be a real native Hawaiian any more than I of less than half Hawaiian blood am willing to relinquish my elaim to being a native Hawaiian. Lee Loy unwittingly perpetuates the myth of "alamihi" that modern day Hawaiians have been conscientiously trying to shed. Whereas Lee Loy's letter is selfserving and myopic, Linda Lingle's offer to help Hawaiians is a breath of fresh air that is welcomed by kanaka maoli. Mueh ALOHA to you Linda and Good Luek! Rod Ferreira Kamuela