Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 8, 1 August 2003 — Self-determination [ARTICLE]

Self-determination

Our long time political gadoots (sic), the State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations, Hui Kāko'o 'Āina Ho'opulapula, in partnerships with the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, eame to Moloka'i with a two-hour dog-and-pony "workshop," perpetuating the OHA/Akaka scam on July 9. It has been the mission of OHA from day one to change the beneficiaries by undermining the native Hawaiians with the scam of "Native Hawaiians as beneficiaries." To our nincompoops who are in denial, the record speaks for itself. Kā Lāhui Hawai'i was created because of the state's historical corruption of neglect and abuse. While OHA was created by the same crooked state system, as the repository for a one-fifth portion of ineome from the 5(f) trust funds purportedly for the betterment of native Hawaiians. But because of Arakaki v,s. Lingle, the paranoia of "the sky is falling" has set in: 1) 20,000 native Hawaiians evicted, 2) waiting list eliminated, 3) $400 million taken away, 4) ali'i trusts threatened, etc. Today, the OHA/Akaka scam, with our long time political gadoots (sic) are now scrambling for "recognition." While Kā Lāhui Hawai'i, for the last 25 years has been chastised, ignored and denied in our quest for self-determination ! Samuel Kealoha Ka'amola