Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 2005 — Self-determination hoax [ARTICLE]

Self-determination hoax

The Supreme Court of the United

States of America recently refused to walk the "difficult terrain" and give ear to the indigenous Hawaiians' plea to be heard in the Kahawaiolaa v. Norton case. Though the abomination for this injustice is today's evidence, our lifetime appointed cowards have made it clear that "self-governance" is only for Indians tribes and Alaskan Natives and that "self-determina-tion" for indigenous Hawaiians is a political hoax. Supporters of the OHA/Akaka bill scheme weep and whine about the overthrow of the Hawaiian government and elaim that "it is an important step toward making right for injuries suffered" by 400,000 Hawaiians. This may surprise some people but the overthrow of the Hawaiian government did not cause the years of fraud, thief, mismanagement and incompetence. Nor did these dark days of terror cause the state of Hawai'i and the federal government from fulfilling their "trust responsibility." A compact with the United States of America as a condition for being the 50th state has not only been ignored for 46 years, but it has been nothing less than out right corruption by the state of Hawai'i and the federal government since the day it was written. Samuel Kealoha Jr. former OHA trustee Kaunakakai, Moloka'i OHA reserves the right to edit all lettersfor length, defamatory and libelous material, and other objectionable content, and reserves the right not to print any submission. AU letters must be typed, signed and not exceed 200 words. Letters cannot be published unless they include a telephone contact for verification. Send letters to Ka Wai Ola o OHA, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Ste. 500, Honolulu, Hī 96813, or emailkwo@oha.org.