Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2007 — Kamehameha ruling [ARTICLE]

Kamehameha ruling

The Thanksgiving Day eelebration was a holiday. Did you celebrate it? Christmas will be another holiday, but what is the celebration all about? What is the real meaning of peaee on earth? Kamehamea Schools had a legal judgment from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the school's policy of admitting students of Hawaiian blood. Celebration was in order, and this celebration always ends in a pule of thanksgiving. Princess Pauahi, with the advice of her husband, had a will drawn up for the education of her people. This is an American law. The Star of Bethlehem shone over the birthplace of Iesus and now is shining over our children of many nationalities. Some of Kamehameha Schools' teachers and staff who are non-Hawaiians have been at the school for many years because of their love of education and Hawaiian culture. The Grassroot Institute of

Hawai'i needs to find peaee within themselves. The grass and roots are just a cover to hide the dirt on the ground. Another group, Aloha for All, needs to understand that Hawaiian word, "aloha." Do not use aloha against its own people, the Hawaiians. It's a spiritual well-being of one's soul, and it welcomes everyone. Have a holy Christmas and remember the Star of Bethlehem. Peaee on earth, and good will to men. LucyAkau Waimānalo, O'ahu

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