Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 5, 1 May 2007 — Waikele incident [ARTICLE]

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Waikele incident

I'm writing to OHA about the news I've just read about the incident with the Hawaiian father and son in Waikele. I can't believe OHA is going to let that boy serve one year in youth prison. I think OHA should be right there and be the advocate for Native Hawaiians. I don't like seeing my people going to jail when

they have clearly grown up in a disadvantaged enviromnent from birth. I would like OHA to take a stance for this kid. It's wrong, but like his aunt said, the plaintiff's lawyer painted him as a monster. I think it would be wrong to respond that OHA does not have anything to do with that matter. I remember when Lokelani Lindsey stated, "it's not Kamehameha Schools responsibility to educate every Hawaiian child." I hope that OHA does not have the same type of mindset. Walier Correa III Wailuku, Maui