Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 2007 — Blood quantum [ARTICLE]
Blood quantum
I am writing in regard to the recent lawsuit frled against OHA claiming that funds allocated for "Hawaiians" are being misspent on those of us that are 50 percent or less. I found it interesting that this new frivolous lawsuit wasn't brought about by non-Hawaiians. Instead, a few "uncles" that seem to have notliing better to do than make trouble are trying to make it more difficult for us, the younger generation of Hawaiians, to succeed in this modem time. As a younger generation Hawaiian man, it upsets me that these so-called community activists are trying to create more division in our communities. Hawaiians discriminating against other Hawaiians is something that I cannot understand. All this "energy" that they waste should be spent creating more productive and positive movements that truly benefit the Hawaiian people. We need more role models and true leaders, not more unproductive trouble-makers that have too mueh idle time on their hands. Kaleo "almost 50%" Ka'aleokalae Ka'ū, Hawai'i