I was getting ready for my flight to the Washington DC area again (which leaves tomorrow morning LOL) when I noticed that Jere was at it again trying to push for conversion.

This post is especially for my cousin Paul since he is way smarter than I will ever be plus my mother told me ever since I was a child that he is very humble and kind so I know that he does care about the world that WE live in. That is probably why he won so many awards for the public's right to know. Of course some cliques in Hilo ruined it but ANYWAY all I do is state the obvious. Well I hope that he is thinking about this post of mine because it is about something that is very important to me. I bet he probably won't read it but here is to hoping that he does LOL

I am not going to repost the stupid shit that Jere Krischel posts since it advocates that we violate the law as conversion is illegal. Here is my response to his stupidity. Here is to hoping that my cousin reads this though I highly doubt that he will I think it is important for personal reasons:

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"As for OHA... I have already posted this:

I have already shown this:



"the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall hold title to all the real and personal property now or hereafter set aside or conveyed to it which shall be held in trust for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians."

http://www.state.hi.us/lrb/con/conart12.html



Emphasis mine since Jere tries to twist things to suit his racist against Hawaiians agenda. It does NOT belong to the public of Hawaii. As in the state constitution it explicitly states for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.



NOT for all of the public in Hawaii. Not for aliens. Not for martians. Instead it explicitly states that title is held in trust for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians. NOT FOR THE PUBLIC IN HAWAII.

That would be conversion which is illegal."

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And I'm not smart. I am only stating the obvious. I don't think it's right that Jere and people like him are trying to promote conversion which is illegal. You know... against the law.

It's not only against the law. It's also a breach of justice. A betrayal of our justice system. A betrayal to Hawaiians.

If this happened to my Portuguese ancestors then I would think and feel the same way. And that's the thing... I am in tune with all of my ancestors (Haole, Hawaiian, Chinese, and Portuguese.) Unfortunately some people don't understand how it is to be all four simultaneously and again... their paradigm is not necessarily our paradigm. Anyway... just some thoughts to consider hehe

I wrote about conversion and how it is illegal. Well I recently read about a recent ruling of the Hawaii Supreme Court that rarely if ever protects the rights of Hawaiians. Today it makes me happy knowing that in June Chief Justice Moon in a 5-0 decision he wrote that claimants have a right to seek monetary damages in Circuit Court.

Then bam! This month in July... the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that beneficiaries can pursue land claims and monetary damages. How cool is that! In any case here is the recent ruling. It also epitomizes how the vast majority of Americans only want to do the right thing. Unfortunately many of them are ignorant about Hawaiians but I know that they only want to do the right thing.

Anyway here is the article in today's paper:




Leona Kalima, Dianne Boner and Raynette Nalani Ah Chong spoke yesterday about a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in support of their Hawaiian Home Lands claims.

"Hawaiians win in land dispute:

The state high court rules beneficiaries can pursue land claims and monetary damages"

An excerpt:

"More than 2,700 native Hawaiians can seek monetary damages from the state for its alleged mismanagement of the Hawaiian Home Lands program, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

Upholding a lower court's ruling, five judges also concluded that as many as 2,721 beneficiaries can pursue land claims that were once up for consideration by a review panel suspended in 1999, said Thomas Grande, attorney for the plaintiffs.

The suit, brought by three women, argues that the homesteading program set up under the 1959 Statehood Admissions Act mishandled thousands of land claims under an extensive wait list. It also faults the land trust for allegedly awarding properties lacking access to water, damaged by illegal grading or other work."


From http://starbulletin.com/2006/07/01/news/story01.html

Mahalo to these three Hawaiian women for onipaa-ing. For standing firm in what they believe in.

For the few selfish Hawaiians who eat all of the poi... thanks for nothing! These people include L.L., D.K., and S.K. (They already know who they are because I OKI their piko from my piko. SNIP SNIP!) They act pilau das why!

ANYWAY I hope to convince my cousin to represent me. If not I WILL find another attorney (Attorney #5) to speak for me so even though he may not speak for me I will find someone who will. I really think he is the Chosen One though because of my grandparents LOL

Well I REALLY admire these women. They onipaa-d.

Onipaa. Stand firm in what you believe in!

I shouldn't repost this here for the few high makamaka intellectual egoists HAWAIIANS who read this. You know... like LoLo and the others. They are like this, "The U.S. government is bad bad bad... YET I HAVE A JOB WITH THEM" LOL Fricken illogical hypocritical selfish pilau people who strive to be "famous" in Hawaii. Yeah... they famous alright. Famous for being SELFISH. Anyway LOL this is what I ended up writing :

"Once again we Hawaiians are bombarded with anti-Hawaiian sentiments which are similar to anti-Semitism like in Stephen Aghjayan's letter advocating that we violate the law. Dismantling the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is conversion whereas conversion is "the unauthorized use or retention of money or property that rightfully belongs to another person."

In this case "the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall hold title to all the real and personal property now or hereafter set aside or conveyed to it which shall be held in trust for native Hawaiians and Hawaiians."

See http://www.state.hi.us/lrb/con/conart12.html

To dismantle OHA would be the unauthorized use of property that rightfully belongs to HAWAIIANS.

Let us NOT partake in conversion since it is AGAINST THE LAW. In addition Aghjayan's letter shows ignorance about the law as well as the prevalent and troublesome racism against Hawaiians. Respect the law. Respect Hawaiians. It's not that difficult to do.

Aloha,

The Hawaiian Girl with a Haole Name"

I've returned to reading the local papers again after a hiatus from reading some people try to de-humanize Hawaiians in order to try to make us look like monsters in order to steal our land. Well in today's newspaper someone wrote about conversion which is illegal. Sometimes I wonder what the hell? These people are advocating that we violate the law. This letter also shows ignorance about the law as well as the prevalent and troublesome racism against Hawaiians. IF ONLY my cousin would represent me and speak for me. I know that I would kick their dumb ignorant, racist-against-Hawaiians asses! In any case here is the letter:

IT'S TIME FOR OHA TO BE DISMANTLED

After reading the June 24 article entitled "OHA now working toward nationhood," it has become clear to me that the OHA must be dismantled.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs was born of the 1978 state Constitutional Convention with a mandate to better the conditions of both Native Hawaiians and the Hawaiian community in general. OHA has gone far beyond its 1978 mandate and is now supporting a process that could lead to secession.

Perhaps it is time for another state constitutional convention to deal with this situation. Are there any politicians left in Hawai'i who will stand up for the U.S. Constitution, for Hawai'i's Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and thus the rights of all of Hawai'i's citizens?

Stephen Aghjayan
Waikiki

Seen here: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060628/OPINION02/606280317/1104

Later today I'll have to write to the editor and write more about conversion here in my Livejournal.

This pediatrician who lives in Manoa states what I have stated: Read the contract before signing. As many people know, there are affluent people in Hawai'i who live in homes and/or condos which they own but they do not own the land that it sits on. This is common in Hawai'i and its referred to as "leasehold." Unfortunately they are forcing private landowners who own these lands to sell using the Honolulu City Council to force the landowners to sell to them. This is illegal of course and this pediatrician is stating the obvious. That is, they should have read the contract before signing. Read his commentary below:

We didn’t buy land to become landless by Jerry Lam


"My mother and her family are among the many small landowners in Hawaii who are affected by Act 38, a city ordinance that forces lease-to-fee conversion in condominiums. We have a small 15,000 square-foot parcel of land in Waikiki, which my grandmother wisely bought more than 60 years ago. When she leased her precious land to developers 45 years ago, she never intended to sell the land. She was promised that the land and the building would be returned to her after 55 years, and this contractual agreement was written into the lease document.

Persons who lease offices, apartments or condominiums should read their leases. Many may have been misled by real estate agents who implied that their buildings would eventually be converted to fee simple in the future. This misrepresentation may have been done to secure a sale. If any lessee had read the lease documents prior to their purchase, they would know that legally they are simply leasing their units for a certain number of years and that there are no assurances that they would ever own the land in fee. Our family did not lease the land to be forced to sell it later.

In 1991, former City Councilman John Henry Felix, with help from fellow Councilman Duke Bainum, supported the unconscionable law -- Act 38 -- which was passed by the thinnest of margins. The law changed the lease rules in the middle of the lease. It was unfair, immoral and made Felix very popular with the lessees who outnumber and can outfinance the small landowners. The Supreme Court later upheld the legality of the act. We all know that being legal is not the same as being right. No other city in the country has passed such an un-American piece of legislation.

The law also unfairly authorized the city to use its vast resources to assist the lessees in condemning their land, while the small landowners had to borrow funds to fight each condemnation. Our family's legal fees are exorbitant. The city should never take sides in a private dispute. The city is helping to take private land from one private party to give to another private party for private financial gain. This is unfair. There is no public purpose for 13 lessees to take away private property from 25 members of my family. Many of my children live on the mainland and are also hoping to own a property of their own someday in Honolulu.

The lessees repetitively state that the landowners, including Kamehameha Schools, the Queen Liliuokalani Trust and the small landowners, can reinvest the money they receive from the condemnation to make better investments elsewhere. What could be better than the land in Waikiki that we already own? Average land values have appreciated 50 percent in Honolulu during the past five years and 18.9 percent this past year. Why can't the lessees sell their units and buy a residence elsewhere?

Land ownership in our United States is sacred. And unless there is an overriding and compelling public purpose, no one should be forced to sell her or his cherished land. It is not the city's business to intervene in private affairs. Many of us want to keep our land no matter what price is offered. We just want our rightful property back at the end of the lease, which in our family's case, is 10 more years.

A bill that is making its way through the City Council that would stop the injustice that has gone on for 14 years. None of the lessees were complaining at the beginning of the lease when the lease rents were so low and the terms of the lease were so long. Our family received $1,500 a month for the entire property for the first 10 years of the lease! Times have changed. Today we have City Council members who are wiser, willing to revisit this contentious issue and to make amends. I applaud them for their courage."



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Jeremy Lam is pediatrician and resident of Manoa.

Seen at http://starbulletin.com/2004/10/05/editorial/commentary.html

Admissions policy should be upheld

"I strongly support Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy. Giving preference to Hawaiian applicants is in keeping with the best traditions of American social justice. It is the right thing to do.
Princess Pauahi quite rightly saw education as the salvation of her people, the best way to improve their well-being and bring them a brighter future. When she died in 1884, most Hawaiians were impoverished, poorly educated. Many had severe health problems. Sadly, to a great extent, that is still true. The needs that Pauahi saw still exist in the 21st century in Hawaii's workforce, its welfare rolls, its unemployment statistics, its prisons and homeless shelters and hospitals.

By bringing hope for a brighter future to Hawaiian children, Kamehameha makes this a better society for all of us, Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian alike. The leaders of Hawaii -- and the courts -- must support the Kamehameha Schools as they carry out Pauahi's noble mission. The first people of these islands deserve no less. The rest of us will benefit, too.

I regret that I am away from Hawaii this weekend and unable to join in the "Ku I Ka Pono" march through Waikiki today. I would have been proud to participate. I mua."


Walter A. Dods Jr.
Chairman and CEO
First Hawaiian Bank
Kailua




My opinion: I agree with him but sadly this CEO knows that his bank is holding money for Hawaiians. I have to research it more but when I have my law degree and when I pass the bar. Dods is also pure Portuguese. I don't understand why he is not telling Hawaiians about the money. I think its because he makes money if and when the money stays in his bank but I digress. I need to find the proof then I can talk. Until then... its just a rumor but knowing me... I will prove it LOL

Okay this one is obvious. This letter is written by someone who lives near Kapalama Heights which has alot of lease hold homes. These homes sit on property which Kamehameha owns and leases to homeowners. That is why it's called "leasehold." Anyway... a resident writes the following:

Here's how to handle it

Kamehameha solution: Open the school, charge $40,000 per year and create a Native Hawaiian scholarship for qualifying individuals.

Richard Dixellheimer
Kapalama



The only problem is that it's not good to dictate to others what to do, think, feel. etc. That's what he is doing. Therefore it shows some disrespect of the Hawaiian people. Suggesting that we don't know what the fuck we're doing. It implies that a haole knows the answer. That is why many people shun outsiders. Its due to their attitude.

Also his solution is unrealistic. Punahou School charges $12,050 per year. The $40,000 price seems unreachable and it would also have non-Hawaiians attending... not Hawaiians... which is illegal. The will explicitly states that preference be given to orphans and to indigent children with preference to children of aboriginal blood. Bernice Pauahi Bishop sure was smart. SHE KNEW that Hawaiian children would be attacked. That is why I love her so much. SHE KNEW and she did something about it.

Non-Hawaiians know they aren't eligible

I'm not Hawaiian, but I am saddened and outraged at the nerve of Kalena Santos, the mother of Brayden Mohica-Cummings, the non-Hawaiian student whose admission to Kamehameha Schools resulted from a lawsuit and judge's court order.
Being adopted by a Hawaiian, as Santos was, does not make a person Hawaiian. Princess Pauahi's trust was set up for a specific reason, and after all these years it has become common knowledge that if you don't have Hawaiian blood, you won't be going to Kamehameha. It is basically an unwritten law among the local people.

If Santos wanted her son to go to a private school, she could have chosen another one. Instead she knowingly put down false information on the application regarding her race, and this tells me that she doesn't care about Bishop Estate or Kamehameha Schools.


Debbie Sunaida
Honolulu

Hawaiian students can excel at Kamehameha

Regarding the court battle over whether Kamehameha Schools is entitled to decline admission to a student with no Hawaiian ancestry: As I sit here in my office outside of Chicago, I am appalled and disgusted. Is there nothing sacred left for the Hawaiians?

There are a multitude of injustices in our modern world, but Kamehameha Schools is not one of those. I am not a graduate of the school -- in fact, I was denied admission because there were too many individuals admitted from the area in which I lived. Was I disappointed? Yes. My mother, her brothers and my grandfather were all graduates of Kamehameha. Did my parents call an attorney to represent us against the injustice of being denied admission? No. As I saw it, it was and still is a privilege to attend Kamehameha Schools, one that should be reserved for those of Hawaiian ancestry.

Being an American is a privilege, too. Unfortunately, in our privilege as Americans, we encounter many perversions of the Constitution. The case against Kamehameha Schools is one of the more painful of those perversions.

I have always viewed Kamehameha Schools as sacred. It has been the one place that not only preserved the culture, but provided an academic atmosphere for a child of Hawaiian ancestry to excel.

Don't diminish the intent of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. She foresaw the need for the education of her people. We must fulfill her dying wish.


Charle A. Fern
Waukegan, Ill. Former Hawaii resident

What makes matters worse is that white people are now suing Kamehameha Schools for not admitting a young boy whose mother lied on his Kamehameha Schools appplication. She lied about him being Hawaiian. Evidently she was adopted yet claimed her Hawaiian step father as her biological father. She lied. Now his offer for admission to this school dedicated to educating Hawaiian children is in jeopardy.

Kamehameha Schools is my alma mater. I am Hawaiian and growing up as a child I was VERY poor! If it wasn't for Kamehameha Schools I would probably not have gone to college and I would probably be on the streets in Waikiki selling drugs or worse... selling my body. Kamehameha Schools has done so much good for Hawaiian kids. People have no idea! My parents had to prove Hawaiian ancestry. They provided the necessary documentation. It seems as though this child's mother lied on his application and is now suing the school so that Kamehameha Schools is opened to non-Hawaiians. Thats so wrong!

I have lots of non-Hawaiian friends. I have only dated WHITE men. I have nothing against white people. However, many people fail to realize that Hawaiians are a dying race. There are only 400,000 of us left!


Story about non-Hawaiian child suing school for Hawaiian children http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Aug/20/ln/ln10a.html

What about the rights of Hawaiian children????

By the way there are only 400,000 Hawaiians left in this world. We should be protected. For all of those people who believe in preserving native American culture... I say, 'WHAT ABOUT PRESERVING THE PEOPLE?"