On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 12:44:38 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/28/2019 5:19 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 11:01:43 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2019-07-28 4:46 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> >> a
> >>> Mostly, the locals have learned to love the culture and people of
> >>> Hawaii. The native Hawaiians also love the people and culture but
> >>> also feel a great kinship with the land and the ways of the past. I
> >>> know, it's confusing.
> >>
> >> It is certainly confusing with our native people. They talk a lot about
> >> their love of the land and their respect for mother nature, but their
> >> actions tell another story.
> >
> > I don't blame them, for the most part the land they got is kind of shitty - suitable only for growing casinos.
> >
>
> Love of casinos probably is greater than love of a sacred site.

I won't comment on the motives, plans, or dreams, of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii or the mainland. It is not my kuliana. In this world, it's all about doing what you have to do to survive, baby!

The only thing I know is that we get to enjoy the benefits of living on the lands that were stolen from them. They deserve our respect, gratitude and maybe even some small tributes.