• Remembering Hawai‘i Remembering Hawai‘i My father made Queen Lili‘uokalani smile when he bowed and tipped his hat to her on one of her rare ventures from her Nu’uanu home. My second father, my uncle, was born when Kalakaua was
• Remembering Hawai‘i
Remembering Hawai‘i
My father made Queen Lili‘uokalani smile when he bowed and tipped his hat to her on one of her rare ventures from her Nu’uanu home. My second father, my uncle, was born when Kalakaua was king and met Prince Kuhio. He was a surveyor for Bishop Estate and surveyed these Northeast coasts of Kaua‘i many decades ago. He taught me pono and love for the aina so I was pained to read of the pilikia with access to Papa‘a Bay beach. Access to the beaches of Aliomanu and Papa‘a Bay was one of the promised attractions when I bought an ag plot at Aliomanu Estates prior to ‘Iniki. When the trial to the bay was finally pau, I found it steep but passable. Later on, part of the trial was erased, presumably to prevent access. People on the beach were told that the beach was private property, Since 1936, I have believed that all beaches in Hawai‘i Nei belonged to Hawai‘i’s people up to the high water mark. This was in accord with the ancient Hawaiian idea of kuleana and ahupua‘a. Beaches were sources of food and spiritual renewal. I have walked the beaches of O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Maui, Moloka‘i, and the Big Island, so I am saddened that mainland ideas can so conflict with Kaua‘i’s Aloha spirit of sharing. We need to try ho‘oponopono.
Bill McCracken
Acton, MA
Royal Hawaiian Band
The present Royal Hawaiian Band is no longer the Royal Hawaiian Band of old.
I counted at one of the performances and recognized two members of Hawaiian descent. The Bandmaster Aaron Mahi was not present at this one performance.
I’m 81 years old and I can remember a time when the ethnic Hawaiian were in the majority. What happened? Where are the Hawaiians?
Now, there’s talk about replacing Aaron Mahi with a nonHawaiian.
This action reminds me of the threatened takeover of our Hawaiian beneficial entities (Kamehameha Schools, Lili‘uokalani trust, Hawaiian Homes) the onefifth share of ceded lands entrusted to the state of Hawai‘i and others.
Paul Lemke
Kapa‘a
Pot holes
Our Island is turning to pot (holes). I have never seen our roads in such poor condition. Is there no money to maintain them? Some of the potholes are so deep they could cause someone not seeing them to completely loose control of their car. The County and State should do a much better job of keeping our roads in good condition. The repair of potholes is done poorly. Just throw a shoveful of asphalt in, tamp it down with a shovel and it should last at least a couple of weeks. Then we can come back and do the same kind of poor quality repairs again. Please, someone do something.
Robert Yount
Koloa
