• Greeters’ behavior had ‘no aloha spirit’ • Where is the Hawaiian government? • Sustainability is possible Greeters’ behavior had ‘no aloha spirit’ The hospitable act of greeting in the days of Old Hawai‘i consisted of hula dancers welcoming visitors
• Greeters’ behavior had ‘no aloha spirit’
• Where is the Hawaiian government?
• Sustainability is possible
Greeters’ behavior had ‘no aloha spirit’
The hospitable act of greeting in the days of Old Hawai‘i consisted of hula dancers welcoming visitors with flower leis. Those greeters were indeed “a part of the unique Hawaiian culture.”
The so-called “greeters” of late had evolved into solicitors or hawks yelling and shouting in an all-out turf war for cruise ship patron business and that misbehavior has no aloha spirit and is criminal. (“Aloha also means goodbye: Greeters barred from Nawiliwili,” The Garden Island, Jan. 2)
The dwindling tourism dollars from cruise ship visitors is due to the dwindling quantity of cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise Line previously offered three ships per week, which they have since cut back to one overnight ship per week.
NCL has always had a distinct inherent advantage over the smaller independent companies due to the fact that the cruise ship has a captive audience of passengers.
Therefore, greeters or no greeters, there is no change except for the lack of hawking to the passengers upon their disembarking from the Pride of America.
Thank you to the Department of Transportation for helping to bring back the aloha spirit to Nawiliwili Harbor.
• Kim Potter, Kapa‘a
Where is the Hawaiian government?
Where is the Hawaiian government that the United States acknowledged was violated under international law? This is the big question.
Reinstating our Hawaiian government is the only solution, kanaka maoli do not own just ceded lands, we own all government, crown, and national lands.
The State of Hawai‘i didn’t overthrow our country, they received stolen property that was unlawfully acquired by the de-facto provisional government. It was then changed to the Republic of Hawai‘i, which unlawfully transferred our national lands to the United States.
How can there be justice without an independent Hawaiian government? United States Public Law 103-150, 107 stat. 1510-1514 paragraph 3 recognized the independence of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i, extended full and complete diplomatic recognition to the Hawaiian Government, and entered into treaties and conventions with the Hawaiian Monarchs.
Queen Lili’uokalani preserved our inherent sovereignty’s perfect right to reinstate our government under international law. Why should we continue to protest that it belongs to our people? We have the right to be governed by a sovereign nation of our own choosing according to HRS Act 359, in 1993.
There is a proper claimant and it’s the Hawaiian government that our ancestors created, not Henry Noa. Prime Minister Noa is the first kanaka maoli to educate our people of the importance of reinstating our former Hawaiian government.
Yes, you may disagree, but we choose to reinstate the Hawaiian government, manifest our political authority so we can prove that we lawfully exist. We are doing this for our unborn children kanaka maoli birthrights to their national lands.
Understand how international law works. If the Supreme Court asks you where’s your government, what is your response? Do you have one? Will you tell the Supreme Court and the world you didn’t build one yet?
You came this far without a government in place, or a citizen base, but where do you go from there? The United States won’t give up our lands, we need to take it back.
Kahoolawe is the first step. Second is the Hawaiian government properties. Public Law 103-150, 107 stat. 1510- 1514 has a seven-year statute of limitation to respond to.
We will convene our 31st legislative session on Iolani Palace grounds on Jan. 16 and 18, 2009. On January 17, 2009, there will be a march in protest of Gov. Linda Lingle claim that Hawaiians don’t own ceded lands.
We own all Hawaiian Kingdom National Lands. I’m calling on all of our people to unite. Support our ancestors, kupuna and the unborn kanaka maoli children birthrights.
• Kekane Pa, Lihu‘e
Sustainability is possible
Attaining sustainability on Kaua‘i is a no-brainer. As stated in your article (“Attaining sustainability on Kaua‘i,” Business, Jan. 4), Kaua‘i has the land area, soil quality, environment and expertise to provide enough food to feed all of its citizens.
This island has supported a larger population in the past and could easily do so again.
Having for 20 years raised vegetables and fruit to feed ourselves and to sell locally and having talked with my friends who farm here on the North Shore, I believe that this will not happen until the county, large land owners, corporate food vendors and the people of Kaua‘i provide local farmers with the needed water, land, outlets and buyers for their goods.
Due to corporate and human nature, I also believe that this will not happen until some disaster or breakdown of our delivery system forces us to become self sufficient.
Dig a well before you are thirsty and plant a garden before you are hungry!
• Robert Wolaver, Kilauea
