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Old 06-26-2014, 11:55 PM
 
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Originally Posted by hawaiian by heart View Post
Yeah wink whats important is to have you focus in what was essentially Hawaiis stone age era to point out that the hawaiians conquered and killed others so we can justify our illegal overthrow of an kingdom more advanced then us in different ways. Basicly no fair you cant punish me mom, johnny down the street hit a girl two mths ago and wasn't punished and everyone does it.

While being the police man of the world.
Again Hawaiian By Heart, you aren't paying attention! I have never, EVER said that any of the wrongs done by people from the past were justified.


What I have said is that in order to learn from history, we must know all of it. I have also said that you can not punish the people of today for the sins of people from the past. However, if you are going to, then you must at the very least do it equally and fairly across the board correcting all the wrongs, not just a few.

Please read the above more than once so that it finally sinks in and please stop misrepresenting my views.
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Old 06-27-2014, 12:16 AM
 
Location: mainland but born oahu
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Again Hawaiian By Heart, you aren't paying attention! I have never, EVER said that any of the wrongs done by people from the past were justified.


What I have said is that in order to learn from history, we must know all of it. I have also said that you can not punish the people of today for the sins of people from the past. However, if you are going to, then you must at the very least do it equally and fairly across the board correcting all the wrongs, not just a few.

Please read the above more than once so that it finally sinks in and please stop misrepresenting my views.
Uhmm justice cant be equally administered, by your model and reasoning its no game or change. Have i misrepresented you?
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Old 06-27-2014, 12:22 AM
 
Location: mainland but born oahu
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You always forget to mention that the Kingdom was Illegal since it was only created through the same sort of violence you accuse the USA of. Even it it was us who deposed your silly monarchy, it would be the proper thing to do, since it was an illegal (by your standards), silly monarchy. You never seem to take that step however, focusing, instead of the evil haole. Kam and Co. lived by the sword (I mean club) and suffered a similar fate.

Your selective indignation is DISGUSTING.
compareing stone age to modern age?

Ok whatever rocks your boat. So im curious? When iraq invaded kuwait, why did we send troops if everyone does it and its ok?

Dude you also need to study history because by international law what our country did was illegal. In the stone ages it wasn't, but being enlighten modern age people we can recognise its wrong.
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Old 06-27-2014, 12:31 AM
 
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Uhmm justice cant be equally administered, by your model and reasoning its no game or change. Have i misrepresented you?
Not no change. Change is good if done justly. Correcting some wrongs, while ignoring others that were at least equally as wrong, is not justice. Punishing the people of today for the sins of people long, long ago, is not justice.

Hawaiian By Heart, how many people living in Hawaii today are 100% native Hawaiian? How many are not? Should you unfairly take from a HUGE amount of people because of things they weren't even alive do, to give to the few who also had nothing to do with the events of the past?
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Old 06-27-2014, 12:45 AM
 
Location: mainland but born oahu
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You just don't GET IT AT ALL. Legal or otherwise, good, bad or indifferent, don't know, don't care.

It is DONE, and it isn't going to be, and shouldn't be, undone. PERIOD. That is what matters. All the rest is an intellectual exercise only.
So basically the end justifies the means?
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Old 06-27-2014, 01:02 AM
 
Location: mainland but born oahu
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Not no change. Change is good if done justly. Correcting some wrongs, while ignoring others that were at least equally as wrong, is not justice. Punishing the people of today for the sins of people long, long ago, is not justice.

Hawaiian By Heart, how many people living in Hawaii today are 100% native Hawaiian? How many are not? Should you unfairly take from a HUGE amount of people because of things they weren't even alive do, to give to the few who also had nothing to do with the events of the past?
I will respond with this, you seem to be stuck on this being a past event? Its not, if its was a past event then modern hawaiians wouldn't be still paying for the actions of our ancestors. Think about it.

1) How many current Hawaiians know there languages because of outlawing it?

2) How many fullblooded hawaiians are left after introduction of westerners or hawaiians period?

3) How many are living in worse poverty etc now then in the Hawaiian kingdom?
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Old 06-27-2014, 01:23 AM
 
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I will respond with this, you seem to be stuck on this being a past event? Its not, if its was a past event then modern hawaiians wouldn't be still paying for the actions of our ancestors. Think about it.

1) How many current Hawaiians know there languages because of outlawing it?

2) How many fullblooded hawaiians are left after introduction of westerners or hawaiians period?

3) How many are living in worse poverty etc now then in the Hawaiian kingdom?
1) Is the Hawaiian language still illegal? Nope! In fact, Hawaiian is one of the two official languages of the state of Hawaii.


2) How many full blooded Hawaiians choose to marry people who were not full blooded Hawaiian? Were they forced to do so? Nope!


3) I would say a very small percentage. Many people living in poverty today in the United Staes, including Hawaii, still have food, clothing, shelter. Many have cell phones, TV etc... Yes, there are homeless in Hawaii although many are not native Hawaiians.

Ok, I've answered your questions. Can you now please answer mine?


How many people living in Hawaii today are 100% native Hawaiian? How many are not? Should you unfairly take from a HUGE amount of people because of things they weren't even alive do, to give to the few who also had nothing to do with the events of the past?
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Old 06-27-2014, 01:33 AM
 
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I've been lurking on this thread and the other similar one (United States Hawaii Islands), tempted to join in.

You know what, 72cuft is right. What's done is done. Screw the past and forget it.

Hawaiian by heart is right too: the way things are now is all messed up, and will only get worse. Screw the current regime as well, it's corrupt and will destroy what makes Hawaii unique, and there's no reason why shouldn't it be undone.

Therefore, the only solution is decolonization. Doesn't have to be violent like Ireland. More like Palau. Here's some interesting reading:

Legal status of Hawaii - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Compact of Free Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Only by being self-governing and sovereign, can Hawaii enact the laws necessary to limit immigration, protect farmland, and shield itself from western greed and militarism.

What is really lacking is a realistic picture of what Hawaii could be as an independent country. Imagine a book like Michener's Hawaii that starts in 1959 and goes for 100 years until Hawaii wins it's peaceful independence, one island at a time, and then another 100 years as it establishes a fully modern and sustainable country, rooted in agriculture, renewable energy, sustainable eco-tourism.

Optimistic, yes. Far-fetched, no!
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Old 06-27-2014, 02:05 AM
 
Location: Kahala
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What is really lacking is a realistic picture of what Hawaii could be as an independent country.
What is lacking in your plan is that over a million people who actually live here have no desire for Hawaii to be an independent country and actually like being an American Citizen.
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Old 06-27-2014, 04:23 AM
 
Location: Maui County, HI
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Hawaii isn't going to become independent any time soonbut we need to recognize the wrongs that were done to the Hawaiians, starting with the decimation of 75% of the population due to western diseases (not often spoken about) all the way up to the overthrow by the plantation owners (with the help of rogue US Navy officers and NOT the US government). BTW it's worth noting that Baldwin was the one plantation tycoon who opposed the overthrow.

Hawaii wasn't stone age at the time over the overthrow. In many ways it was more advanced than the West, with things like universal education.
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