Kamehameha Day: Understanding Why Native Hawaiian FAIL in Hawai’i

Jonathan Okamura, professor emeritus University of Hawai’i-Manoa, wrote an impassioned plea to local residents to stop pretending Hawai'i is a "multicultural Paradise." We are multicultural. No pretense. Treasonous Kamehameha however partnered with the British in the late 1700s to colonize the islands, create his monarchy and rule over The People. Kamehameha caused Paradise to be … Continue reading Kamehameha Day: Understanding Why Native Hawaiian FAIL in Hawai’i

Interested in Property in Hawai’i? Avoid Adrian Alfonso Morales

Hawai'i has always been a place of Paradise in the middle of the Pacific -- until human beings arrived. Since that time, the beauty has been overshadowed by fighting, theft and wars over land rights. The battles intensified once a young and ambitious Polynesian named Kamehameha acquired long guns and canons from the British. He … Continue reading Interested in Property in Hawai’i? Avoid Adrian Alfonso Morales

Battle Over Bones in Hawai’i

The ancestral people of the Sandwich Islands, known today as Hawai'i, had a practice of "hiding" the bones of family members when they died. The indigenous people, native Hawaiians or Kanaka Maoli, believed bones contained "mana" or spiritual energy of power and strength. Unfortunately, as these graves were unmarked, families today preparing to build a … Continue reading Battle Over Bones in Hawai’i