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    The Star Bulletin published an interesting Census Bureau study today that indicated as a socioeconomic group, those identifying themselves as kanaka maoli still find greater economic challenges than any other ethnic group living in Hawai'i.

    Besides speeding up the permits for building on homestead lands, what other ways can the State help lift the kanaka maoli from their poverty without running into issues of discrimination? It's not as simple as telling them all to get jobs...many of them work full time and yet still barely have enough to support their families. Is better education the answer?

    "Without the kanaka maoli, there would be no Hawai'i".

    Miulang
    "Americans believe in three freedoms. Freedom of speech; freedom of religion; and the freedom to deny the other two to folks they don`t like.” --Mark Twain

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    Re: Economic parity for the kanaka maoli?

    Emigration to the mainland may be the answer.

    And not just for the kanaka maoli -- all of us who aren't sharing in the so-called economic boom times.
    Burl Burlingame
    "Art is never finished, only abandoned." -- Leonardo Da Vinci
    honoluluagonizer.com

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      Re: Economic parity for the kanaka maoli?

      Better education would probably help. But it must start in the home. The Hawaii State DOE catches a lot of heat for a failed educational system. But part of the blame must be placed squarely upon the parents of students who are not performing, or misbehaving themselves in the school setting. Teachers have certainly been stripped of their power to control the classroom.

      Remember, if one child, regardless of race, is a success in our public education system, and is able to either go to college, or obtain a decent job upon graduation, then it should be safe to say that the school's are successful. If one child made it, I believe that all children can make it. If one child from a "tough" background made it, then there are REALLY no excuses.

      The cycle of poverty, and the cycle of ignorance, is not only generational. Sometimes it can be cultural, geographic, situational, motivational, etc etc.

      Have you read "The Bell Curve?" I don't endorse it as science, but it does give one pause to think.
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      Energy answers are already here.

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        I don't accept that if one can do it then all can do it. Doesn't seem to work with Olympic medals or the Presidency.
        “First we fought the preliminary round for the k***s and now we’re gonna fight the main event for the n*****s."
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          Re: Economic parity for the kanaka maoli?

          Stimulating reading in "In Defense of Elitism," the essay by William Henry, which analizes the yin-yang friction between social equality and opportunity vs. the leveling effect of official egalitarianism. The book is alternately maddening and insightful, but an excellent debate starter.

          Check out the comments at amazon:

          http://www.amazon.com/Defense-Elitis...222218-9163219
          Burl Burlingame
          "Art is never finished, only abandoned." -- Leonardo Da Vinci
          honoluluagonizer.com

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            Re: Economic parity for the kanaka maoli?

            those numbers seem to indicate an effect, but what is the cause? What do you think leads to these numbers?

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              Re: Economic parity for the kanaka maoli?

              Originally posted by Miulang View Post

              "Without the kanaka maoli, there would be no Hawai'i".

              Miulang
              No doubt! But I think the economic parity might come from the fact that most native Hawaiians are still not accustomed to Western ways of government, leadership, commercialism, etc. And not all kanaka maoli want to be a part of this too, mind you. Remember that for centuries Hawaiians only knew of one way of life. Then to all of a sudden their whole society and civilization changes (thanks to Western imperialism), and you expect them to be at the top of the Western economic ladder? No way.

              I think economic parity of indigenous or native peoples is one of the many unfortunate results of being conquered by a foreign power who tries to change the native ways of life. Think of all the different ethnic groups that comprise America. Many of the immigrants who came to America in search of the "American dream" have managed to attain middle-class status within a few generations because they "buy into" the system. Thus their motivated to do whatever they have to for economic gain.

              But other ethnic groups like the Eskimos, American Indians and African-Americans either had their land stolen and were forced to be a part of the Western economic model, or they were brought here unwillingly as in the case of the Africans. I believe these kinds of traumatic events take generations to heal, and like I said earlier, a good number of these native peoples still do not want to take part in this economic system that was forced upon them. Many Hawaiians on Moloka'i and the other outer islands probably fall into this category. That's my theory at least ... Aloha.

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