Hawaii bound

[ErikaMarie]

Re: Hawaii bound

Actually, genetic science does not allow for any distinctions between 'races' as the human race is a single species. All this talk of blood percentage is 100% b*llshit!

You're right... I remember learning that there are more genetic similarities between 2 people of different races than there are of 2 people of the same race.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Hawaii bound

& I didn't think it was that important.

Then...why'd you bring it up in the first place?

[sinjin]

Re: Hawaii bound

Hmmm... I wasn't aware there were guidelines.

& I didn't think it was that important.

You have inadvertently highlighted something different about Hawaii than many other places. The nuances of one's mixed ethnic make-up can be important.

[sinjin]

Re: Hawaii bound

Actually, genetic science does not allow for any distinctions between 'races' as the human race is a single species. All this talk of blood percentage is 100% b*llshit!

And yet our skeletons alone can identify what "race" we are/were. Saw that on CSI.
Btw Paliminos and Appaloosas are the same species.

[1stwahine]

Re: Hawaii bound

Aloha ErikaMarie! Any relations to our LeiKaina? Wow! You two can pass as sisters.

Auntie Lynn

[WindwardOahuRN]

Re: Hawaii bound

Then...why'd you bring it up in the first place?

Perhaps she had been lurking a while and noticed that it is perceived by some to be a "plus" to be something other than white?

(And, not incidentally, a "negative" to be white.)

Free points? Instant bonding?

Just an observation.

Good morning.

[WindwardOahuRN]

Re: Hawaii bound

You have inadvertently highlighted something different about Hawaii than many other places. The nuances of one's mixed ethnic make-up can be important.

Only as important as bigots choose to make them.

Just like any other place in this world.

[Mahi Waina]

Re: Hawaii bound

Btw Paliminos and Appaloosas are the same species.

They sell horses based on breed. They used to sell people based on breed. Now you want to prevent me from buying property based on breed. I love America!

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Hawaii bound

Now you want to prevent me from buying property based on breed.

You had me until this point, MW - can you clarify a little for me?

[Miulang]

Re: Hawaii bound

You had me until this point, MW - can you clarify a little for me?

I think he means he can't qualify for a DHHL home.

Miulang

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Hawaii bound

I think he means he can't qualify for a DHHL home.

So the issue is with a race-based policy, I assume, even though it's one designed to rectify past injustices? I think we've gone down that path in quite a few threads before - many of them invoving discussion of Kamehameha Schools.

If we're going to continue on this topic, perhaps we should move it off this thread, then, and return instead to our special guest, the self-professed "effing hamster"?

[ErikaMarie]

Re: Hawaii bound

You have inadvertently highlighted something different about Hawaii than many other places. The nuances of one's mixed ethnic make-up can be important.

No, I meant the way I measured it... as 1/3 & not by quarters or whatever they were saying before.

[ErikaMarie]

Re: Hawaii bound

Perhaps she had been lurking a while and noticed that it is perceived by some to be a "plus" to be something other than white?

(And, not incidentally, a "negative" to be white.)

Free points? Instant bonding?

Just an observation.

Good morning.

I was noticing race comes up a lot... so I threw my Cherokee in there.

It doesn't matter if he's 100% black anyway. He looks 110% white.

[ErikaMarie]

Re: Hawaii bound

Aloha ErikaMarie! Any relations to our LeiKaina? Wow! You two can pass as sisters.

Auntie Lynn

Actually I haven't seen her. Got pix?

[Glen Miyashiro]

Re: Hawaii bound

Actually I haven't seen her. Got pix?

Here's LeiKaina's profile.