Hula for Independence

Around Christmastime in 1993, thousands of Native Hawaiians marched down Waikiki to demand sovereignty on the 100th year since the US overthrow of their islands. After the march, this is one of the beautiful hulas performed in the park.

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[AmericanBornWest]

@keiki100

Because there are Caucasians (you know the little white children your children repeatedly harrass) who might not want Independence. And they have enough sense to know that there are other countries who would want to come in and take over Hawaii - what are you people thinking?

[AmericanBornWest]

@GhostOf1950s

Have you lived in Hawaii or known Caucasians who have? I have met three Caucasians who lived in Hawaii as children - all three said they were harrassed - two of them terribly by the "locals". Hawaii has a very bad reputation for racist locals.

[AmericanBornWest]

@mahulani23

Rubble of injustice? Why don't you realize that women are treated worse in other countries? Too hard to stomach?

Japan was also horrible to the Chinese. You need to study. You are just trying to justify racism. It won't work. 

[mahulani23]

Japan attacked Hawai'i because of US military installations at Pearl Harbor and because of US hostility towards Japan and appropriations of oil rich territories in the Pacific that threatened Japanese interests. Keiki is aware that the world is not perfect. It isn't about dreaming of a perfect world that doesn't exist but trying to bring about a more justified world out of the rubble of injustice.

[AmericanBornWest]

@keiki100

And what did Japan do to Pearl Harbor? You're so disconnected from reality. You dream of some perfect world that doesn't exist. You know that the Mexican cartels are currently trying to invade your islands - and all the mainland. And they aren't even white. Rethink this before making utter fools of yourselves.

[AmericanBornWest]

This woman doesn't even look Hawaiian - she looks more Caucasian than I do!

[AmericanBornWest]

You can't protect yourselves. Face it.

And these dances are probably mixed race.

[ffc313]

@KauaiTropic . Universal suffrage means everyone has the right to vote, if some Hawaiians stayed home, then it was their choice not to vote on the future of the territory. Sorry you are so bitter, but it was your own chiefs and kings who sold or traded the land to others. Seems they were more interested in lining their own pockets then worrying about the fate of their subjects who had no rights anyway.

[ffc313]

There was already a vote for statehood in 1959. The yes vote was 94%. End of story.

[TexanTillIDie1]

Greetings from a Texas rebel! Best wishes in driving the Yankees out of your homeland as well! TLF-Liberty or Death!