Let me preface my comments this way: I'm a state AND federal retiree, 66, with hopefully another 1/3 of life ahead of me.  I remember when I was 8 and the statehood siriens were blasting and I was an unhappy kid, in the midst of the clapping and cheering going on in class.  Must have been the influence of my tutu kane, born into the Hawaiian kingdom in 1896.  I remember my granny always apologizing to me because she married a Hawaiian.  How messed up is that?  Imagine that scenario happening all over the world for decades, now centuries.  American imperialism is no secret.  Have we benefitted?  I'd be a moron to say no...but have we been injured?  Without doubt.  Lost culture and language, lost Aina, lost identity....the list is long and is the same as that in other parts of the world.  Can this grave injustice be corrected?  Will it be easy?  The answers are obvious.  For me, the only question is, will I live long enough to experience Hawaiian sovereignty!  I pray I will.

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