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Re: sending my "haole" children to Hawaii's schools
Posted by Karla on 4/14/04

    I am a part Hawaiian teacher raised here and currently
    teaching here. I received my education from one of greatest
    resources we have as a people-an all Hawaiian school,
    Kamehameha Schools. It offends me to think that there are
    people out in this world trying to convince you to change
    your life plans because of what they have heard about the
    term "haole." When the term is looked up in the Hawaiian
    dictionary(which you can acess on the internet) you will see
    that it is traditionally defined as a foreigner. Here in
    Hawai'i we as Hawaiians and kama'aina alike are fighting a
    very long hard battle to be recognized as an intelligent,
    hard working, motived people. Something that has NEVER been
    recognized the way we deserve. I have honestly found that in
    my conversations with those who are offended by the term are
    the very ones who come to our 'aina and have nothing to do
    but complain and disrespect our culture. My mother is haole
    as are many of my friends. I love and respect them just the
    same. The difference though is that I have struggled in ways
    they never will just as I will never experience or struggle
    the way they have. For all the Hawaiians I know (I know
    alot!) it is these people that will be called haole in a
    hurtful manner. It is truely my belief that if you come here
    with an open heart and "clear eyes" you will be welcomed with
    more aloha than you will know what to do with. Do not come
    here to tell us the way we live is wrong or to make a mockery
    of who we are as is so often done. Open your ears and you
    will hear stories of a people long forgotten. Look at your
    experience here as a learning one and become one of
    those "haole" that teach others about our wonderful cutlture.
    I hope you will reconsider what you have heard and pack your
    bags to experience a once in a lifetime opportunity.

    Malama pono. A hui hou.

    On 12/25/03, Joanne W wrote:
    > I am currently a special education teacher in NY. I taught
    > on the small Pacific Island of Saipan for 3 years and I
    > loved it there. My husband and I have been longing for the
    > tropical lifestyle and are in the planning stages of moving
    > to Hawaii in the summer of 2005. I have read the postings
    > on this site and I am so saddened by them that I am
    > reconsidering my move. I feel that I could handle the
    > teaching conditions in Hawaii (in Saipan we no breaks, had
    > to mop, sweep our own rooms and even took out our own
    > garbage). What really worries me, though, is the prospect
    > of sending my two little, innocent "haole" children to
    > school where they may be hated, teased because of their
    > color (my daughter is so white she's practically blue!)
    > Honestly, is it really bad for white children in the
    > schools? I would apprecaite any feedback. Thanks you-
    > Joanne

     
     

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