I’m afraid you’ll have to wait just a while longer for my next substantive post. I’m just trying to finish a follow-up on the Julh 1 arrests of a group that occupied 30-acres in a Kunia agricultural park, claiming Hawaiian rights.
Earlier, I watched video interviews with several of those who were arrested that are posted on social media, where (among other things) they complained that no reporters had contacted them. So I reached out and asked for an interview in order to hear their story directly.
The answer came in the form of a social media post.
Here’s an excerpt which conveys the tone:
“You have posted misleading and
falsified information about the
reclamation process of heirs and lineal
descendants to the great Mahele. You
also have shared false information
about ofha and reposted things that
have posted on my Instagram account
and documents I sent to my court cases
with a false narrative. It seems as if Your
false reports were an attempt to
sabotage the reclamation process to
these Kuleana lands and try to paint a
picture as if OFHA is the head force of
this process when that is not true. you
yourself by the looks of your recent
report on kunia, don’t even understand
royal patents, land commission awards
or THE LAW.”
I replied: “So I guess that’s a “no, thanks” on the request for an interview?”
In any case, hopefully I’m finishing up this next article. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, two views from this morning.
Also see:
“Standoff In Waipahu: Hawaiian Rights ‘Army’ Has Illegally Occupied A Private Pot Farm,” Civil Beat, June 7, 2022
“Group Occupying Honolulu Pot Farm Faces Deadline To Move Out,” June 12, 2022
“Hawaiian ‘Occupied Forces’ Group Ousted From Kunia Property By Police,” July 3, 2022
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Some are capable of vigorous debate and deserve to have their voice heard by the media. But there are others that don’t care about facts or law. You reached out to give him a chance. The response sounds sociopathic.
Writing as someone who only recently began reading your reports in Civil Beat and “iLind”, I think you balanced the issue respectfully with no malice intent. Your reporting re-opened a study I began 30 years ago on a broad range of topics surrounding Hawaiian sovereignty definitions and how (today) social media is being used to create a false narrative of that history.
They’re clearly not funny people are they……