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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

Marcus Garvey

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The Evil Tapu System

My ancestors governed and maintained these beautiful islands known today as the Hawaiian Islands. From the time my ancestors sailed here from the land of Tahiti in the south pacific, all the way up to when we discovered Captain Cook these islands were full of food, fresh water, rich culture, and we had order in our society. The ancient Kanaka Māoli were in my opinion ingenious to have survived on one of the most isolated island chains in the pacific (arguably the world) for over 1000 years. Doesn't anyone wonder how my ancestors accomplished this feat? Part of that is due to the Tapu System. Tapu not Kapu, let's respect the old tongue people... Tapu in ʻŌrero Hawaiʻi can be translated in English to mean scared, law, restricted, and prohibited. But most people don't understand that tapu also means to protect or to be under protection.  In all societies there has to be order, and to maintain that order you need rules/laws. Some laws are meant to benefit one specific class of people within a social structure and some are meant for the betterment of all people. In America, the fourth amendment protects people against searches and seizures. But before getting on an airplane you have to have TSA check you and your bag's. Most people complain about how its "Violating my rights!" But TSA does that so nobody sneaks a bomb on board and blows the plane up. They take away your personal right to ensure the safety of the public. That's kind of how the tapu system was. Many Hawaiians and teachers in public schools today love to preach about how vile, bad, terrible and evil the tapu system was. Many Hawaiians scoff at even hearing "tapu system" then they start preaching some verse from the bible and go on about how that was our old 'wicked ways'. At school here in Hawaiʻi you are told the stories of how people would be killed for fishing or for eating a certain kind of food etc. etc. I grew up thinking the tapu was bad because of that. But if you think about the logic behind these stories you began to see why those kind of things happened. People mostly weren't killed for no reason, it was to protect the community, it was for the good of all people. Like fishermen were put to death if they were caught catching a fish that had a tapu on it. All nā tapu were assigned by nā tahuna for religious and economic reasons. A tapu would be put on a fish for reasons like maybe it was the fish's breeding season and to ensure they weren't disturbed a tapu would be put on them. After the season's over, the tapu would be lifted and THEN you could catch that kind of fish. Tapu on food was to ensure natural resources weren't depleted. On isolated islands like Hawaiʻi, rules needed to be followed in order to survive. If it weren't for the Tapu System, us Kanaka Māoli probably wouldn't be here right now.

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ʻŌrero Hawaiʻi Set #11

Emi - (Stative) To be frightened, to be terrified, (Verb) to tremble

Emiemi - (Varitation of Emi)

Hāriu - (Verb) To turn away, to turn from, to turn aside

Haro - (Verb) To spread out, to lower something, to stoop down, to incline, to listen, to have regard 

Haroharo - (Variation of Haro)

ʻUtu - (Noun) A louse

Nare - (Verb) To be Limpid, unbound

Narenare - (Variation of Nare) (Stative) Movable, unbound

Nata - (Verb) To break , to crack, to jingle, to clank, to shiver, to shake (Stative) Unsteady, shaky (From fear)

Natata - (Variation of Nata)

Natoro - (Verb) To rustle

Natu - (Verb) To destroy, to trample down, to uproot, to wallow

Norō - (Verb) To snore

Nonorō - (Variation of Norō)

Noru - (Stative) To be tender, to be soft, to make soft via bruising, to swell up

Note - (Verb) To pound, to crush, to penetrate To grind, to crush, (As in chewing)

Notenote - (Verb) To continuously grind  something with your teeth

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So You Say You're "Hawaiian" ...

The reason why I made this post is because I noticed "Hawaiians" today are so quick to call themselves "Hawaiian" and are quick to yell out 'HAWAIIAN PRIDE' but I noticed 75% of people that do this don't even know what it truly means to be "Hawaiian". I'm not trying to degrade anyone or be all high matamata (stuck up) forgive me if that's how it seems. I know tons of "Hawaiians" who look nothing but "Hawaiian". They have all the physical features of a true Kanaka Maoli, but they can't speak a lick of Ta ʻŌrero Hawaiʻi and they know nothing of our culture. On the other hand I grew up with friends back in Waiʻanae who because they only have one Hawaiian parent, they don't look the part. But if you were to ask them to prove they're "Hawaiian" they could chant the Tumuripo for all the chiefs of Oʻahu with ease. So which is the "Hawaiian"? To me, having Hawaiian blood is just one part of the bigger picture. You could be 100% "Hawaiian" by blood but if you were raised outside of Hawaiʻi or not raised in the Hawaiian customs, then you're not "Hawaiian". Genetically you're "Hawaiian", because nobody can ever take that aspect away from you. But ask yourselves.. Can I ʻōrero? Can I ori? Can I tuʻi? Can I hura? Also that's just a small percentage of what being "Hawaiian" is all about, just so you know.  Having Hawaiian blood truly is a special thing I have nothing but pride for my heritage and most "Hawaiians" today feel the same way, which is great! But you guys have to realize that having the blood just means you were brought into this world as a "Hawaiian". That's all it really means. It just means you were BORN "Hawaiian". It doesn't automatically mean you'll LIVE as a "Hawaiian", and it doesn't automatically mean you'll DIE as a "Hawaiian".. That depends on YOU and if YOU chose to learn, embrace, live, and pass on our culture and ways of life to the next generation.  You can smoke all the pakalolo (marijuana) in the world, fight every person that disrespects you, speak pidgin 24/7, eat all the fish and poi from Sack & Save, put 'Hawaiian Pride' stickers all over your car, chant 'He Hawaiʻi Au' every minute, and you could've attended Tamehameha Schools since preschool. But none of that makes you a "Hawaiian"... 

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KSM JV Ha'a ʻAi haʻa done right! It was a little too fast and other stuff could've been better but still, it's not bad.. Well done Tamehameha (Kamehameha) Schools Māui, well done.