Reflections 6/30/2010

"We Hawaiians are forgetting how to be Hawaiian, like not showing aloha spirit to each other and not showing love to the land. "

-Brenda

"I learned things that I would never have known about my community if I didn't become a part of this program."

-Janikkah

"What I have learned so far is about the environment and that we, the Waianae community, are fighting for no land fill and other bad stuff."

-Derolynn

"Government is poisoning everyone by building military bombing practice areas near farms."

-Christopher

"I feel that all that I am learning and had learned in school can be put into action within my community to restore and perpetuate my lahui and `aina. "

-Kahaku

"Hawaiians are still fighting for our land back from the army."

-Aikake