I remember when I first watched Noho Hewa. There was a showing here on campus and the creator of Noho Hewa was also in attendance. While watching the video I deeply remember feeling hurt, angry, and motivated all the same time. I can understand the great frustrations the Hawaiian population faced when our land was illegally taken away from us. The frustrations still take place today in regards to the wrongful occupation of Hawaiian lands by the military and other organizations. The pain we all feel when we see lands that are sacred to our Hawaiian community is indeed both hurtful and offensive to our culture and beliefs.
For most of my life, I grew up with hate and anger in regards to the struggle that the Hawaiian community has faced over the years. The destruction of our lands and as a result, of our culture has affected our Hawaiian population forever. Yet, I realized that the creation of Noho Hewa and the struggle of gaining justice should not result in us as Hawaiians in simply getting angry. After all, what is anger going to change? And what does that communicate about the Hawaiian people? Rather, we must take our opportunities to make a change. We must all work together to fight a battle that may be impossible to conquer. However, by working together we can provide a united front that is sure to make a stronger impact than getting angry and doing nothing about it.
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