Two Injustices
February 17, 2010 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments |
 Random Acts ofKindness Day Day 48 of 2010 |
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Loko Ino: Cruel PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Misis kwin: Queen HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Learn to lie and the next thing will be to steal.” HAOLE QUOTE OF THE DAY — We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism.” – Huey P. Newton
February 17, 1899 & 1910: This date proves very cruel to the Hawaiian Royal family. In 1899, Princess Ka’iulani petitioned President McKinley to have the U.S. compensate her for the loss of royal lands taken by the illegal overthrow of the monarchy in 1893. As her livelihood rested on income generated from confiscated lands, she felt she was entitled to payment for her loss. The president disagreed. In 1910, Queen Lili’uokalani returned from a personal visit to Washington, DC, where she too, failed to gain sympathy for crown lands taken from her during the 1893 overthrow. The U.S. Government didn’t so much as offer to pay for her trip. Two experiences that prove once again that just compensation – justice - is a concept foreign to U.S. capitalism.
