Jennifer Wada at 22:36, 16 April 2006

2006-04-16T22:36:35Z

Reid Ginoza at 04:02, 9 March 2006

2006-03-09T04:02:40Z

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rapidly lunges forward in the wake of
replacement by values inimical, in
many ways, to those of extended
families in large kind groups? What
can silent temples be made to reveal
of Hawaiian knowledge if probed, and
probed with understanding? What
values, if any, exist there for
Hawaiians to realize how their
families and ancestors of old fared
under kind or ruthless power figures?
The issue of Kaho'olawe looms large
in the minds of young and old alike,
but the issue remains a divisive
polarization of opinion between young
Hawaiians who wish the Navy to stop
bombing long enough to allow them to
set up religious practices in
accordance with present law, and older
Hawaiians who see no need to recover
it from the United States Navy. Common
ground or agreement between them
may be found, perhaps, in the realization
of scientific interest and
curiosity about existing archaeological
sites on that island.
OHA states in its 1982 report the
view that: "The Hawaiian religion
was the first aspect of our culture to
be suppressed. It is today the least
understood dimension of the culture.
As we shed light on religious and
ceremonial practices, we will choose
more freely how we live our lives."
There is no doubt in anyone's mind
that much can be gained in combing
recorded but untranslated Hawaiian
documents for history on such sites
that have been wasting away through
neglect, due to lack of funds to study
them more fully. The value,
especially for young Hawaiian people,
in involving themselves in careful,
patient study as such is that it
generates enthusiasm for authentic
history. 13/
F. RECOMMENDATIONS */
From all appearances the OHA
cultural plan under the State of
Hawaii for implementation of action
gather, record, and to make availabl
information desired by the Hawaiian
community about traditional values a
religion and ethics, or rites and
ceremonies, seems to be on solid
ground.
In the same direction one major
private corporation, American Factor
has begun to seriously consider
building, within a live native Hawaiian
village setting, a functioning
heiau kilolani, or astronomical tempi
than, among other things, will featur
alignment to the celestial equator/
ecliptic coordinate system, which is
known to have been used by ancient
Hawaiian priests in computing the
sidereal and tropical calendar.
In the same context, astrophysicists
and geographers have been drawn
to the Pacific, Hawaii included, to
continue research into potential
archaeoastronomic sites in the Oceanic
and Southeast Asian area. Within the
last few years, some of this work has
reached publication. 14/
Along these lines of inquiry,
local, national, and international
interest in the Pacific archaeo- and
ethno-astronomy may perhaps grow, with
concomitant interest in the aboriginal
religious institutions that raised, as
in Hawaii, temples to celestial ar.d
spiritual understanding. On never
knows how much human progress there is
in this mustard seed of genuine hope.
*/ NOTE: These recommendations
are reproduced directly from Professor
Johnson's paper, and do not necessarily
refect the views of the Native
Hawaiians Study Commission. (See
"Conclusions and Recommendations,"
above.)
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 families and ancestors of old fared
 under kind or ruthless power figures?
 The issue of Kaho'olawe looms large
 in the minds of young and old alike,
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 curiosity about existing archaeological
 sites on that island.
 OHA states in its 1982 report the
 view that: "The Hawaiian religion
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 ceremonial practices, we will choose
 more freely how we live our lives."
 There is no doubt in anyone's mind
 that much can be gained in combing
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 patient study as such is that it
 generates enthusiasm for authentic
-history. 13/
+history. <u>13</u>/
 F. RECOMMENDATIONS */
 From all appearances the OHA
 cultural plan under the State of
 Hawaii for implementation of action
-gather, record, and to make availabl
+gather, record, and to make available
 information desired by the Hawaiian
 community about traditional values a
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 ceremonies, seems to be on solid
 ground.
 In the same direction one major
 private corporation, American Factor
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 building, within a live native Hawaiian
 village setting, a functioning
-heiau kilolani, or astronomical tempi
+<u>heiau kilolani</u>, or astronomical tempi
-than, among other things, will featur
+than, among other things, will feature
 alignment to the celestial equator/
 ecliptic coordinate system, which is
@@ Line 67: / Line 73: @@
 Hawaiian priests in computing the
 sidereal and tropical calendar.
 In the same context, astrophysicists
 and geographers have been drawn
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 and Southeast Asian area. Within the
 last few years, some of this work has
-reached publication. 14/
+reached publication. <u>14</u>/
 Along these lines of inquiry,
 local, national, and international
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 concomitant interest in the aboriginal
 religious institutions that raised, as
-in Hawaii, temples to celestial ar.d
+in Hawaii, temples to celestial and
 spiritual understanding. On never
 knows how much human progress there is
 in this mustard seed of genuine hope.
 */ NOTE: These recommendations
 are reproduced directly from Professor
 Johnson's paper, and do not necessarily
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 "Conclusions and Recommendations,"
 above.)
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Jennifer Wada at 22:36, 16 April 2006

Reid Ginoza at 04:02, 9 March 2006