One of the reasons I embrace my Hawaiianess (for lack of a better word), the part of me that is `Oiwi is because the culture was/is rooted in acceptance. In the old days, and as late as the mid 1800's, my loving men would not have been a huge deal. Some of you have heard a poem I used to do about that very issue. It is telling that there is not ( Read more... )

In the West the land is productive if it is utilized to make money and support development. End of discussion.
Rarely is productivity viewed as support or self-sufficiency. It is never enough to produce what one needs and share what is extra. If a people are self-sufficient, if they produce what the need to survive, why are they viewed as letting ( Read more... )