THE WORDS OF A HAWAIIAN

A while ago while some Hawaiian Youths were in Washington and riding an electric car, some haole women boarded the car, and not one of haole men near where those haole women were gave their seat to any of the women. When the Keiki Hawaii saw these Ladies standing, that is when these Hawaiian Youths stood and gave their seats to these white women. The women accepted the kindness of the Hawaiians. These Hawaiian Boys then heard one of the Haole reading a newspaper ridicule them, saying:

“They are probably some foreigners, giving their seats to those women.” It was like he was calling them “country bumpkins.” When S. L. Desha Jr., heard these words of the Haole reading the paper, as he spoke disparagingly of this action by the Hawaiian Boys, that was when he spoke without hesitation to that Haole, perhaps because he was with his fellow Hawaiians. Continue reading →