Saturday, December 26, 2009

PROTESTORS VENT FRUSTRATIONS ON OBAMA VACATION
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - December 25, 2009

A Hawaiian separatist group set up on the corner of Kalaheo Avenue and Mokapu Road, where they spelled out in large letters on separate boards: "End US Occupation of Hawai`i."


Lynette Cruz, a member of the Hawaiian Independence Action Alliance, said she hoped the message would reach other parts of the nation.


"We wanted to make sure that we gave Obama something to think about," she said. "Our history tells us we're not part of the United States; we never were."

Kekuni Blaisdell, another group member, said he opposes the Akaka Bill, which Obama has supported, because it would designate Hawaiians as native Americans, which he said they are not.

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