As a native Hawaiian I want to extend an apology to the Yakama people for what the belligerent occupying United States government in Hawai`i is proposing to do with Hawai`i's trash.
Most landfills in Hawai`i are located in communities where the majority population is native Hawaiian. These landfills are currently over capacity.
Rather than create additional landfills in primarily caucasian neighborhoods, the occupying government prefers to waste scarce funds to send Hawai`i's waste to others' lands, in this case the Yakama people's lands.
A native Hawaiian would never consider such an alternative and we send our prayers that the Yakama people will prevail in protecting their lands from Hawai`i's garbage.
Sincerely,
Isaac Harp
A Descendant of Kuakahela O Moku O Keawe
