Analysis Of Kehaulani's Native Hawaiians

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Kehaulani’s presentation is on Native Hawaiians and how they identify with the land in which they live on and how westerners are blinded to this connection. Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ʻĀina I Ka Pono means the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. This research project is important to her because she is Native Hawaiian and she believes that Native Hawaiians are misrepresented. In the future, she hopes to go back home and help the people of Hawaii and from this research, she got a deeper understanding of her culture. With this deeper knowledge she feels that she can help her future clients better. However the only problem that is preventing her from doing so is finance. The land in Hawaii was taken over by westerners and is still being

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