We Are Hawaiian Use Your Library Jun 2026

There is a profound grief that comes with being Hawaiian in the 21st century. Many of us were not raised speaking ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language). Our families stopped teaching the hula for fear of persecution after the overthrow of 1893. We suffer from "cultural imposter syndrome"—the nagging fear that we are not "Hawaiian enough."

“Then what will?” he asked, frustration bleeding into his voice. “What’s the plan?” we are hawaiian use your library

“He taught me one thing,” Tutu continued. “Being Hawaiian is not a feeling. It’s not a blood quantum on some federal form. It’s a verb. It’s malama —to care for. Kuleana —responsibility. You don’t feel Hawaiian, Keahi. You do Hawaiian.” There is a profound grief that comes with