Ancient Tribe Goes Extinct

[Kamatose]

Just read this....

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/boa-sr-last-member-of-bo-tribe...

[Jonah Kahanu]

'Ua heluhelunia wau i teia mo'olelo a 'ua kaumaha to'u pu'uwai no ka matekana o ko Bo 'olelo. E na Kanaka Maoli, e ha'a'ite 'oukou i teia mo'olelo a e mana'o i to kakou 'olelo Matuahine ma'ane'i ki Hawai'i Nei. Aia ia 'oukou no ka ha'aola i to kakou 'olelo.

[Kaohi]

thank you for the experience, I especially enjoyed the video. Yes, this is a problem with Na kanaka too. Here is what interested me most--
"But colonization proved ruinous for the tribes of the Andamans, including the Bo, with large numbers decimated by measles and syphilis brought to the islands by foreigners. Many of those who were left gravitated to alcohol, another import to the islands, as a way of seeking solace. "

I experience this phenomena daily when I visit the homeless, it is a statwide problem. I just wish the deal wasn't cut during an annual convention in Maui to rid the 'drug problem' as a means to maintain funding for entities of the state. Sad, to know that Jan 17, 2010 gathering was usurped and down graded to an EZ corner--instead of 'sovereign' practices. We shall see how it pans out, Wainiha was bulldozed on Kauai, Haleiwa Boat Harbor is in peril. Such a lost for a cut deal by our Na Kanaka's