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this needs to stop. But that place right there is where they go to learn, where they will have their
<br />meetings again. And I don’t need to ever be in those because I know my own bloodline. I’m
<br />honored to even walk, I’m honored to play games over there, I’m honored. But they know their
<br />songs, they know their chants. If you listen to the TMT hearings – and I would advise you to
<br />because they are all on the ‘Ōiwi TV – listen to the, to the kanakaole, look at, it’s the water, those
<br />mauna-s hold the water. They don’t just hold the fire; they hold the water. And those aquifers, we
<br />have been working a year and a half at Kaloko right now to restore those fishponds. We need that
<br />water. These are sacred sites. We do not need more development. And, and more people that
<br />come here, they don’t even know where they are; they are just trying to get away, you know. It’s
<br />like I talk to those young military boys up there; they don’t even know they have been exposed to
<br />depleted uranium. They just take in a job because that’s the only job they can get. And these
<br />people that are coming over here, they may have worked their whole life to get over here. They
<br />may have or they may not have. But regardless, this is not their place. We cannot do this to
<br />native people again. And so whatever we have to do, we will do; we will put our bodies there
<br />again, because we have to. And I know you’ve got the judges and I know you’ve got the lawyers
<br />and I know you’ve got the police and I know you can call in the National Guard. I know that. But
<br />we are connected to this place. And that place is stronger than all of that.
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<br />So, I’m, I really want to thank you for listening. And I did know this morning when you said that;
<br />when you said, “Raise your hand,” I knew you said, that it was not, because of, you wanted to see
<br />who of us could come back. So, kala mai that happened. That’s, you know, everybody has deep
<br />emotions about this. But, and I, I thank you for being here, and all of you. And I, and I ask you to
<br />all take a journey back, close your eyes, and imagine you are still alive for your great grandchild
<br />coming into the world. How healthy do you want that baby to be? And how much do you love
<br />this land? Because when that kupuna spoke yesterday, he has a deep kuleana. It’s so deep that he
<br />was taught this. Because the iwi, if you go up on Hualālai, if you look at burials up there, they,
<br />the piles of rocks were moved. They were moved because cattle people came in and they put up
<br />fences. So you have, cannot think that you know anything where those iwi are. I mean, what she
<br />shared today about the wall, it’s like, duh. Why you think you put up a wall like that. Learn the
<br />language. Learn the kauna of it. Take the time. I worked to learn, I do, I mean I’m not perfect at
<br />‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, but I speak it to get by. That’s my kuleana. I need to know where I am. So, that
<br />wall, of course, it’s got iwi under there. Do, why would someone have to get up here and tell you
<br />that? That’s maha‘oi on your part that they even have to sit up here and tell you where their bones
<br />are. You guys need to pack it up. You need to pack it up. And big thanks for these two, be
<br />patient, and thank you yesterday also for thankin- for helping them. I appreciate that. You know
<br />they are not lawyers. These women are working, have worked, have been immersed in this. They
<br />have a huge kuleana on them. They are speaking for someone else’s ancestors, too. And they
<br />love them. And they love this land. So, in all of that please help them out. When you got a page,
<br />help them out, because you want to get through today. Good luck on that one but. Because we
<br />cannot stop. You understand that. We have to do our kuleana. So, please, all of you do your
<br />kuleana. And aloha kakahiaka.
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<br />ISAIAH HALLIBURTON: So, to state just for the record, it’s Isaiah Halliburton. And —
<br />\[CRUDELE: I’m going to let you know when we hit three minutes because we went considerably
<br />over —\] — no worries. So, just to start back, my dad came here roughly over 56 years ago. He’s
<br />been an organic farmer, USC registered for 47 years. And it’s amazing to watch the world and
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