Accepting scholarships and grant money is colonialism. Doesn’t matter what opinions you have.

This kind of publicity makes me embarrassed to say that I am a native Hawaiian.

i don't think he knows what "contingency" means...

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/08/20/lahainas-banyan-tree-symbol-resilience-or-reminder-colonialism/

But there’s rising community sentiment that the tree shouldn’t receive so much attention. Some see it as a symbol of colonialism and the loss of Native Hawaiian rights. William Owen Smith planted the banyan in 1873 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Protestant missionaries in Lahaina. Two years later he played a role in overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy.

“This is a constant reminder of what happened to us and how we lost our nation and our land. And so, no, there’s a pretty good contingency in Lahaina that we wouldn’t mind seeing that tree be cut down or disappear,” said Kekai Keahi, a Native Hawaiian activist who lives on Maui.

He said many were triggered by seeing the banyan on posters, t-shirts, and stickers after the fires.

i don't think he knows what "contingency" means...

English is a symbol of imperial colonialism

So silly.

Fricken tree was there for 150 years and only now they grumble.  Because it was used as a symbol of Lahaina resilience?

And on T-shirts?

OMG.  The silliness.

If it was such a big deal these activists should have cut the damn thing down a long time ago.

Where are all the environmental justice warriors.