User talk:Hokulani78

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[edit] Comments on History of Hawaii

As a historian with a degree emphasizing historiography, I see something here that's been played out many times, which is to dismiss "old" historical interpretations simply because they are not in line with a current group's interpretation of what is correct. "Reminding you of Hawaiian textbooks of the 1940s" is disingenuous in two ways: 1) There is no common perception of "textbooks in the 1940s", and 2) You have established no connection to what you apparently consider a common perception of them. One does not need to be Scandanavian to write about the Vikings, nor does one need to be Hawaiian to understand the feelings of the people there.

Coming to Wiki Hawaiian articles entirely by chance (choosing Random Article in the navigation) in the last couple hours, the bias I am struck by is yours, Hokulani78. Either you do not understand rules of capitalization, or you are making a political statement by capitalizing the "n" in "native Hawaiians". I.e., you are espousing the opinion of a group seeking to establish itself as having a special interest, with grievances (with an undefined community), etc. As someone who, up until now, had no part in this discussion, I don't appreciate being lumped in with whatever groups you think I represent.

You may, however, include me in this group: Those who are more interested in educating people about objective information than in making a political point.

67.169.127.166 (talk) 10:56, 29 April 2008 (UTC)