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  • memfree@lemmy.mltoNews@lemmy.world•Hawaiians unite to buy back land from billionaire in a move never seen before
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    3 个月前

    For generations, Native Hawaiians have been displaced from ancestral lands, and on the island of Molokai, where one-third of the island is owned by Hong Kong-headquartered billionaire investment firm Guoco Group…

    Same basic problem is on all the islands. Read the fictionalized story The Descendants (or see movie of same name).

    … Land mismanagement causes other problems as well. Red dirt sediment from West Molokai’s eroded slopes runs into the ocean after a heavy rain, turning the water red with pollution that can kill coral reefs and clog fishponds.

    “If our reef dies, we lose that as a source of food,” Kalipi said.

    It sounds like Hawaii should institute a land use law where squatters on lands of absent landlords could claim ownership by working said land. I know they have something like that already because there was another lawsuit where developers purposely built on someone else’s land, then sued the property owner for trying to ‘steal’ the luxury building they built by ‘mistake’ such that all she could argue was that they tear the whole thing down.

    If successful, it would be one of the largest land purchases in Hawaii, behind Larry Ellison’s nearly 90,000-acre acquisition on the island of Lanai. Only this time, the land would be returning to its people.

    The Molokai Heritage Trust is moving forward thoughtfully in its endeavor, dedicating years for discussion and research and obtaining its 501©(3) nonprofit status last year.

    I am heartened by the last line, which is labeled as “Pakui’s Prophecy” (emphasis mine):

    The heavens will fall, the high-born will fall, and the dark earth — the common people — will rise like a wave.

  • memfree@lemmy.mltopolitics @lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 个月前

    Dismissed because they had no business searching him in the first place, but he remains in custody for violating terms of his previous release.

    A federal judge dismissed a weapons case against a man held in the D.C. jail for a week — concluding he was subject to an unlawful search.

    The judge said Torez Riley appeared to have been singled out because he is a Black man who carried a backpack that looked heavy. Law enforcement officers said in court papers they found two weapons in Riley’s crossbody bag — after he had previously been convicted on a weapons charge.

  • memfree@lemmy.mltopolitics @lemmy.world•This guy was later detained for burning the American flag in front of the white house 💀
    101·
    4 个月前

    Yes. Under section 176, we see this – emphasis mine:

    (i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

    (j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

    (k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

  • memfree@lemmy.mltoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Is it sexist to say "I've never worn a wet dress before"
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    5 个月前

    You’re probably focusing on the wrong thing. My guess is that while you think she was reacting to what you said, she was probably reacting to something else. For example, if you have boys who wore wet clothes without comment, or if you yourself have worn wet clothes without complaint, she might think it sexist to presume a female is required to be more modest than a male. She might have thought you were acting as if your immature child was vamping like she was in a wet t-shirt contest rather than a squirmy toddler (no idea what age your girl is, tho) and that your reaction was too embarrassed. It could have been a number of things, but you’d have to ask her to find out.