Hāwane Rios Instagram – L Ā 1 0 0 It has been 100 days of constant terror for the Palestinian People For the land they are born from, for the land they love By the hands of evil white supremacists Who are rootless and soulless By the hands of Israel who are fed byhands of the white evils Of the United States of America Of the United Kingdom Of Canada Of so many powers that be That have lost all humanity Who will bear the curses of this calamity And it will last through their generations For this I know in my soul to be true Not one action will ever atone for this hewa There is no reconciliation There is no forgiveness There is no forgetting Palestinian people have every right to defend their lives If this was happening to Hawai’i, I know we would fight Because we love our land and we love our children And the evil illegally occupying governing system Has made us complicit under duress They practice to kill and murder between our sacred mountains They tax our hard earned money and use it to kill Palestinians Do you feel that? Do you understand that? Do you see why it is our responsibility to rise? Why have you been so silent, e ku’u Hawai’i? Where are the kia’i aloha ‘āina that were there When Palestine answered our pleas for support When they brought us their flag to raise high When they brought us gifts of keffiyah And undying solidarity Where are the thousands who stood for the mauna? Auhea ‘oukou e ku‘u lāhui? Where are the leaders of these movements? Where are you? Why have you averted your eyes to this pain? Where is our piko? We made a promise on the ala to every single person and nation who came to stand with us. We promised our solidarity with prayer and ceremony. Did you forget? Must have, because the silence is deafening And my own people who have stood for Israel Have broken the sacred laws of humanity And they will now live with that and it is not my responsibility I stand with Palestine like I stand for Hawai’i I am unlearning and seeking to understand My mountain is my commitment and my heart And my mountain holds me accountable to my promises I did not forget and refuse to stand down Till the end of my days Kū Kia‘i Mauna Kū Kia‘i Palesetina! 📸: @middleeasteye Puu Huluhulu