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The issue of adapting to Generation Y in the workplace has been a hot topic and an ongoing enigma for many managers and owners across all industries. Cathy Cruz’s story, “How Gen Y Is Changing the Workplace,” will be a big help in our company and we’ve been passing it around. It was both enlightening and mortifying, as I realized that I am now a dinosaur! I would say the issue is a “keeper,” except that my cousin in Nebraska is also struggling with this and has asked me to snail-mail her my issue when I’m done with it. Great job!
Melissa Chang,
Marketing Manager
Aloha Tower Marketplace / MMI Realty
Honolulu, Hawaii
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OZ RESPONDS TO JIMMY KUROIWA’S LETTER
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Mr. Jimmy Kuroiwa has it wrong. We don’t agree on any of the points dealing with Native Hawaiians that he raised in the May edition of Hawaii Business. Let me clarify what I told Hawaii Business in February: instead of arguing about the Akaka Bill and the various forms of sovereignty, we need to focus on gaining the fundamental right of Native Hawaiians as an indigenous people.
This is not about race. It is about a native people who had a thriving and sovereign kingdom until the U.S.-backed overthrow stripped Native Hawaiians of their inherent right of self-determination. This is what I and the vast majority of Native Hawaiians are seeking with Kau Inoa, the first step to forming a Native Hawaiian governing entity, and the Akaka Bill, a separate effort to seek federal recognition similar to the status of other indigenous people in the United States.
It is imperative that Native Hawaiians and Congress act soon to provide a legal shield for current programs and entities such as Kamehameha Schools which are under attack by conservatives and individuals like Mr. Kuroiwa. Let me also point out that I have been a long-time supporter of the Akaka Bill, and I detest Mr. Kuroiwa’s efforts to kill agencies and programs that help Native Hawaiians. We are in opposing camps and my fight for Native Hawaiians will not end until we are recognized as the indigenous people of this land.
Oswald K. Stender
Honolulu, Hawaii
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