Deployment means to bring forces into action. Its just another word for organization, positioning, or activating a strategic plan to reach a goal. In what we face today, our lahui is all over trying to protect our 'aina from the mass destruction happening around us. We must take one good look at how we are deploying our actions to see what is the most effective.
We have to get out of this frame of mind that America is going to right her wrong. She only invented the Constitution in 1776, so why has she been slaughtering First Nations long before then? Have you seen them do any good yet? Any reparations? Only Japanese got a little. Big deal, and they took ours back because the oldest nissei was incapable of speaking for the family when needed. They are not going to help us nation build unless its under their terms and totally beneficial to them, which would be more than what they already have now. Think logic. Think like one American. She will never right that wrong. We do have ways to succeed. We all need to come to one page & the best way to get on the same page as maka'ainana is not always standing shoulder to shoulder in a sign wave with that person you don't like... no, no, no. Well you can do that, but you don't have to. You could save a lot of sign waving time if you just put your tax dollars in a non-profit organization or your church, and yes claim it on your taxes! The whole point is to take the money away from the hewa and give it to something like the Hawaiian Health Care Systems - Na Pu'uwai, Hui No Ke Ola Pono, Hui Malama, and the one on O'ahu & Kauai. Or you might want to donate to Civil Beat or the Animal Shelter.
I happen to know a few things..
In American History, I learned about Manifest Destiny. That was when they decided to expand as far westward as they can and at that time, they were only east of the Mississippi. And look how far they made it. Ugh, that makes me want to cry.
*note to self: we only cry to hemo'ole the toxins in pain, then we seek spiritual guidance & imua.
Now if we use this same concept and add ourselves to a non-profit fit for our future, we begin the steps to strengthen our people, for as a nation we are only as strong as our weakest point. We need to strengthen our core.
Working together doesn't have to look like something out of fairy tale land. Its when we activate ourselves, even if all we can do is bring home the neighbor's kid from school. Neighbors are your closest ally by distance. They are hoaloha & we trump all darkness with aloha.
Maybe you don't have time, but do you have money to donate? Actually you do because every tithing and donation you give is tax deductible upto 50% of your income. That's one credit you should be taking because Amelika is only building the war machine with your tax dollars. If you claim your donations & tithing, they have to give you that money back. This means they cannot build a bomb with your money and the non-profits that serve us can do much more for us.
Since we brought that up, let's talk about how different types of funding affect non-profit funding today:
1) If its federal funding, that money comes with a set of federal laws that choke your purpose
2) If its state or county, you often get hit with 2 sets of requirements that might not be that bad, but it is stressful and still prevents your organization from truly doing what it wishes it could. In other words, the guidelines that come with federal or state funding tend to be so restrictive that it disables the real intentional outcome tremendously.
3) If the non-profit is privately funded, it can do a whole lot more with that money, like run better programs and serve their true purpose.
You see, there are many ways to serve in our communities and it is important that we continue to manifest our sovereign destiny through every day works. Our torches are dropping left and right. We know our kupuna are always a priceless pillar, but when they are gone, who is going to do more than tell a story about them? Who is going to hold up their legacy? And when? Remember that our efforts today, affect things for the next few generations. What are we passing down to our keiki?
Let's define & perpetuate Manifest Destiny:
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