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Yes, we're up falling. I I can't know, Oka, Nevaladila. Ah, manu hush, no, no, hawa' structure called a ko'a

and a ko'a is a traditional structure that when resources are low, it's a structure and a process

by which we draw resources to us.

And the resource for this koa that we're looking for is we're looking for awareness, we're

looking for people, we're looking for solidarity to make sure that we all, the people of Hawaii who live especially on

Oahu can unify around stopping the desecration of our aquifer.

The way we protest, the way we ku-e

is by honoring our land and our gods and our people

by mele and chants and songs and dances.

We sound like we're singing joyfully, and we are.

But a lot of that is hidden meaning that we're not really

talking about the beautiful flower or the beautiful, the rain.

We're talking about the pouring rain, the impact that it has on our land.

We're talking about people that have been detrimental to our land.

So while that may be cultured or hidden in the way we sing and the way we dance,

it's still very stinging to those of us in the North.

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