Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 7, 1 July 2000 — Hawaiian flag [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian flag

I am a Hawaiian born in Honolulu. I am presenting my new Hawaiian naūonal flag that I believe was ours during the time of Kamehameha and after. Some people don't like the idea that the British national flag was in our flag that got us colonized by the United States. Mark Castro Wai'anae No matter what happens in the fiiture, the present Hawaiian flag is a poor representation. Visitors ask, "Why do you fly the British Union Jack?" Why, indeed? Hawai'i was under British Lord George Paulet for about six months in 1843 and Paulet had his troops destroy all Hawaiian flags. It is time for a new Hawaiian

flag. The Canadians abandoned the Union Jack and designed their own beautiful maple leaf flag. We ean do the same. There are so many beautiful designs and traditional images whieh represent Hawai'i, of whieh the voyaging canoes are but two. Perhaps we should have a design contest. This Union Jack and bars has no real relationship to or true representation of our islands. Nancy Bey Little Honolulu