Column: Mahae ka ua i Alakaʻi — Olelo Noeau 2038

Synopsis: This is an opinion on today’s political situation in America, the telling of which utilizes an excerpt from the account of Umi-a-Liloa and Hakau that took place in the 15th century and was published by Abraham Fornander in 1890.
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