The Complicated Pride Of Native Hawaiians In The Military - Honolulu Civil Beat
Native Hawaiians have fought in America’s battles from the War of 1812 to Iraq and Afghanistan. Reading time: 8 minutes.
Shad Kane never had any doubt what he would do after high school. He followed his brother into the Navy and ended up fighting across the rivers and swamps of Vietnam.
“Every one of us that went to Kamehameha Schools was expected to join the military,” the 75-year-old Vietnam veteran said in a recent interview.
He didn’t really pay attention to his Hawaiian heritage until he and his wife visited an American Indian reservation on the mainland, years after he retired from the military and became a police officer.
Oahu girl among group of nationâs first female Eagle Scouts Kimi Nelson will become one of hundreds of young women who will make up the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts. (Source: Stan Wright) By HNN Staff | February 16, 2021 at 6:29 PM HST - Updated February 16 at 10:27 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A young girl from Oahu will be a part of a history-making group of young women.
Kimi Nelson will become one of hundreds of young women who will make up the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts.
To get the honor, Nelson had to earn at least 21 merit badges, covering topics like first aid, business and the environment.
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A gunman who held several people hostage before killing himself and a respected doctor at a Texas medical center this week had a stormy legal past in Hawaii.