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Wednesday, July 20, Castle Theater, MACC,
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii"She is very beautiful, with all the grace that a woman should have. At the age of 24, this lady has a marvelous feminine sculpted body, with very long legs. She has stylish manicured hands that express more her story than her words only would do. The long nailed fingers drum on the glass table when trying to recall an incident, and all fingers are gracefully spread wide open when talking about how much fun she had in the boxing rings in Thailand." see and read more here
This Sunday....Express Yourself fundraiser
for William he will be vying for the title of Mr. Galaxy
in Maui. Please come and support my friend tickets are $10.00
in advance and $15.00 at the door. To be held at Bliss Night Club
across from CompUSA in downtown on Keawe street.
Queen of Hawai'i 2005 Pageant
DOWNTOWN GIRLS: THE HOOKERS OF HONOLULU
The Center's Annual Art Auction & Banquet
Hauoli! Birthdays and Celebrations
Milestones
Greetings 
Queen Mother
House
of Sei
Anita Jasmine
Lee
Island Goddess
Ambassador of Aloha
Shelley
Roberts
Can you beleive it? Island
Goddess Pages is now a year old. Remember
how it all began? To help get the word out about
the Reunion 2004
Las Vegas, I thought we could
post the information on my persoanl website and called
it the Island Goddess Pages
just one month before the Reunion. Wow! What an
immediate impact this had on the communicaton/connection
we all made with those attending and many who couldn't
but wanted to be in touch.
Advice
Aunty Ho'oponopono
She makes everything
right
postmaster@islandgoddess.org
Dear Aunty Ho'oponopono,
I'm a mahuwahine in my late 20's that started my transition late. I would
like to know what are the steps to in getting a name change? What are the
legal steps must I take in changing it. How long does this process take? How
much will it cost me? I am hoping to do this so that I may further continue my
transition doing the right way.
Much Mahalo
Dear Name Change, Auntie knows well what you are going through. But no worry, today
such changes are relatively easy. I would suggest you contact a state office that
can give you a affidavit for a name change and then have it notarized by a justice
of the piece. That is the way I did it when I changed my name. However state laws vary
and you should check with a Clerk at the Birth Certificate office(s). Especially if you
are doing this in a state where you were not born. In this case it is important to find
out what each state will need to make your paper work go through faster. A lawyer may
not be necessary. So you can save your Kala for jewelries and sparkles. If you had
already had your nani then you would also need a letter from a doctor stating you have
had surgery. So that your birth certificate, pass port etc. can reflect the new 411.
For name change only you might need to go in front of a judge to get it approved.
If you can do most of the leg work yourself you will save kala. If you need a lawyer
it might get costly. Aunty hopes this will help you on your way.
Aloha Plenty My Dea. Aunty Ho'oponopono
Hows zit Auntie Ho'oponopono
Some da haole Queens are so J of me Auntie . Foa real.....they hate me because I pee.
They really need a good Kalihi Housing lepo............Please, Auntie what shall I do....
da bugga getting nails . Shall I give da haole Queen a hawaiian punch ?
Island Tita in Big Apple
NewsWAILUKU » About 28 percent of the 1,060 eligible students at King Kekaulike High School on Maui saw a video yesterday encouraging tolerant behavior toward homosexuals.
School officials had planned to show the video to all ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders, but after some parents and residents objected, they decided to require written parental permission to see the video. Principal Susan Scofield said she felt attendance was good -- about 300 students -- considering the video was not a part of a grade for a course and required written parental permission. It showed interest in allowing students to view for themselves so that students can grow and give their opinions about it," she said. About 760 students did not return permission forms. A couple of students who saw the video said it held their interest and did a good job in looking at homosexuality. "I thought it addressed the question well," said Brian Ujiie, 17, a junior. "It wasn't as some people said trying to promote it." Melody Sagario, 14, a freshman and student body president, said she felt the video was "just promoting tolerance and that gay people are just like us and they shouldn't be treated differently." Sagario said she thought the video did a good job in giving various perspectives and did not seem like it was promoting homosexuality as being biological, as voiced by some critics.
Scofield said the students might have different opinions about the video, called "It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues," but the intent of showing it was to foster tolerance and respect. Students viewed the video in the cafeteria during one showing, as part of an advisory class where they receive counseling.
Kenneth Nomura, the Central Maui area complex superintendent, said the video was shown because there were cases of harassment. A gay student left King Kekaulike after being beaten, and another has said he does not plan to return to the school for his senior year. "If we look at it as being anti-harassment and pro-tolerance, then it's not a controversial issue, but people are making it a controversial issue," Nomura said.
The Rev. Dale Kreps, who objected to showing the video without presenting opposing views of homosexuality, said he had no problem showing the video, but felt that education officials might have been misguided. Kreps said he has heard that the school had not done a good job at encouraging tolerance in general, and officials should not just focus on anti-homosexual behavior. He said "It's Elementary" also portrays homosexuality as natural and biological, and that the school should also show the video "I Do Exist," which presents homosexuality as a lifestyle choice. Kreps said a main character in "It's Elementary" appears in the "I Do Exist" video and discusses how he made a mistake and thought he was gay but realized he was heterosexual.
Letters and Comments
The importance of love and acceptance comes
from within my heart and only when I am able to love
and accept myself will I be able to love, accept and
understand others. So when sharing my love and acceptance
and understanding with my children I obviously share
it from my heart. I know that I can NEVER replace NOR DO
I WANT to replace their birth mothers but I know that
I can share my love and acceptance with them. I don't expect
NOTHING from my children except that they respect me and my
feelings. The way things are in our family is that we simply
SUPPORT one another and share our friendship and love with each
other. It broadens our minds and strengthens our hearts so we
don't need to go around in utter bitter minds and hearts. Is
our family necessary? For me it is because I don't have a blood
mother and a blood father that accepts me and my life 100% so it is
neccessary for me to feel acceptance and love in my heart and it
helps me to feel those emotions and feelings with the love from
my children. It broadens our thinking and therefore moving ourselves
outside of the box that kept me a prisoner of my mind for so long.
Not thinking outside of the box and not seeing things other than
what others tell me or what I believed is what kept me "locked up"
for so long. Now that I have my "family" to help me to see things outside
of the box my life is so much happier and so much more broadened
and so much more open to see and to feel the love that goes on in this
world. Stacia of Honolulu
Looking for a "new"
summer refreshment?
Aunty recently discovered by adding
a teaspoon of Li Hing Powder to
your Diet Coke or 7 up is DA BOMB.
Such a fabulash Island Twist on a Hot Summer
Day......Try it Mary Alice , but remember it is
best served on chilled ice!! Enjoy!!
Thanks to (Peter)
Windy Hill for the photos.
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