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Hawaii's mystique is also being marred by its overrapid growth. Kalakaua Avenue, the once pristine ocean-front promenade of Waikiki, is now littered with streetside stalls selling chintzy Filipino woodcarvings, paper leis, shell necklaces and aloha shirts. Hookers hang out in front of the hotels, and members of the Hare Krishna movement solicit hand outs. According to Don Bremmer, executive vice president of the Waikiki Improvement Association, Hare Krishnas tell visiting Japanese: "You bombed Pearl Harbor...
...anything, though, Marcos has miscalculated: Aquino has embarked on a full speaking tour to present himself as a reasonable alternative in the U.S., and while urban guerilla forces in the Philippines deny that Aquino is masterminding their bombing campaign, they have proclaimed him a rallying point for the Filipino people...
...forms are being used in the survey. Some 83% of the nation's households will get the short version, which asks seven personal questions, such as each resident's name, sex, age, marital status, race (15 categories, including white, black, American Indian, Filipino, Eskimo and Guamanian) and whether the respondent is of Spanish/Hispanic origin. Specific queries about race and national descent have been sought by minority group leaders who have argued that many of their members have been overlooked in past counts. Said Juanita Steadham, a prominent Creek Indian activist: "Before, the form said 'black and others...
Without any desire of being an ayatollah, Sin and the Filipino church have found themselves forced by circumstances into being the spiritual benefactors of the opposition. During the seven years of martial law Marcos has effectively uprooted the country's alternative institutions. The major press organs were bought by Marcos supporters, the minor irritants closed. The first couple and their friends have Somozaized the economy, grabbing everything from the power companies to the gambling casinoes. The powerless opposition politicians lack organization and publicity; the once fiercely independent local governments now have appointed mayors, miniscule budgets, and they have even lost...
...onus of responsibility clearly falls upon the Church. Marcos needs only the most minimal publicity to exploit, while the Vatican and Filipino clergy must take active steps to avert any disasters and then convey their message despite the government's press monopoly. If all goes as planned by the moderates, the visit will legitimize further the ongoing campaign to lift the martial law, if not force Marcos out altogether. Considering the President's stranglehold over the economy and the military, this is indeed a long campaign...