Jamaica Osorio
As she walks up to the mic, she chants about the old Hawaii and what it use to be. Generating the voices of the past through the essence of her presence. Jamaica Osorio, a competitor in the new hit TV series "HBO: Brave New Voices" represents Team Hawaii. Growing up she learned the ways of living the island life from learning hula everyday to working in the taro patch at her school.
As a young girl, Jamaica gives credit to her father for gaining a cultural identity with being Hawaiian. "He's the reason I went to Hawaiian immersion school and learned about Hawaiian things," she says. "He's the one who pushed me to write about Hawaiian issues and these wrong things that are happening. Like the housing market—Hawai'i is really expensive and it's really sad that so many Hawaiians can't afford to live here."
From the raw emotion that she brings on stage, she also brings the essence of the mana that every Polynesian woman has. Thank you Jamaica for being a young woman with a voice so passionate about the current issues in Hawaii and being an advocate in these issues by addressing it with spoken word. You are a strong Pasifika woman never afraid in stepping down but always rising above it all.
Malo Aupito Jamaica!
Ofa Lahi Atu
Elisiva Gallardo
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