In the Hawaiian Kingdom our keiki (children) and opio (youth) are taught from infancy the socio-cultural principles of Hawaiian culture and tradition including malama aina.

malama aina roughly translates to "nurture and sustain what provides for us". its based on the idea that we have a kuleana (responsibility) to act ethically and responsibly by taking from nature only what we need to survive and nothing more (subsistence) and to leave no trace that might tend to disrupt the natural balance (sustainability).

malama aina applies to the natural world and everything that exists in it including animals and inanimate objects like pohaku (stones) which Hawaiians believe contain mana (life force).

My guess is that Mr. Gutierrez was brought up in a typical westernized American culture which disdains nature and values it only for its resources which can be commodified and monetized to create wealth.

ponokeali'i
Minister of Information and
Policy and Strategy Advisor
to The Hawaiian Kingdom