THE DNA SEQUENCE IN THE HELA GENOME IS THICKER THAN THE BLOOD THAT CARRY OUR DESTINY:

THE DNA SEQUENCE IN THE HELA GENOME IS THICKER THAN THE BLOOD THAT CARRY OUR DESTINY:

Traditional attire of Hela Huli, Papua New Guinea

By James Marape, MP, Tari Pori

THIS article is not ethnocentric nor it undermines the rest of Papua New Guinea. It is the call of one Hela brother to another Hela brother. 

Henceforth the content outline the facts surrounding the sociocultural intricacies that binds the Hela brotherhood. At this space and time, it may not be necessary, but it surely cannot be denied of these cultural heritage and historical facts as it is true in the old adage 'men who are not connected to their roots are doomed of their destiny.' 

Here is the call to the 3 Hela Opene brothers in the alternate camp to join my course.

IN the hinterlands of the great landmass of the mainland of New Guinea is the land of the Hela majestically nestled on the backbone mountain ranges of the second largest island in the world. 

From the grooves of the Strickland Gorge; up unto the natural beauty of Lake Kopiago and through the plains of the Papuan Wonderland (Hela Embera); the Hela Duna reigns! Mbe-Kuba-la stands aloft securely in the north watching over the land of the Hela Opena whilst Mt Bosavi stands aloft securing the southern border and watching over the land of the Hela Tuguba. Doma Peak secures the gateway to the Hela land keeping watch over the Hela Palamanda ‘puru-pirabe-anda - Hulukumaiya's Palamanda ’ in the heart of the Hela Huli to the west – and to the south, Doma Peak stands aloft keeping watch over  Hela’s only daughter, Wena Hewa, in her glorious beauty of Lake Kutubu. 

Apa Igini’s Mondoli Tangi nestles well at the eastern foothills of the Doma Peak and keeps the gate to Hela secure like the mighty Hela Warriors! 

The history and the cultural heritage, the beauty of its panoramic geography and the greatness of its people, forge the unity of a greater Hela! 

Hela ethnicity numbers in  well over a million and is the biggest tribal nation in a country of 800 ethnic groups of 8 million people.

In the Land of Prophesies, cardinality of Hela laws are enshrined in the long held Prophesies of the time immemorial and talk never dies as a lineage to the biblical truth that 'in the beginning was Word and the Word was with God' hence it was with Hela’s God Datagaliwabe. 

The truth of the Hela siblings: Opena, you are the first born son; Huli, I am the second son; Tuguba is the third and Duna is the last of the Hela sons. When you, Opena fought over the cassowary intestine with Huli, you were given the best of the lands to the north by our father including the custody of our only sister. You did well and multiplied. 

Hulukumaiya took custody of what you left. Tuguyawini took custody of the Laitebo prophesy and Mirilia gave his only son, Pajabaja, to sacrifice for the good of us all. 

Hulukumaiya loved your salt and you love my pigs and Tuguyawini's oil. Hulukumaiya's Palamanda was your Trade Center.

Fast forward 5-7 thousand years and now it is a common knowledge that Hela toiled the soils of PNG and built the networth of each provincial economy. That is the time Hela started greasing the wheels of the PNG Economy turning. And it's been turning for 43 years under the guard of those sons of whom we've built wealth for them as cargo-bois. 

The time has now come for the sons of cargo-boi to continue the cargo-boi work of greasing and turning the wheels of the economy again. We must continue where our forefathers left to toil the soils again to 'Take back PNG'. 

Leave the in-house issues in our Palamanda to be discussed at our own space and time as brothers, as sons of Hela. The DNA sequences in our Hela genome will surely find its oneness to sitting together to discuss all issues we need to discuss of our resources benefits. The knife is in our hands to cut the best meat we want from our pig, for ourselves and for the rest of our brothers in PNG.

We've been cargo-bois for the rest of the country and the world over, and it is now our time to come back to the Palamanda and start talking about how we share the benefits from the resources we have on our land and in our land. We need to sit together in oneness and decide on how we equitably share with our other brothers in Papua New Guinea.

We've only started with Porgera and we must conclude Porgera together on this journey to Economic Independence. We have plenty of work ahead with developing our resources in Tundaka, Pakapua, Kare, Kili-Teke, Muruk, Manada Artic, etc. These are Hela’s resources that we must share equitably amongst ourselves as Hela sons and our sister, and our 20 brothers of Papua New Guinea.

I give respect to our elders late Anderson Agiru and Grand Chief Sir Peter Ipatas. Late Anderson Agiru is gone and I am here in place of him with Grand Chief Sir Peter Ipatas in our Palamanda. I belong to you and you belong to me by virtue of our Hela genome that make our same DNA. 

In the name of Hela and the destiny that we must set for Hela and PNG for Economic Independence through 'Take back PNG' policy statement and make "PNG the Richest Christian Black Nation in the world" - we must stand together as brothers, as Hela!

We are all time bound and this is the journey that we must take together in oneness as Hela, my brothers; Honorable Tomait Kapili MP for Laiagam Porgera, Honorable Rimbik Pato MP for Wapenamanda, and Honorable Sir John Pundari MP for Ambum Kobiam; come back to your Palamanda, Hela Hausman.

 

Hulukumaiya 

Hela Palamanda

Impediment to Development in Hela.

Impediment to Development in Hela.

Photo Source: Design for new Hela Hospital by SPENCER PELEG KLEINHAUSE Architects

Posted by Huliax Kuali on Hela Political Forum (Official)

Hela Province is made up of only three districts with huge landmass and more population. We have 1 Teachers College, 4 Secondary Schools and technical school with few high schools. Looking at roads, currently we have 3 major roads within Hela vicinity namely; Margarima to Tari (approx 45km), Tari to Koroba enroute Kopiako (approx 80/100km) and Tari to Komo (approx 70km). However, smaller ring-roads are countless like incomplete Homa-Tari Road and Margarima -Kandep road.

 We have 1 General Hospital followed by few Health Centers and Sub Health centers.
Then we have 1 main police station at Tari and a CIS facility up at Hawa with about 2-3 police posts in Koroba, Komo and Margarima.

Next is the 2 Airports and other domain airstrips that we have. The only Hydro we use to have is now seen to be run-down.

If we look closely into how all those facilities came into existence, we would realise that most of themwere built during the "70s and 80s". During those days, Hela had few or less knowledge of "Money" and not forgetting tribal warfares. Our fathers and forefathers had never demanded for their land given away to establish such facilities. They wanted services for the sake of us now.
Hence, we are crying for services and developments such as roads and bridges, electricity, police stations, schools, health care centers and many more to be named. Our baby province can improve and build such infrastructures but the onus is on us and our clansmen. I'm now trying to establish the facts to the "Impediments to Hela's Development". I don't want to talk about tribal fighting as one of the core reasons. The core impediment is the "Accessive Compensation Demand"
Yes by law, compensation to improvements, land surface damages and other environmental damages can be compensated according to the Valuer General's Rates but look at what our own people doing when machines move into sites to do excavations and earthworks. Even lately, people want compensation for the current exisisting facilities on their land. This is evident by some parts of roads from Tari to Ambua has not been widened due to such accessive compensation demands.
If only we educate our own people to allow developments to take place without further compensation demands, Hela will change. Change in Hela will be triggered by change in our people's attitudes.
Our elected 4 MPs can deliver such services but will we allow contractors to carry out the works? Even if a rival contractor carries out the works, will we let them on our land?
Our 3 MPs and the Governor are not only key players in Hela's development but rather our people too must play key role in allowing developments to take shape.
Its now "give and take". Give land and take service. Hela province is just a small province that can have a slide change in development only if we do away with compensation demands.

Let's all stand together for better Hela tomorrow. Let's all make Hela Never be the Same Again!