‘Okakopa (October) 2019 | Vol. 36, No. 10

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PAGE 10 - - Ha‘awina ‘olelo ‘oiwi: Learn Hawaiian Ho‘olako ‘ia e Ha‘alilio Solomon - Kaha Ki‘i ‘ia e Dannii Yarbrough

- This lesson teaches how to show possession in ‘olelo Hawai‘i. There are two ways to show possession, k-possessive and k-less possessive, but this issue only teaches k-possessive. There are also two classes, usually called kino-O and kino-A, but this issue will focus on kino-O possessions. The possessive marker ko goes before the possessor(s), and the possession(s) follows, as in the following formula:

ko + possessor(s) + possession(s)

To pluralize the possessor, the definite article ke/ka (“the”) becomes na-:

- - - ko ke kane wa‘a = the man’s canoe ko na kane wa‘a = the men’s canoe

To pluralize the possession, use the word mau before it: Possession with pronouns

There are three pronouns that combine with the possessive marker ko and change form: wau (I/me), ‘oe (you), and ia (he/she/it). These combine as the following forms: ko + wau = ko’u ko + ‘oe = kou ko + ia = kona

These are the only pronouns that combine with the possessive marker ko. All other possessors remain - - the same. ko na kane mau wa‘a = the men’s canoes - E ho‘i hou mai i ke-ia mahina a‘e! Be sure to visit us again next month for a new ha‘awina ‘o-lelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language lesson)! Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 3 ‘O¯LELO A KA POUHANA MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

MELE INSPIRES COLLABORATION AND PRIDE mele nvt. Song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant (preceded by both ke and ka). Cf. haku mele. Käna mele, his song [sung by him or composed by him]. Kona mele, his song [in his honor]. Ke Mele a Solomona (Biblical), the Song of Solomon. Aloha mai ka¯kou, he September premier of Kü Ha‘aheo e Ku‘u The chorus of Kü Ha‘aheo e Ku‘u Hawai‘i reflects our Hawai‘i, written by an inspired kumu and sung by pride, our strength, our hope and our love for our land; may a star studded cast, is an example of the mana of we harness the mana of mele to uplift our families, communi- mele. As our lähui strives to empower ourselves, ties and lähui. celebrate our patriots, and connect more strongly withT one another around shared aloha ‘äina goals, we do this with the mana of mele. With the support and blessing of the haku mele, Hinaleimoana Wong, the mele is shared with ka po‘e i aloha i ka ÿäina. Her hope is that it might strengthen, connect, and inspire us as ka po‘e i aloha i ka ‘äina.

In this issue we share the history and future of Hawaiian Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D. mele, a way to be civically engaged through the voting process, Ka Pouhana Ku¯ikawa¯/Interim Chief Executive Officer and a way to take care of our communities through economic development and the value of work.

MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS ‘Okakopa | October 2019 | Vol. 36, No. 10 Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D. Ka Pouhana Ku¯ikawa¯, | | Interim Chief Executive Officer MO‘OLELO NUI COVER FEATURE MO‘OMEHEU CULTURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Nicole Mehanaokala¯ Hind The echo of our song carries us forward Leading by doing Director Puanani Fernandez-Akamine STARTING ON PAGE 10 PAGE 4 Publications Editor DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA IKAIKA HUSSEY, KILIN REECE, ERIC STINTON, CHAD TAKATSUGI BY PUANANI FERNANDEZ-AKAMINE Alice Malepeai Silbanuz Digital and Print Media Manager Music strikes a chord in each of us, and has animated our Meet the new voices that are culture for countless generations. Hit play and enjoy a trio: rising to the challenge of this Ikaika Hussey Editor-in-Chief/ music as industry, as global diplomat, and as the rhythm of age. Communications Specialist revolution Kaleena Patcho Communications Specialist ‘A¯INA | LAND AND WATER Kawena Carvalho-Mattos EA | GOVERNANCE Digital Media Specialist Jason Lees OHA wins award for Wao Kele Digital Media Specialist Congressional fellowship gets an update PAGE 7 Kuualohapauole Lau o Puna plan PAGE 9 BY OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS STAFF Student Intern BY ALICE MALEPEAI SILBANUZ EMAIL/WEBSITES Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka was a powerful voice for the la¯hui, [email protected] and is now commemorated in the new name of the Congressional Smart land use is critical for the future of our www.OHA.org fellowship islands, and OHA is leading the way in Puna www.oha.org/kwo @oha_hawaii @oha_hawaii /officeofhawaiianaffairs Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817. Telephone: 594-1888 or 1-800-468-4644 ext. 41888. Fax: 594-1865. Email: [email protected]. World Wide Web location: www.oha.org. Circulation: 64,000 copies, 55,000 of which are distributed by mail, and 9,000 through island offices, state and /ohahawaii county offices, private and community agencies and target groups and individuals. Ka Wai Ola is printed by O‘ahu Publications. Hawaiian fonts are provided by Coconut Info. Advertising in Ka Wai Ola does not constitute an endorsement of products or individuals by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Ka Wai Ola is published by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to help inform its Hawaiian beneficiaries and other interested parties about Hawaiian issues and activities and OHA programs and efforts. ©2019 Office of Hawaiian Affairs. All rights reserved. 4 ‘okakopa2019 www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS Leading by doing A new generation of Hawaiian leaders are rising to the challenges facing our islands and our planet. E Ho‘okanaka features these important new voices.

By Puanani Fernandez-Akamine

a Wai Ola sat down with Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Assistant Navigator and Science Coordinator Haunani Kane and asked her to share her mana‘o on leadership. Kane, who sailed 5 legs of the Worldwide Voyage received her PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from the University Kof Hawaiÿi at Mänoa. She is currently a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Researcher working at the University of Hawaiÿi at Hilo. Haunani Kane - Photo: Jason Lees Her research is focused on better understanding how islands within Pap- ahänaumokuäkea will response to sea level rise and storms. In addition seek solutions because the issue is important to our people. When you to her work with PVS, Kane is also a member of ‘Ohana Wa‘a and Nä think of science that way, when you seek solutions knowing there’s an Kama Kai, a youth organization that teaches ocean awareness, safety impact on people you care about, that’s the way of doing pono science. and conservation. When I’m out on the ocean that’s when I feel the most connected to Reflections on Leadership my küpuna. It’s a space where you’re navigating and using lots of math “The leaders I most admire lead by doing. They are quiet, but when and science; there’s critical thinking, observation and recall. But it’s they speak what they say is profound. From Nainoa (Thompson) I more than that. There’s a spiritual and cultural element. At times things learned to dream big and how, when things seem impossible, to find happen that you can’t explain. You start to step into that other realm and the courage and strength to persevere. I was fortunate to do two sails you realize it’s coming from somewhere deeper and that you’re making with Uncle Bruce (Blankenfeld). He is so good at leading people. He a connection. It’s hard to explain.” inspires his whole crew to work hard all the time - and they do it just Paying it Forward because they want to make him proud. “Nainoa invested time in us with the expectation that we will do the One of my most memorable legs of the world-wide voyage was sailing same for future generations. This summer, I taught an oceanography home in 2017, and being part of a team with strong, focused and amaz- class at UH. I tried to connect everything I taught the students back to ing wahine. Pomai Bertleman was our captain and Kaiulani Murphy Hawai‘i. If they can relate what they are learning to their home, then was our navigator. It was the first time in the history of Höküle‘a that they can relate it to their own lives. there was both a female captain and navigator. I got to see that women One of my passions is helping young people learn in ways that are can lead in our own way. We don’t have to do things the same way as non-traditional: Teach them about the ocean by being out on the ocean; men to be successful.” teach them about the mountains by being up in the mountains. A ‘class- Culture and Science room’ is not a set of walls, but any space where learning takes place.”  “Our culture drives us to ask questions. When we see a problem, we

THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS

Haunani Kane on the Höküle‘a during the Mälama Honua Worldwide Voyage - Photo:s Polynesian Voyaging Society and ‘Öiwi TV Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘O¯PIO ‘okakopa2019 5 YOUTH New executive director of A young voice for the Mauna

Hawaiian Community Assets By Aliantha Lim-Tepper ALL at her fingertips. The ‘ölelo, the oli, By Ka Wai Ola Staff amazing team of äheona Aiwohi began attend- the hula, the history. This life is normal dedicated staff and ing papa oli with her tutu Pi‘i for her so hula and oli are second nature.” ahela Williams was announced as volunteers across in Hälau Nä Hanona Külike O Päheona has also been at Maunakea Hawaiian Community Assets’ (HCA) the state and are Pi‘ilani when she was barely three multiple times this summer, and continues new Executive Director at the 18th ready to expand our years old. It reflected her ‘ohana’s to go on weekends when she can. You may Annual Native Hawaiian Convention network of FOCs Pdeep commitment to living and perpetuat- recognize her from the viral video offer- on Sept. 24. She will succeed existing to Kaua‘i and Maui ing Hawaiian values and culture. Despite ing a ho‘okupu of the mele ‘Öiwi Ë at the LExecutive Director, Jeff Gilbreath, who transi- Counties over the being a toddler, Pähe was always atten- küpuna tent. “My kumu taught us that mele tions to Director of Lending and Development next 18 months,” tive and participatory in her oli class. She to show us how we are all ‘ohana. And I responsible for managing the organization’s shared Williams as loved to dance hula too and would practice wanted to show aloha to the küpuna,” Pähe loan fund and social enterprise, Hawaii Com- she addressed the with her mother, Keli Aiwohi, and sister, said. That heartfelt video has over 75,000 munity Lending (HCL). convention attend- Ka‘iulani, at home. When she turned four views. Her kumu, Mrs. Sissy Lake-Farm, On October 1st, Williams will take the lead ees. she was officially enrolled in the hälau’s shared, “When I saw the Facebook post of the Native Hawaiian nonprofit after the Lahela Williams - Under Williams’ keiki hula class. of her leading the kähea for ‘Öiwi Ë I was completion of a 36-month executive transition Photo : Courtesy leadership, HCA “I love dancing hula and singing. It so excited. I know dad (Kumu Hula John plan that has been overseen by the organiza- will expand its FOCs statewide and launch makes me happy I get to do stuff that Keola Lake) is proud and our ho‘oilina tion’s board. Born and raised in the Kewalo the state’s new Hawai‘i Housing Affordability makes me Hawaiian like my family,” Pähe (legacy) exists through our haumäna, Hawaiian Homestead in the Papakölea Region, Coalition, while HCL grows to $15 million in told OHA. Now six years old, Pähe attends even as young as Päheona. The kamali‘i she brings with her 20 years of community consumer and affordable housing loans target- first grade at Kula Kaiapuni ma Päi‘a on of today are taking on kuleana and have development experience and a background in ing local and Hawaiian households unable to Maui. ‘Ölelo Hawai‘i is also the primary the resources to learn, grow, and continue local, state, and federal policy advocacy. Most qualify at credit unions or banks. language spoken at home among Pähe and to fight for our lähui. She had the ‘i‘ini and recently, Williams served as HCA’s Deputy “After 19 years, HCA’s leadership remains her five brothers and sisters. desire to häpai that kuleana and so bril- Director where she managed the state’s largest committed to our original vision,” said HCA Mama Keli Aiwohi shared, “She doesn’t liantly, with no fear, but conviction and HUD housing counseling program, a network co-founder and affordable housing advocate, know any other life. I don’t think she real- confidence to represent her, her mäkua, of Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs), and Kehaulani Filimoeatu. “Lahela is a young, izes how lucky she is to be surrounded by her kumu, her küpuna and all those who the deployment of $1.3 million in match sav- strong Native Hawaiian leader who is rooted so much mea Hawai‘i. For me growing up, stand in front, beside, and behind her. Eö ings grants to Native Hawaiians statewide. in her homelands and will carry us forward for my school didn’t even have ‘ölelo Hawai‘i e Päheona!” Päheona, at six years old, is a “I am humbled and excited about the oppor- the next 20 years, fighting for the economic classes. I was lucky to be involved with living gem and confirms the righteousness tunity to serve as the Executive Director of self-sufficiency of our Hawaiian and local hula at a young age. But now Pähe has it of our keiki generation.  Hawaiian Community Assets. We have an communities.” ‘U‘uku ka hana, ‘u‘uku ka loa‘a

Na Kalani Akana, Ph.D. O‘ahu ‘o Kaipo a mai ke kahakai ‘o ia i nänä a hau‘oli au i ka makana ‘ia mai pinepine ai i nä moku kolo e holo ana. Koi ‘ia ia‘u i puke hou e ku‘u hoa ‘o ‘o Kaipo e kona makuakäne e hana nui a inä Hau‘oli Akaka, ka luna kuhikuhi pëlä e loa‘a ana kona ‘i‘ini iä ia. Ho‘omana‘o o ka mahele na‘auao o OHA ma mau ‘o Kaipo i nä ‘ölelo no‘eau o kona päpä mua. Kupanaha nö ho‘i au i ke e like me, “‘U‘uku ka hana, ‘u‘uku ka loa‘a.” Ukäkau ‘ana ma ka ‘ölelo Hawai‘i no ka mea Maika‘i këia puke no ka paipai ‘ana i nä he puke ‘ölelo ‘elua, ‘o ia ho‘i ka ‘Enelani ‘öpio e kïko‘o aku a lou i ka ‘i‘ini o mua. Inä ma kekahi hapa o ka puke a ma ka Hawai‘i hana nui, nui ka loa‘a e like me kä Kaipo i ma kekahi hapa a‘e. Mahalo e Känehünämoku hana ai. Paipai ‘o KVA i na känaka e nalu i Voyaging Academy (KVA) no ia puke: ka mea nä loa‘a o ke ola, e kä‘ana aku i nä ‘ike, a e käkau ‘o Ku‘uleianuhea Awo-Chun; ka mea mahalo i nä mea loa‘a o ke ola. unuhi ‘o Leigh Mahealani Barbieto; a me ka ‘O “‘O Ka Ipu ka Honua” kekahi puke ‘ë mea kahaki‘i ‘o Kristi Desuacido. ‘O “‘U‘uku a‘e ma ka ‘ölelo Hawai‘i. ‘O “Canoe Plants” ka hana, ‘u‘uku ka loa‘a” ka inoa o ka puke kekahi puke kuhikuhi o kekahi hana i kökua mo‘olelo. ‘ia e OHA, ‘o ia ho‘i, ka hana kanu ‘ana i nä ‘O Kaipo ka inoa o ka häme‘e o ka mo‘olelo mea kanu i lawe ‘ia mai e nä küpuna i Hawai‘i a mai kona kamali‘i ‘ana ä makua ua ‘i‘ini ‘o nei. Inä hoihoi i ia mau puke e kipa iä ia e lilo i kekahi käpena moku. No Wai‘anae, www.kanehunamoku.org/books. Päheona Aiwohi on Maunakea - Photos : Kel i Aiwohi 6 ‘okakopa2019

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fish and ‘awa. Many chants refer to Kāko‘oSupporting Native‘Oihana ‘Ōiwi rain clouds as “bodies (kino) of Lono.” ‘Uala (sweet potato) cultivation on the Hawaiian-owned Businesses dryer hillside lands that were dependent on winter rains are identified with Lono The November 2 019 edition of the Ka Wai Ola in his form as Kamapua‘a (hog-child). By Claire Ku‘uleilani Hughes, Humorously, our ancestors referred to will feature a FREE advertising section for Native Dr. PH., R.D. the humble ‘uala as the “droppings” of Hawaiian-owned businesses* Kamapua‘a. any natural phenomena Lono was celebrated annually for There are only a limited number represented our ances- bringing rains that watered leeward tors’ gods. These aspects slopes and all farms in the islands. The of spaces, so sign up today! of nature surrounded and Makahiki was a four-month long reli- embraced our ancestors gious ceremony. During Makahiki, Mwith their mana. 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In old Hawai‘i, prayers a royal procession through the districts, DEADLINES to Lono for rain and crops were offered the harvest tribute was accepted, and the at community heiau mäpele, built by ahupua‘a lands and crops were blessed Space Reservations must be placed maka‘äinana (citizen, commoner). and released from kapu. The attend- Prayers offered during Makahiki, the ing ali‘i nui, or high chief, acted as a by Monday, October 14, 2019 by 4pm annual festival that welcomed Lono’s deputy of Lono, who was represented return to Hawai‘i, were offered at heiau by a symbol somewhat suggestive of a Final camera ready ads must be submitted ipu o Lono or hale o Lono, built at the ship’s sail. The symbol was a tall staff by Monday, October 21, 2019 by 4pm boundaries of ahupua‘a. with a small carved figure at the top and Martha Beckwith writes that our a cross-piece fastened just below. 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This ipu o Lono held sunset, usually in mid-October. food offerings and, at the beginning In a coincidence of place and timing, SIZE OF AD and end of each day, the man of the Captain James Cook landed at Keala- width: 3.12 inches *Evidence of ownership house sat before the gourd of Lono, kekua (the path of the god) Bay to Height: 3.03 inches willl be verified OHA and offered prayers for the well-being provision his ship during the season of Hawaiian Registry numbers of the chiefs, commoners and for his the Lono festival. Cook was received FILE FORMAT (or alternate proof of ancestry) own family. Then he ate the food from and worshipped as Lono-makua. 4-color (CMYK) PDF or and subject to confirmation the gourd before leaving to work in the During the subsequent disheartening high-resolution JPEG/TIFF (300 dpi) by OHA staff. mäla (gardens). and disillusioning events, the naviga- In addition to dark clouds, heavy tor was killed. The event occurred on DELIVERY Please visit: rain and thunder, Lono is represented the shores of Kealakekua, where for Ad materials can be submitted via www.oha.org/registry by lightning, earthquakes, rain and centuries Lono-makua, the bearer of email to [email protected] for information on the wind, rainbows, whirlwinds that sweep rain and plenty, was believed to have OHA Hawaiian Registry. the earth, waterspouts, the clustering come ashore each year. Makahiki is clouds of heaven, and gushing springs approaching and many in Hawai‘i will on the mountains. Other kino lau of acknowledge the gifts of Lono that con- Lono are red fish, black coconut, white tinue to enrich Hawai‘i’s lands.  Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 7 OHA renames and expands Congressional Fellowship in empowering the our beloved Senator, it is more important now than ever to Native Hawaiian continue to invest in sending strong voices to Washington, community are D.C. That is the mission of the Daniel K. Akaka Congres- provided the oppor- sional Fellowship and why OHA’s Washington D.C. Bureau tunity to learn about prioritizes supporting the fellowship program. federal policy and Since 2017, Kamehameha Schools and OHA have part- how to engage at nered to fund and operate the fellowship program, which has the federal level is seven alumni and five current fellows. The Akaka Fellowship an important prior- is successfully ensuring that Native Hawaiians are in positions ity for me and will to meaningfully exercise self-determination by assisting in be impactful for the the creation of federal policies and programs that affect the Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiian community with the OHA Washington D.C. community as they Bureau’s hands-on support, guidance and training. Six of the continue to explore, seven Fellowship alumni continue in federal-related advo- among other things, cacy, with the seventh currently pursuing a graduate degree. self-determination. Fellows spend nine months working in a Congressional I look forward to office and receive mentorship on federal policy, profession- continuing this alism and advocacy throughout their time in Washington. important partner- Fellows develop a network that will serve them in both ship.” Hawai‘i and D.C., ensuring that those who are interested in “Through the remaining in D.C. are well-equipped to begin a career in fed- Akaka fellows with current Congressional staff, OHA staff, and former Akaka staffers at the renaming ceremony for the Congressional Fel- eral policy. Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship in Washington, D.C. - Photo : Courtesy lowship program, Those interested in applying to the Akaka Fellowship sponsored by the should visit www.oha.org/dcinternships, follow OHA on By Office of Hawaiian Affairs Staff Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and Kamehameha social media, or call OHA’s D.C. Bureau at (202) 506-7238 Schools, I have had the privilege of having emerging ‘öiwi to learn more.  he Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) held a dedi- leaders serve Hawai‘i as members of my team”, stated Con- cation ceremony last month to officially rename gresswomen Gabbard. “They work on substantive legislation, the Native Hawaiian Congressional Fellowship to provide insight into matters of importance to the Native MESSAGE OF MAHALO the Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship. Hawaiian community and on the issues before Congress, all Expanding the legacy of the first Native Hawaiian while learning the inner workings of the Federal Govern- It is with so much joy for my ‘ohana and I, knowing my UnitedT States Senator, the third cohort’s original three Akaka ment. Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka was a dear friend and a Dearest Pa’s life’s work continues through the next gen- Fellows were joined by two more promising young leaders. mentor. He dedicated his life to serving the people of Hawai‘i erations dedicating themselves to the service, well-being The fellows have commenced with their highly coveted and this country through the military, as an educator, and in and productivity of all our people through the Daniel K. placements on Capitol Hill, such as in the offices of Sena- the Halls of Congress. Mahalo to OHA and Kamehameha Akaka Congressional Fellowship. tor Brian Schatz (D-HI), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Schools for their continued commitment to this program – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-2). In addition to the now named in his honor – and keeping the spirit of aloha and Some of the greatest lessons I have learned from my five current fellows, three members of the previous cohort of service that Senator Akaka embodied alive in the generations grandfather is the power and beauty of the aloha spirit and Akaka Fellows work in Washington, D.C.— two of whom of Native Hawaiians who follow in his footsteps.” how you put it to good work, in forming and cultivating are full-time Congressional staffers: one in the office of Con- “The Akaka Fellowship recognizes and honors the impor- relationships, bringing people together, and making for a gressman Ed Case (D-HI-1) and the other at the United States tance that Senator Akaka always placed on education, for better world for all. I look forward to meeting those in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The third former fellow not only advancement but its own sake” stated Congress- program, past, present, future, and learning of their experi- currently shapes federal policy through digital organizing and man Case. “Both before and throughout his long service in ences and their next steps. This program makes possible campaign strategy. Congress, he was first, and always, an educator. He would for his legacy of aloha to live on through our youth of “Senator Akaka was a powerful and unique voice for be very proud and humbled at this recognition of his life’s today and tomorrow. The experience to work in this Native Hawaiians throughout his many years of service. It work. But even more, he would be excited for the next gen- government setting will be the best first hand education. is fitting that the Congressional fellowship be named in his erations of Native Hawaiian leadership, especially in public honor as its recipients continue his legacy of ensuring Native service, that were, are and will be enabled by this fellowship. Mahalo a nui to all who have and continue to make Hawaiian voices are present in critical conversations that Elected public office is among the highest responsibilities and the Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship pos- directly affect the Hawaiian community and the entire state,” honors in our democracy, and Senator Akaka would espe- sible. Through his life, his commitment and dedication said Senator Schatz. cially encourage and welcome his fellowship starting those to mentor our future leaders to learn and apply all that “I have been fortunate to participate in the OHA DC fel- next generations down that path.” is taught at home in Hawai‘i and beyond to kökua and lowship program for each of its cohorts, and thank OHA The late Senator Akaka served for 14 years in the U.S. care for each other is further accomplished through this and Kamehameha Schools for their commitment to this House of Representatives and another 22 years in the U.S. program. program,” said Senator Hirono. “In the wake of this year’s Senate – the whole time living and serving his commu- recently conducted diversity survey of Senate staff, it is clear nity with aloha. During and after his time in Congress, he On behalf of the Akaka ‘Ohana, as he would say, that the Senate, and likely the entire Congress, can improve ensured Native Hawaiians were not only actively involved mahalo nui loa me ke aloha pumehana” representation of all our indigenous people, especially Native in the conversation, but also had a familiar Native Hawaiian Hawaiians. Separately, ensuring that individuals interested voice advocating for our issues. With the recent passing of — Trust Kalei Akaka 8 ‘okakopa2019 www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS Paving their way to success spaces. Their second business, Geobunga, opened in 2009 as to success is paved with trials, and starting a new business in an outgrowth of Bella Pietra Design, borne in part by Ded- the midst of a recession was a huge risk. “Running a small rick’s vision of indoor and outdoor spaces that seamlessly business is tough,” mused Dedrick. transition in both design and concept, and also as a response So in 2018 Dedrick reached out to OHA and applied for to the 2008 recession. a Mälama Business Loan, specifically for the Native Farms Selling exclusive stone products, Bella Pietra Design caters side of the house. This enabled them to invest in equipment to designers, architects, developers, contractors and home- to grow their plants more efficiently. “As a Native Hawaiian owners. When the recession hit, the Dedricks realized that business owner it feels good to have the financial backing of they needed to diversify and saw a niche, a “puka” in the OHA,” remarked Dedrick. “The loan helped us to grow more market that needed to be filled. They decided to take some of quickly and with greater stability.” the products they were selling at Bella Pietra Design, rebrand Their long-term vision is to continue growing the nursery, them, and expand their inventory to increase their client base focusing on wholesale contracts. Their plant inventory is and revenues. deliberately diverse, but Dedrick’s favorite is definitely the And so Geobunga was conceived, selling playful and roses. “We have amazing roses,” she raved. “We sell varie- Layla Dedrick - Photo: Jason Lees affordable products that help people to create beautiful, liv- ties that grow well in Hawai‘i’s hot climate. Almost anyone able outdoor spaces: stone pavers, decorative rocks, pebbles, can grow them successfully.” By Puanani Fernandez-Akamine pots, fountains, benches, bamboo accents and outdoor sculp- This successful, multi-faceted, family-owned and operated tures. This allowed the Dedricks to expand their clientele and business was more than twenty years in the making; it is the ayla Dedrick has a passion for creating environments serve renters as well as homewoners. For example, container sweet fruit of their hard work and the courage to pursue their where people can thrive. gardens (multiple plants grown together in a beautiful ceramic dreams. “I always wanted to start a business,” reminisced “Because of the weather and culture here in pot) can easily be moved from one home to another. Says Dedrick, “and after 10 years of dreaming I decided to just Hawai‘i, ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ are not always clearly Dedrick, “Geobunga provides products to create an outdoor go for it.” defined,” reflects Dedrick, owner of Bella Pietra space you can actually live in. Our products help people Seated on a hand-carved Indonesian sofa in Bella Pietra LDesign, Pähonua, Geobunga and Native Farms. “I want to make their outdoor spaces – whether an apartment lanai or a Design’s elegant showroom, Dedrick contemplates their help people create spaces in their homes and gardens that are backyard – part of their living space so that it is not just an journey and had this advice for aspiring Native Hawaiian both functional and beautiful.” afterthought, but a place of respite.” entrepreneurs: “Don’t feel like you have to figure every- It was this passion for beautiful spaces inspired Dedrick Today, Geobunga is a thriving business with two locations: thing out by yourself. There are so many successful business and husband, Andrew, to open Bella Pietra Design in 2001. the five-acre Native Farms nursery in Waimänalo, and an owners who are happy to share their time and wisdom. Let Bella Pietra Design features stone and tile products for indoor Urban Gardening Center in Kaka‘ako. Of course, the road them mentor you.”  He Kumu La¯‘au Ho‘okahi Na Kalani Akana, Ph.D. Ma Kahuawaiola, e ‘ike ana nä moho i ke kuleana nui o a ‘ölelo ‘ia e nä küpuna, “He lä‘au küho‘okahi, ke kumu no ka ho‘ona‘auao i ka lähui no laila, ‘imi ikaika he lehua no Ka‘ala,” me he mahalo ala no nä läkou i ka ‘ike a me ka mäkau o ke kumu mäkaukau. He po‘okela, ka u‘i, ke akamai. A i këia manawa, kaiäulu a‘o nö ho‘i ‘o Kahuawaiola e a‘o, a‘oa‘o, a käko‘o hiki ke ‘ölelo ‘ia pëlä no ke kumu lehua o Hilo piha i ko nä moho holomua. me ka lehua o Waimea no ka mea ua kö iho Wahi a Makalapua Alencastre, ka luna ho‘olauka‘i Unei ka ÿäküloia papahana ho‘omäkaukau kumu ‘öiwi ma no Kahuawaiola, “ ‘O ka puka lanakila ko‘iko‘i loa ‘o lalo o ka World Indigenous Nations Higher Education ia ke komo piha, ke ku‘upau a me ka ho‘okö ‘oia‘i‘o Consortium (WINHEC) ma ka mahina aku nei. He ala o këlä me këia moho Kahuawaiola e lilo i kumu mauli ‘äküloia hou loa këia, a ‘o Kahuawaiola a me Kaho‘iwai ola Hawai‘i.” ‘O Makalapua, Keiki Kawai‘ae‘a, Noelani nä papahana mua ‘elua. Iokepa-Guerrero a me Kananinohea Mäka‘imoku nä kumu ‘O Kahuawaiola, he papahana ho‘omäkaukau kumu ia o Kahuawaiola. Kökua ‘ia ka papahana e nä kumu kaiapuni ma loko o ke koleke ‘ölelo Hawai‘i ‘o Ka Haka ‘Ula o a‘o ma‘i‘o: Pele Harman (makemakika), Kameha‘ililani Ke‘elikölani ma Hilo. He papahana kümakahiki këia ma Waiau (pilikanaka), Këhau Kalili (‘epekema), Kekoa Nä kumu o Kahuawaiola me nä hoa käko‘o o WINHEC ma ka pae mulipuka, ho‘omaka ka pü‘ulu hou i këlä me këia Harman (puolo), a me Haunani Keamo (mäkau kino). A Nolewai, ‘Aukake 2018 - Photo: Courtesy makahiki. Inä hoihoi ke kanaka e lilo i kumu a‘o ‘ölelo käko‘o piha ‘ia nä a‘oäkumu e nä kahu a‘oäkumu i ka Hawai‘i, hiki iä ia ke noi ma Këkëmapa a e ‘äpono ‘ia ana ho‘oma‘ama‘a a‘o haumäna ma nä kula kaiapuni like ‘ole ‘o Hawai‘i me O‘ahu; ‘elua ma Kaua‘i. Wahi a ke Ke‘ena ma Pepeluali. ‘Ekolu pale a puka me ka palapala hö‘oia o ka pae‘äina. Ho‘ona‘auao (DOE) Hawai‘i TATP (http://ohr.k12.hi.us/ Indigenous Teacher Education. ‘O nä laikini ko‘iko‘i ‘elua Pono nä kumu ma nä pae a pau (ha‘aha‘a, waena, tatp/TATP_POST2.pdf) aia he 40 mau külana kumu e no ka ho‘ona‘auao Hawai‘i ‘o ia ka laikini Kaia‘ölelo- ki‘eki‘e) a ma nä kula a pau loa- ‘o ia ho‘i, ma nä kula ho‘opiha ai ma nä kula kaia‘ölelo a kaiapuni Hawai‘i. 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Review by Umi Perkins sovereignty. paradox of Hawaiian sovereignty is that we Kauanui takes on the debate that rages in have a legacy of land privatization…” confession: when I first saw the Hawaiian intellectual circles over whether The arguments in the book are somewhat title of Kehaulani Kauanui’s Hawaiÿi was colonized or occupied (a sover- difficult to fully explain without resorting to, second academic book, The Par- eign country invaded by another sovereign) or defining, some of the jargon of the criti- adoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty: and has, in other publications, asserted cal theories it uses: indigenous, critical race Land, Sex, and the Colonial Poli- that Hawaiians are both simultaneously. theory, gender and other perspectives are Atics of State Nationalism, I thought it would In the Hulili journal, she proposed ways to used in what is called “intersectional” analy- contain the major sin of academics: making “bridge the divide between de-occupation sis. This looks at how factors like race, class, concepts unnecessarily complicated. Sov- and decolonization without compromising gender and sexual orientation act across each ereignty to me is a very straight-forward our claims under international law.” In her other to produce effects. Sovereignty activists concept: the status of being a country. But book she holds that “despite the disavowal who are simultaneously fervent Christians, what I found was an impressively accurate of colonialism by kingdom nationalists, it is for example, act in ways that affect gender and fair overview of the last decade in the precisely Western European and U.S. settler relations and interpretations of Hawaiian Hawaiian movement, which has mostly colonialism that creates ... the conditions for culture: not been documented. And in the world of kingdom nationalism to articulate itself in the The pattern that we see time and time again Paradoxes of Hawaiian academia, if it’s not documented it’s as if it modern Western terms of nation, manhood within national liberation struggles is the didn’t happen. [and] law…” rejection of same-sex practices and women’s Sovereignty: Land, Sex, Kauanui, Professor of American Studies Kauanui is very effective in describ- power and authority by invoking tradition to and Anthropology at Wesleyan University ing the chronology of events, including say that they are Western colonial imports. and the Colonial Politics in Connecticut, summarizes “the politics of the Akaka Bill, the 2009 ceded lands case, Kauanui points out that in Hawai‘i, the of State Nationalism sovereignty:” the 2014 Department of Interior hearings, pattern is altered. Here it is precisely our Scholars within Native studies robustly Kana‘iolowalu and the Na‘i Aupuni conven- Hawaiian modernity that relegates traditional by J. Kehaulani Kauanui debate the concept of sovereignty. Some sug- tion, and how these were shaped by disparate Hawaiian practices, such as same-sex rela- Duke University Press gest that it be abandoned altogether due to its views on the meaning and ends of attempts tionships, to the past. This is consistent with Western roots ... others suggest that, rather to reclaim sovereignty. But this chronology is many of the Pacific Islands’ view of Hawai‘i Hardcover: $68.95 than discarding the term, we need to theo- also grounded on an analysis of fundamental as a cautionary tale of what not to do: sell rize Indigenous sovereignties and how they aspects of Hawaiian identity - notably land your land, become modern, in short, be swal- distinctly differ from the Western concept of and land law. On this she notes, ironically, “a lowed up. 

usic is fundamental a global export? Eric Stinton poses to Hawai‘i and our this provocative question as food for culture. In this special thoughtful digestion. section we’re show- The second essay shows that, as casing a triptych of were our diplomats like Haÿalilio, Mmusic in the past, present and (pos- we have long been a global people. sible) future of Hawaiian society, all Luthier Kilin Reece traces the origins anchored in the foundational role that of much of modern stringed-music mele plays in our community. culture to Hawaiian innovators like The first piece poses thoughtful musician Kealakai Mekia, who questions about the future role of worked with the Martin Guitar Com- Hawaiian music within the context pany to create what we now think of of the global economy. Hawaiians as the iconic guitar. are well-known for our musical cul- The third piece by, Chad Takatsugi, ture: our ali‘i were also composers; is a snapshot of mele at the current a major Hawaiian school has tele- time, a moment when the Hawaiian vised singing contests; and our youth community is vibrant and alive with regularly roam school campuses as pride and action. The Maunakea pro- if they are troubadours, with ‘uku- tectors have awakened a new reason leles and guitars in their arms and a and season for songwriting, which song in their hearts. Should we try we document here. pages 10 -15 to turn this talent and culture into Enjoy.  Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 11

Hawaiian music is also a musical fusion, but Change is inevitable; cultures are sup- it evolved from a completely different set of posed to grow and evolve. The beauty of styles and genres: rock and roll, reggae, punk, K-pop is how it smuggles small doses of and ska. While each of those had its time in Korea to people who otherwise would have the sun in broader American pop culture, never experienced them. For a country that none have been as expansively ubiquitous has long seen itself as small and unimport- From K-pop to HI-pop or titanically influential as hip-hop and gen- ant compared to its larger, more powerful By Eric Stinton ited – and even less control over their art. eral pop music in the last few decades. The neighbors, K-pop feels like a billion-dollar K-pop stars are undeniably talented per- range of sonic appeal in Hawaiian music is underdog. People from Hawai‘i can no doubt -pop is Korea’s most visible and formers, but image is at least as important as completely different than K-pop, and likely relate to that narrative, so it’s sensible to look wildly successful export. The con- ability and as such, it is carefully and intru- incapable of making a BTS-sized impact. to Korea as an example of how the culture temporary conception of K-pop sively manicured. Contracts typically include Either Hawaiian music would have to fun- of a smaller people group can become an – melodic dance jams with glitzy strict workout and dietary regiments, as well damentally transform, to an extent that it is against-the-odds success story. But given production and hip-hop sensibili- as regular weight checks. For women, plastic no longer recognizable as Hawaiian music, Hawai‘i’s history, cultural evolution is sensi- Kties – was born in 1992 when the group Seo surgery is also a common expectation. or the type of music that becomes popular tive territory. Corporatizing Hawaiian culture Taiji and Boys performed their song “Nan There are also the inescapable ills of everywhere else in the world would have to to be as widely consumable as possible may Arayo” on national television. A blend of commodifying culture. While K-pop has fundamentally transform. For better or worse, not end up being something anyone wants, dance-ready rhymes in the verses and smooth broadened exposure to Korean culture, it the kind of music that becomes popular in Känaka Maoli especially. vocals on the hook, “Nan Arayo” is widely has also flattened how people think of it. Hawai‘i will probably always have a limited For the future of HI-pop, the success of considered the first modern K-pop song. Sure, BTS will throw traditional palaces in reach. K-pop is instructional as both a roadmap and Within 15 years of its birth, K-pop would the background of their music videos, and Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe Hawaiian a warning sign.  become a global multi-billion dollar industry. Black Pink will utilize obangsaek colors music can evolve to a point that it not only It’s tempting to look to K-pop as a model in theirs, but those are tertiary elements of transcends its geographic limits, but also Eric Stinton, 27, is a writer and teacher for the Hawaiian music industry. K-pop has their appeal. Korean culture is used mainly influences pop culture as a whole. Maybe from Kailua who lives in Seoul, South Korea. exposed Korean culture to a global audi- to stylize and accessorize what is otherwise artists like Kimie Miner, Kalani Pe‘a, Fiji He is a columnist for Sherdog.com and his ence, most of whom knew very little about culturally indistinct and universal: attractive or Anuhea can crossover and reach a Bruno words occasionally appear on The Classical. Korea beforehand. While foreign language people doing attractive things. Mars level of stardom while being a little Follow him on Twitter at @TombstoneStint enrollment in American universities has The entire discussion about K-pop is more HI and a little less –pop. If anything, or find his writing on ericstinton.com experienced an overall decline, Korean lan- complicated because the term itself is an Mars has pulled American pop culture closer guage learning has increased dramatically amorphous shorthand. K-pop could perhaps to Hawai‘i than it was before. as a direct result of K-pop’s popularity. For be classified as a genre of ‘ölelo Hawai‘i, still an endangered language entertainment, but it is not despite the best efforts of classrooms and a genre of music. K-pop mobile apps alike, the thought of language is simply western-style proficiency proliferating through pop music pop music performed in is hopeful. Korean. In that way, you K-pop has also caused a massive increase could consider Bruno in tourism, a perpetually relevant concern Mars an example of a for Hawai‘i’s economy. Even if K-pop fans HI-pop star: an artist from book a trip to Korea purely because of their Hawai‘i making pop music. favorite idol group, once they arrive they The question then would will be exposed to more meaningful aspects become: why aren’t there of Korean culture and history. Music is the more Bruno Marses? From crest of the so-called “Korean Wave,” but there, a whole different when people are caught in a wave they are discussion emerges about inevitably pulled back to its source, where demographics, talent brain deeper exploration awaits. For Hawai‘i, drain, and the lack of arts whose weather and scenery will always be education in our schools. an unparalleled allure for tourists, the oppor- But hardly anyone would tunity for legitimate cultural exposure is not consider Bruno Mars a just an added economic interest; it’s a chance representative of Hawaiian to package real education as entertainment. music in the first place. Yet the potential upsides should not Which leads us to the distract from the significant red flags vigor- heart of the matter: how to ously waving throughout the K-pop world. reconcile the aesthetics of The industry is rigid to the point of abusive, Hawaiian music with pop known for its long-term “slave contracts,” music to create a distinct exploitative labor practices, and unadulter- HI-pop style and sound. ated sexism. With few exceptions, artists How does a culture, musi- have little control over their personal lives – cal or otherwise, evolve romantic relationships are seen as liabilities without some degree of and often kept secret, if not outright prohib- self-deletion? Like K-pop, 12 ‘okakopa2019 www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS

for guitarists from original to life in 1915. This guitar will be Gabby Pahinui to displayed side by side with the Dreadnought Elvis Presley and guitars of Johnny Cash and the Pahinui from Bob Marley family in a Bishop Museum exhibition set to to Bob Dylan, it open April 2020. is easily the most Globetrotter iconic and widely In the 1960s, the Library of Congress reproduced guitar re-issued recordings made by ethnomusicolo- A windward O‘ahu design in the world. gists in the 1920s. These recordings formed my first introduction to what is called Ameri- instrument-maker The Dreadnought can “Roots” or “Folk” music. As a teenager Martin guitar began in Berkeley, California, I checked out 10-inch traces the footsteps its life in 1915 as vinyl records from our local Public Library, a custom-ordered which had a complete collection of the of an early Hawaiian “extra-large jumbo Library of Congress Folkways record label. guitar” made for a Legends like The Carter Family, Leadbelly, musical explorer, virtuoso Vaudeville Son House, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Doc Watson star named Mekia and Elizabeth Cotton took turns on my turn- and his impact on Albert Kealakai. It table bringing to life songs of hard luck rural was the largest and America. all modern music loudest guitar the company had ever On subsequent research trips to the Martin By Kilin Reece made, designed to Archives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, I began accommodate audi- swinging down to the Library of Congress have been fortunate to work as a Luthier ences attending in Washington, D.C., hoping to find clues and musician in windward O’ahu for close acoustic concerts about Mekia’s travels across the continent at to two decades, making a living playing, by Mekia and his the turn of the last century. On one such visit, building and restoring vintage acoustic orchestra as they I had a chance conversation with a librarian stringed instruments. The word “Luthier” crisscrossed the who mentioned some very old recordings in Ispecifically describes one who works on United States long their collection, made by a Hawaiian string instruments in the family of “Lutes,” consid- before the advent band around 1904 for a small record com- ered to be the ancient ancestors to modern of microphones and pany. He offered to make me a Compact Disc stringed instruments like the guitar and PA systems. of transfers made from the records. Later that ‘ukulele. I have always found studying the evening I loaded the CD into my rental car’s history and genealogy of stringed instruments Born in Hono- dashboard player, and as the warble of music to be fascinating, and over the last several lulu in 1867, Mekia making its way through 115 years of time and years have devoted much time to researching trained under Henri space came surging through the speakers, I this aspect of my vocation. The anatomy of Berger. He gradu- nearly crashed into the car in front of me. stringed instruments not only bear the traces ated at age 15, What was I was hearing? of chisel blades and saws, but also the signa- joined the Royal tures of the cultures from which their designs Hawaiian Band as The music was immediately familiar: originate. It has been said that Luthiers build Berger’s star pro- acoustic guitars punching out rhythm while the “shapes that surround the sound,” craft- tege, and within fiddles and flutes played in and around the ing every curve in an instrument’s wooden a short time was vocal lines, accented by the chop and strum body, from the ribs and waist, to the belly, composing songs of ‘ukulele and banjo, rooted in the pulse of back, neck and headstock. Ultimately, with with Lili‘uokalani pizzicato cello. How was it possible that a the aid of glue, we unite all these contours and Kaläkaua, Hawaiian string band had recorded music that under the tension, strength and energy of Mekia Kealaka‘i, circa 1914- Photo : Courtesy eventually leading sounded nearly identical to my beloved Blue- strings to bring life to the voice that an instru- but a long running epicenter of innovation the Royal Hawaiian Band in a tour across grass music, decades before any of America’s ment will possess. This voice, with our care and influence in the western hemisphere, the the United States in 1895. most celebrated folk recordings? and attention, has the potential to transcend modern piko of all things stringed. the ages, weaving in time a common thread I had the pleasure of joining Chris Martin I later learned that Lui Thompson, the through the lives, songs and dreams of many This year marks the 186th year anniver- IV (the Martin descendant currently at the band’s leader, got his start with Mekia Keal- generations. sary of the C.F. Martin Guitar Company, helm of the company) at the Kahala hotel in akai and his orchestra at the 1901 Buffalo making it the oldest family-run string instru- 2016, and after sharing my research and pour- World’s Fair. By 1901, Hawaiian string In tracing the lineages of the instruments I ment manufacturer in the United States. My ing through scrapbooks and photo albums ensembles like Lui’s had been touring the have met in my small restoration studio here Luthiery work has been largely devoted to he agreed that Hawai‘i’s contributions to his United States for 30 years, playing vaudeville in the shadow of the Ko‘olau mountains, and the study of instruments made by the Martin family’s legacy were pivotal, and worthy of theaters and traveling tent shows from Sac- in listening to the many stories their owners family. As a Bluegrass guitarist, I long ago celebration. Working with the Martin custom ramento to New York. In 2018, I was able have shared, I have arrived at a perspective found my six-string soulmate in the bold, full shop, we began recreating the “Kealakai” to work with the Library of Congress to re- that Hawai‘i is not as an isolated outlier in the bodied sound of a guitar known as the Martin model guitar, using the molds, templates and master and release in CD format the complete evolution of our modern global soundscape, “Dreadnought”. The instrument of choice blueprints from the archives that brought the recordings of Lui’s band, alternately calling Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 13

The stars aligned, and I was joined by vir- tuoso guitarist Kamuela Kimokeo and his 9 year old son, Ka‘ihi. The Kimokeos hap- pened to be on a family vacation to the East Coast. Chris Martin unlocked the museum vault and brought out the most legendary masterpieces in his family’s collection for Kamuela and Ka‘ihi to play. They wowed a spellbound crowd of Martin employees with masterful duets, Ka‘ihi ripping solos on a Dreadnought Jr. model set up to be played on the lap Hawaiian style, a method invented by Mekia and his childhood friend, Joseph Kekuku. This innovation ultimately led to the birth of the first elec- tric guitar.

I left Nazareth and headed north to Elmira, New York, where, in 1916, Mekia had played the Majestic Theater for a run of 3 nights billed as the “Kealakai Royal Hawaiian Sextette.” I was intent on stop- ping at historical societies, archives, libraries and museums, searching the American rust belt to find a Vaudeville theater still standing where Mekia and his band might have played. I hoped to stand in that space, to strum a few chords of the new Kealakai Hawaiian Dread and hear its voice fill the space as Mekia had. But the theaters are all gone, turned into fast food joints, strip malls or multiplex movie Newspaper clipping of the Kawaihau Glee Club before they toured the United States - Photo : Courtesy theaters.

The commitment of the ali’i to invest the These are arguably the imagine the musical styles of the Hawaiian power of the musical arts in the Kingdom world’s earliest complete Kingdom’s string band traditions gained was a vision carried forward by Mekia, who, recordings of a traveling momentum. We began rehearsing and re- after traveling the world as renowned celeb- string band. It features songs imagining a time in Honolulu when fiddles, rity, returned to Hawai‘i in 1920 to lead the played in the style popu- banjos, cellos, flutes, mandolins, ‘ukulele and Royal Hawaiian Band, sparking the careers of lar during the lifetimes of steel guitars wove a seamless fabric of music the likes of Lena Machado. He also returned composers featured in the unique to the Hawaiian Kingdom. to teach at his alma mater, The Boys Reform tracks including Kaläkaua, School. Lili‘uokalani, Likelike, Earlier this year we launched a concert Leleiohoku, Mekia Kealakai, series called “A Night of Sovereign Strings”. Evidence of Mekia’s generation and their David Nape, Helen Parker, In April we collaborated for a second round travels at the dawn of the 20th century are Sam Li’a Kaläinaina and of concerts at the historic St. Andrews everywhere, in the contours of our most Thomas Sylvester Kalama. Cathedral. Led by former Royal Hawaiian treasured and iconic instruments, in count- There is much to be learned Band and Honolulu Symphony Maestro less instructional music books, and in music by studying this early Hawai- Aaron Mahi, traditional Hawaiian vocalists curriculum exported worldwide. It’s amaz- ian string ensemble style of and instrumentalists united with members ing to see how Mekia’s generation shared a music. Vibrant and sophisti- of the Hawai‘i Opera Theater and Hawai‘i profound concept of music that was made cated, it combines the wind, Symphony Orchestra to celebrate a shared available to one and all.  reed, string and percussion musical lineage. instruments that became the Kilin Reece is a luthier and the founder foundation for genres such as Last month I made one final research trip, of The Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings, Jazz, Blues, Bluegrass, Coun- intent on tracing Mekia’s footsteps from the a 501(c)3 non-profit organization named in Mr. Kealaka‘i, circa 1916- Photo : Courtesy try, Western Swing, and Rock east to west coasts. I began in Nazareth where honor of the legacy of Mekia Kealakai and & Roll. I picked up the completed recreation of the his devotion to music and music education. themselves “The Royal Hawaiian Trouba- Kealakai model guitar and spent a couple dours” and “Honolulu Students.” Through conversations with clients and days filming Chris Martin IV at the Martin friends over the years, the potential to re- Museum for a documentary I am making. 14 & 15 ‘okakopa2019 MO‘OLELO NUI www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] COVER FEATURE NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS

In an exciting collaboration, Hawaiian recording artists and kumu came together to produce the first professionally recorded version of Ku¯ Ha‘aheo e Ku‘u Hawai‘i. - Photos : Courtesy

-By: Chad Takatsugi - nspired by the dramatic events taking stood in that line demonstrating the personal place at the base of Maunakea since investment in the ongoing battle. mid-July, many känaka maoli have Music veteran Del Beazley also felt a per- NO KA LĀHUI by Taylor DeLorm-Doane experienced an undeniable awaken- sonal responsibility to help with the project. His ing. There is a palpable buzz in the song, titled Rize, calls out to the multitudes of atmosphere that is inspiring action to degrees not känaka maoli across every generation to stand After returning to O‘ahu from Maunakea on July 18, the day after the witnessed since the aftermath of the overthrow hand-in-hand in support of our ‘äina. Beaz- notorious kūpuna arrests, artist Taylor DeLorm-Doane drew this digital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Images of peaceful ley’s granddaughter is featured on the track, a art piece entitled No Ka Lāhui. The drawing depicts kia‘i on the mauna, demonstrationsI flood our social media feeds, reminder that we fight today for the generations all of whom are real people, with Taylor’s self-portrait in the foreground. armies of red-clad känaka maoli bringing their of tomorrow. "I was using art as an outlet for the ‘eha I was feeling at the time, while immutable voices to the streets and through it Perhaps the most well-known composi- also showing how amazing it feels to be on the mauna, surrounded by the all, our mele serve as rallying cries sustaining tion on the album is the one song that was not lāhui,” shared Taylor. “It was one of the most amazing experiences of my the movement. originally inspired by Maunakea. Kü Ha‘aheo Music holds power. Lyrics capture untranslat- e Ku‘u Hawai‘i was written by Hinaleimoana life.” able emotions and melodies tug at the vulnerable Wong-Kalu when she was a kumu at Hälau parts of our souls. It is no surprise then that Lökahi Public Charter School as a way for her Taylor, 20, was born in Hilo, grew up on O‘ahu and currently attends music, as personal and intimate as we know it to students to express themselves as modern day the University of San Francisco. Not content to simply create a piece that be, has long been a powerful tool in transforma- känaka maoli. would honor the movement, she decided to use her artwork to support the tional social movements. Her song has since become an anthem and protection of Maunakea. “I wanted to find a way to support from O‘ahu, Inspired by the courage of our küpuna and rallying call for our lähui to aloha ‘äina, and and now from college,” said Taylor, “so I made T-shirts and hoodies with kia‘i, some of Hawai‘i’s most renowned artists was part of the medley (along with the chorus the design and donated the profits from my sales to the Kānaka Rangers joined forces to show their support for Maunakea of Hawai‘i Loa, Kü Like Käkou written by Liko on Maunakea.” through mele. The result is Küha‘o Maunakea, Martin in the 1980s) featured in the August an album featuring 18 original compositions 11, 2019 “Jam 4 Mauna Kea” event and sung Like the mele birthed as an outward expression of the passion and intense documenting the events and swell of ‘öiwi pride simultaneously by tens of thousands of mauna associated with the Kü Kia‘i Mauna movement. supporters around the world. emotions this movement has inspired, Taylor’s striking artwork is yet an- As the project’s producers, Zachary Lum, A partnership with ‘ÖiwiTV resulted in a other example of the way that the mauna is moving ‘ōiwi artists to create. Shawn Pimental and I, with support from music video of Kü Ha‘aheo e Ku‘u Hawai‘i Kanaeokana, saw the role such a project could which features some of Hawai‘i’s most cel- play in this history-making saga. Many people ebrated recording artists, lifting their voices in are looking for ways to support the movement. unified support for the struggle. The music video Not everyone is able to physically stand with the has enjoyed viral success on social media with kia‘i on the mauna, but we can certainly find about one million views since its since its release ways to take a stand in our own spaces. Teachers, on September 2nd, inspiring people all over the medical professionals, politicians, legal experts world with its genuine message of pride and – everyone is doing what they can to help. For aloha for our ‘äina and lähui. musicians, the power of mele is our contribution. “Here, in perhaps one of the most important Mele is a powerful way to facilitate intergen- recording projects in recent history, we lift our erational learning and celebrate the connection collective voices in tandem with thousands of between the ancestral wisdom and practices of others here in Hawai‘i and across the globe in our küpuna and the commitment we make today support of Mauna A Wäkea. Everyone donated to future generations. their time and talent to be a part of this fine aloha “English does not have a word that encap- ‘äina tapestry. Every day we are on the mauna. sulates both man and nature. Hawaiian does: And every day we are writing new chapters of ‘äina. Aloha ‘äina, thus, is the undeniable bond our own story,” said award-winning artist and between man and environment. Every moment kumu hula Keali‘i Reichel, a featured guest artist we dedicate to aloha ‘äina is a moment we dedi- on Kü Ha‘aheo. cate to our keiki. These moments are the little The entire album is a testament to the pas- pebbles that will form a new foundation. It will sion and commitment of the Hawaiian music be a new reality for our keiki, the rebirth of a new community, as all artists and composers waived lähui consciousness,” reflected "Lum, project co- compensation for their work with 100% of pro- producer and music educator. ceeds being donated directly to the Hawai‘i Unity On July 17, 2019, law enforcement officers and Liberation Institute (HULI) which provides came face-to-face with protectors rooted defi- logistical support to the frontline protectors on antly among the lava fields at Pu‘uhuluhulu at Maunakea. the base of Maunakea in one of the more tense Our hope is that the impact of this compilation confrontations since the beginning of the conflict. will be felt for generations; that 100 years from Within weeks after that encounter, 17 of the 18 now, when people look back at this moment, compositions featured on the album were written they will see the struggle that känaka maoli faced in response to the events of that day. Some of the while trying to protect our piko. It is important mele capture a specific moment like a musical that we have an active role in telling this story snapshot. Others pay tribute to key figures of the because it will serve as a reminder that our movement. Some marvel at the feeling of acti- kuleana toward our ‘äina has always been what vation that känaka maoli are experiencing. All, defines us and will forever do so.  however, are personal journeys fastened together by a commitment to aloha ‘äina. Be a part of the movement. Please visit Kanai‘a Nakamura, formerly of the Nä Hökü kanaeokana.net/Maunakea to download Küha‘o Hanohano Award winning group, Holunape, Mauna Kea, to view lyrics and album informa- recounted personal trauma and wove it into his tion, or to upload your own compositions to add contribution to the compilation. He Lei Wähine to the story. is a tribute to the line of women who, arms linked in solidarity, stood fearlessly blocking progress Chad Takatsugi is an award-winning ‘öiwi Search for the MAUNA MELE up Mauna Kea Access Road as law enforcement musician, celebrated composer and advocate officials approached. Nakamura’s own wife for an empowered lähui. playlists on Spotify and YouTube 16 ‘okakopa2019 ‘ALEMANAKA www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] CALENDAR NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS

CALENDAR LISTINGS To have a local event listed FREE SCREENING OF our island culture—on a global in our monthly calendar, email [email protected] at MOANANUIÄKEA: ONE stage. It extends the values of least six weeks in advance. OCEAN, ONE PEOPLE, the Mälama Honua Worldwide Make sure to include the ONE CANOE. Voyage and the Höküle‘a, a location, price, date and time. If available, please Oct 12, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. beacon of sustainability, unity, attach a high-resolution Mäÿili Beach Park and culture, beyond the voyag- (300 dpi) photograph with your email. Oct 26, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. ing community for perpetuation Kailua Beach Park in the wider world. Moananuiäkea is a feature- The voyage’s groundbreaking length documentary film telling conservation and preservation the story of the Mälama Honua initiatives have already inspired Worldwide Voyage of legendary countless new practices to pro- ‘okakopa canoe Höküle‘a. The three-year tect our environment. The wildly voyage connected countless indi- successful revival of traditional viduals and communities from wayfinding, which was nearly around the globe. It was also the extinct, has created a resurgence fulfillment of the vision of PVS of pride and respect for native navigator Nainoa Thompson cultures and encourages the and his contemporaries, to pass active rediscovery of forgotten the mantle of celestial navigation cultural practices. The film does to the next generation of känaka more than bring the audience maoli who will retain the skills to the sea, it shows them how of their ancestors and perpetuate our ancestors have always had this tradition for generations to the keys to a collectively bright come. future and how it is up to us to This documentary illustrates use them. the crucial role of indigenous The film is presented by the voices and perspectives in both Polynesian Voyaging Society storytelling and in creating and ‘Öiwi TV and produced paradigm-changing solutions by Nä‘älehu Anthony, Bryson to the world’s most pressing Hoe, and Maui Tauotaha, all of problems. The film honors ‘ike whom served as crew members Hawai‘i—traditional wisdom of on Höküle‘a. Höküle‘a sailing during the historic Mälama Honua Worldwide Voyage - Photo: Polynesian Voyaging Society and ‘Öiwi TV

FUTURE FEST AND rating Henry ‘Öpükaha‘ia’s death musician and Hawaiian Mission Hawaiian offers validated event 1:30 p.m. RESOURCE FAIR 2019 in 1818, the play tells the story of Houses’ Cultural Programs Coor- parking: $10 self-park and $15 Oct. 1 a Kanaka Maoli man who travelled dinator, who will accompany the valet. Validation can be received DR. PUALANI KANAKA‘OLE Future Fest 2019 is an all-day to New England and inspired the program with Hawaiian Oli (chant) at the event. The Royal Hawaiian KANAHELE IN THE GREEN event coupled with industry-spe- formation of the American Board and Mele (song). For more infor- Resort, Regency Ballroom ROOM cific certification and workplace of Commissioners for Foreign Mis- mation on showings and tickets Oct. 9, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. visitations throughout the month of sion (ABCFM) and the sending of visit http://www.actormosesgoods. KÜKAHI: TOGETHER WE Dr. Kanahele will be the guest October for students in grades 7-12 the first missionaries to the Hawai- com. RISE UNITY MARCH of honor at the first event of the and immediate ‘ohana at Moloka‘i ian Kingdom. Oct. 5 “Memorial Series” of the Green High School. During Future Fest This is the first time the Hawaiian HAWAI‘I’S CHANGING Our power is in principled unity. Room arts and ecology salons, held 2019, participants will meet with Mission Houses Site and Archives OCEAN: BOUNTY, Kükahi brings the lähui together in memory of the conservancy’s various post-high opportunity rep- has taken its award-winning THREATS, SOLUTIONS across the pae‘äina and interna- founders, poet and environmental- resentatives, visit work sites of History Theater program to the con- Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m. tionally for a coordinated march, ist W.S. Merwin and his wife Paula interest and build their skill-set. tinental United States. “My Name Mark Hixon will summarize the culminating in 5:30pm protocol. Merwin. Sponsored by OHA. is ‘Öpükaha‘ia” has already toured many gifts our ocean provides us, Find more info at lahui.org/kukahi In this special presentation, Dr. extensively throughout the Hawai- describe human-caused threats to Kanahele, a longtime friend of Mr. MY NAME IS ‘ÖPÜKAHA‘IA ian Islands, including on O‘ahu, our coastal ecosystems, and review ALOHA ‘ÄINA CONCERT Merwin, will read from his epic month long at multiple Kaua‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island practical solutions he believes Oct. 5, 2:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Hawaiian narrative poem, “The New England venues to great reviews! Based on primary Hawai‘i must implement as soon Kaumuali‘i Hawaiian Civic Folding Cliffs,” and will discuss The Congregational Library source research, this emotionally as possible. Many of the dangers Club is celebrating a half-century Merwin’s masterwork through a & Archives hosts “My Name is powerful play is written by and we face are global, yet Hixon will of community service and civic Kanaka Maoli lens. $20 & $15 for ‘Öpükaha‘ia,” a play commis- stars Moses Goods, one of the pre- emphasize remedies that Hawai‘i engagement with an aloha ‘äina museum members. sioned by the Hawaiian Mission mier actors, writers, and storytellers can take within our coastal jurisdic- concert at the historic Waimea Houses Historic Site and Archives in Hawai‘i. tion. Presented by the University of Theatre. All benefits will go to DAY OF CONQUEST: THE and supported by the Massachusetts The program also features Po‘ai Hawai‘i at Mänoa and the Hawai‘i scholarships for ‘öpio seeking STORY OF KAULULA‘AU Humanities Council. Commemo- Lincoln, a prominent local singer/ Community Foundation, The Royal higher education. Doors open at Oct. 10 - 13, Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii KE ALA O KA MAHINA ‘okakopa2019 17 MOON CALENDAR 11am, Kalani Pe‘a at 3pm, and Sonny Lim & ‘Ikua¯ - ‘Okakopa 1–31, 2019 Kevin Kealoha at 1pm). Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Po‘alua Po‘akolu Po‘aha Po‘alima Po‘aono Lapule Po‘akahi Po‘alua Po‘akolu Po‘aha THE PÄKA‘A LANAKILA! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PROJECT: SIX Ku¯ Lua Ku¯ Kolu Ku¯ Pau ‘Ole Ku¯ Kahi ‘Ole Ku¯ Lua ‘Ole Ku¯ Kolu ‘Ole Pau Huna Mo¯halu Hua LECTURE DEM- ONSTRATIONS HOONUI

Oct. 21 -23 LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A The Päka‘a Lanakila! Good Good Good Poor Poor Poor Poor Good Good Good project is a collabora- fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI tion between Bishop Unproductive Unproductive Unproductive Unproductive Museum and Chamber MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI planting. planting. planting. planting. MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI Plant ‘uala, Plant ‘uala, Plant ‘uala Preparation Preparation Preparation Preparation Plant ipu and Plant ipu, kalo Plant ‘uala, Music Hawai‘i taking ANAHULU kalo, mai‘a kalo, mai‘a and kalo day. day. day. day. root plants & flowering ipu & fruit place October 21-23, plants plants 2019 at the Museum. Six interactive lecture demonstrations will Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday introduce students Po‘alima Po‘aono Lapule Po‘akahi Po‘alua Po‘akolu Po‘aha Po‘alima Po‘aono Lapule through story and music to a Hawaiian 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 coming-of-age story of Akua Hoku Ma¯healani Kulu La¯‘au Ku¯ Kahi La¯‘au Ku¯ Lua La¯‘au Pau ‘Ole Ku¯ Kahi ‘Ole Ku¯ Lua ‘Ole Pau Päka‘a, told in ‘ölelo Hawai‘i and comple- POEPOE mented by a bi-lingual LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A teacher's guide. Spono- Good Good Excellent Good Good Good Good Poor Poor Poor fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing sored by OHA. fishing fishing MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI Lana‘i Academy of Performing Unproductive Unproductive Unproductive Arts LAND USE COMMISSION MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI planting. planting. planting. Plant kalo, Plant kalo, Excellent Plant ‘uala Plant mai‘a, Plant mai‘a, Plant mai‘a, Preparation Preparation Preparation The culmination of a year-long HEARING ON THE KANA- ANAHULU ‘uala, mai‘a ‘uala, mai‘a & planting & melons ‘ulu & other ‘ulu & other ‘ulu & other day. day. day. project to reeducate our commu- HELE PETITION ON MAUNA & corn root plants trees trees trees nity about the story of Kaulula‘au. KEA SUMMIT LANDS It will be student led and directed, Oct. 24 - 25 entrusting our youth with the kule- A two-day hearing on a petition Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday ana of telling this story. Sponsored for declaratory orders regarding the Po‘akahi Po‘alua Po‘akolu Po‘aha Po‘alima Po‘aono Lapule Po‘akahi Po‘alua Po‘akolu Po‘aha by OHA. lack of UH permission to industrial- ize the summit lands. Time TBA. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INDIGENOUS BREASTFEED- See luc.hawaii.gov for more info. Ka¯loa Ku¯ Kahi Ka¯loa Ku¯ Lua Ka¯loa Pau Ka¯ne Lono Mauli Muku Hilo Hoaka Ku¯ Kahi Ku¯ Lua ING COUNSELOR TRAINING HOEMI

Oct. 14 - 18 TRADITIONAL TATTOO

The Indigenous Breastfeeding FESTIVAL LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A LAWAI‘A Counselor Training is a five-day Oct. 25-28 Good Good Excellent No fishing No fishing Good Good Excellent Good Good Good fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing fishing indigenous developed and led This 4 day event produced by MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI training that incorporates breast- and held at Kohala Institute, The No planting Plant ipu & MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI melons MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI MAHI‘AI feeding support skill sets with Kohala Village Inn and the Blue Plant mai‘a, Plant mai‘a, Unproductive Plant dark Plant mai‘a, Unproductive Unproductive Plant ‘uala, Plant ‘uala, Native Hawaiian birth and breast- Dragon Tavern in Hawaii. TTF ANAHULU ‘ohe, ko¯ & ‘ohe, ko¯ & planting green ko¯ & trees planting planting kalo, mai‘a kalo, mai‘a feeding practices; it results in a features ritualistic and ceremonial vined plants wauke vegetation certificate for participants who practices of traditional tattooing complete the training. Email breast- from Pacific and Arctic cultures feedinghawaiicoalition@gmail. including Hawaiian, Inuit, Taiwan- About This Calendar com for more info. Sponsored by ese, Filipino, etc. Traditional Tattoo In the traditional Hawaiian calendar, the 29.5-day mahina (moon) cycle is divided into three anahulu (10-day periods): ho‘onui OHA. Festival is the first convening of it’s (growing bigger), beginning on the first visible crescent; poepoe (round or full); and emi (decreasing). The traditional names kind in Hawai‘i. of the Hawaiian moon months and phases may vary by island and moku (district). This calendar uses the O‘ahu moon phases KINGS’ SHOPS CULTURAL The inspiration for the festival listed in the Hawaiian Almanac by Clarice Taylor. FESTIVAL goes beyond the current commer- Source: http://www.kamehamehapublishing.org/_assets/publishing/multimedia/apps/mooncalendar/index.html Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. cial tattoo trends to illuminate the Bring the whole family to the deep cultural origins of this prac- Waiköloa Resort for cultural dem- tice as well as the perpetuation and onstrations, a guided petroglyph innovation of the original traditions tour, hula and ‘ukulele lessons, and and its ties to other visual culture great Hawaiian music (Waipuna at makers.  18 ‘okakopa2019 POKE NU¯HOU www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] NEWS BRIEFS NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS Turn-key lots offered by for women in leadership with an KUILIMA overarching goal of encouraging DHHL in Kapolei a diversity of global stakehold- ers to invest in climate action. On The Department of Hawaiian October 31, President Heine will Home Lands (DHHL) offered 37 address the largest multicultural turn-key lots in Kapolei’s Kanehili and multi-disciplinary gathering of subdivision on Saturday, Septem- diverse STEM students, profession- ber 21, 2019. als, and leaders in Hawai‘i at the Located across from Ka Makana 2019 National Diversity in STEM Ali‘i Shopping Center, the houses Conference. will be built in partnership with Gentry Kapolei Development, “As one of only four atoll nations LLC and are the same models and in the world, climate change is quality as the developer’s area fee already a reality for us. The ques- simple homes. tion now is whether the world can The offers were made to pre- summon the leadership to urgently qualified applicants from the increase its ambition to get us on a DHHL wait list through 1994 and pathway consistent with the Paris Kanehili Undivided Interest Les- Agreement and to avoid the worst sees. A lot orientation was hosted impacts yet to come. That’s why I by the DHHL in July. am so committed to convening as “The Department is dedicated many stakeholders as possible— to providing beneficiary families especially women champions, with an opportunity to live out the leaders of color, and diverse STEM fulfillment of the Hawaiian Homes students and professionals— with Commission Act by returning fam- a shared desire to protect our ilies to the land,” said Hawaiian common vital resources. Together, Homes Commission Chair William Waimänalo community members peacefully protest the development at Sherwood Forest. The group, who have been protesting the we can fight climate change, not J. Aila, Jr. “Today’s offer provides development for months, have a deep concern about the irreversible adverse impacts of the proposed development on the Waimänalo only with access to funding and our beneficiary families the chance community’s sense of place and rich cultural history, as well as the environmental health of the Waimänalo Bay Beach Park area. technology, but also harnessing to live out the next portion of the - Photo: Wai‘ale‘ale Sarsona the power of traditional and local Act, which is to rehabilitate. Our knowledge,” said President Heine. hope is that families selecting lots today will now use the opportunity among 395 planned in 2019. DHHL On Thursday, September 26, adhere to federal land use controls; President Heine’s keynote to their advantage, creating family has over 1,300 lots in its production 2019, Save Our Sherwoods filed that the City violated federal and address to the 2019 National Diver- stability and a stronger commu- pipeline that are anticipated to be a lawsuit in U.S. District Court state historic preservation laws; that sity in STEM Conference produced nity.” completed over the next five years. asking the court to stop construc- permit approvals were flawed; and by the Society for the Advancement DHHL’s turn-key lot offer is tion of a massive ‘sports complex’ that the project’s Environmental of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native one of several types of lot offer- Waimänalo nonprofit files at Waimänalo Bay Beach Park, Assessment has serious problems. Americans in Science (SACNAS) ings from the Department. The commonly known as Sherwood Earlier that day, Honolulu Police will call on others—from heads of turn-key home product is the result lawsuit to stop Sherwoods Forest. Department arrested 28 individuals states to everyday citizens, espe- of beneficiary interest in ready-to- development The lawsuit alleges that the City for blocking construction access to cially women and communities live homes. and County of Honolulu failed to the site. of color that are first and worst “This is a big opportunity for us Visit “Save Our Sherwoods” on impacted by the impacts of climate [our family] and we feel so blessed. Facebook for up to date information change - to join her and stand united We have three children and seven on the issue. in helping solve our world’s biggest grandchildren who all live on the challenge. As the Convener of the mainland right now, but this is part Marshall Island President High Ambition Coalition and the of what we want this property for Chair of the Climate Vulnerable – in hopes that they can come back to visit Hawai‘i to Forum, the Marshall Islands is and we can pass it on to them,” said discuss climate crisis leading the global effort for govern- Alan Montgomery, who selected ments around the world to follow a lot. “It’s hard to find the words As the leader of an atoll nation their lead in increasing their Paris because I am just so happy right on the front lines of the climate Agreement before 2020. The Mar- now… this is a blessing and mahalo crisis, Marshall Islands President shall Islands also recently published to Prince Kühiö for doing what he Hilda Heine is working to fight cli- a landmark 2050 Climate Strategy did to make this available to the mate change before her home-land charting a way to net-zero emis- Hawaiians – it’s an awesome, awe- becomes uninhabitable. As the first sions and is currently developing some, awesome thing he did for the female head of state of any indepen- a National Adaptation Strategy. ¢ Hawaiians.” Last month Honolulu Police Department arrested 28 individuals for blocking construction dent Pacific Island nation, President The Kanehili award offer is access to Waimänalo Bay Beach Park. - Photo: Nicole Naone Heine serves as a global role model Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 19

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Please do not include any spaces, special characters, or diacriticals (‘okina and kahakö) in your answers. 8 9 10 ACROSS DOWN 11 1 Native Hawaiian voyaging documentary 2 _____ Glee Club 12 13 2 Hawaiian word for alter 4 Community advisory council 14 15 3 Native Hawaiian navigator and 5 The next generation of leaders science coordinator 6 One who works on instruments in the 16 17 9 Senator honored in renaming of family of “Lutes” 18 19 congressional fellowship 7 A Story of _____, student-led play on 20 21 13 The point of arrival of Captain La¯na‘i 22 James Cook 8 six-year-old Kaiapuni student singing in viral 23 14 18-track album featuring music video on the Mauna 24 inspired by Maunakea 10 _____ Voyaging Academy 16 Moon phase on October 31, 2019 11 Hilo based Hawaiian teaching program 19 Hawaiian word for canoe 12 Native Hawaiian wahine business owner 20 Hawaiian word for gardens 15 composer of “Ku Ha‘aheo” 25 22 Contemporary Korean musical movement 17 New executive director of Hawaiian 23 25,800 acre property managed by OHA community assets 26 25 artwork created by Taylor DeLorm-Doane 18 Number of individuals arrested at the 26 political topic discussed in book by Sherwood Forest development protest 27 Kehaulani Kauanui 21 Hawaiian word for gourd 28 27 Topic of discussion raised by Marshall 22 37 turn-key lot area 29 Island President in Kapolei Across Down 28 _____ Annual Native Hawaiian Convention 24 Guitar model 1 Native Hawaiian voyaging 2 _____ Glee Club 29 Hawaiian word for gifts created by the C.F. documentary 4 Community advisory council 2 Hawaiian word for alter 5 The next generation of leaders Martin Guitar Company 3 Native Hawaiian navigator and 6 One who works on instruments in the science coordinator family of “Lutes” 9LEAFSenator FUNDINGhonored in renaming ofMORTGAGE 7 A Story of _____, student-led play on congressional fellowship Lanaʻi KEPAKEMAPA CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS 13QUICKThe point of Refinancing arrival of Captain James & Purchases.8 six-year-old Kaiapuni student singing in 1 2 3 4 Cook viral video on the Mauna B H H N 14 18-track album featuring music 10 _____ Voyaging Academy 5 Serving all Islands. 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Martin 14 15 26 political topic discussed in book by Guitar Company T H H E P A A K A I 16 Kehaulani Kauanui R U N I O N J A C K I V 27MaryTopic Joe of discussion Sato raised by Marshall Y O K I E BranchIsland Manager President 17 28 _____ Annual Native Hawaiian N U P E P A K U O K O A 18 Convention O N P 29 Hawaiian word for gifts N L A Leaf Funding Mortgage 19 O U T O F S T A T E A 1188 Bishop Street 20 21 M P G H K 22 23 Honolulu, HI 96813 W O O H A L A W A U 24 A H A N A P E P E L O H 25 26 K A L U A O C I We are an FHA Lender not affiliated, nor endorsed with Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. 27 This is not a commitment to lend. All loans subject to property approval. Certain fees, restrictions and conditions E O L M O O L E L O apply. Closing cost does not include mortgage insurance. May need to purchase flood, hurricane, or fire NMLS# 50726 insurance. Rates subject to change without notice. Equal Housing Lender. 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The 18th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention honored 11 leaders in our community, recogniz- ing each for their amazing work and their impact in advancing the well-being of Native Hawaiians. Ho‘omaika‘i to the awardees:

This year at the Native Hawaiian Convention, panel discussions covered a number of hot topics. The Mana Maunakea panel featured kia‘i Kaho‘okahi Kanuha, Dr. Noe Noe Wong Wilson and Lanakila Mangauil. - Photo: Kawena Lei Carvalho Mattos

An all-kanaka pane l o f influentia l leaders and advocates discussing water rights included Summe r Sylva , Kaleookalan i Manuel , Jocelyn Doane , Hawai‘i State Sen . Kaiali‘ i Kahele , Tiare Lawrence and Kapua Sproat. - Photo: Kealoha Fox

Leaders from the Ali‘i Trusts shared updates from their organization and mana‘o on working together and with the community to grow and expand on the vision set forth by our ali‘i. The panel was moderated by Dr. Kamana‘opono Crabbe, and included Jack Wong, Kamehameha Schools; William Aila, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Kaui Nakanishi, Queen's Medical Center, Sylvia Hussey, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; LeeAnn Silva, Lili‘uokalani Trust; and Diane Paloma, left photo: Kealoha Fox / above photos: Pake Salmon Lunalilo Home. - Photo: Kawena Lei Carvalho Mattos Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘okakopa2019 21

OHA Board Actions LEGEND ‘Ae (Yes) The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are sum- ‘A‘ole (No) Board of Trustees marized here. For more information on board actions, please see the complete meeting minutes posted Ka¯nalua (Abstain) online at http://www.oha.org/BOT. Excused

July 25, 2019 Motion Ahu Isa Ahuna Akaka Akina Lee H. LindseyR. LindseyMachadoWaihe‘e Motion to move to approve : Motion passes with nine AYES Trustee Carmen Hulu Lindsey moves that the Maunakea Ad Hoc Committee approves and recommends that the Board of Trustees approve Action Item BOT #19-11, a Board resolution that implores the governor to take material steps to eliminate the high potential for physical harm to OHA’s beneficiaries; expresses its kaumaha over the arrest of Native Hawaiian ku¯puna; opposes use of unwarranted force and calls upon the Governor to rescind his Emergency Proclamation; and expressly authorizing OHA Administration to take action to advocate for the rights, safety, and well-being of beneficiaries engaging in peaceful protest of the decades long mismanagement of Maunakea, perpetuating Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices, and exercising their rights to freedom of speech and assembly, as amended.

Trustee John Waihe‘e IV seconds the motion. WATCH LIVE!

Live streams are available for meetings of all standing committees across the pae ‘āina of the Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees

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To watch from your mobile/tablet devices, download the Ustream app from GooglePlayTM or App StoreSM. 22 ‘okakopa2019 LEO ‘ELELE www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] TRUSTEE MESSSAGES NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS Kü I Ke Aka O Nä Küpuna The real OHA ur lähui has hosted mul- well as recognize kupuna for their hen our beneficia- of thousands of dollars in salary. I tiple conventions over contributions and honor late ‘ohana. ries think of the heard about the discussion they had BOARD OF TRUSTEES the last couple Office of over the phone about how of months. An exciting change Hawaiian the Hae Hawai‘i is not the These con- this year is the pilot pro- Affairs the “real” Hawaiian flag. I ventions have given us gram for a convention first person they usually learned of a bene- ficiary Note: Trustee columns represent the views O W of individual trustees and may not reflect opportunities to kükäkükä mobile application. The think of is one of the nine who was upset that the the official positions adopted by the Office about issues important to AHCC’s Committee on (9) Trustees or the head Trustees will not give her of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. our people. They have Information Technol- of the organization, the money and she is entitled Colette Y. Machado also provided us with the ogy, Kömike ‘Enehana, CEO. The person most to this money because she Chair, Trustee, tools and skills to take is piloting an electronic beneficiaries interact with is Hawaiian. Or the con- Moloka‘i and La¯na‘i formal action. Another Colette Y. event application as part of though, is one of front Brendon cerned citizen who wanted Tel: 808.594.1837 convention is happening Machado a commitment to mälama desk staff members, Annie Kalei‘a¯ina Lee to speak with the “Känaka Fax: 808.594.0212 next month. ‘äina by reducing paper Kauhane and Danielle M. Maoli, you know the orig- Email: [email protected] Chair, Trustee usage. This pilot program These wähine are the real Vice Chair, inal people of this land”. ————— The 2019 Association Moloka‘i is also a great way for the life-blood of the Office of Trustee, At-large This whole conversation of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Association to encourage Hawaiian Affairs. took place as I watched Brendon Kalei‘a¯ina Lee and La-na‘i Vice Chair, Trustee, At-large convention will be held our community to increase them sort dozens of Tel: 808.594.1860 from November our technological I took some time today to have a pieces of mail. Some addressed Fax: 808.594.1883 17-19, 2019. Nä skills. This type conversation with the two of them to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Email: [email protected] Hono A‘o Pi‘ilani, of initiative is just about what they thought I should some to Ka Wai Ola, some to indi- ————— also known as the one example of write about in this month’s Ka Wai vidual employees or departments. Leina’ala Ahu Isa, Ph.D. Maui Council for the innovation of Ola. I asked them, “if there was any Trustee, At-large the Association, our community. one thing you could ask a Trustee Trustees in the past have written Tel: 808.594.1877 is hosting this about what would it be, anything.” many articles about beneficiaries Fax: 808.594.1853 year’s confer- I find great value whom they believe have contributed Email: [email protected] ence on Maui. in my participation They proceeded to tell me story to the Lähui. I am highlighting these ————— in these conven- after story of phone calls, emails wähine for their invaluable dedica- Dan Ahuna The AHCC con- tions. These events and letters they received and the tion and contribution to the Lähui. Trustee vention follows are significant questions that beneficiaries are The two of them collectively have Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau the 18th annual opportunities to be asking. I expected this, and to be the real pulse of what our benefi- Tel: 808.594.1751 Email: [email protected] convention by the able to hear from honest that is why I went to them. I ciaries are concerned about because ————— Council for Native an array of experts hoped that because they get all the they speak to them every single day, Kaleihikina Akaka Hawaiian Advance- and to engage incoming phone calls to the Office from how to apply for emergency Trustee, O‘ahu ment, which was in meaningful of Hawaiian Affairs they might have funds after the lava flow, floods and Tel: 808.594.1854 held in Honolulu in dialogue about some insight into topics of interest fires last year, to where do they get Fax: 808.594.1864 September, and the important issues for my Trustee column this month. grant information. The Lähui, in Email: [email protected] August convention facing our lähui. What I did not expect was how they many ways, speaks to the Office of ————— of the Sovereign These meetings are handled these questions from bene- Hawaiian Affairs through these two Keli‘i Akina, Ph.D. Council of Hawai- also time to net- ficiaries. I listened to how they took wähine. For all you do for the Office Trustee, At-large ian Homesteads work and to build the time to explain to a beneficiary of Hawaiian Affairs, and for the Tel: 808.594.1859 Association, also and strengthen that Trustees do not make hundreds Lähui, mahalo Annie and Danielle.¢ Email: [email protected] held in Hono- relationships. ————— lulu at the Pagoda Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey Hotel. Both of The AHCC Convention will be held These opportu- Trustee, Maui these events fea- November 17-19, 2019. nities complement Looking for a Tel: 808.594.1858 tured experienced the ongoing and Fax: 808.594.1864 presenters and panelists, and were often grassroots efforts by com- back issue of Email: [email protected] widely attended by community munity leaders across the pae ‘äina, ————— members from across Hawai‘i. on each island, and even within our Robert K. Lindsey Jr. individual communities. Although ? Trustee Hawai‘i The theme of this year’s Asso- just a brief look at our advocacy Tel: 808.594.1855 ciation of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and self-determination, it is a you can find them at Fax: 808.594.1883 Convention is “KÜ HIÖ! KÜ great example of how our people Email: [email protected] ————— KANAKA! KÜ I KE AKA O NÄ remain steadfast to do what is pono. issuu.com/kawaiola KÜPUNA!” – “Stand with foresight! Whether through grassroots advo- John D. Waihe‘e IV For the nūpepa version, please visit Trustee, At-large Be as a kanaka! Stand in the reflec- cacy or organized conferences, I am www.oha.org/kwo to subscribe Tel: 808.594.1876 tion of our ancestors.” The AHCC heartened to see our lähui unite for Email: [email protected] will formulate its positions for the the future of Hawai‘i. KÜ HIÖ!¢ year through a resolution process, as ‘okakopa2019 23

Where is the Revenue from ‘Ceded Lands’ owed to our Beneficiaries? GET Question: Should this be the revenue generated by those lands to Trustees’ major duty as the trust’s fund programs for their people. fiduciary to fight for? REGISTERED So what happened to the revenue s you know, in from lands that our airports sit on? Hawai‘i, the term After attending a seminar where ‘ceded lands’ refers former CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, TODAY! to 1.8 million acres Mark Dunkerly, was the keynote of land that were the speaker, I learned that the public Acrown lands of the Hawaiian mon- Leina‘ala thinks OHA collects revenue from archy prior to January 17, 1893. Ahu Isa, Ph.D. these airport ‘ceded’ lands! ‘A‘ole! The government of the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown by anti- Trustee, At-large So the question: What happened? monarchial residents of Hawai‘i. This is what happened: This in turn, led to the formation of a Provisional Government and “DOT-Airports: On October to the Republic of Hawai‘i which was the 27, 1997, President Bill Clinton signed government that achieved the so-called H.R. 2169 known as the Fiscal Year 1998 ‘annexation.’ Transportation Appropriations bill, which contains the OHA forgiveness legislation. Now known as the Territory of Hawai‘i, Section 340(c) “Prohibition on Further the former Crown lands were given (“ceded”) Diversion” states that …“There Shall Be to the United States Federal government! No Further Payment of Airport Revenues So when the Hawai‘i Admission Act made from claims related to ceded lands, whether Hawai’i a U.S. state, the lands were trans- characterized as operating expenses, rent, or ferred to the State of Hawai‘i. The Federal otherwise, and whether related to claims for Act authorizing the transfer required that the periods of time prior to or after the date of A Native Hawaiian Registry lands be held in ‘Trust’and that the revenue enactment of this Act.” –files.hawaii.gov/ from the land be used for five (5) purposes: dlnr/reports-to-the-Legislature/2009. Card offers...

1) Support of public education, So based on this Federal legislation, the -A form of verification of Native Hawaiian Airports Division is NOT responsible for ancestry & Indigenous Status. 2) Betterment of the conditions of native ANY PAYMENTS to OHA! At present, a Hawaiians as defined in the Hawaiian number of military facilities (including air- -Faster application process for Homes Commission Act of 1920 (this Act ports) sit on ceded lands. So there, now you OHA Loans & Grants. did not exist in 1893), have the answer… -Eligibility for OHA-Sponsored Programs 3) Development of home ownership, On January 31, 2008, the Hawai‘i and for various organizations that serve Supreme Court ruled that the State of Native Hawaiians. 4) Public improvements, and; Hawai‘i must resolve the claims of Native Hawaiians before selling ceded lands… 5) Provision of lands for public use. And now the issue of Mauna Kea… The Hawai‘i State Constitutional Conven- where’s the revenue from these Ceded for more information tion of 1978’s delegates felt that the 2nd Lands? purpose had been largely ignored, and please visit amended the state constitution to create A hui hou until next month, OHA as a means whereby Native Hawai- Trustee Leina‘ala  www.oha.org/registry ians could make their own decisions as to investment of ceded lands and collect Empowering Hawaiians, FROM MA UKA TO MA KAI... Strengthening Hawai‘i AND ONLINE!

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My concern over transparency at OHA SUBSCRIBE TO ince becoming a Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, I have Hawai‘i legislators approved OHA’s worked hard to increase budget request at the end of the our transparency and 2019 session, but in a remarkable accountability to our move, have withheld OHA’s Sbeneficiaries. OHA is responsible funds, contingent upon the com- for almost $700 million in assets pletion of a special audit of OHA including its investment portfo- and its LLCs. The state auditor for stories on news, features and events lio and land holdings. How OHA has since announced he plans to happening in the Hawaiian community. handles these resources is the conduct a performance audit of business of everyone who cares OHA’s LLCs. about bettering the conditions of Keli‘i Native Hawaiians. Akina, Ph.D. From the outset, this audit has resulted in a measure of tension So how is OHA doing in terms Trustee, between OHA and the state audi- of transparency and account- At-large tor, Les Kondo, who recently ability? The good news is that wrote to the OHA Board and to now there is more attention on state legislators: “We told you carefully examining OHA than that it is not appropriate for OHA at any time in prior history. This includes to interfere with or otherwise obstruct our independent and government audits, as well ability to perform our audit work.” as an investigation by the State Attorney General. The challenge is that we are in a Shining a light on OHA’s LLCs thoroughgoing process which requires full cooperation by OHA Trustees and admin- Long hidden from public view, OHA’s istration. LLCs recently received a court order to give its check registers and income and expense The independent audit by CLA statements to journalist Andrew Walden, pursuant to the Uniform Information Prac- I was troubled at a recent progress report tices Act (UIPA). OHA’s LLCs had initially given by Clifton Larson Allen (CLA), the denied Walden’s request, contending they independent firm examining OHA and were not state agencies and therefore not its LLCs for potential fraud, waste and subject to the UIPA. According to the abuse. With the audit’s extended deadline state Circuit Court, however, the LLCs are of December 16 looming, two issues of managed by or on behalf of OHA, a state concern were reported to the Board at the agency, and therefore each LLC is in fact September 4 Resource Management Com- subject to state laws such as the UIPA. mittee meeting. Thanks to the Court’s decision, the public may now request access to OHA’s LLCs’ First, CLA reported that despite attempts records. to schedule meetings with OHA’s former CEO before his contract expired, CLA was Conclusion never able to interview Kamana‘opono Crabbe as part of the audit. Notably, OHA now has a tremendous opportu- Sign up today for a FREE monthly Crabbe was the contract manager for three nity to set a precedent for transparency and contracts that CLA is examining. accountability by cooperating fully with digital or print subscription at those who wish to examine the organiza- Secondly, CLA reported that OHA’s tion closely. It would be a mistake to resist www.oha.org/kwo legal counsel has redacted portions of docu- these efforts and keep important informa- ments submitted to CLA. As a result, CLA tion away from the public which deserves states it unsure of its “ability to fully assess to see it. In the end, the benefits of transpar- the documentation provided as CLA does ency and accountability will translate into a not know the substance of the information stronger OHA, capable of better serving the Empowering Hawaiians, Strengthening Hawai‘i that has been redacted.” needs of native Hawaiians. Mahalo to all who are calling OHA to a higher standard! The audit mandated by the state Legis- lature in Act 37, conducted by the Office E hana käkou! of the Auditor Follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii LEO ‘ELELE ‘okakopa2019 25 TRUSTEE MESSSAGES Mälama Mauna Kea I’m Home auna Kea is the firstborn ment as a result of the mismanagement and This article is penned by Cheryl Lupenui The Leader Project as an indigenous leader- of Papahänaumoku and lack of education on behalf of DLNR. ship practice. For over six years I practiced Wäkea and is The DLNR’s selective enforce- y name is Cheryl a leadership framework that the elder sib- ment is hypocritical at best. BLNR is Lehua Ka‘uhane draws from both Hawaiian and ling of kalo and responsible for protecting the fragile Lupenui. I have Western constructs. During Mthe Hawaiian people. Cultu- ecosystems in conservation districts. one younger this time I became a volunteer rally significant places such Last month, the Hawai‘i Supreme brother named member of the Board of Educa- as the “Ring of Shrines” are Court held that DLNR failed its trust MPaul. My mom is from West tion and learned to practice true concentrated on the northern duties by leasing more than 20,000 Caldwell, New Jersey. My dad shared leadership! plateau. The many water dei- acres of land at the Pöhakuloa Train- is from Kailua, O‘ahu. I was ties who reside on Mauna Kea ing Area to the U.S. Marines for born in Washington, D.C. where Now, as President and C.E.O. are a constant reminder that the Carmen “Hulu” live-fire training exercises without Dad worked as a cartographer Robert K. of The Kohala Center, I am pas- mountain sits atop five aquifer Lindsey conducting inspections of the prop- for National Geographic. Mom Lindsey, Jr. sionate about the idea of growing systems that provide water for erty over the first fifty years of its worked at the Pentagon back our native forests and reefs, the entire island. Trustee, Maui lease. The Court ruled that DLNR then. As an interracial family Trustee, Hawai‘i growing good food again for our Thirteen observatories are failed to properly protect and pre- we faced racism, but my parents families and growing excellent atop Mauna Kea, but the con- serve the land, as evidenced by empty taught me to strive for excellence leaders of Hawai‘i. Hawai- struction of the TMT would be the largest shell casings, machine gun cartridge links, in spite of it. ians can better our structure in a conservation district, if it unfired blanks and other military training condition(s) by being were to be built. debris. DLNR conti- Growing up on the in touch with our past, TMT would be nues to breach its duty East Coast, my sense ancestors and ‘äina to 18 stories tall as a trustee of state of place came from ground us in the face on 5 acres (3.8 lands at Mauna Kea in the little rural town of today’s challenges. football fields) its failure to monitoring of Beaverdam, Vir- The Kohala Center is on the pristine and inspect the lands ginia at a place called a community of ‘äina northern plateau. under its fiduciary Woodson’s Mill. My stewards working to In comparison, duties. cousins and I spent improve our relation- TMT would be Given UH’s storied winters skating on ships with food, water, taller than the history of poorly ma- ponds and sleighing people and place. tallest build- naging environmental down hills. Summers ing on Hawai‘i and cultural resources we played under the Cheryl and her husband Boots - Photo : Courtesy So my life’s practice Island - Bay- and its blatant disre- waterfall of an 1800s has been, and still is, to shore Towers gard to make sufficient mill and caught fireflies late into the eve- fill the world with indigenous leadership, sits at 15 stories The Pu‘u Poli‘ahu Lunar & Planetary Laboratory Tele- progress on resource ning. During my early teens I struggled whether the world recognizes this need or tall. Construction scope (October 14, 1964) and the present day 13 management plans with feeling out of place, but over some not. would excavate Telescope Scientific Industrial Park (2019). - Photo: related to their compre- summer breaks, my parents brought us to 20 feet into the Courtesy Sen. Kaiali‘i Kahele hensive management Hawai‘i to spend time with Dad’s family, A few years ago, an anonymous donor mountain, relo- plans, DLNR’s selec- where I always felt at home. So I made the gifted The Kohala Center with a special cating 64,000 cubic yards of earth, taking tive enforcement hides efforts to exacerbate unpopular decision to attend the University piece of land in the ‘ili ‘äina of Keawewai. over 4,700 dump trucks to remove earth at racial divisions and incite social unrest of Hawai‘i at Mänoa and loved it. I spent My husband, Boots, and I now live on and the TMT’s construction site. rather than recognizing a peaceful encamp- three years at U.H. and one year in Mon- steward this land. Because of our ancestral If built, TMT’s presence would lead ment of kia‘i abiding by strict protocols of treal at McGill University. I later received ties to Kohala, we feel like we have returned to significant and adverse impacts on the kapu aloha. The State has demonstrated its my M.B.A from Tulane University in New home. Now we hope that others feel wel- environment, altering the mountain’s geol- commitment to protect the interests of for- Orleans. come at Keawewai as they knowingly or ogy, negatively impacting animal habitats, eign, private corporations, rather than the not seek renewal, wisdom, inspiration, heal- and hindering Native Hawaiian cultural rights of our own hoa‘äina who have long- My career has spanned for-profit, non- ing and growth. practices. A planned road extension would protested the construction on land sacred profit and social entrepreneurship. I worked curtail the habitat of the Wekiu bug, an to Känaka Maoli, through a long, coordi- for years in business development at Servco One of my favorite ‘ölelo no‘eau is indigenous insect that was a candidate nated and organized mass mobilization of Pacific. I then opened Broke the Mouth on ho‘okahi nö lä o ka malihini – a stranger for for the endangered species list in 2011. Hawai‘i law enforcement and mainstream Bishop Street, serving healthy plate lunches only a day. This reminds us of our kuleana Additionally, there has not been a compre- media at the expense of Hawai‘i taxpayers. made from locally grown produce. In fact, as guests of this land to do the hard work hensive study on how the telescopes would As UH Regent Alapaki Nahale-a stated it was OHA’s Native Hawaiian Revolving that ensures this ‘äina can share its gifts to affect the water supply. in his support for protectors, “Just because Loan Fund that provided me the capital to our Hawai‘i community and beyond for Despite DLNR’s warnings of damage to it’s scientifically sacred doesn’t mean it’s start this business. From there I found my generations. endangered plants at Pu‘u Huluhulu, our [okay] to sacrifice environmental and cul- way to the YWCA where I served as Presi- kia‘i mälama ‘äina our natural and cul- tural sacredness. To dismiss the number of dent and CEO for ten years. When not working, Boots and I love tural resources by conserving the native people who’ve gotten behind this move- traveling. But I’m happiest curled up on biodiversity within their moku and wahi ment as uninformed, or lawless or somehow I learned a lot about women’s leadership the couch with him and our English bull- pana. The presence of the Känaka Rangers uncaring, it’s not only ignorant, it’s offen- while at the YWCA but I yearned to work in dog, Bubba, on our home in the middle of ensures safe access and watershed manage- sive.” ¢ Hawaiian leadership. So I left and founded the ocean.  26 ‘okakopa2019 HO‘OHUI ‘OHANA www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] FAMILY REUNIONS NATIVE HAWAIIAN » NEWS | FEATURES | EVENTS E na- ‘ohana Hawai‘i: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for length. Send your information by mail, or e-mail [email protected]. E ola na- mamo a Ha- loa!

2019 2019 at Ewa Thomas Gentry Community Center 1845, Donna HueSing Curimao 808-264-3178, Hulihee Harbottle’s (my great grandfather) KEAWE – Looking for genealogy records or fam- Clubhouse, 1795 Keaunui Drive, Ewa Beach, Valda "Sweetheart" Baisa Andaya 808-572-9245, Guardianship court case that when his father ily members for my grandmother Hannah Keawe COITO – Reunion on July 18, 2020. Place and Hawaii 96706. It is a Potluck. $5.00 per fami- Kapi'olani Adams 808-778-6383 or email piooha- George died his mother was on Maui and the case born 1875 in North Kohala, HI. Married my grand- time (to be announced at a later time), “Catered ly will cover costs. Please bring a Grab Bag and [email protected]. was stopped until she could be in court. When she father Henry K. Iaea born 1880 in Ka‘u, HI. Lü‘au”. Ti shirts, tank tops and genealogy books donations for Hawaii Food Bank. The Hui O appeared in court she said it was fine if Edward H. – Victor 'Ohana reunion for descen- Married 1901 Hon. Territory of Hawai‘i birth 1896- available. Contact Jeanne Kahanaoi, 89-475 Zablan Reunion T-Shirts: Goldenrod yellow shirt VICTOR Boyd became his guardian. There are family sto- dants of Kamukai Wikoli and Amelia Akoi will 1909. Index by name of mother Keawe Hannah, Mokiawe St., Wai‘anae, Hawai‘i 96792. Phone: with a red Family Crest design again features ries that she had come from an ali‘i family of Tahiti be held on O'ahu from Friday 21 through Sunday father Henry K. Iaea - child Elizabeth Kalua born (808) 354-7365. Cousin Kimo Zablan's art work. Cousins Jimbo and was in Hawai‘i as a ward of the court. I have 23 August 2020. For details please see the 'ohana 7/19/1898 in North Kohala. Please call Ned Iaea and Tammy Correa Beaumont have produced the not been able to substantiate this information. If – Aloha John Francis Carson website at www.victor-ohana.org or the ʻohana 808-979-1800 or 808-426-1061. Mahalo! CHARTRAND shirts at a very resonable price. Remaining shirts anyone in the family knows where I might look it Chartrand is my Grandfather on my mother’s side. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ – Would like to locate genealogical will be available for purchase at the Lunncheon. would be wonderful to know. Please contact me at KEANU He came to Hawai‘i in the 20’s with the Calvary. The.Victor.Ohana. For more information contact information for my deceased paternal grandmoth- Bring your kala. The Hui O Zablan hope to see all [email protected] or call 808-936-3946. He married four Hawaiian women in his life and Dwight Victor at [email protected], (808) er named Josephine Keanu born either in Ka’u Joaquin and Ane Nahaku Keaweamahi and Joaquin Mahalo, Noelani Willing Phillips. had many children. Mary Keahi Kaohu, Edith 688-2349, or PO Box 970700 Waipahu HI 96797. or Kaohe (Big Island) on 8/12/1912 or 1911. and Maria Bothelo descendants and our Extended Kapule Kalawaia, Margaret Keanalani Claesene – Supposedly, her birth record was destroyed during Families. Come be with your cousins! – The descendants of Waiaha (Kahaipo) HANAWAHINE/KEAUMAU/KEAWE and Helen Brown. My mother Isabelle Leina‘ala WAIPA Looking for the descendants/ancestors of Soloman Waipa and Pilialoha Kahilihiwa are planning a a fire at St. Benedict Church in Honaunau. I was Chartrand Kainoa and brother Harold Kalawaia – We are updating our Hanawahine(1874-1921) and Kane Keaumau KAMILA/CAZIMERO family reunion on October 11, 12 and 13 at the told this church kept birth records of nearby fami- Chartrand had eleven half siblings. In honor of all Kamila and Manuel Family Tree and planning Keawe of Ho‘okena, South Kona. Kane later Haili Tent at Panaewa, Hilo on the Big Island. lies during that period. I would greatly appreciate the Chartrand ‘Ohana that have passed on, to meet our next Family Reunion. Please check out our changed her name to Alice Keawe. Together they The following of their 12 children had off-springs: any kokua in locating her ‘ohana and details of her Grandpa Chartrand. We want to plan this a reunion. Facebook page; Hui 'o Manuel a me Kamila Reunion had the following known children and (spous- Waiaha Waipa (m. Napua Kaukini, aka Alice birth. Please contact [email protected]. We need everyone to kokua with your current or email Kamila.ManuelCazimeroFR2021@gmail. es); Joseph Hanawahine changed to Kanawahine Waipa); Leialoha Waipa (m. Kook Fai Akaka; m. Li – Looking for lin- contact info to cuzin Cami Chartrand 446-5098 com. You can also contact Stacy Hanohano at (808) (Koleka Paauhau), George H. K. Hanawahine Sr. KEKUKU APUAKEHAU Tai Ta Ah Hee); Kaamoku Waipa (m. Loke “Rose” eage from Joseph Kekukupena Apuakehau, 1857- email [email protected] or John 520-4212 for more information. (1st wife: Victoria Kaupu 2nd: Julia Keala), Samuel Purdy); Limaloa Waipa (m. Kahikini “Lucy” 1936, and Miliama “Miriam” Kaopua, 1857-1919, Kainoa 244-8428, [email protected]. We K. Hanawahine (1st wife: Julia Keauhou 2nd: – Kaukini); Hanakahi Waipa (m. Margaret Moku); to Kalaimanokaho‘owaha also known as Kana‘ina look forward to hearing from you. Mahalo John. KULIOHOLANI-KONAWAHINE Miriam Dela Cruz), Mary Hanawahine born Kane ‘Ohana Reunion Save the Date – Saturday June Kanani “aka Puakomela” Waipa (m. Benjamin Ili); nui (Big Island Ali‘i), circa 1778, to Alapa‘i Nui (Henry Kaioula), Eva Hanawahine (Henry John – The descendants of Lucy Hanapi 20, 2020, Waimanalo Hawaiian Homes Hale, Abraham “Apela” Waipa, Sr. (m. Cecilia Kupihe; (Big Island King, 1725-1754). Any and all infor- HANAPI Silva), Sophie Hanawahine (Fabiano Kealoha), Bungo, Lily Hanapi Kawelo, and Edward 41-253 Hauhole St. Waimanalo. Descendants m. Elizabeth Kainoamakua “Makalia” Kapea). mation will be greatly appreciated. Mahalo! Please Katy Hanawahine (Yan Gen Pil), and Rachel Kawaihoa Hanapi will be holding a family reunion are from the following 'Ohana: Henry AhChoy Times and events planned are October 11, 5:00pm send email to Miriam: [email protected]. Hanawahine (Albert Kamai). Any information on on O'ahu, Hawaii on July 24, 25, and 26, 2020. Apua, Amoe Aki Yam, Edward Kau, Harry Aki, - Pot Luck Pupus and Sharing of family trees; our ‘ohana’s mo‘o kü=‘au‘hau will be valued. – Looking for descendants or relat- For more information email Lisa Jaber at ljab3@ Samuel Aki, Alexander Aki, Josephine DeLaura- October 12, 12:00pm - Workshops, Late Lunch- KAUKA Please contact Quiana Danielson-Vaielua by phone ed ‘ohana members of Deborah Chan Loy (DOB: aol.com or call (808) 220-5404 and leave a mes- Crow, Ramona Teves, Veronica Samera, Dorothy Early Dinner; October 13, 11:00am - Talk story 808-371-9660 or email [email protected]. about 1885) Please contact Glenn Ventura at sage. Mahalo. Kekuewa, Shirley Hering and Lorna Akiona-Terry. and light lunch. Contact Krissy Santa Maria 808- I am the great-great granddaughter of Soloman [email protected]. Mainly trying to locate For more information: https://sites.google.com/ 756-4951 or Leona Leialoha 808-315-9977 for – The descendants of Kantaro Hatori Hanawahine and Kane Keawe, great granddaugh- sisters of my mother Irene Loy (DOB: 1914) HATORI site/kauakiohana/; https://www.facebook.com/ more information. (Hattori) and Lahapa Halana are planning a fami- ter of Samuel Hanawahine and Miriam, and grand Married John Ventura of Kihei. Sisters: Lillian, groups/1706567222891054/; rosejuly.yam@gmail. ly reunion on October 12, 2019 on Oahu. Kentaro – The descendants of of Naomi Hanawahine. Saddie (Sadie), Warma (Velma) and Agnes Kauka. com. WOOLSEY and Lahapa Hattori had ten children, all of whom George Lewis Woolsey and Annie Kamakakaulani – The Hussey family (Alexander & – Looking for descendants or relat- have produced descendants: Henry, Susan, Philip, Akana are planning a family reunion on July 2-5, HUSSEY MAKUA NAGAI/CASTOR/KAMA/MAU/KAUPU Kaaikaula Makanoe) is updating its genealogy book. ed ‘ohana members of Henry K. Makua (year of Albert, John, Anna Jennie, Josephine, Carrie, Pio, – Nagai’s, Castor’s, Kama’s, Mau’s and Kaupu’s 2020 at He Piko No Waiohuli, Kula, Maui, Hawaii Please go to husseyohana.org for more information. birth: 1907, Honolulu) Father: Joseph K. Makua, and Manasey. Please join us to renew relationships, are planning a reunion of all first cousins and . George Lewis Woolsey and Annie Kamakakaulani Mother: Mary Aukai, Sisters: Malia and Mele, meet new additions, talk story, play games, eat, ‘ohana on October 10–13, 2019 to be held at Akana had four children, all of whom have pro- – Looking for descendants or relat- KAIWA Sons: Henery and Donald Makua. Joseph and and to ensure that our keiki know their ‘ohana. The Pilila‘au Army Recreational Center in Wai‘anae. duced descendants: Matilda Woolsey Norton, ed ‘Ohana Members of ‘BILL KAIWA’, aka Mary may have orginated from Kaua‘i. Looking committee is also in the process of updating our Please contact Nani Castor-Peck at 206-612-0636 George Woolsey, James Woolsey and Miriam ‘SOLOMAN ANI. Please contact ROBERTA for genealogical information. Please contact – genealogy and want it to be ready by our reunion or Tavia Santiago at 808-590-4005 or email Ellen Woolsey Jay Reed. We will talk story, have music, BOLLIG 320-248-3656 or [email protected] [email protected]. Mahalo! date. For more information contact your ‘ohana Schaff at [email protected]. games, enjoy each other’s company and have MAHALO! rep or Bobbie-Lynn Molina (808) 754-8564 hato- genealogy updates during the reunion. Camping – For all descendants of Charles – Descendants of John – Are you looking for an ancestor TITCOMB [email protected] or Lena Abordo hatorioha- MANU/KAWELO is allowed. For more information, please email- KALAUPAPA Titcomb and Kanikele – it's time to update the fam- Manu-Kawelo and Kaohuaaionaalii Kapapaheenalu at Kalaupapa? Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit [email protected] Hope: [email protected]. ily information for another family reunion. Anyone of North Kohala will all be together for the first organization made up of Kalaupapa residents, fam- that would be interested to be on the planning com- – Calling all descendants time in 30 years beginning next year Wednesday, ily members and friends, might be able to help. We HEEN/MEHEULA ‘IMI ‘OHANA • FAMILY SEARCH mittee, contact: K. Nani Kawaa at titcombfami- of Chung Mook Heen, known in Hawai‘i as July 29 through Sunday August 2nd, 2020. We have information on more than 7,000 people sent [email protected]. Harry A. HEEN married Mary (Mele) Helemika will start with an Oahu gathering and then meet CULLEN – Looking for genealogy records for to Kalaupapa. Contact ‘Ohana Coordinator Valerie Keaukahalani MEHEULA. Known Children: in North Kohala. Our descendants include Pa, my great grandmother on my father’s side. Mary Monson at [email protected] or call WAIOLAMA – Searching for family members William Ha‘eha‘e Heen, Afong Waianuenue, Stewart, Rodenhurst, , Hussey, Moku, Manu, and Cullen 1869-1920 married John Fernandez 1860- 808-573-2746. and genealogical records of George (‘Ainaahiahi/ Phoebe Kaenaokalani, Moses Keli‘iolono Heen, many more. There will be many exciting events Kaaniaahiahi) Waiolama born about June 5, 1892 1939. Their daughter Madeline Fernandez Colburn. – Looking for anyone with infor- Eliza (Lulu) Lulukamakani, Ernest Nalanielua; that you don’t want to miss!! For more infor- KAMAKAU in Kahakuloa, Maui. Mother: Kawao Kaainaahiahi Please call or text Pauahi Colburn at 722-8400. mation on Abigaila Ellen Hakalaniponi (also Robert Kanehailua Kekuaiwahia, Edward mation follow us on Facebook, Manu – Kawelo Kahakuloa, Maui. Father: (George Sr.) Waiolama Mahalo nui. known as Poni) Kamakau. Born at Kaopipa/ Kahakelehua, and George Keawe-a-meheula. Harry Reunion. of Wailuku, Maui. George Jr. is a half brother of my Kaupipa, Kipahulu, Maui on September 3, 1850 may have had other wife’s, we are hoping to connect GRAMBERG – Searching for the descendants grandmother Elizabeth “Lizzie” Leialoha Cook. – The descendants of Kepio aka Kaawalauole/ and died at Kahehuna (Honolulu) on January with that ‘Ohana as well. We are in the planning PIO or any related ‘ohana of Herman Gramberg and Also, family members of Waiolama on O‘ahu, Kaawalauloa/Keliipio/Pio and wife Keoahu of 20, 1884. Please contact 808-366-0847 or stages but are looking to do a family reunion some- Rose Anakalea. Children of Herman and Rose are Helemano area, who was a brother in law of 3x Kaupo, Maui, will be having a family reunion on [email protected]. time in 2020 on O‘ahu. Please contact Teave Heen Herman “Waha”, Theresa, George, Vivian, Henry great uncle Konohiki Namahana (Mahoe) (if this Maui island, Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-7, 2020 808-870-7656 [email protected] or Curtsi “Heine”, Darilynn, and Rosebud. Looking to update – is the one and same Waiolama family?). Please at Kihei Community Center. Kepio and Keoahu KAMEKONA/LOA/KAHAWAI Heen [email protected]. genealogical information. Please email gramberg Searching for genealogy, family members, fos- contact Sissy Akui at [email protected]. had six children who used the surname Kepio [email protected]. Any inforomation shared is ter or hänai records for my Great Grandmother, Mahalo! – Saturday, November 9th, or Pio at some point in their lives: Kahaleuahi KAAA REUNION greatly appreciated. Mahalo! ROSE HIWA KAMEKONA, born June 15, 1909, 2019, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Zablan Beach, Nänäkuli (k), Nakoaelua (w), Malaea (w), Kaukani (k), – Kalei Keahi / Ah Foon 1st marriage to George Loa 1927 (one child YONG/KUKAHIKO (across from Nänäkuli Ranch). This is a potluck Ipoaloha (w) and Kaleohano (k). Reunion meet- HARBOTTLE – I am looking for informa- Yong and John Mahele Kukahiko / Daisy Nahaku with/Rose Loa/now Rose Lani), 2nd marriage affair. Everyone come and meet your ‘ohana. This ings are held on Maui and Oahu. Next Maui tion on my great-great grandmother. Her name Up dating genealogy information on these 2 ohana. to Francis Kahawai 1928 - 1929 (three children is the last Kaaa Reunion I’ll be having due to health meeting is Sat. 10/19/19, 11am-1pm at 11 S. is Talaimanomateata or Kua‘analewa, she was Please send to Janelle Kanekoa ( granddaugh- with), deceased 1935. I am the grand-daugh- reasons. Ti shirts and tank tops will be available Puunene Ave. (behind O'Reilly's Auto), Kahului; Tahitian and married to or had a child with ter of Samuel Apo Young/ Yong and Daisybelle ter of Rose Loa/Lani, great grand daughter to as well as genealogy books. Please contact me - potluck lunch. Next Oahu meeting is Sun. George Nahalelaau Harbottle. Born in 1815 on Kukahiko) email me @ nehaukanekoa@gmail. ROSE HIWA KAMEKONA. Please call/leave Jeanne Kaaa Kahanoi at 808-354-7365. 10/20/19, 1pm at Kalanianaole (Nanakuli) Beach O‘ahu and son of John Harbottle of England and com.Please list on top right which ohana you message/text Luana @ (808) 450-0103 or email Park, potluck lunch. Contact: Ka'apuni Peters- Papapaunauapu daughter of Haninimakaohilani belong to. Yong or Kukahiko.  HUI O ZABLAN – The Hui O Zablan Luncheon and Kauhiaimokuakama. I know from Edward [email protected]. will be from 10:30am-2:00pm on Sunday, 3 Nov Wong 808-375-4321, Toni Kowalski 808-436-

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