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Nowemapa (November) 2014 | Vol. 31, No. 11 THE LIVING WATER OF OHA www.oha.org/kwo 5d`UWY hcWU`` page 18 Ka¯ko‘o ‘oihana ‘O¯iwi SUPPORT NATIVE HAWAIIAN- OWNED PAGES BUSINESSES SECTION 11-17 Native Hawaiians get a helping hand in search for housing. - Photo: Zach Villanueva FALL 2015 FRESHMAN CLASS The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa proudly announces over $1.5 million in scholarship opportunities for high achieving high school seniors applying for the Fall 2014 semester. The University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa proudly announces over $5 million in scholarship opportunities for high achieving SCHOLARSHIPS high school seniors applying for the Fall 2015 semester. REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP Full Tuition Waiver for Four Years of Undergraduate Study Receive $4,000 annually ($2,000/semester) & One-time travel grant of $2,000 Application Deadline: January 16, 2015 - MANOA CHANCELLOR’S SCHOLARSHIP $10,000 annually ($5,000/semester) Application Deadline: January 16, 2015 - MANOA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP $5,000 annually ($2,500/semester) Application Deadline: January 16, 2015 Please visit the website below or DOCTOR OF MEDICINE EARLY call (808) 956-8975 for more information ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM Full Tuition Waiver for Four Years manoa.hawaii.edu/ of Undergraduate Study admissions/scholarships Application Deadline: December 1, 2014 MESSAgE FrOM Follow us: /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii nowemapa2014 3 the ceo CiviC E ngagE m E nt is not just an E l ECtion-timE issuE Aloha mai ka¯kou, all consider buying gifts from our Native Hawaiian businesses. A strong economy is a good foundation for a Native Hawaiian he election might be over but it is never too late to nation. Boosting our businesses means more jobs and higher remind our elected leaders that Native Hawaiians vote household income. and that we care. Our elected leaders do want to know Buying from Native Hawaiian businesses means more money what is important to their constituents, what problems stays in Hawai‘i, and circulates through our economy, instead of need solving and what they can do to improve every- going into the pockets of multinational corporations. one’sT quality of life. Ka Wai Ola offered Native Hawaiian businesses free ads in this That makes this a perfect time to remind them that Native month’s paper. I invite you to look at the ads and patronize these Hawaiian issues need their attention. We are all for finding ways businesses. In this small way, you can help us empower Hawaiians to protect our cultural resources and funding for Native Hawaiian and strengthen all of Hawai‘i. programs both on the state and federal level. We want to continue to dialogue on what is just compensation for the government’s ‘O au iho nö me ke aloha a me ka ‘oia‘i‘o, use of ceded lands. It doesn’t take much to become a little more politically active in your community. You can say a quick “Hi” at a community event and let your elected officials know what you’re concerned about, Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. whether it is traffic safety in your neighborhood or preservation Ka Pouhana/Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian cultural resources. We want them to know Native Hawaiians are engaged, involved and care, and that we want to make a difference. Just a few kind words can make a world of difference. I want to be part of the solution; we all want to be a part of the solution. And by staying engaged we will be part of the solution. There are other ways for Native Hawaiians to exert influence in our community. As the holiday season approaches, we should mea o loko TAblE OF COnTEnTS nowemapa | november 2014 | Vol. 31, No. 11 Kamana‘opono m. Crabbe, Ph.d. Ka pouhana, MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER STORY KaIaKaIa¯ULU | COMMUNITY Chief executive Officer Community EngagEmEnt Homeward bound PagE 18 Paintings given from Ke¯haunani abad, Ph.d. By Liza Simon Director the heart PagE 17 Families struggling to put a roof over their heads have CommuniCations By Ke¯haunani aBad Garett Kamemoto been turning to Hawaiian Community Assets for help. Manager Many have found success and secured permanent Artist Aaron Kawai‘ae‘a has Lisa asato rental housing. OHA has played a significant supportive painted a series of Hawaiian Communications Specialist heroes, from royalty to kumu hula. John matsuzaki role, pumping more than $500,000 into one HCA Digital Media Specialist program alone. Francine murray Artist Aaron Kawai‘ae‘a. - Courtesy photo Communications Specialist nelson Gaspar Ea | gOVERNaNCE Communications Specialist Email/WEbsitEs a lifetime of service PagE 5 Na¯ HaNaNa | EVENTS [email protected] By Garett Kamemoto www.OHa.org PagE 25 www.oha.org/kawaiola OHA Trustee Oswald Stender retires this month after Hula contest returns to Waimea Valley @oha_hawaii 14 years on the board. He shares his thoughts on By Katie yamanaKa /officeofhawaiianaffairs leadership, Kaka‘ako Makai and helping to shape the /ohahawaii Organizers revive the beloved Ke ‘Alohi Hula Competition decades Second City of Kapolei as a Campbell Estate CEO. after it ended its original run. 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. 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All rights reserved. 4 nowemapa2014 www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] n ATivE HAWAiiA n » nEWS | FEATurES | E v E n TS can make a difference.” The decade-old Nä Wai ‘Ehä case had thrust tears of joy accompany return into a spotlight the law in Hawai‘i that water is a public trust and not private property, and that such resources cannot be diverted without considering the impact on Native Hawaiian traditional and of water to na¯ Wai ‘eh a¯ customary practices, stream and ocean ecosys- tems, and drinking water. But more work remains at lons a day to Waihe‘e River and Waiehu Stream, For some, the water’s return to Waikapü and respectively, which the commission had ordered Wailuku signaled another step forward in ongo- Maui’s ‘Four great Waters,’ in 2010. ing community efforts to enforce the law and stop “It took years of waiting and lobbying the com- companies from draining rivers and streams dry community members say mission, then it took a contested case hearing up while hoarding the water for private profit. to the Supreme Court, back down, and then it took Most importantly, the same attention must by OHA Staff everyone agreeing that it was time to reach a reso- extend to East Maui and across the islands, where 90 percent of Hawai‘i’s streams continue n the latest sign of progress in the Nä being diverted. Wai ‘Ehä case, water returned Oct. 13 “We join with the community and OHA to two streams in Central Maui for the in celebrating this hard-won and long- first time in more than century. awaited restoration of stream flows,” said The Wailuku Water Co. and Hawai- Isaac Moriwake, an attorney for Earth- Iian Commercial & Sugar Co., which is justice. “While more work and continued a division of Alexander & Baldwin Inc., vigilance will be needed to protect these released the water from their diversions in resources, we take this moment to wit- Waikapü and Wailuku that had drained the ness another step in the march of progress streams dry. for these streams and others throughout The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawai‘i nei.” Earthjustice joined with community groups Community members called on the Hui o Nä Wai ‘Ehä and Maui Tomorrow state Water Commission to hold diverters, Foundation, to celebrate the water’s return such as Wailuku Water Co. and Hawaiian to the last two remaining streams seeking Commercial & Sugar, accountable to the justice in the much-publicized case. settlements that have been reached. “This is a significant day,” said Walter Water is released from a valve above Kepaniwai Park in Wailuku, Maui, on Oct. Höküao Pellegrino of Hui o Nä Wai to maintain Kamaunu of Hui o Nä Wai ‘Ehä. “The 13 as part of a settlement agreement reached in April. - Photos: Alice Silbanuz ‘Ehä was among those to raise the issue the connection water has been returned.” at recent hearings in Kahului. “What to the past This restoration of stream flow occurred occurred after five months was no engi- more than two years after the Hawai‘i neering feat, it was a lifted-up plywood and a viable Supreme Court ruled in the Nä Wai ‘Ehä board with a stick holding up that sluice land base, case in favor of OHA, Earthjustice and a gate and a stone underneath that sluice native broad-based alliance of farmers, cultural gate,” Pellegrino said. hawaiians will practitioners, environmentalists and their He also mentioned that problems remain participate supporters. with sticks and stones, delays in covering in and “This case not only benefits Native intake grates, incorrect locations for meter Hawaiians, but it strengthens the broader gauges and unreliable measuring systems.