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KURT KEOLA JACK GOUVEIA THOMPSON OLIN GEORGE HERMAN JOHN KREUTZ WEDEMEYER KEVIN JAMES KEN MAWAE TIAINA BAUL NIUMATALOLO “Junior” Seau Jr. Seven inductees will be honored at an enshrinement ceremony in January. - Courtesy head shots: Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Follow us online! IWILEI RD. SUMNER ST. Regal Cinemas OHA’s O‘ahu offi ces are moving to Kmart City 737 Iwilei Road, Ste. 200 Mill West Marine ENTRANCE NIMITZ HWY. - H1 To facilitate the move, OHA’s Battery Honolulu, HI 96817 Pacific Bill’s Fishing ¯KI¯ (Between Kmart and City Mill. O‘ahu offi ces will be closed from Montgomery Supply Motors Dec. 9, 2013 to Dec. 17, 2013. NIMITZ HWY. - WAIKI Parking entrance on Nimitz Highway.) All Neighbor OHA’s offi ces The Hawaiian Island Offi ces are open Monday Registry Program will be closed on through Friday 7:45 is available from Dec. 10, 2013 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 and will reopen Closed on state and p.m. Monday on Dec. 11, 2013. federal holidays. through Friday. Empowering Hawaiians, Strengthening Hawai‘i O‘ahu Offi ce - Phone: (808) 594-1835 We will reopen for business on Dec. 18, 2013. www.oha.org Message From Follow us: /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ke¯ke¯mapa2013 3 the ceo transitioning to a nEW CorporatE building Aloha mai ka¯kou, ing our time reflecting on how we carry out our mission and to setting a proud image for our community. We are rededicating his month marks the beginning of a new era for the ourselves to leading and pulling together different groups, such Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Our O‘ahu office is moving as the Ali‘i Trusts, to move toward a common goal. to our new corporate building in Iwilei. Our move will affect our beneficiaries as we will be closing our It is an opportunity for us to refocus on our core office at Pacific Park Plaza on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, to facilitate valuesT and principles, and our mission and vision. We must refo- the move and reopening on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at our new cus our efforts on Ho‘olu Lähui Aloha, to raise a beloved nation. office at 737 Iwilei Road. (See facing page for more information We do that not only by working toward recognition for a Hawai- on the move and a map of our new corporate offices.) ian nation, but we’re also working to build a strong and thriving people. That means advocating for systemic changes before the At our new site, there will be ample free parking for ben- state Legislature and other governmental bodies. It also means eficiaries and a larger boardroom that can accommodate more providing grants to agencies serving Native Hawaiians, not only members of the public. to serve as a social-service safety net, but to give people the tools to be the next visionary leaders of Hawai‘i. We hope you visit us as we move forward to build a beloved nation. Moving to Iwilei, to a building OHA owns, means we will save on rent. Meanwhile, the building will still be a commercial ‘O au iho nö me ke aloha a me ka ‘oia‘i‘o, property, our tenants are top design firms and other thriving busi- nesses, earning us money to help us carry out our vision. But before we move into our new hale, we must settle our Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. na‘au, and rededicate ourselves to our vision. We’ve been spend- Ka Pouhana/Chief executive Officer mea o loko table of contents ke¯ke¯mapa | december 2013 | Vol. 30, No. 12 Kamana‘opono M. crabbe, Ph.D. Ka Pouhana, MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER FEATURE MO‘OMEHEU | CULTURE Chief Executive Officer Community EngagEmEnt Polynesian legends Longtime dancer, kumu Ke¯haunani abad, Ph.D. Director of football PAgE 12 receives hula award PAgE 5 CommuniCations By LurLine WaiLana McGreGor By Lynn cooK Garett Kamemoto Manager The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announces Through the years Kumu Hula Joan Lindsey, Lisa asato its inaugural class of inductees, including Herman recipient of this year’s I Ola Mau Ka Hula Communications Specialist “Squirmin’ Herman” Wedemeyer and Navy head Award, has danced – and taught – her way John Matsuzaki Communications Specialist coach Ken Niumatalolo into the hearts of thousands Francine Murray Communications Specialist NA¯ HANANA | EVENTS nelson Gaspar EA | gOVERNANCE Communications Specialist Chairperson Machado The enduring allure of Email/WEbsitEs Photo: Courtesy [email protected] PAgE 15 www.OHA.org is feeling fine PAgE 4 Ni‘ihau shell lei Dave Franzen, 2013 www.oha.org/kawaiola By Garett KaMeMoto By Lynn cooK @oha_hawaii /officeofhawaiianaffairs OHA Trustee Colette Machado is heading to a full Shells from the Forbidden Island, as Ni‘ihau is sometimes known, /ohahawaii recovery after having a stroke in November have a distinct luster and a devoted following. An exhibition of Ni‘ihau shell lei at Bishop Museum showcases both the museum’s pieces along with those from a private collection Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 737 Iwilei Road, Ste. 200, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 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: 102,000 copies, 95,000 of which are distributed by mail, and 7,000 through island offices, state and 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. ©2013 Office of Hawaiian Affairs. All rights reserved. 4 ke¯ke¯mapa2013 ea www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] gOVERNANCe NATIve HAWAIIAN » NeWS | FeATureS | eveNTS of your ‘ohana is suffering from a stroke, call 911 right away.” Machado: ‘i feel great’ She said that within 40 minutes of oHa moving receiving medication, she was already By garett Kamemoto laughing and joking and most of the symptoms had gone away. headquarters Machado also thanked members of her ffice of Hawaiian Affairs church family for their prayers. Chair Colette Machado Two days after suffering the stroke, to new location is expected to make a full Machado was walking through the halls recovery after suffering what of Queen’s. “I feel great,” she said. she calls a “mini stroke” on Machado presided over her first board ONov. 1. meeting since the stroke on Nov. 21, Machado was at the state Capitol at less than three weeks after suffering the the time of the stroke. She credits Rep. stroke. She has been cleared by her doc- Marcus Oshiro (D, Wahiawä-Whitmore- tors to resume her activities, though they Poamoho) for recognizing the symptoms advised her to pace herself for the first and insisting she get immediate treat- five weeks. She said that means work- ment. ing out of the Moloka‘i office rather than Machado was taken to the Stroke Center OHA Chairperson Colette Machado led the Nov. 21 flying to O‘ahu, if possible. But she said at the Queen’s Medical Center. Dr. Cher- Board of Trustees meeting. - Photo: John Matsuzaki she will resume her normal schedule. ylee Chang, director of the Stroke Center Machado became emotional as she OHA’s O‘ahu office will be closed for business from Dec. 9 to 17 and Neuroscience Institute at Queen’s recovery. addressed the board for the first time and reopen Dec. 18 at its new location at the Gentry Pacific Design said immediate treatment can minimize “Mahalo to everyone for their thoughts since her stroke. She thanked her col- Center. - Photo: KWO archives the long-term effects of a stroke. Doc- and prayers,” Machado said. “It is crucial leagues for their support, and she said tors say treatment within three hours of for people having a stroke to get to the she learned she needs to take better By Harold Nedd the onset of a stroke is crucial. Chang hospital immediately so they can get the care of her health. “I have a second said Machado is expected to make a full right medication. If you think a member chance to do better,” she said. ¢ he Office of Hawaiian Affairs has announced that it is moving its operation from Kaka‘ako into the building it now owns in Iwilei. • If a Kanaka Maoli puwalu (gathering) Starting Dec. 16, OHA’s new address Trustees OK more funding for roll is to be convened, it would be convened willT be 737 Iwilei Road, Suite 200, which is about a by OHA and not the state Legislature and block away from the Dole Cannery. that OHA’s role would be to facilitate the OHA is moving into the former Gentry Pacific commission – with conditions puwalu. Design Center, which it acquired in August 2012 • OHA should educate and inform the as part of an investment strategy aimed at helping By garett Kamemoto Hawaiian community on the overthrow, the public agency generate income from real estate to sunset on June 30, 2014, after the publi- and the events surrounding the over- that could help fund its programs that benefit Native he Office of Hawaiian Affairs cation of a certified roll. throw. Hawaiians. Board of Trustees voted to give Trustees expressed concerns about the • OHA will never negotiate away the The move into an estimated 44,000-square-foot almost $600,000 in funding to cost effectiveness of the commission’s sovereignty of the Hawaiian people and space comes after 21 years of leasing a roughly the Native Hawaiian Roll Com- campaign, and noted a large number of national lands.