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Ka Wai Ola O -- - .,.... ______ ____ ·___ -------- ---- Genealogy Project Gets Funding A $5,000 preliminary federal grant to study how to collect lishment of a centralized computer file of the genealogy of the and computerize older information on the genealogy of per- descendants of the Hawaiian nation. sons of Hawaiian ancestry has been received by the Office of Samuel Apuna, Human Services and Education Officer, Hawaiian Affairs. said the best part of the project is that it is foc using on the Ro·o"gl"I ..1 A study team comprised of Wisconsin State Archivist F. Hawaiians. It will complement the efforts of two state depart- Gerald Ham and retired Hawaii State Archivist Agnes Con- ments, Alu Like Inc. and the Cancer Research Center of rad will do the preliminary study. Rubellite Johnson, associate Hawaii . They are computerizing information on record since professor of language at the University of Hawaii , and 1942. Hawaiian historian Edith McKenzie, a lecturer at Honolulu Apuna explained that the OHA team will foc us on pre- Community College, were also named to the team. 1942 information from such non-government sources as fam - "Unsung Hero" ily records, oral tradition and churches. The federal censuses The initial phase wi ll be a feasibility study and development of 1900 and 1920, which first listed Hawaiians by name, will be of a plan of action to identify and collect historical genealogi- the starting base. cal records from throughout the islands. The resulting data The federal grant is from the National Historical Publica- would be made available to all appropriate agencies within the tion a nd Researc h C ommission and the Natrona l limits' of privacy regulations. Archives. OHA will provide matching funds. The Hawaiian genealogy concept was developed in 1982 Proof of ancestry for verification of land titles and eligibili ty Honored by OHA's Human Services Committee headed by Trustee for certain programs, including the Hawaiian Home Lands Thomas K. Kaulukukui Sf. The final objective is the estab- program, will be needed by Hawaiians and others. Kamehameha Students View OHA Slide Show OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAI RS 567 So. King Street BULK RATE Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Students at OHA: Honolulu, Hawaii a time for history - page 8 Permit No. 298 Address Correction Requested Plus . .. Grandmother and College - page 3 John Henry Wise More Grants - page 3 'Aha Mele on Maui - page 7 Genealogy Funding - page 8 '.' . I Nowemapa (November) 1985 Final Report Due in Early 1986 eeds Assessment Project is Result of Mandate By Wendy Roylo Hee the arrangement, HSP draws a stratified random sample from designed to gather the opinions and information on the needs Pla nning and Development Officer its statewide list of all occupied housing units for its own of all members of the Hawaiian household. The results in the survey. HSP then asked all Hawaiians in its survey if they preliminary report are based on the responses of about 180 The Population Survey/ Needs Assessment (PS/ NA) pro- would be willing to participate in OHA's PS/ NA survey. HSP Hawaiian families throughout the state, or approximately 610 ject, preliminary results of which were reported in last then gave OHA the names, addresses and telephone num- people. month's issue of Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA, is part of the Office of bers of those Hawaiians, who were subsequently contacted The final report will be based on the responses of approx- Hawaiian Affairs' responsibilities as mandated in Chapter 10 and surveyed for OHA's PS/ NA project. imately 1410 people, or 400 families. This figure represents of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. A Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) consisting of approximately one percent of the total Hawaiian population Purposes of the project are to: representatives from Alu Like, Cancer Research Center of in the State of Hawaii. In comparison, the Department of • Identify physical, sociological, psychological and eco- Hawaii, The Kamehameha Schools/ Bernice Pauahi Bishop Health's HSP surveys approximately 1.5 percent of the entire nomic needs of Hawaiians. Estate, Liliuokalani Trust, State Department of Health, State state population. , There will be enough people surveyed on each island in the . • Establish reliable estimates of the number of Hawaiians Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, State Department of by blood quantum (preli minary estimates were reported in Planning and Economic Development and the University of PS/NA project so that in the final report estimates of certain Hawaii, helped design the questionnaire to eliminate duplica- population attributes can be calculated for the entire popula- the May, 1984, issue of this newspaper). tion and to help reduce costs . tion of the island, except for Lanai. There were not enough • Complement the Comprehensive Services for The PS/ NA also avoids duplication of previous needs people on Lanai that were drawn in the random sample to be Hawaiians Office Survey to identify gaps and barriers in the assessments in that it is the first comprehensive survey of able to estimate characteristics of Hawaiians on that island. delivery of services to Hawaiians. Hawaiians using a statewide stratified random sample. This Since the random sample drew a lot of Hawaiian families • Assist OHA in establishing priorities and programs to sampling method will ensure results that are more represen- on Oahu, there will be enough cases in the final report to be direct future activities. tative of the Hawaiian community than past surveys, such as able to estimate attributes of the population Central/Leeward The State Department of Health's Health Surveillance Alu Like's survey which used only Hawaiians who were areas. Project (HSP), which conducts surveys all year around, pro- members of Alu Like. The final report is expected to be available at the beginning vided the sampling frame for OHA's PS/ NA project. Under The questionnaire used by OHA in its PS/NA survey was of 1986. Resolution Honors "Un$ung Hero" Navy Responds to OHA Concern re Kahoolawe The United States Navy, in a letter to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, has denied that a recent battle script was meant to mock the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana. The battle script, used in connection with recent U.S. Marine exercises on Kaho'olawe, identified fictional enemy forces on the island as a terrorist group called the Allian€eifo tl an Independent Kaho'olawe. OHA's Board of Trustees on Sept. 27 adopted a statement indicating a belief that the enemy described by the Navy was a thinly veiled reference to the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana. The OHA statement asked that, in future scenarios, the military refrain from portraying local people in an unfavorable manner. Third Fleet Commander Vice Admiral KE. Moranville, in a letter to OHA Chairman Joseph G. Kealoha Jr., replied to the OHA complaint as follows: "In response to your letter of 30 September 1985, I have looked into the situation as you requested. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees holds its Kauai meeting in the conference room of the Lihue Library. They "The U.S. Navy meets twice a year with the Protect acted on a number of items on the agenda, including unanimous acceptance of a resolution recognizing the achievements of Kaho'olawe Ohana. On Monday, 23 September 1985, a meet- John Henry Wise. From left to right, starting in the immediate forground are Barbara Ann Yuen, secretary (back to camera), ing was held with this group and they voiced their concerns Trustees Moanikeala Akaka, Joseph Kealoha (chairman), Gard Kealoha, Moses K Keale Sr_, Rodney Burgess, Thomas K about the scenario for 'Beach Thunder '85.' Kaulukukui Sr., Louis Hao and Hayden Burgess. "The implication in your press release that the scenario was directed at the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana is not correct. One of Hawaii's "unsung heroes" was ho'nored by the Kalanianaole, eventually resulted in the passage of the The scenario was written to give the exercise realism, is Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs at its Sept. 27 board meeting in the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920. totally fictitious, and does not represent any real people or Lihue Library conference room. The educational legacy of Wise continues today in the culture. In fact the scenario implies that the enemy is a group Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution "Acknowledg- generations of his students who have themselves become made up of other than American citizens." ing the Achievements of the late John Henry Wise in Modern teachers continuing to share his values and knowledge. Wise OHA Chairman Kealoha said the Navy's reply answers Hawaiian History." was also a founding member of the Hawaiian Civic Club most of his concerns relating to the battle script. Wise, the son of a German father and a Hawaiian mother, movement in 1917 and held important offices in such other was a familiar and controversial figure in Hawaiian politics. An Hawaiian organizations as Hale 0 Na Alii and the Order of avowed royalist, he participated in the unsuccessful attempt Kamehameha. Culture· Lecture Series, to restore Queen Lili'uokalani to the throne in 1895 and Wise married Lois Kawai in Waimea on the Big Island in served time in prison for his efforts. He was subsequently 1896 and they had 11 children, two of whom are still living. Fall Classes Scheduled elected to the Territorial Senate and as a delegate to two They are Daniel Kawai Wise and Tepa Wise Arruda. Danny, A Hawaiian culture lecture series and various classes for national political conventions. along with brothers William (Doggie) Wise and Jonah Wise, adults and children are again being offered this fall by The Wise was a recognized expert on Hawaiian land systems were outstanding football players on the local prep scene and Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate Extension Education and tenure, water rights, language, food use and native nutri- also at the University of Hawaii.
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