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OHA earmarks $250,000 for hurricane victims ...... page 1 KICC to present findings in public meetings ...... page 1 Sovereignty panel discusses nation-to-nation model .... page 5 Election preview: Who's running for OHA? ...... page 6 OHA earmarks $250,000 toward hurricane relief OHA is helping Abby and Frank Santos, owners of No Ka Oi Plants on hurricane ravaged Kaua' i, to assess damages and plan recovery.

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by Pearl Leialoha Page be made available to Hawaiians low-interest loans to Hawaiian- our Hawaiian constituents, and thus In an emergency meeting of the regardless of blood quantum. By owned b t1 sinesses through the freeing resources for the general OHA board of Trustees Sept. 18 . law . OHA' s special funds or 5(f) . ative Hawalian Revolving Loan population," DeSoto said. the board unanimously approved to monies, are restricted to those with Fund. The hurricane that ripped through set aside $250,000 in special funds 50 percent or greater Hawaiian A few days before the meeting, Kaua'i and the Wai'anae coast of to assist native Hawaiians affected blood. OHA announced the formation of a O'ahu Sept. 11 packed winds of up by Hurricane Iniki. The goal is to make the fund task force to coordinate efforts to to 150 miles per hour, taking out The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is worth at least half a million dollars assist Hawaiians affected by the power and all communications on seeking matching funds from other and available to all Hawaiians hurricane. Heading the task force is the Garden Island. It is estimated agencies including the Department affected , sai d Trustee Abraham OHA Trustee A. Frenchy DeSoto, that up to 90 percent of the island's of Hawaiian Home Lands, Bishop Ai ona, who presided in Chairman herself a homesteader in Wai 'anae. 25,000 houses and apartments was Estate and the Housing, Finance Clayton Hee's place. "We want to make a lasting and damaged or leveled with damages and Development Corp. If match- The funds would be available as beneficial contribution to the com- over a billion dollars. On 0' ahu ing funds are secured, monies can grants-in-aid to individuals and as munity as a whole by providing for continued on page 5

Nov. Election Issue KICC to hold public hearings The next issue of Ka Wai 01a o OHA will be dedicated to the by Jeff Clark 306-307, 523 West Lanikaula St.); Highway - this location is tenta- general election. Candidates In late October the Kaho 'olawe Oct. 20 - Kailua-Kona, Hawai ' i tive because of Hurricane Iniki and may submit profiles and head- Island Conveyance Commission (King Kamehameha Hotel , 75- hinges on whether power has been shots for publication free of (KICC) will hold public hearings 5660 Palani Rd .); Oct. 21 - restored). charge. Surveys were mailed to on its findings and recommenda- Wailuku, Maui (County Council Testimony may be written or oral. all candidates following the tions for the conveyance of the Chambers, 200 South High St.); The hearings will be held from 5 Sept. 19 primary election, ask- island of Kaho' olawe to the state of Oct. 22 - Kaunakakai, Moloka'i p.m. - 9 p .m., but will continue ing for responses to issues of Hawai'i. A summary of those find- (Mitchell Pauole Center, Ailoa until everyone who wants to speak concern to Hawaiians. ings and recommendations will be Street); Oct. 26 - Lana'i City (pub- does. For more information or to Any candidate who has not published in major newspapers on lic library conference room, Fraser request special services for the received a questionnaire by Sunday, Oct. 11 . Avenue); Oct. 27 - Honolulu , hearing- or visually-impaired , call Oct. 1 should call 586-3777. Here is a schedule of the public O' ahu (Kaumakapili Church , 766 KICC on Maui at 242-7900. On the neighbor islands call hearings: Oct. 19 - Hilo , Hawai 'i King St.); and Oct. 28 - Kapa' a , The Kaho ' olawe Island toll-free: 1-800-468-4644- (UH-Hilo Campus Center rooms Kaua'i (public library, 1464 Kuhio Conveyance Commission was cre- 63777. ated by Congress in the fall of 1990 To insure that the November to study and recommend the terms issue arrives to the more than Public hearings for OHA's 1993-95 budget of Kaho'olawe's return to the state. 63 ,000 registered OHA voters Since then the Commission has before Nov. 3, we must held public hearings, submitted an receive responses by 4:30 p.m. This month public hearings on the OHA budget for fiscal years interim report to Congress , and on Friday, Oct. 9. 1993-1995 will be held on O'ahu, Maui, Moloka'i , Kaua'i and commissioned a number of reports Statements of 350 words or Hawai'i. Exact times, dates and locations will be announced through dealing with ordnance removal and less may also be faxed to us at: local media. This infonnation was not yet confirmed as Ka Wai Ola other environmental, archeological, 1-586-3799. All responses will o OHA went to press. Current information will be made available historical, and cultural aspects of be edited for brevity and elarity. on the taped OHA Newsline at 586-3732. the island . Its final report to continued on page 9 Congress is due Dec. 17.

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NEXT ISSUE NOVEMBER 1,1992 NEWS & ARTICLES DEADLINE: by Deborah L. Ward October 10 OHA Board Business Editor Deadlines are strictly observed. Nli kuleana a ka Papa Kahu Waiwai For more information, • call the editor at 586-3777. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs taken. No vote was taken by the The trustees also unanimously Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA Board of Trustees held their month- board on the several findings and approved articles of incorporation 711 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 500 recommendations contained in the Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 ly business meeting on Wednesday, and bylaws for the foundation. The Phone (808) 586-3777 or Aug, 26 on the island of Lana'i at report. non-profit OHA Education fax (808) 586-3799 the Ko' ele Lodge. Present were On behalf of the board, Hee Foundation is being established by ADVERTISING DEADLINE Chairman Clayton H.W. Hee, pre- acknowledged the difficult work of OHA " to provide educational October 10 siding, Vice-Chair Abraham Aiona the council. He said he was aware assistance to qualified persons of For advertising rates they faced unfounded accusations and information, and trustees Moanikeala Akaka, Hawaiian ancestry through pro- contact Dave Chun at Rowena Akana, Louis Hao, by other groups of conspiring with grams offering college and post- Innovation, 943-8599 Kamaki Kanahele , Thomas the state Department of graduate scholarships , tuition Kaulukukui, Sr. and Moses Keale Transportation. Trustee Kanahele assistance for learning-disabled Sr. Trustee A. Frenchy DeSoto thanked council chair Maioho and students and for special education- Trustee Akana asked, "If the was excused to attend a meeting of the members for "phenomenal" al programs; to support and pro- Entitlements Committee entered the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance work done. mote Hawaiian language immer- into an agreement with the Office Commission, on which she serves. Committee Reports sion programs in the schools; and of State Planning and the governor Staff present included OHA Budget. Finance. Policy in general to prepare Hawaiians for and agreed to the $111 ,883 ,000 administrator Richard Paglinawan, & Planning leadership roles in government, without it being ratified by the rest deputy administrator Jerry Walker, The board approved unanimous- business and community affairs." of the board, is that a legal agree- land officer Linda Delaney, educa- ly a grant of $10,000 from the reg- Entitlements ment?" Chairman Hee said the tion officer Rona Rodenhurst , ular Native Hawaiian Rights Fund In an historic vote , the OHA committee by vote agreed to that health officer Lorraine Godoy, and matched fund moneys to provide board voted unanimously to ratify amount and it now needed to be rat- Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA editor funds for the legal expenses of the the agreement regarding the settle- ified by the full board. Trustees Deborah Ward . Guests present Kama family in defense of ment of entitlements Aiona , Akaka, DeSoto , Hao , included Native Hawaiian Historic Ackerman Ranch vs, heirs and ($111,883,000) owed to OHA by Kanahele , Kaulukukui aqd Keale Preservation Council chair Lydia assigns of Nahuewai et al. The the state of Hawai 'i as past-due spoke in favor of the ratification Namahana Maioho and council Kama family is defending its inter- revenues from the ceded land trust. before the vote. members Charles Keau, Lucille est in a case involving several Attorney Earl Anzai, who repre- Next, the trustees voted unani- Meyer and Sol Kaopuiki and two small pieces of land on the island sented OHA during the develop- mously to request that the Office of news reporters. of Hawai'i. One condition of the ment of the agreement with the State Planning inform the Board of Minutes of the special board meet- grant is that if the Kama family state , explained that to arrive at that Land and Natural Resources of ing of Aug. 13 were adopted. At recovers any money from the case • figure OHA's auditors (Deloitte & OHA' s interest in acquiring the that meeting the board voted unani- they must reimburse tbe OHA Touche) had to negotiate with tbe lease of the Waikiki Yacht Club, mously to approve up to $30,000 in Native Hawaiian Rights Fund for state's auditors (Ernst and Young) which expires in October 1992; and special funds to conduct an 50 percent of the grant. The case is to resolve multiple issues, includ- further of OHA's intent to file a appraisal jointly funded by tbe unique because tbe trustees had ing lack of data for certain parcels, temporary restrruning order, if nec- Department of Hawaiian Home authorized in 1989 the ative accounting for revenues from essary, to halt the BLNR plan to Lands to determine the public trust Hawaiian Legal Corporation to ceded and non-ceded lands, and sell the lease at auction. The entitlements due to OHA and represent the plaintiff Ackerman payment to OHA of interest Waikiki Yacht Club is one of six DHHL for the Housing Finance family in defending family lands in income earned on excess revenue. parcels being considered by OHA Development Corporation (HFDC) a case involving Richard Smart and Anzai added that parcels have as a draw-down on the ceded land project on land in Lahaina. The the Parker Ranch. still to be audited for fiscal 1990 settlement. trustees also voted to adopt a reso- Education and 1991 and the miscellaneous OHA Relations lution "Requesting Aug. 21 and 22 The Trustees selected, by ballot HFDC lands. Committee chair Kamaki vote, five individuals to serve as be proclaimed days of acknowl- Chairman Hee added that OHA continued on page 11 edgement that the sacred island of directors of the OHA Education wants to resolve a number of Kaho'olawe is a historically signifi- Foundation. They are: Alma remaining issues as quickly as cant place of healing." Henderson , a retired educator; possible. However, he warned that On the cover David Peters, a retired administra- The correspondence reports of these issues will be more difficult Davianna McGregor and tor; Abraham Piianaia, an educator the chairman and administrator to resolve , for example: patient Moses Kim helped plant one and retired administrator; Joyce were accepted by the trustees. services revenues at Hila Hospital of 200 coconuts during cere- Tsunoda, provost for the Historic Preservation Council which he said should not be an monies held recently on University of Hawai'i community chair Maioho presented to the exclusion under the law , and inter- Kaho ' olawe. Photo courtesy college system , and Michael Chun, OHA board the council's just-com- est income on ceded land revenue of Kalama Productions. pleted report" Meanings and miti- president of Kamehameha Schools. invested by the state. gations: findings and recommenda- tions related with the route of the H-3 Highway and North Halawa OHA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Clayton Hcc Valley Sites." The council, an advi- Chairman & Trustee. O'ohll sory body to the trustees, was Abraham Aiona Louis Hao asked by the OHA board to review Vice-Chair & Trtlstee, Malli Trustee. Moloka 'i & Lana 'i archeological and cultural evidence Rowena Akana Kamaki A. Kanahele III Trtlstee-At-Large Trustee-At-Large on the probable functions of sites Moanikeala Akaka Thomas K. Kaulukukui, Sr. 75 and 85 in North Halawa valley, Trtlstee, HalVai'i Trustee-At-Large assess the impacts of the current H- ••.,..lII,ilo. A . Frenchy DeSoto Moses K . Keale, Sr. 3 freeway route in the valley and Trustee-At-Large Trustee. Kalla'i & Ni'ihall ''The Living Water of OHA" proposed realignment on those two Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and other sites in the path of the 711 Kapiolani Boulevard, 5th floor, Honolulu, Hawai'i Richard K. Paglinawan freeway, and to recommend mitiga- 96813 . Telephone 586-3777 . Fax 586-3799 . Administrator Circulation is 55,000 copies, 48,000 of which are Jerry A. Walker tion actions to enhance the sites' mail distribution and 7,000 are distributed through Deputy Administrator preservation and interpretation. island offices, state and county offices, private and Ellen Blomquist Chairman Hee indicated trustees community agencies and target groups and individuals. Public In/onnation Officer Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA is produced by World Press, Inc. Deborah Lee Ward would need time to read the report and printed by Hawaii Hochi, Ltd . Advertising in Ka Editor and discuss its recommendations in Wai Ola 0 OHA does not constitute an endorsement of Jeff Clark products or individuals by the Office of Hawaiian Pearl Leialoha Page future meetings with council mem- Assistant Editors bers before any position could be Affairs. ..

sna s== h ' Okakopa (October) 1992 ANA announces new grant deadlines

The Administration for Native with the governing bodies of Indian The local community is in the best cants to have undertaken a long- Americans (ANA) has set Oct. 9, tribes, Alaskan Native villages, and position to apply its own cultural, range planning process to address Feb . 5 , 1993 and May 14, 1993 as in the leadership of Native political, and socio-economic val- the community's development. the proposal deadlines for 1993 fis- A merican groups . A N A al s o ues to its long-term strategies and Proposed projects must then be cal year grants. This y ear ANA believes that progress toward self- programs. based on these long-range plans , expects to award $ 14 million in sufficiency requires active develop- Second , economic development, with non-ANA resources leveraged grants. Organizations of Native ment and strengthening of govern- self-governance, and social devel- to streng then and broaden the Hawaiians, American Indians , mental responsibilities, economic opment are interrelated, and devel- impact of the proposed project in Alaskan Natives, American progress , and improvement of opment in one area should be bal- the community. Samoan Natives , and the indige- social systems which protect and anced with development in the oth- Projects of up to 36 months dura- nous peoples of Guam, the enhance the health and economic ers in order to m ove toward self- tion may be proposed. Grantees, Commonwealth of the Northern well-being of individuals, families sufficiency. Consequently, compre- with the exception of Native arianas , and the Republic of and communities. hensive development strategies American Pacific Islanders, must Palau are eligible to apply. The ANA approach is based on should address all aspects of the provide at least 20 percent of the Grants provided by ANA are two fundamental principles: first, governmental, economic, and social total approved cost of the project in designed to promote the goal of the local community and its leader- infrastructures needed to develop cash or by in-kind contributions. self -suffi ciency for N ati ve ship are responsible for determin- self-sufficient communities. Application kits containing the nec- American groups and organizations ing goals , setting priorities, and ANA believes a Native American essary forms and instructions may by supporting locally-determined planning and implementing pro- community is self-sufficient when be obtained from ANA by calling social and economic development grams aimed at achi eving those it can generate and control the (202) 690-7727. More information strategies and by strengthening goals. The unique mix of socio- resources which are necessary to about the ANA program can be local governance capabilities. economic, political , and cultural meet the needs of its members and obtained from the OHA Planning ANA believes that responsibility factors in each community makes to meet its own social and econom- Office by calling 586-3794. for achieving self-sufficiency rests such self-determination necessary. ic goals. ANA expects its appli- ANA reauthorization in home stretch

/ Upon the reconvening of Congress last through the Senate, and at press time was await- NHRLF with $3 million. (ANA is a part of the month, the reauthorization of a bill which would ing action in the House of Representatives. federal Department of Health and Human add $1 million dollars to the OHA N ative Three years ago , Congress authorized the Service which provides funds for social and Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund made its way Administration of Native Americans to fund the economic development for native peoples in America.) The revolving loan fund has since If been used to support 9 1 new and expanding b sinesses owned and operated by Hawaiians This program has provided loans for those who li The ...... otherwi se could not qualify for comm ercial I business loans. I The Office of Hawaiian Affairs picks up all I the adm inistrative costs involved in operating Ii the program so the entire federal appropriation is I! Bank of Hawaii is happy to used as loan principal. To date, this is the only I sponsor the Heritage Series, an loan fund targeted for Native Hawaiians and I I exploration of the rich cultural administered by a Native Hawaiian organiza- heritage of Hawaii and its people. tion. The fund is available to Hawaiians regard- You won't want to miss these exciting programs which include less of blood quantum. The program also bene- such topics as volcanoes, the fits from its partnership with the Bank of taro industry, Hawaiian fam- Hawai'i which has provided extensive technical ily aumakuas, the popular assistance to th e project. beach boys of the old Moana If the bill is reauthorized by Congress, the Hotel, and early Radio Days in Hawaii. Native Hawaiian Loan Fund will be able to offer Tune in to the Heritage new loans over the next year. In addition, the Series at 12:30 p.m. on the last OHA trustees have agreed to match the $1 mil- Sunday of every month. Just tum lion in new federal funds bringing the total loan your dial to KCeN, 1420 AM. If fund principal balance to $5 million. As loans you miss Sunday's program, no problem. It will be rebroadcast continued on page 5 on Wednesday evening, 7:00 p.m p.m., ten days after the origi- r------, nal broadcast. We sincerely hope you like INTER ISLAND these programs. Aloha. COUPON.S From $41.00 Call Us For More Information

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by Pearl Leialoha Page Na'auao, comprising 40 Hawaiian ing and gathering rights. Resources information enables the Council to organizations, is launching its first needed by the tribe whose owner- make informed decisions, Leonard It took nearly half a century, but set of workshops throughout the ship was disputed were especially said. the native people of Warm Springs, state to educate Hawaiians about targeted, Leonard said. It took 10 years to set the tribal Oregon have attained sovereignty their history and sovereignty The native people too , had to be government in its present form with over every facet of life. issues. re-educated, he noted. Building a administrators in charge of each Their reservation encompasses In educating Hawaiians and the consensus on what form self-gov- department. They are accountable three tribes with 2,000 members. public at large it's important to stick ernment should take took much dis- not only to the Council but to every The tribes have gone from 93 per- to the facts cussion and effort. It was finally tribal member. cent dependent on U.S. government wit h 0 u t decided that each tribe would be The proposed annual budget is programs to 93 percent self-sup- exaggera- represented by its own tribal chief. sent to every tribal member for porting reports Deni Leonard, tribal t ion , These three sit on the Tribal review. Each department has to member and researcher of native Leo n a r d Council for life, according to their explain what it's done , what it peoples and sovereignty rights. s t res sed . traditions. Eight other council mem- plans to do and how this will bene- They operate a saw mill, fish "This edu- bers are elected every three years. fit the tribes, Leonard said. These hatchery , hydro-electric dam , cat ion The Tribal Council then super- meetings can last a long time, he clothes designing firm and a resort process will vised an inventory of all resources , said. Those who are " disgruntled on a 700 ,000-acre reservation. "We also cause including each tribal member and with any particular program can decided that whatever business we public opin- his/her level of education, expertise voice their complaint" and have it pursued had to complement our lon to Deni Leonard and interests. With this information resolved , Leonard added. Each cultural values," Leonard said , "so rev 1 e w the council designed a 20-year plan, administrator knows he will have to each is operated in ways consistent whether certain (land) resources are directed to self-sufficiency. defend his leadership. with our tribal beliefs." actually being used ," he said. Consultants and trainers were used Those who work in tribal govern- As a result of their economic Hawaiian sovereignty is a cer- to teach and train and were given ment have learned to manage by independence, the tribes have estab- tainty:" it's just a question of incentives based on results. Tribal objectives (MOB). Every goal is lished a scholarship fund for every when," he said. Next year will be members were also placed with broken down into jobs, specific child born to the tribes. Those the Year of Indigenous People companies to get specialized train- tasks and deadlines. This manage- already in college in different parts when the United Nations will give ing. Now the tribes have their own ment method was not well received of the country receive personal vis- added emphasis to its standing res- experts in every area of operation at first, Leonard said, but it came to its from tribal elders , as a show of olution to reinstate indigenous sov- and they in turn train the next gen- be viewed as a very useful tool in support. er.eign governments , he In 18g2, Hawai'i was probably one of the most determin- Hawaiians have several things srud . 1 n g going for them in their move The tribes of Warm sophisticated governments of all indigenous progress toward sovereignty, Leonard said. Springs' own walk toward people in the world --Den; Leonard and Their strongest asset is their level sovereignty started wben defending of sophistication when sovereignty members of tbe tribes became eration, Leonard said. a department's viability, Leonard was lost. " In 1892, Hawai 'i was lawyers and professionals in tbe " Everyone who works for the said. probably one of the most sophisti- '50s , Leonard explained in an tribes is either computer literate or Today the trib es of Warm cated governments of all indige- August interview. They started committed to being educated," he Springs enjoy a positive reputation nous people in the world," he said. building a case for sovereignty by added." It's not uncommon to see among neighbors. Being proactive "But when you're well organized collecting actual history as opposed an Indian in traditional dress and was very important once political that' s when others want to take you to recorded history, he explained. braids sittjng in front of a comput- sovereignty was won, Leonard over," he added. Actual history comes from the trib- er." Weekly and monthly reports said . The tribes are now working Another strength is a formal pro- al elders and oral traditions. This are entered into computers, so a on influencing education on the gram to teach ab-out Hawai 'i' s body of knowledge helped define member of the Tribal Council can reservation to reflect more cultural inherent sovereignty and how that former resources held by the three punch up the current status of any values. An adult school has been was illegally superseded. Hui tribes , places of worship and hunt- project at any time. This up-to-date formed to teach their own language.

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OHA Sovereignty meeting held in La-(ie Arguments heard for nation-to-nation model

by Pearl Leialoha Page governing territories, Burgess The battle for Hawaiian sover- pointed out. eignty must be waged on three "Who knew there was an article fronts , lawyer Hayden Burgess told 73? Nobody. Or those that did a group of about 20 in La'ie last didn't talk about it," he said. The month. The first is for the hearts only question on the ballot was: and minds of the people in Hawai'i, Shall Hawai'i immediately be he said. admitted into the Union of the Burgess, a.k.a. Poka Laenui and United States? "If you vote yes, director of the Institute for the what happens? Integration. You Advancement of Hawaiian Affairs , become a state. Vote no, what hap- was one of five panel members dis- pens? Sam e thing. You ' re still cussing models of sovereignty dur- under American control. The ques- ing meetings held by the Office of tion: Should we emerge as an inde- Hawaiian Affairs Committee on pendent nation? - was it ever Sov ereignty . Trustees Rowena posed to us? Never." Ak ana , Louis Hao and Frenchy Hawai'i should not be content to DeSoto make up this committee. let others define self-governance The information meetings have and self-determination, he said. been held on O'ahu since July, pro- "Until we understand the concept of self-determination, we "Until we understand the concept viding a forum for sovereignty can't talk about sovereignty, because we will always be con- of self-detennination, we can't talk groups and three draft bills OHA fused" --Hayden Burgess about sovereignty because we will plans to submit to Congress. make us no better than the report on general conditions. always be confused," he said. "The (September's Ka Wai Ola Americans, he maintains. Hawai'i was one of these territories Americans are never going to give included highlights of models pro- He suggests that the citizens of priorto 1959. us back what is rightfully ours until posed by different sovereignty Hawai'i be defined by their loyalty Some of the goals of this article we are ready to take it back. groups. Hayden Burgess' 'first pre- and relationship to the country, the are "to ensure, with due respect for Hawai'i must begin to believe in sentation was at the Lll 'ie meeting. same criteria that defined Hawaiian the culture of the peoples con- this dream, otherwise we're leaving This article summ arizes his views citizens prior to 1893. "Once it's cerned , their political, economic, the colonial situation in place and on sovereignty.) turned into a racial issue, then the social and educational advancement we're only talking story with one Burgess' vision for a Hawaiian U.S. can treat us like the American ... to develop self-government, to another." nation is one that is totally indepen- Indians. Do we want to merely ele- take due account of the political Other speakers on the La'ie panel dent and equal to any other nation vate a race within a colonial context aspirations of the peoples and to included Lela Hubbard , speaking W ith total control over its resources, or are we talking about decoloniza- assist them in the progressive f or Ka Pakaukau; Louis Agard, trade relations, immigration, eco- tion?" he asked. development of their free political who suggested recalling the 1893 nomic development and all facets of It was with a view toward decol- institutions. " legislature out of its 100-year government. Its boundaries would onization that the United Nations Upon statehood, the U.S. submit- recess, 'A1ani Decker, representing encompass the entire archipelago included Article 73 in its charter. ted the result of the ballot as proof Ka Lahui; and Kamuela Price, who and surrounding waters. The article requires its members to of Hawai'i's expression of self- insisted that the state and U.S. live Burgess warns that " as we move declare all non self-governing terri- government. Hawai'i was then up to their trust responsibilities forward we mustn't become racists tories and to regularly submit a removed from the list of non-self- toward "those of 50 percent ourselves." Doing that would Hawaiian blood." Hurricane re lief jrompage 1

damage estimates have risen as high as $3.5 million. Though the hurricane was the most devastating storm in the state' s history, it was no match for the power of the aloha spirit. Throughout the state , fund drives launched into action. Stories of helping hands dotted the daily papers. Looting was almost nonex- istent and patient lines of people at aide dispersal stations and store on the island quelled any signs of panic. A team from OHA' s Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund visited Kaua'i soon after the hurri- cane hit to help businesses assess damages and plan strategies to aid recovery. At press time details of how the OHA $250,000 in aid , grants and loans will be dispersed to needy beneficiaries were not available. Announcements will be forthcom- ing in the daily newspapers, radio spots and televised reports. 'Ao'ao ' Eono (Page 6) ' Okakopa (October) 1992

fMEIl.Y 1I.s. A brief history of Native Hawaiian voting rights AAS. 111& IlIGiIT TO VO 1& Over the years, voting rights have changed with the , sign an oath of allegiance to the PG's, and opposi- form of government. tion to restoring the monarchy 1840 ' most natives were deprived of the right to vote - Kamehameha III replaced an absolute monarchy with 13,500 voters in 1890; 3,200 in 1894. About Your a constitutional monarchy. New legislative bodies 1894·1898 Right To Vote is were: The Republic of Hawai'i was established and the 'House of Nobles - members appointed by the King right to vote became more restrictive-natives were a handy booklet included women of high rank. still excluded. covering voter 'House of Representatives - only adult male citizens 1898 registration, could vote and serve as members. Hawaii was annexed to the U.S ., becoming a decision making 1864 Territory in 1900. Voting laws were relaxed, but: and how to get Kamehameha V proclaimed a new constitution , women still couldn't vote. The governor was increasing his own power as King and: appointed by the U.S. President. involved in gov- , merging both Houses into a legislative assembly , Hawaii's citizens could elect a non-voting Delegate ernment. It is , making voter qualifications restrictive to Cong ress. available at the , when Lunalilo became King in 1873, he eased voting 1959 Office of requirements. All citizens of Hawai'i, not only Hawaii ans, voted on Hawaiian Affairs 1893·1894 the question of statehood. Hawai 'i could now elect 2 After the overthrow of the Kingdom , the senators and a member of Congress. on all islands. Provisional Government (PG ) requ ired voters to: Call 586-3777. Candidates for OHA trustee are off and running Nineteen candidates filed their election is Oct. 5_ Three candidates are seeking the Ragsdale. Moloka'i trustee incum- nomination papers by the Sept. 4 Eight candidates are running for single Big Island seat: incumbent bent Louis Hao is running for the deadine for the four Office of the single at-large seat being vacat- Edwina Moanikeala Akaka, Marcel at-large seat. Hawaiian Affairs Trustee open for ed by Thomas Kaulukukui , Sr. Kalei Keanaaina and May Trustees serve four-year, stag- election seats, according to infor- Kaulukukui has served as an OHA Lill 'uokalani Ross. gered terms. The four trustees elect- mation from the office of state Lt. trustee since the first OHA election Two candidates are seeking the ed in November 1992 will serve Gov. Ben Cayetano, state elections in 1980. No specific island resi- Kaua'i seat: incumbent Moses K. until the elections of 1996. In 1994 officer. The OHA election will be dency is required for an at-large Keale , Sr. and Sharon Pomroy. elections will be held for five seats held Nov.3, general election day. position. Seeking the at-large post Six candidates are running for the currently held by OHA chairman OHA registered voters should ask are: Artba Kaleionaona De Fries , Moloka'i trustee seat: Bobby Clayton Hee (O'ahu), vice-chair- for an OHA ballot along with the Kawebi K . Gill , Louis Hao , Makaiwi Alcain, Liko Kamakana man Abraham Aiona (Maui), and Grambuscb , Martin Dean Lolani by trustees-at-large Rowena Akana, other election ballots at tbe polling Chauncey W . Pa . Ed K uam u • place. The deadline to register Makaiwi Pelekai , Eric F. Poobina Kabae , Samuel Lyons Kealoha, Jr., Kamaki A. Kanahele, III and A . for th e general and 0 HA and John L. (Kione) Sabey. Harry K. Purdy, III and Walter Frenchy DeSoto.

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Thousands of people are expected to flock to and County Commission on Culture and Arts, the 'Iolani Palace grounds and downtown will feature only songs written by. for and about Honolulu during Jan. 15-17, 1993 for events Queen Lili 'uokalani.· Musicians and dancers are commemorating the life of Queen Lili 'uokalani encouraged to write and present new songs, and the 100-year anniversary of the overthrow chants and dances about the Queen and docu- of the Hawaiian Monarchy. Hawaiian sover- menting the centennial. eignty groups are planning marches, speeches, vigils, a live street drama, displays, food and 96813, Attn. Jalna Keala. Ka Wai 01a 0 OHA invites all organiza- craft sales, and entertainment. The committee is also looking for large num- tions in Hawai'i and on the continental U.S. To assure participation by all interested bers of volunteers to kokua with many different . 'who are planning events in· 1993 to · com- groups, the 'Onipa'a Centennial Committee has tasks such as cleanup. monitoring the palace memorate the life of Queen Lili 'uokalani extended its deadline to invite organizations to grounds, first aid. maintenance. sanitation and and to mark the 1893 overthrow. to send in . contact them to coordinate planning and logis- more. Call Keahi Allen at 586-0333. their publicity for a calendar of events. tics. Sen. Eloise Tungpalan chairs the commi- Also being planned for Jan. 16 are a Deadline for publication in the January tee , which is comprised of individuals represent- Hawaiian crafts and artisans fair at the Mission 1993 issue is Tuesday. Dec. 8. 1992. Send ing a broad cross-section of the Hawaiian com- Houses Museum and a program of contempo- information to: KWO Centennial Calendar munity. Program chairs Keahi Allen and rary Hawaiian entertainment at the Sky Gate of Events. 711 Kapi ' olani Blvd .. Suite 500. Leina'ala Heine are compiling a master calendar near the city municipal building. The music and Hon. HI 96813. Or fax to (808) 586-3799. of events. Groups wishing to participate should dance program. to be co-sponsored by the City contac.t Allen at 586-0333 (FAX 586-0335). For information, call Tungpalan at 586-6820, or . .. "' ". Jalna Keala, OHA government affairs officer, at 586-3777. The 'Onipa'a Centennial Committee received :.;.:.;.:-:-::;:: ::,:"':':'." $150,000 funding from the state Legislature and OHA, and now must match this amount with monetary donations from individuals, corpora- tions, civic groups and others. The committee is also planning to produce commemorative pins .. -...... "." ...... ,-, ...... ' ...... ':-: .: ..... :: :-.: and t-shirts to raise funds. Contributions from the public and businesses conieto assist with the program...... are needed to cover the costs of this commemo- ration of one of the most significant events in The deadline to register to vote in the general election is Oct. 5. The general Hawai 'i's history. Checks may be made payable election will be herd Nov. 3. . to .. 'Onipa'a Centennial Committee" (and for- warded via the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 Kapi 'olani Blvd ., Suite 500. Honolulu . HI THE HAWAIIAN KUKUI NUT FACTORY (!Iome On Over! the only factory in Hawaii that manufactures Kukui Nut jewelry. 1ijJu'll get a chance to try our special line of natural skin care products made from Kukui Nut Oil. Oils of Aloha™ KUKUI SKINCARE.. . the "perfect" solution for dry skin and skin protection. our new Macadamia Nut Cooking Oil. It Pa' i' ai tastes good and is good for you. Poi PETER KAMAKO APO SPECIAL Made In Hawaii Systems A Democratic Candidate for the State House of Representatives GIFT IDEAS Call: O' ahu 293-1721 44th Disuict * Wai 'anae-Makaha for friends and family for Christmas. Kaua'i 822-7583 We ship anywhere in the world.

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by Jeff C l ark to O HA by Lydi a Namahana with a ho'okupu lei. 'iwa 'iwa (maidenhair fern) , to sig- On the morning of Sept. 2, OHA M ai ' oh o bec ause she wante d Like the words of the 'oli, the nify Lili 'uokalani' s very feminine staff members and guests gathered Lili ' uok alani' s v alues t o b e materials composing the l ei had qualities, were also included. around Queen Lili 'uokalani' s por- "instilled in us and in everything meaning. The pua kalaunu (purple Also offered as a ho'okupu was a trait in the OHA reception area to we do." Mai'oho received it from crown flower) was a favorite mele hula chant ed by Pi'i1ani pay a birthday tribute to Hawai 'i' s the family of the late Helen Kane flower of Lili ' uokalani and the Smith, and performed very grace- last reigning monarch. and had it cleaned and framed by crown formation is a symbol of her fully by 10-year-old Makanani Ah A dministrator Richard Kunani and Ipo Nihipali for display reign. Hala, which also means "to Sing. They performed under the Paglinawan told how his experi- at OHA. The accompanying plaqu e pass ," acknowledges something of direction of kUmU hula Alicia K. ences as a young social worker at was donated by Rockne Freitas. our past and its fragrance often sig- Smith of Halau 0 Na Maolipua. the Queen Lili 'uokalani Children' s OHA culture specialist Manu nifi es love , Boy d said . Wov en Boyd said the mele hula was writ- Center brought home to him that Boyd chanted an 'oli, "He Inoa No together with the pua kalaunu and ten by a woman who exemplifies "her love, her commitment to her Kahu Aupuni," which was com- hala was maile kaluhea, which, like the qualities of Queen Lili 'uokalani, people will1ive on." posed when Lili ' uokalani was many of the Queen' s ancestors , Malia Craver. OHA culture offi cer Pikake Queen Regent. Boyd and came from the island of Hawai'i. Pelekai sai d the portrait was given Paglinawan presented the portrait La 'i (ti leaf) for purification , and Committee funds Hawaiian culture projects

by Jeff Clark organizations," Iwasa said. The 1964 publication of the " English- T o sh ed new light on v ari ou s are as of In return for funding , "We ask that informa- Hawaiian Dictionary" by Mary Kawena Pukui Hawaiian culture that are generally not known to ti on from research projects be made available to and Samuel Elbert and the 1962 publication of the public, including sometimes the Hawaiian the public," and that resulting videos and publi- Sterling and Summer' s "Sites of O'ahu" are two public, the University of Hawai'i Committee for cations be donated to university and public of the more notable projects which received the Preservation and Study of Hawaiian libraries, Iwasa said. financial support from the Committee. Language, Art and Culture is funding research Members of the public can access the results projects ranging from a video of Hawai'i island of projects funded by the Committee by visiting folk musician Rebecca Pau to a scientific inves- the UH's Hamilton Library's Hawaiian collec- tigation of medicines used in traditional tion and the Sinclair Library' s audio-visual cen- Hawaiian healing. ter. Hawaiian language projects funded included The Committee' s headquarters is moving from televised language instruction, the publication of a temporary building on the campus to a two 19th-century grammars, translations of new location in Hamilton Library. Archivists Hawaiian language newspapers, and the final have been " cleaning house" in preparation for editing of "Tazana," a Hawaiian language ver- the m ove, and compiling information on the sion of "Tarzan." committee' s 33-year history for a report to the "We're digging for information that's been state Legislature. lost or obscured - we're bringing it back to this century, to this time," says Henry Iwasa, the Committee's executive secretary. During fiscal year 1992 (July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992), the Committee funded 20 projects. It was " a banner year for funding ," Iwasa said . .. We got applications from Nevada, from California, and of course from throughout the state. We funded more than we ever did before." Only four or five projects normally receive funding each y ear, said Iwasa , who credits Mark luergensmey er, dean of the School of Hawaiian , Asian and Pacific Studies, with pro- viding the additional funds. Individuals and organizations with back- grounds in and knowledge of Hawaiian history, Is now processing a $22 Million literature, language, art, and ethnobotanical stud- ies are encouraged to apply this year... Weare FINANCIAL LOAN SERVICE PRO- unique among funding organizations in that we accept applications from individuals as well as GRAM (A Hawaiian bank) to help All the Hawaiian Community

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Willing An 'ohana reunion is being planned for the descendants of Carl Henry Christian Willing and Mina Rabe through their sons Carl H.C., Joseph Heinrich , Frederick, William Barnhard, Ernest, Albert "Crungy" and Theodore "Otto", and their daughters Hilda Wolff, Olga Dolliver, Emma Metcalf and Augusta Williams. All 'ohana members willing to help are invited to planning meetings on Oct. 10 and Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. at 319-A Kalama St., Kailua, O'ahu. Those attending are asked to bring genealogy records and pictures to share. A mailing list is being prepared so family members are asked to call Noelani Willing Tripp (262-4348) or Ruth Willing Stone (254-5584) with their address and phone numbers and for information on the meetings and reunion. Kaaa The Kaaa family reunion will be held Sunday, Nov. 8 at Sand Island State Park (look for the banner at the park's 'Ewa end, near the second to the last restroom) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Our Investment Philosophy Explained family is planning a potluck and sharing of pho- tos and genealogy. The genealogy book will be Too often, Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate is criticized for for sale. Descendants of John Kaaa and its approach to business. The purpose of this column is to explain our business philosophy. Catherine Keolewa Mahi, Joseph Kaaua Kaaa Many of our critics forget the single reason for our existence is to carry out the and Jennie Kamakahonu Poo (and Mary Will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop. They forget that her Will is meaningless unless KS/BE Pahukoa Montero), Francis Samuel Kaaa and moves forward with enduring financial strength. Much of that strength comes from our Elsie Lena Coito (and Mary Ann Kaimi) and uncles Henry and William Kaaa and others are ever-evolving inve tment philo ophy. invited. Contact Jeanne Kaaa Kahanaoi at 696- You ·may be su rpri ed to learn that 2 year ago, K /BE regularl y ran at an 4403 . operattng defi cit. In other wo rds , we spent more money to operate Kamehameha Schools than the income we took in each yea r. Today, thanks to the increas ing value Ka' au' a -Kuahua of Estate land and increa 109 revenue from th asset ba e, those deficits are a thing The Ka 'au 'a-Kuahua 'ohana will be having a of the pa t. family reunion on Kaua'i from July 30 to Aug. early 0170 of our core a ets remai n here in Hawai'i in land and investment . 1, 1994. The family is seeking to update family As part of ou r holdings, KS/BE owns and operate Royal Hawaiian hopping Center, information so that all members can be included Windward Mall, Keauhou Shopping Village , Waiakamilo Business Center and in this activity. Ka'au'a and Kuahua were born Kawaiaha'o Plaza. Commercial and industrial properties in Waikiki, Kaka'ako , in Kekaha, Kaua'i about 1820. They had four Kapalama, Pearl C ity and elsewhere are also valuable assets for the institution. . , children: Oliva Alapa (born in 1848), Wahaulu In addition, KS/BE recently held substantial interests in two of Hawai'i's major (b. 1850), Kaluaiki (b. 1852), and Kuahua (b. financial institutions, and we will continue to look for non-real estate opportunities 1858). Some of their known grandchildren were here. Hawai'i real estate remains the core of our asset portfolio, but we will also con- the Oliva Alapa children (who had married tinue to diversify our investments in kind and place. Our long-term investment in Emily Pahuaniani Makakao and Jane Ka'anana Makakao), and Wahaulu children (married Goldman Sachs was a significant redeployment of our portfolio into financial assets. Kini) , and Hattie Kuahua Davis (married John This immediately diversified our interests into investment banking, equities, fixed Green Adolpho). income, commodities and asset management. If you are part of this 'ohana and want to We own half an interest in over 300,000 acres of timberland in upper Michigan, attend the next reunion call Nell Ava at 293- apartments in Las Vegas, shopping centers in Wisconsin and office buildings in 5778 with your name and address for the family Atlanta and New York City. We also have investment partners like the Simon Group, directory so you can receive the family newspa- J.P. Morgan, Harvard and Yale, and enjoy close working relationships with Duke If per and more information about the reunion. University and the MacArthur Foundation. Recently, we made a small investment in you would like to help with the reunion call a bank in China which we hope will open other financial opportunities in the Asian Tommy and Laura Adolpho at 293-9392. Send your family information to L. Alapa market and across the Pacific Basin. Hunter at P.O Box. 5615, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720. The ultimate goal of our activities is the financial health of KS/BE. We will continue to work actively and prudently to advance our financial position and the growth Iokua Miki of our assets. It is the only sure way to fulfill the legacy of Ke Ali'i Bernice Pauahi Bishop in perpetuity. Alleck Robello, a reader of Ka Wai Ola 0 OHA who lives in Forestville, California, is seeking information to complete his family tree from anyone who knows about Chief Ho'olue, who started the Iokua Miki lineage. Robello believes Ho'olue was born in Kohala, Hawai'i and supported Kamehameha I in the war for K AMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS/BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP EsTATE Maui. He especially would like to hear from kUpuna who might recognize old family names KS/BE sponsors this column in the interest of helping people understand its role and mission. not commonly used now or whose spelling might have changed. Anyone with information may write Robello at 11150 Terrace Dr. , Forestville , California 95436. 'Okakopa (October) 1992 'Ao 'ao 'Umikumakabi (Page 11) He ll1au hanana A calendar of events

October 1992 re-staging of Kumu Kahua's theatre production Parker Elementary School Cafetorium, of Maui, the Demi-God at 5-7 p.m.; and Ha'i Kane'ohe, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 2 Hale 0 Lono Heiau Ritual, Waimea Mo'olelo, Mai Na ali Mai, storytelling through 16 Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a lecture by Falls Park, 7:30 p.m. Hale 0 Lono Heiau is a Hawaiian chants with John Lake and Na Wa'a George Kanahele, Lunalilo Home 10 a.m . - remnant of a powerful, complex religious and Lani Kahuna, 7 - 9 p.m. 11 :30 a.m. political center. For centuries on O.' abu, many On the ' Ewa-Ianai stage , Traditional Tales 20 & 24 Interisland Shipping, Past and kabuna nui of the rulers in succession resided in From Polynesia will be told by Emil Present, lecture by Chuck Swanson, Hawai'i Waimea, the Valley of the Priests. The ritual Wolfgramm and Thomas Cummings at 2 p.m. Maritime Center, Pier 7, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. will feature authentic chants, rituals of Lono, Rudy Leikaimana Mitchell, archeologist for Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. . cloaks and helmet and torch light. The event is Waimea Falls Park, will tell stories of the Valley 24 A Holoku B all, presented by Halau free. For more information call 638-8655. of the Priests at 4 p.m . and Woody Fern will Hula Ka No'eau. The festivities start at 6:30 3 Wai lanae Coast Comprehensive present Tales of the Monarchy at 5 p.m . The p.m. at Kabilu Town Hall, Waimea on the Big Health Center 20th Anniversary Fountain Stage will feature Tales of Wai 'anae Island. Cost $25 per couple or $15 for singles, Celebration, 2 p .m . at 86-260 Farrington with Agnes Cope at 3 p.m .; Native Alaskan tickets available at Waimea General Store. Call Hwy. Open to the public. Call 696-7081. Stories at 7 p.m. and Stories of He'eia by Bernie 885-6525. 3-4 Makahiki Festival, Waimea Falls Lono at 8 p.m. The Children's stage features 27 Panel Discussion on Sovereignty, 6 Park, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Menehune Stories and the Story of Maui as told p.m. Kapiolani Community College, Diamond 4 Sing Me a Song of the Islands fea- by Kupuna Leilehua Omphroy at 5 p. m . and Head Campus , presented by Committee on turing Halau Hula a Maiki , Neal S. Blaisd ell Cacaroach Theatah created by Joe Miller, a Sovereignty, Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Call Concert Hall , 6 p.m. Cost $25. Call 955-0050. Maryknoll teacher, and Ben Moffat, WCC 586-9744. 5th Annual Eo E Emalani I Alaka'i drama teacher, at 7 p.m. 28 Hawaiian Ghost Stories by Kupuna Festival, Koke 'e State Park, Kaua 'i, 10 a.m. - T h e Talking Island Festival will be held Violet Hughes, noon to I p.m. at Laniakea 3 p.m . Call 335-9975. at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, YWCA Room #205. Free to members. Call 8 Queen Lili luokalani, a free lecture by noon to 9 p.m. Call 522-7029, for more infor- 538-7061 , ext. 216. Jim Bartels as part of Kamehameha Schools mation. Hawaiian Culture Lecture Series held at 11 40th Annual Bankoh Moloka Ii Hoe, Kaumakapili Church 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Men' s 40.8-mile Moloka'i to O'ahu six-man Register to Vote 10 Aloha W eek Royal Ball , Coral outrigger canoe race. Finish at Fort DeRussy Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village. Cocktails, 6 Beach. Call 261 -6614. in the General p.m .; dinner at 7 p.m.Tickets are $50 per per- 13 Panel Discussion on Sovereignty, son. Call 944-8857. 6 p .m . Nanaikapono Elementary School , Election Plant and Potpourri Sale, Nu 'uanu Nanakuli , presented by the Committee on Congregational Church, 9 a .m. - 2 p.m. Sovereignty, Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Call and OHA Election Plants include the burgundy miniature amaranth , 586-9744. frequently used in haku lei making. 15 Hawaiian Sovereignty, presented by by October 5 Talking Island Festival, the largest free Louis and Keoni Agard as part of Kamehameha public celebration of storytelling and oral histo- Schools Hawaiian Culture Lecture Series at ry of Hawai ' i . Features M akia Malo and Friends with three Hawaiian tales at 3 p.m.; the Board business /rampage 2

Kanahele circulated information to the trustees on work in progress by the 'Onipa'a Centennial Committee which is planning events in January 1993 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai 'i. The committee has adopted in its name , "' Onipa ' a ," (" steadfast") which was the Queen's motto. Directs and Designs The board voted unanimously with Trustee DeSoto excused and Trustees Hee and Keale OHA's ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT not present, to approve a request by the Mitsumine USA Retail Company to use the MASTER PLAN which benefits logo of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for a all of us Hawaiians one-time promotional venture in which 50 per- cent of the profits would go to the aHA Educational Foundation to perpetuate the growth of kalo in Hawai 'i. Mitsumine is an international company with 12 stores in Hawai'i, four in California and 250 stores throughout Japan , Hong Kong and Louis HAO in OHA Europe. The company proposed creation of a quality shirt for sale in their outlets, that would Betters the Quality of Hawaiian Lives use the aHA logo. The logo represents the taro plant connected to the islands of Hawai'i. The shirt design incorporates a message by Rev. Abraham Akaka on the meaning of kala as the staff of life to Hawaiians. The next business meeting of the aHA Board of Trustees was set for Monday, Oct. 1 on the "KEEP OHA IN YOUR HANDS" island of Moloka'L Paid for by the Louis Hao Campaign Committee P. O. Box 62216, Honolulu, HI 96839 laITY Hao, Chairperson ' Ao' ao 'Umikumalua (Page 12) ' Okakopa (October) 1992 Healing ceremony anticipates return of island Cleansing rites of healing and rejuvena1

kupuna had taken part in hi 'uwai or ritual purification by immersing themselves in the ocean, the cere- monial procession began. Two men adorned in ti-leaf capes stood at the base of the bluff, each holding a kahili. Lining the path up to the bluff were three malo-clad, tattooed men ready to assist the less-agile ascend the short but steep trail. Each participant approached the front of the mua with an attendant. There was a brief dialogue, with a chanter on the left side of the mua asking , "Who are you and why are you here?" and the attendant trans- lating for the participant. Each par- ticipant was chanted on to the mua with a mele inoa (name or genealo- gy chant). The participants present- ed a ho ' okupu (offering), walked onto the mua via a stair in the back left corner, and sat down. It had been specified that ho' okupu should consist of either 'awa, coral or wai (fresh water).

No photography was allowed on Kaho 'olawe the weekend of the ceremony. These The mua ha'i kupuna, or place to recall our ancestors, was dedicated to the kupuna who passed im ages were taken from away supporting the fight for the return of Kaho'olawe. • video f ootage shot by Kalam a Productions.

by Jeff Clark DeSoto, who is also a member of For many Haw aiians, the past the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance bombing of Kaho 'olawe and the Commission , asked Parley future hopes for its return are sym- Kanaka'ole of the Edith Kanaka'ole bolic of the Hawaiian nation - its Foundation what could be done to history and future restoration. mark the KICC's rep ort t o This symbolism helped inspire a Congress and to stress Hawaiians ' recent ritual to heal the island. desire for the return of the island. Approximately 350 Hawaiians and The report won 't be delivered to Hawaiians by hanai journeyed to Washington until December and Kaho ' olawe in late August to mix won' t be acted on until sometime their collective mana with that of next year, but " you don't wait until Kaho ' olawe, and to pray for the they give it to you ," Kanaka' ole island's eventual return from f eder- said. "This is our way of asserting a1 control. ourselves in a gentle way. The spirit of the Aug. 22 ceremo- "If you 're Hawaiian, be it. Don't ny, " E Kaho' olawe, E Ho ' omala- wait for som eone to tell you you 're m al ama Hou Ana Ka Mauli ola Hawaiian. If you ' re Hawaiian , Kohemalamalama (Kaho'olawe: practice your culture." The Quality of Lifestyle Will Again K upuna from each island and a Shine Forth at Kohemalamalama)," number of elected officials w ere spells new hope , not only for the invited to participate in the ceremo- OHA Trustee A. Frenchy DeSoto , right approaches the mua island , but also for the Hawaiian ny. OHA Trustees Thom a s ha'i kllpuna assisted by h er k ako'o, Melvin Pu'u. people as they move forward to Kaulukukui, Sr. and Abrah am greater self-determination. Aiona, Gov. John Waihe ' e , U. S. three weekends during July and Others on the mua included OHA Ceremonial rites were held in Sen. Daniel Inouye, U.S. Rep. Neil August, it is not a heiau, but its Trustee Frenchy DeSoto and which a 'mua ha'i kupuna (place to Abercrombie , state Sen. Malama function is similar, Pua Kanahele of Protect Kaho 'olawe 'Ohana mem- recall our ancestors) was dedicated , Solomon , U .S . Sen. Daniel the Edith Kanaka' ole Foundation bers Les Kuloloio and Dr. Emmett elected officials committed them- Akaka's son Kaniela, and a repre- said. Aluli. The PKO members, the war- selves to protecting the island , and sentative of U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink Parley Kanaka'ole said the mua's riors of the island, were chanted on a grove of niu (coconut) was plant- all flew in by helicopter. name, "Kahualele ," came to him in by fellow PKO member Davianna ed. When the time for the ceremony a dream. The name signifies that McGregor. OHA provided the funding , the approached , kupuna and observers the mua is a special place whose When the ceremony began, a big , Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation over- ascended the bluff on the right side fruit will be "borne by many to black double-billowed cloud drifted saw protocol , and the Protect of the bay and took their places to other parts of the islands ," he said , directly above the bluff, and the Kaho ' olawe ' Ohana handled the the left of and in front of the mua. adding that there are many kaona, wind died. For a few minutes all logistics. The mua, a stone platform similar or hidden meanings, in a name. The was still. As the ceremony pro- The event, held at Hakioawa Bay to a heiau, is about 40 feet wide and name was proper and felt good , but gressed the wind picked up strong- on the island' s northeast corner, 20 feet across, and about 4-5 feet "only later on we'll find out how ly and the blackness moved on. had been planned since October high in front and a foot or two high suitable the name is." Kaho ' olawe was clear and the sun 1991. OHA Trustee A. Frenchy in back. Built without tools over After the elected officials and was bright and hot. 'Okakopa (October) 1992 'Ao ao Umikumakolu (Page 13) ion performed on Kaho'olawe

Each of the participants drank temporarily stop the bombing of Kaho'olawe 'Ohana there is a debt. time," Frenchy DeSoto said that cups of 'awa, ladled by Kanaka' ole Kaho ' olawe, and vowed that he And this island, this day, this cele- evening, adding that" we planted and served by a perspiring helper and his colleagues "will do our best bration is our opportunity to look the seed for all Hawaiians in who , head down, moved about the to make that permanent." back and to acknowledge those that Hawai'i to practice their culture. It platform in a posture of supplica- "There will be no more bombing laid that foundation for aU of us so was the first planting to show the tion. of Kaho 'olawe," Inouye said. that we can pass it on to future gen- world that our culture doesn't just Those who sat on the mua were Waihe'e, still wearing shorts and erations. exist in antiquity, and in the muse- ask ed,...... ______-, k i h e i , "I am part of the lost generation. um. It exists today." to give . d h We ' re not old enough to be th e ir If you're Hawaiian, be it. Don't wait a : kupuna, we are left-over activists. * * * w 0 r d for someone to tell you you're happy to And as I look around tod ay, I see For too long Kaho 'olawe was a t hat Hawaiian. If you're Hawaiian, practice be ab l e the young people of Hawai 'i taking victim of militarism. Over the last us to places where we dared not 50 years the United States used the the y your culture.-- Parley Kanaka'o/e to dis- would card th e dream 10 years ago . And that is so island for target practice, assaulting h e I P rappings wonderful. So Kaho' olawe means it with untold numbers of bombs, support, and encourage of his office and partake in th e cere- all of th at, at least to me." rockets and other tools of destruc- the Hawauan culture and hentage. monies as a private citizen. "Back Four halau hula performed , tion. This destructive us e left the They were asked to give their word in 1976 and ' 77 and ' 78 when we together and then separately. All the island' s proud heritage partially on of their ancestors seven were ali for the' return of hula were original compositions , obscured. generatlOns back and on behalf of Kaho ' olawe who would have composed specific ally f or the Kaho ' olawe , in ancient times their descendants seven generations thought the would come that Kaho ' olawe event. The dances know n a s Kohem alamalama 0 to come. They made personal . not r---..::::...----.:...... ------, Kanaloa, or simply Kanaloa, was political, commitments. dedicated to that major Hawaiian In the days following the cere- god and held a special place in mony. Kanaka'ole would say, "The Hawaiian spirituality. It was hua - the word - gives life to the revered as a pu 'uhonua (place of mua, the mua gives life to the 'aina; spiritual refuge). It was also a place and the 'aina heals itself through where astronomical and navigation- th e word." al knowledge was imparted. It is After the ritual was complete a dotted with hundreds of archeologi- remarkably less-solemn ceremony cal sites. But bombs have no use was held on the beach. Two hun- for spirituality and culture. dred coconuts were planted in a But in the 1970s, a group of joyous, rhythmic manner to the champions for the island emerged accompaniment of chant. Each seed - the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana. was planted by a male and female, Since then they have struggled to who first held the nut to the sky wrest Kaho'olawe from federal and then together placed it in the control. earth and covered it with dirt. With PKO members looked with hope the spirit of procreation in mind, the to this weekend of ceremony as the sowers smiled and giggled as they beginning of the end of their strug- scam pered from row to row. gle. The PKO was able to trans- On Sunday , when only half a OHA Trustee Thomas K. Kaulukui, Sr. states his purpose before port, feed and provide for the safety dozen people remained , 40 'ulu ascending the mua. Assisting him is Keali'i Reichel. of 350 people on Kaho ' olawe. (breadfruit) were planted. An addi- Notwithstanding the activities of tional 200 niu were to be planted in the governor of the state of Hawai 'i the military, this was the largest the days following , and water sys- and a United States senator and a described th e pain endured by the gathering of humans there in mod- tems were being planned to irrigate United States congressman would island in the past and the rejuvena- ern times. the island's newest life. be joining us here on this 'aina . ... tion occurring there now. The whole operation went PKO member Dan Holmes said this is incredible ," he said. Something happened during the smoothly , and the PKO handily of the plantings , " It ' s a joy ous Waihe'e stressed th e importance hula that seemed to sum up or sym- coordinated public access. This thing, perpetuating the culture , per- of Kaho'olawe's place in the awak- bolize the entire Kaho'olawe strug- point was a source of pride for Les petuating the ecology of the island , ening of the Hawaiian nation. " You gle. Military scheduling forced the Kuloloio, who played a major role bringing it back to its former self." know , the nation of Hawai 'i has helicopters to depart during the per- in hosting the scores of visitors. Holmes would later say , "Things always existed. There are periods formances by the final two halau. "Right now we - the Protect are moving in the right direction. of time when it is asleep. It is now Despite the racket of the flying Kaho 'olawe 'Ohana - are capable It's only the beginning ... the begin- currently being reaffirmed. New machines and the onslaught of the of beginning stewardship on ning of what's to come. I can' t say words have come out, things like thick swirling dust, the halau stead- island ," he said. Kuloloio said he is what that is because I don't know. 'sovereignty' and the like. But I can fastly continued dancing and the praying that the PKO will be But it's a good beginning." tell you if it were not for chanters raised their voices so they indeed granted stewardship. "We're Following the ceremony, Walter Kaho 'olawe , we would not have could be heard above the engines. ready. It' s only right." Ritte, Jr., who was part of the early the foundation that we stand upon In the glaring face of foreign mili- The Hawaiian people, as well as accesses onto Kaho ' olawe in the today. Because it is here that we tary intrusion, the Hawaiian culture the other residents of the state, are 1970s, said he was gladto see " a found that when we talked about proudly continued. ready for Kaho ' olawe to be lot of new stuff going on. A lot of things Hawaiian it meant more than Dr. Emmett Aluli of the PKO and returned. Pono wale no ia - it' s n ew energ y - good for the something economic or something Kaho ' olawe Island Conveyance only right. island." political. It was something spiritual, Commission summed up the day: :::: ." "":" ' .. ,.:{'o. .. Two maps of Kaho'ohlwe are avail- Back at the camp, Sen. Inouye it was special. And the pain of "It was a histori c time in our his- able from the Hawai'iQeographic told how his mother, born on Maui , Kaho'olawe laid the foundation for tory as a people, as a nation, to was orphaned at age 5 but was gather with the kupuna who have .Society;a '. ': ...... ,: us to stand once again and to reaf- 1929/J947·USQSt.opographict1):ip hanai (adopted) by a Hawaiian fam- been supportive of our efforts to firm our nationhood. That is what for$6and it folded 1980 metric """': ily. He said that he will repay the the significance of this movement end the bombing of Kaho 'olawe." ••.•..•. >i kindness shown his mother by that is . "What we did today collectively 'ohana. He noted that he helped to "And so to the Protect will be talked about for a long, long 'Ao'ao 'Umikumaha (Page 14) 'Okakopa (October) 1992 'Aha Kupuna set Oct. 23-24 ELECT 'Aha Kupuna . the Office of The registration fee is $200 , of Hawaiian Affairs' fourth-annual which aHA pays $135, so the cost kupuna conference , will be held to kupuna is $65. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23-24 at Kupuna are Hawaiians who are the Princess Ka'iulani Hotel in grandparents and/or at least 55 Waikiki. years old. Makua (54 and younger) Reflecting the theme of ' ohana who wish to participate may attend and its traditional Hawaiian values, by paying a registration fee of the title of 'Aha Kupuna 1992 is $150. Makua will be held on a "Ka 'Ohana - He Makana a Ke waiting list until Oct. 15, and if Akua (The Family - A Gift of space is available, those able to God)." attend will be notified. The goal of 'Aha Kupuna is to Appli cations are available explore and advocate for the through aHA's education division. kupuna role in reaffirming the For more information , call the divi- Hawaiian 'ohana and its transition sion at 586-3751 or Betty Jenkins into the future. at 637-9118. The deadline to register is Oct. 9. Civic club convention moves to Big Island in Iniki's wake

The Association of Hawaiian ness. Keala expressed concern for Civic Clubs is relocating its 33rd Kaua'i residents and club members annual convention Nov. 11-15 to affected by the storm. the Kona Surf hotel on the island of This year's convention theme is Kina'uBoyd Hawai 'i because Hurricane Iniki '''Imi Na ' auao ," which means last month severely damaged " seek education , wisdom and Kaua'i hotels, including the knowledge." Activities will include Stouffer Waiohai Beach Resort in election and installation of new KAMALI'I Po'ipu, Kaua'i, where the conven- association board officers, work- tion was scheduled. The Kaua'i shops on Hawaiian la' au 1apa'au district council of civic clubs was to (traditional medicine) and sover- OHA Trustee-At-Large host to the event. eignty, historic sites tours , sports In the wake of the hurricane, activities and Hawaiian games, the association president Jalna Keala annual choral group song contest . Aloha welina, • and convention coordinator Walter an ' aha ' aina (evening banquet) , RodenhurstU , Jr. were fielding and a hoolaule ' a with Hawaiian I'm personally asking for your support and vote. I am a offers from hotels on Hawai'i and karaoke singing. candidate for OHA Trustee-at-Large. And with your help and Maui which were eager for busi- prayers, believe that I can truly contribute to the betterment of our Hawaiian people. Study in Japan from page 7

It surprised me that some people have asked why I would be available in January 1993 with son. "The Rotarians are the best in want to run for OHA trustee. In their minds, OHA and Ha- selections being made in the sum- mer of 1993. Applicants applying their field , and they take very good waiian issues in general seem a mine-field of controversies, for a non-English speaking country care of me ," Kala 'au said . For fights, and personal disagreements. Maybe. must pass a language proficiency instance , if she wants to attend a test, in addition to answering a play or other cultural event or But I have always been proud to be a Native Hawaiian. I number of lengthy essay questions , wants to tour a Japanese company, care deeply and believe strongly in the rightful claims and trust and must be knowledgeable about the Rotarians in Japan provide the entitlements of Hawaiians. I also believe that justice demands their community. Those who are tickets or make the arrangements. well-funded and effective programs for Hawaiian betterment not bi-lingual may list preferences "I'm glad to say I ' m from in health, education, and social opportunity. for colleges in Canada, Australia or Hawai ' i ," Kala' au said. "The England. Japanese love Hawai 'i." She has We can disagree with each other. Our facts and ideas are There are 30 Rotary chapters in danced hula at a couple of social , Hawai'i. Each one reviews applica- school occasions and was well strong enough to sustain honest debate. But the personal tions they receive and chooses one received, she said. However, she hurting and undermining of larger purpose must end. or two to be considered at the dis- says the differences between the trict level. A committee then inter- two cultures have helped her appre- That's why I'm running for OHA Trustee. The recognition views all of the applicants endorsed ciate the freedom she has at home. and healing of the Hawaiian people is too important and too by the various chapters and makes "I toured one Japanese company over-due to be lost in petty bickering. The integrity and stabil- its recommendations to Rotary and saw only men," she said. " I ity of OHA is needed and will benefit and better us all. International , who then assigns asked them if I were employed by scholars to specific countries taking this company what would I do? If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at home into consideration the applicant's ' Pour tea' was the answer." (941-4946). I pledge to work for a strong and respected OHA. preferences, Fujii explained. Kala ' au' s advice to high school seniors going to Mainland colleges You deserve no less. MAHALO A NUl LOA. "The amount of the award varies according to the country and the is to be prepared to teach as well as school," he said. Generally, it's learn. "Speak your mind , even enough to meet the expenses for when it's not part of your culture to one academic year of study, he do so - just do it. There's a lot of Paid for by said. In addition, a local Rotarian is ignorance out there about Hawai 'i ," People for Kina'u Boyd KamaU'j she said. " If you don' t say any- James K. Clark. Chairman Raymond P. Jellings. Treasurer assigned as a sponsor to help the 500 University Avenue. '326 student get settled, find his/her way thing , they' re not going to know Honolulu 96826 around and act as a resource per- any better," she said.

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(presented by Ka Wai ala a aHA Ka nUhou lllai Alu Like and Alu Like as a public service) News from Alu Like Computer Training Center graduates can upgrade skills

Graduates from the Alu Like Inc. Basic skills training underway Hawai'i Computer Training Center Those wishing to enroll in the 15- are eligible to receive free skill week basic office technology train- upgrade training. Upgrade classes ing, which includes computer train- include: introduction to desktop ing, but have failed the entrance test Abby Lincoln publishing, introduction to comput- can get a second chance. An adult marks her 100th er graphics, and introduction to basic skills program helps partici- birthday Oct. 25. windowed environments. pants strengthen their weak spots in At left: Abby at Interested graduates should con- math , English , reading and key- age 22 with the tea tact the center to inquire about the boarding on an individual basis. roses of Moanalua classes which run from Nov. 1 - 20 This program is made possible Gardens, c. 1912. and are held daily during work through a grant from the hours. Register by Oct. 31. Department of Education, with in- kind support from IBM Corp., the Living treasure marks Alumni news Kamehameha Schools and The Alumni Association will Farrington Community School for 100th birthday meet Dec. 5 at Kahana Valley State Adults. The program is being fund- Park to nominate and elect new ed for one year. Anyone who has by Brenda Wong . recount in sharp detail childhood officers. If you have moved or are been hesitant to take the entrance researcher for Alu Like remembrances. She is one of the available to help type addresses and test can be assured that help is Kupuna Program few who can personally recall .. the mailouts, please call HCTC secre- ready and available. Testing takes white linen holoku worn by tary, Georgette Kealoha, at 532- place Wednesdays from 7:45 a.m. "No wau pule. ho'oke ' ai. " Lili ' uokalani and the cries of 3655. She could use some volun- to 1: 15 p .m . Call Ernest Mika at Through prayer and fasting. This is "Aloha ke Ali 'i Wahine" from the teers on Oct. 10 starting at 10 a.m . 532-3655. the way one should approach liv- crowd at public appearances of the ing , advises Kupuna "Abby" queen. Alu Like Island centers Lincoln, who celebrates her cen- She has found in Alu Like's • tennial birthday on Oct. 25. kupuna project a source of the Tidbits from Maui Center kupuna have had a busy year with Kupuna Lenore Abigail "Abby" things she loves: friendships and a The Maui Island Center many field trips and activities Kalama Yen Sing Lincoln has been place to gather with other Hawaiian Demonstration Projectfor 1991- 92 including swimming, 'oama fish- nominated by Alu Like for recogni- kupuna and listen daily to their kani revealed some interesting facts on ing , a trip to Ke'anae to visit the tion by the Office of Hawaiian ka pila of Hawaiian music. [The the areas of need for its Hawaiian taro fields and watch a poi pound- Affairs as a living treasure for its kupuna project has sites on five people and community. Services ing demonstration. They celebrated 'Aba Kupuna Awards dinner at the islands and is open to all Native requested most at Maui Island the program' s second anniversary conclusion of OHA's 5th Annual Hawaiian elders age 60 or more. Center were: health, food , financial , on May 15 with a crafts display Kupuna Conference, Oct. 23 - 24. On O'ahu , call 523-5422.] housing , legal, genealogical and and hula dancing. Family and The nomination was made in Biography business. The average individual friends shared in the festivities. recognition of the spiritual and cul- Lincoln was born Oct. 25, 1892 profile seeking assistance was Each kupuna received a health tural values that are demonstrated to Ung Tung Sing and Mary Hawaiian female, age 18 - 39 and screening. They regularly do exer- by the life of Kupuna Lincoln. Her Espinda in their two-bedroom unemployed. cises and work on crafts at the site dignified carriage and quiet pres- home in Lahaina, MauL The couple The center' s employment and and enjoy the Hawaiian lunches. ence is depended upon at Alu had three children and the family's training program was able to They have had many presenta- Like's Ke Ola Pono N o Na gift of longevity is shared by older accomplish its goals and objectives tions on community resources that Kupuna Project in Waimanalo. brother Francis Ah Tung Sing and even though it experienced a are available to them and have Kupuna Lincoln's observations younger sister Marion Kina Jones. change in leadership three times in learned how to use fire extinguish- of the world are woven with Her father arrived in Lahaina nine months. ers. A new activity this year was strands of advice that attest to her from China and opened a laundry. Aloha from Ke Ola Pono No Na kupuna participation in the moral fiber and philosophy on life. When she was six , the family Kupuna of Alu Like Inc. and a Caregivers Resource Fair which Live naturally moved to Honolulu , where he warm mahalo to the Office of involved many agencies in the com- The benefits of this may be viewed became a "buggy man." The name Hawaiian Affairs for the wonderful munity. This program is available in her own physical health. She Kalama comes from the hanai fami- program and lunch at the Ka'ana- to all Hawaiians age 60 and up. For rises at five each morning, practices ly that cared for the children. pali Beach Hotel. It was a very more information about Ke Ola moderation, includes lots of fresh She attended the Royal School enjoyable day and one the kupuna Pono No Na Kupuna, call 242- fruit in her diet, enjoys walks in her until age 15 , when she found work wi11look forward to next year. Na 9774 or 244-3838. garden and has never eaten at fast as a bookbinder for the Pacific food restaurants. Commercial Advertiser. By care- Keep active fully budgeting each month's $15 Learn to start a business Self-described as "very athletic" in salary, she saved enough to start The Alu Like Business classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday her married household. her youth, Kupuna Lincoln Development Center announces its and Thursday from 6 - 9 p.m. at the engaged in activities uncommon to Thomas Lincoln was a member 23rd Entrepreneurship Training Alu Like business center, of the Holy Name at St. Louis women of the early 1900s such as class in Hila. The six-week course Maunakea Market Place, Suite 273 basketball , volleyball, paddling College when they first met at a covers business planning, organiza- in the heart of Chinatown. To regis- picnic for Catholic girls. Lincoln's (Healani Canoe Club, 1910) and tion, marketing and financing. ter for either class, call 524-1225. riding bareback (always remember eyes shine when she recounts the Classes will be held at Keaukaha Those of Hawaiian ancestry are romance of their courtship and the to grease the inside of the thighs to Elementary School on six consecu- encouraged to explore business fragrance of the pink and white tea avoid chafing). tive Saturdays from Nov. 14 - Dec. ownership as a career option. The roses that grew in Moanalua Keep mentally active 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register mission of Alu Like is to increase Kupuna Lincoln still reads the Gardens. They were wed at the by Nov. 2. Space is limited. the number of Hawaiians in busi- cathedral of Our Lady of Peace on newspaper "front to back." Her In Honolulu , the next class ness. To date , 220 Hawaiian parti- memory is clear, alert and is able to Fort Street Mall on Jan. 17,1915. begins Oct. 26 . The two-hour cipants have completed the course. 'Ao'ao 'Umikumaono (Page 16) 'Okakopa (October) 1992

Ola kino 0 na Havvai'i Hawaiian health horizons The Wai'anae Diet moves to Windward Waimanalo harmony. by Pearl L ei aloh a Pag e It was this harmony that built the The Hawai'i state Legislature and robust health enjoyed by the ancient the Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiians, who. saw themselves have allocated matching funds to related to everything in the cosmos, initiate the Wai ' anae Diet in according to The Wai 'anae Book of Waimanalo. The $60,000 pilot pro- Hawaiian Health. The book also gram is expected to begin in mid- recounts the first impressions January with about 25 participants Westerners had of the Hawaiian for the 21-day program. people. "Tall , thin, with muscular The staff of the Wai'anae Coast limbs; capable of bearing great Comprehensive Health Center will fatigue" are some of their descrip- be monitoring the program as well tions. Reclaiming that birthright is as training the Waimanalo Health what th e diet is all about. It's about Center staff in administering the returning to the ways of the kupuna diet among Hawaiians with hyper- in areas of diet, spiritual awareness tension and diabetes , as w ell as and use of the mind to create the those who are substantially healthy. desired result. The pilot group will be required The diet has achieved astounding to meet twice a day, morning and results. Participants average a evening for regular nutrition educa- weight l oss of 17 pounds in 21 tion, cultural reinforcement and to days, a decrease in cholesterol lev- share two meals together. els by 14 percent, blood pressure The initial group will continue Some_ of the Hawaiian faces offering sensitive service to the decreases of 9 percent for systolic Waimanalo community, seated is Kawahine Kamakea-'Ohelo, using the diet until personal goals and 11 percent for diastolic pres- executive d irector; Lucy Leimomi Centeio, receptionist; Jolene are met, while a second group of 25 Lono, student nurse; Jon Gasper, medical student. sur e , and blood sugar controls begins with supervisi on from the im proved with four out of nine newly trained Waimanalo staff. insulin users becoming normal and Kawahine Kamakea-'Ohelo is and pediatric care Sept. 1. It has .. We already have a list of nearly discontinuing medication within the hoping for sim ilar results at the kept the name and added the motto: 200 people who want to use the first six to 12 days of the program. Waimanalo Health Center. "You' re ola Haloa; the sustaining of life in Wai'anae Diet," says Kawahine Leilani Sexton is one of the peo- i ooking at a community that' s 20 the traditional ways. Kamakea- 'Ohelo, the center's exec- ple behind those numbers. Her years behind Wai'anae, but they've Dr. Edward G. Briscoe serves as utive director. doctor was threatening her with the slowly started to wake up ." medical director . and three other The diet consists mainly of tradi- doctors have contracted to provide use of insulin injections to control Kamakea- 'Ohelo said. That sense tional and non-traditional foods services within the c enter's her diabetes. She has successfully of self-reliance is driving the high in carbohydrates. Taro, rice, $370,000 annual budget, she said. avoided injections and no longer changes at the health center itself. sweet potato , grains , fruits, and The services offered here will be needed blood pressure pills after The state-operated center is slowly vegetables make up about 78 per- more sensitive and appropriate to the first week on the program. turning over control to a communi- cent of the diet. Protein, mostly Hawaiians, she stressed. According After nearly a year, Sexton ty-based health service operated from fish and a little chicken , to the 1990 census just over 50 per- reports a weight loss of 100 lbs. "I primarily by Hawaiians, Kamakea- accounts for 12 percent. Fats from cent of the population in used to be size 52 and could only 'Ohelo "What we want to do fish, chicken and coconut make up Waimanalo are Hawaiian or part- wear 5X mu 'umu 'u or the sheet off is make this a family-oriented the remaining 10 percent. Hawaiian, and the center is project- the bed. Now I wear size 24," she health center, instead of one solely But this diet is much more than ing for 14,000 visits annually. said. Her friends comment that she for women and children," she said. its simple components. It is a start- Its board members are consumers looks 10 years younger. Adult services began in February ing place for recovering pono, or and the group took over maternity of the center whose main mandate is t o serve the n eedy. Fees are determ ined on an ability-to-pay- Health care providers train for Wai'anae Diet method. Kamakea- 'Ohelo reports that roughly 57 percent of the cen- by Pearl Leialoha Page some were going to go ahead and do it without any ter' s patients are without health insurance and half of these are part- Health care providers from 14 rural communities formal training ," he said. met to learn the nuts and bolts of presenting the "If people are healthy to begin with , the diet' s no Hawaiian. The health center's board hopes Wai'anae Diet to their clients last month in the first problem ," Shintani said. " But if they have problems statewide training session led by Dr. Terry Shintani with diabetes or high blood pressure then they have to integrate traditional Hawaiian and the Wai ' anae Coast Comprehensive Health to be monitored carefully. The diet normalizes peo- healing practices into its array of Center. The two-day training was part of a project to ple so fast, it' s very important to do the diet with services once the transition is com- develop the Wai'anae Diet and was funded by match- clinical intervention," he said. Those with diabetes pleted. It is also looking at assisting ing amounts from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and must reduce their last dose of insulin or oral medica- the development of a farmer's mar- the state Legislature. tion prior to starting the program by 50 percent. ket to make native Hawaiian foods The $140,000 grant also provides for a team of More acute diabetic cases must monitor their blood more readily available. Wai' anae diet experts to visit each island to assist sugar levels at least three times daily in the first three Future-looking goals include efforts to run the diet programs there. Further it will days and twice a day thereafter, adjusting the amount developing a women' s center for be used to develop a protocol manual, prepare a mas- of insulin per doctor's orders, he said. The diet also healing and sharing as well as a ter plan t6Aogicallypromote the diet through alters many other health conditions, so a physician family education center to serve as brochu. res, c()ok.books, legislative efforts and market- should be on site through the Jirst week...... a community gathering place. ing. and it willbelp furtdapilot .project of the diet Besides stressing medicalinterventi()n, the training Kamakea-'Ohelo sees these as among children. at Kaimukilntermediate School. also included: screening criteria. food procurement, important steps to uplift the com- "l 'yedreamedof doing ihis fora long time," health education, counseling ,culturaleducation, and munity' s health. "They all con- Shiniani told the 36 participants at the training session teaching the transitional diet for continuing weight- tribute to the wellness of the family, at Makaha Sheraton, Aug; 28. "The demand for the loss, health building after the program i$ finished the wholeness of the person and Wru.' anae Diet is so greatlhat on the neighbor islands, and follow-up procedures. the rebuilding of a community. This is what we're trying to recapture." A Message to OHAMembers

If there's one thing I've learned during the time I've been in politics it's this: Nobody can get the job done without the support and encouragement of the people .. . not the mayor, not the governor, not the president. You've stuck with me and trusted me over the years and for that I thank you. Together, we've done a lot to make O'ahu a better place. But there's still more to be done.The city and state must work together to provide affordable housing, especially rental housing. We need to continue working for transporta- tion solutions. And , of course, we have to protect the 'aina so we can hold on to our special way of life. We have a program to tackle these problems, but, to make it happen, I still need your kokua. For that, and for your vote on Election Day, I will be most grateful.

With aloha,

Paid for by Friends for Fasi 100 N. Beretania St. , Suite 203, Honolulu, HI 96817 Danny Kaleikini and Sam Calleja, Co-chairs .- 'Ao'ao 'Umikumawalu (Page 18) 'Okakopa (October) 1992

'Ai pono e ola by Dr. Terry Shintani Eat ri t and live well Kalo - the key to a nation Can a principal food civilization. It is the only control because its leaders forgot slower in their thought processes such as kalo (taro) be a nation that can trace its the ancient laws of proper diet. and easily fatigued. (How do you key to the stability of a reigning monarch's Having gradually adopted a feel an hour after a fatty lunch?) nation? In previous arti- genealogy back to its Western diet , he believed that How does this apply to Hawai'i? cles I have focused on absolute origin (the sun China's leaders became both too Because of the Westernization of kala (taro) as a food that goddess, Amaterasu aggressive and lacking of the nec- our diet, some of Hawaii's strong means many things to Omikami) thousands of essary intuition and judgment to spiritual, cultural, and political lead- Hawai'i and its people. years ago. Rice has continue their reign. The prediction ers have died young, even in recent As the brother to the first ...... __...... always been Japan's was right. Japan lost a major war times. Kala may be important in man on Earth in the cre- --- principal food. for the first time in its long history. helping to restore the health of the ation mythology of In the early 1900s, We can only speculate if bad diet Hawaiian people as demonstrated Hawai'i, it has spiritual meaning. Japan started to change its diet to a had something to do with Japan on Moloka'i and in Wai'anae. As the healthful staple that can help more Westernized diet and away losing the war. However, this idea Perhaps returning to the principal lower cholesterol, it has a central from its principal food, rice. In may not be as far-fetched as it may foods of Hawai'i may also help to role in the health of the people. In 1937, a book was written by a seem. For example, we now know increase the vitality, energy and this article, I will suggest how prin- Japanese writer, N. Sakurazawa, that diet has an impact on health , intuition of its people, who are now cipal foods such as kala can have who predicted that if Japan did not behavior and performance. Perhaps working towards a cultural renais- an important impact on a nation. improve its diet, it was heading for some of the key leaders in Japan . sance to help ensure its success. It Let us consider the role of princi- war and that it would lose such a died young from diet-related dis- may also help provide the spiritual pal foods in the great civilizations war as a result of the ease. Perhaps the high animal food consciousness that contributes to of history. In Europe it was wheat; Westernization of its diet (which he content of the Western diet con- the lakahi (unity) of the Hawaiian in pre-Columbian North and South considered to be based on faulty sumed by their leaders made them people. Thus, kala and other princi- America, it was maize and corn; in Western nutritional theory). He more aggressive and even imperial- pal foods may provide the key to Egypt it was millet and barley; and believed that Germany had lost istic. Perhaps the higher sugar con- the survival of the Hawaiian civi- in most of Asia, it was rice. Japan World War I as a result of its diet, tent made their thought processes lization for centuries to come as it has the oldest government in the based on such a faulty theory, and scattered or erratic. Perhaps the fat did for the great civilizations of the world and the most stable modem that China had fallen under foreign content made them ever so slightly past.

Ke ao nani • by Patrick Ching Naturally Hawaiian artist/environmentalist On wetlands and waterbirds

"The sun' s first rays creep over long pink legs; and the ' auku ' u Aside from the steady loss of ber of introduced predators, such as the east ridge , warming the earth (black crowned heron) which is the habitat, Hawaii's waterbird popula- dogs , cats , rats, mongoose and and causing a glowing mist to rise largest of Hawaii's waterbirds. tion is under pressure from a num- even barn owls and cattle egrets. above the placid pond. The still morning air rings with songs of crickets and native birds. The glasslike surface of the pond is rip- pled in places by native waterbirds which cut through the water like tiny boats, often with a new brood of chicks in tow ... " Scenes such as this are becoming increasingly rare as are many Hawaiian scenes we appreciate so much. To many, the importance of pre- serving Hawaii's wetlands seems insignificant with the increasing pressure to develop what some refer to as "wasted" or "useless" areas of land. In reality, wetlands are very important to Hawai'i not only for ecological reasons but for practical reasons as well. In the 1970s a number of remain- ing wetland areas were set aside as national wildlife refuges. In Hanalei valley on the island of Kaua'i, native waterbirds nest among the kalo (taro) in the shallow, flowing waters of the wetland lo'i (fields). Here one can see native waterbird species including the koloa (duck) which resembles a female mallard; the 'alae ke 'oke'o (coot) which is black with a white bill; the 'alae The 3e'0 (Hawaiian stilt) is easily identified by its black and white body and long, pink legs that trail behind il in flight. It voices a loud, high-pitched call in flight especially around its nesting site. 'ula (gallinule) which is black with Nesting birds will often act injured to lure intruders away from their nests. There are ae'o nests on yellow legs and a red bill; the ae'o all the main Hawaiian islands, but it does not nest on Lana'i during dry winters. Its meals consist of (stilt) which is black and white with mollusks, insects and small fish or crustaceans. 'Okakopa (October) 1992 'Ao'ao 'Umikumaiwa (Page 19

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As we imua, public support comes our way!

by Moanikeala Akaka of the Hawaiian monarchy and the JACL, promised to support Native finest citizens who work to protect Trustee, Hawai'i abuse of the Hawaiian Home Lands Hawaiian rights. I am happy to see the 'aina. They say this is a one- program obligate the their commitment today. These party state, but that survey proves As the 100th anniver- ==------. government to do more locals have benefited from our this loyalty is not set in concrete. sary of the overthrow of for Native Hawaiians?" Aloha spirit and it is gratifying to This is a wake-up call to all you our Hawaiian nation Of those surveyed , 57 me to see them supportive of our politicians-help us protect our approaches , the drum- percent said "Yes." This struggle. ' aina or you lose our vote! beat of protest over the was 10 percent more in Since the Kalama Valley struggle, This show of support can come at conditions of the favor than the we have devoted more than two no better time-the problems are Hawaiian people is Advertiser/Channel 2 decades to educate Hawaii' s popu- many. It is appropriate now to becoming l ouder, poll. lation about the plight of our peo- the great strides of the according to a front page It should be noted that ple. These polls indicate a growing past two decades. Not only are we Honolulu Advertiser 65 percent of Japanese- public understanding, concern and on our way to renewal, but it is also survey on August 7.1....-__---=:...... ;....:::.....---=._ ..... American respondents support. important to recognize, personally The Advertiser/Channel 2 News questioned in the Star-Bulletin sup- An Advertiser survey in August and culturally, that a significant Hawai 'i Poll suggested "There is port Hawaiian justice. " I think showed that 60 percent of those number of non-Hawaiians are considerable voter awareness of the Japanese-Americans are beginning questioned agreed that " a candi- working to help us realize our aims. issue and a strong current of sup- to recognize the injustices experi- date's stand on the environment This is because many realize that port for Hawaiians as they seek to enced by Hawaiians. As a commu- would change their vote." This is aloha 'aina is not a step backward better their social, cultural and polit- nity we recognize Hawai 'i has been great news to me because it means into our proud past, but is an intelli- ical position." This poll found near- good for us ," stated William the aloha 'aina consciousness is gent stride toward an economic and ly half the voters in agreement with Kaneko, president of the Hawai 'i growing. We as a populace are real- social organization that is appropri- the proposition that " Hawaiians chapter of the Japanese-American izing that our island home is truly ate to our environmental aims now. deserve greater restitution for loss- Citizens League. In August the special and that we must vote for Contrary to what some would es suffered" when the monarchy national JACL , with encourage- representatives who protect the have us believe, this shift in con- was overthrown in 1893 . It sug- ment from its Hawai' i chapter, ' aina and our quality of life. "Ua sciousness is going to generate jobs gests there "is a fairly widespread adopted a resolution supporting mau ke ea a ka 'aina i ka pono" and stimulate the economy as well base of public sympathy for the Hawaiians in their push for native aren't hollow words. This survey as safeguard our sacred isles for plight of the Hawaiian people." rights and sovereignty. shows we must vote that state future generations and we will The Honolulu Star-Bulletin in Over six years ago I wrote in my motto and even change our vote or become an example for others to early September did their own sur- column about my concern over party, if necessary. follow. vey and their findings were more in Japanese investments in our island Those sacred words seem to be Malama pono. favor of justice to Hawaiians. Their home. Subsequently I received a the philosophy of the new Green Ua mau ke ea a ka 'aina i ka pono. question was: "Do the overthrow very nice note from a president of Party. These are some of Hawai 'i' s

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Women in politics

by Rowena Akana halls of old-boy politics. government. Why then do we still exclude trustees from conversa- Trustee-at-large As we move into this arena, we see the great disparity? I, for one, tions, meetings and plans simply face incredible odds have a few ideas. because those trustees are female? Here we are in one of against being able to be It has been my experience that It reminds me of all the struggles the most interesting effective. One has to once we get here, we have to fight women have had before us , to win election years in a long wonder if the founding to prove our abilities allover again. their rights into Little League teams. time. The presidential fath e rs in writing the Women, like myself, are judged university campuses, police forces , election is wide open U.S. Constitution meant twice as hard by the public and then the fire departments, and countless and state races are hard to include women and again by our peers before we are other positions once thought of as to call too. In Hawai'i , minorities in the phrase: given responsibility we can " han- "predominantly male" occupations. we ' ve got people run- " all ' men' are created dle ." The suppressing feeling we When will a woman be judged by ning for may or! This equal. " I think not. encounter in day-to-day dealings her.professional ability alone with- has to say something Where is it written that wastes valuable time and energy out her femininity coming into about the condition of '---.:.... ----'===-----' the government shall be that could be put to positive pro- question? Far too often women are things around th e state and the run by m en and men only? If we jects. For example. I have spent set aside by male counterparts with United States. are indeed the great nation of equal- more time "saving" my committee, the excuse that we are too emotion- In thinking along these lines, this ity we tout ourselves to be, do we the Committee on Sovereignty , al and don't have the intellect to opens up a very interesting issue , not have the vision to see the need from being axed,"fighting" for my understand , therefore, we need not that is, women in politics. Some to balance the powers? vice-chair position , .. playing " be included in decision-making. would say that women have always Our country is made up of more paperchase with the administration Hogwash! The double standard been there, if not in elected posi- women than men. It seems logical for public information and "guess- used for judging women's com- tions , not far behind as wives of that elected leadership roles would ing" what I would have to protect ments must be changed. The merit officials or as support staff to offi - truly represent the population. Yet, next, before I could even begin to of an idea must be judged, not the cials. But I'm talking about some- here we are with less than 10 per- focus on what I would accomplish person submitting the idea; to do thing different. I'm talking about cent of females in the federal legis- in a day' s work. otherwise minimizes the importance women in politics, women in gov- lature. Women have only moved It is a given that there would be , of the person' s actions. Strong is ernment positions at all levels. This into non-traditional roles in record and even should be differences of strong , male or female, just as is becoming a more common occur- numbers in the past two or three opinion between trustees. What I assertive is assertive and productive rence, and 1992 will definitely be a decades, but that is surely enough have a problem with is the unequal is productive. If we permit this record-breaking year for women time to have primed enough women treatment we receive based upon double standard to prevail, valuable moving into the once-hallowed to desire to seek leadership roles in our sex. How can it be justifiable to continued on page 23 'Ao'ao Iwakalua (Page 20) "Okakopa (October) 1992 ,,4 is open to all OHA Trustee.s to express their OHA Trustee's Views mdlvldual vIews and does not necessarily represent the official Ka mana ' 0 0 na Kahu Waiwai piikahi position of the OHA Board of Trustees.} Entitlements -It is justice - It is our right

by Rev, Moses K. Keale. Sr. smell and most importantly, it is an equal compensation to aid the bene- trust. The value of this 3 ,683.7 Trustee, Kaua'i & Ni'ihau asset we can inventory. It is what is ficiaries. acres, as established by the county known in the business world as a In addressing the practice of sell- tax assessors in 1991 , exceeds What is the public land "fixed asset." It has a ing, trading, or exchanging chunks $2,088,889,000 (There's $2.1 bil- trust? To put it quite temporal value as well as of land from the public land trust lion). Based on market lease values, simply, the public land spiritual value. It is the we must first realize that every time the Hawaiian share of that lease trust is one of the two commodity to which the state makes a land exchange, or rent should be $16.7 million annu- major assets stolen from western society affixes sells land from the public land trust, ally. Well , Hawaiians do not get the native people of monetary value. It is the or diminishes the assets of the trust any revenue from this land because these islands, stolen commodity to which through trades or encumbrances , the state conveniently pays nothing from the Hawaiian. The modern society affixes a those actions affect each and every for the use of this land. They do not other asset was our sov- tradable value. I speak. Native Hawaiian. The law is quite provide monies in the education ereign government, our today about that asset. I specific. It says that Native budget to pay the rent owed to the heritage , our identity. speak about that asset as Hawaiians are entitled to 20 percent Hawaiians for use of the lands. Nothing and no one can keep us it relates to the Office of Hawaiian of any revenue generated by those The state budget for the from regaining our sovereignty, our Affairs. I speak about that asset as assets. Well , it does not take a Department of Education was heritage, our identity. If that is what it relates to the future of all genius to know that if you have a recently reported to be $770 mil- we desire , then our desire can and Hawaiians no matter where they house that has four bedrooms, one lion. The lease rental owed to will prevail regardless of who or live. bath, a kitchen and a living room, Hawaiians would amount to only 2 what tries to prevent us from Last month I promised to discuss and someone decides to take away percent of that total budget. I say achieving that goal. The main ingre- two topics dear to my heart! The the bathroom and kitchen and give the state should pay the rent! They dient of true sovereignty is our state fIrst is the state's continued practice them to your neighbor, you no use the land so pay the rent. I am of mind - our spirituality and our of trading or selling the lands that longer have a functional house. If sure that my fellow trustees would determination. make up the public land trust. The such a thing happens, then the be happy to earmark some of these On the other hand, the second second topic is the practice of using value of that house will be much revenues for Hawaiian education. asset, our land , is a tangible asset. It the public land trust assets for a less than when it had a kitchen and Then there is the University of is an asset we can touch, see, feel , greater public purpose without bathroom. When the state makes Hawai Ii. With more than 1,879.4 any kind of trade, that trade should acres of land originally part of the Let's change ipvolve a trade of equal value, not public land trust, worth over diminished value. For instance , $534,289 ,000 under their control, when the state traded land in West the Hawaiian is owed more than $4 by Louis Hao question is: Was Keale' s trust in Kaua'i in order to complete its million in annual lease fees. This is Trustee , Moloka'i & Lanali the AG's office the right decision plans for housing , it traded that the same University which opposes After the 1990 elections I felt a or should he have retained his land for a cemetery. Both projects tuition waivers for Hawaiians. This genuine sense of worth as an OHA chairmanship? After all, a man is fulfilled an important public need. is the University whose attitudes trustee because I perceived that we innocent until proven guilty. However, was the exchange of and practices attract only a 4 per- finally had the best Board of Then there was the scenario that equal value so that the assets were cent Hawaiian student enrollment! Trustees that had ever been assem- led to a vote of no confidence and not diminished? After the exchange This is the University which has bled and elected by the the replacement of took place, the property was devel- not yet built the Hawaiian Studies Hawaiian people. The Trustee Akana as vice oped by private developers for a Center after a decade of planning. If Board now consists of chair by Trustee Aiona. housing project. The land was sold you use the land then you should an ex-senator (Hee), Under current leader- to the new owners, and the state pay the rent. This University has no ex-councilman (Ai ana) , ship, we are experiencing effectively transferred public land problem finding $30 million to an ex-OHA administra- the sophisticated style of to private hands. build an Earth and Ocean Science tor (Kanahele), three the state legislature, Now , what happened to the Center, but can't pay the rent? What veteran members from which is very different monies exchanged? The developer is the problem? the first Board of from any form of gover- got his share and the state got, oh These are just two examples of Trustees (Kaulukukui, nance that we had ever yes, a cemetery! And what exactly the injury done to Hawaiians when Keale and DeSoto), two experienced before in did the trust beneficiary get? Did the public land trust is used "for a trustees with six years OHA. We are dealing the Hawaiian get any of the money? public purpose." Our duty as of Board experience (Akaka and with a skilled politician who under- No. Did the state and developer set trustees is to act responsibly in Hao) , and a new trustee (Akana). stands the state legislature. aside any of the homes for monitoring the revenue emanating I really cannot believe how The last two years are quickly Hawaiians to purchase ? No , not from the public land trust. Weare wrong I was. The antics which fol- drawing to a close. I foresee better exactly. Has the state set aside bur- obligated to see that the assets are lowed the 1990 elections are now a days for OHA if certain conditions ial plots for the Hawaiians? No, not protected and to take a strong matter of history. We are now end- are met. exactly. Of course the state will stance against any erosion of that ing the current regime amid the tur- We need change. Yes, we need a argue that Hawaiians are citizens of asset. We are obligated to see that moil of poor trustee relationships, leader who listens to both the this state and benefit through the fair and just compensation is bad publicity and probably the low Hawaiian people and the BOT many programs set aside to help all returned for any use of these assets. level of trust in OHA in its short members. Yes, we need a leader citizens. This is the same argument There are two classes of people 12-year history. The past two years who cares and shares his or her that the provisional government defined by the public land trust. presented dismal situations- manalo with all concerned. Yes, we used when it usurped the Kingdom They are the Native Hawaiian and Trustee Keale lost his chairmanship literally need a "team" and a " team of Hawai Ii. Examples of detrimen- the general public. OHA's respon- due to allegations of conflict of leader". Only then can we stop this tal land exchanges abound and con- sibility is to protect the Native interest and illegal signing of a con- cycle of self destruction. Only then tinue in today's market place at a Hawaiian beneficiary. The state' s tract with an organization named can the full potential of all trustees rapid pace. responsibility is to protect all the Uhaele, a consulting and invest- be utilized, which would result in There is also the argument that people of Hawai Ii including the ment firm from the continental U.S. greater benefits for all the Hawaiian land used for public purposes need Native Hawaiian beneficiary. The Keale chose to leave the matter in people. Currently we are our own not be made a part of the compen- law requires that 20 percent of all the hands of the Attorney General's worst enemies. sation package to Hawaiians. For revenues generated from the public office (AG), and after more than a So let' s change and work for the example, more than 90 percent of land trust shall be set aside as a year the AG' s office has not good of all Hawai Ii. the land under the public schools informed us of its findings . The Aloha. was taken from the public land continued page 23 'Okakopa (October) 1992 'Ao'ao Iwakaluakumakahi (page 21)

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E Kahololawe E Ho1omalamalama Hou Ana Ka Mauli Ola Kohemiilamalama

by A. Frencby DeSoto kupuna from Kahului will come to throughout the area, mending kuku each other and cry, unashamed, Trustee-at-large examine the landing sites. I thank pokes and the like. unrestrained. I see John Dominis the ancients for the rain that came to It is 4 a.m. Saturday, August 22. Holt, Ann Ritte , Clara Ku, It is August 20, 1992, settle the dust. Mahalo 5 a.m. Ma ' alaea, Maui. Lt. Verne Young for The boat, Pualele, cap- your cooperation. tained by Bobby The last boat arrives Luuwai , waits at the with kupuna , guests , dock to carry its passen- and ukana. It is now 12 gers and cargo to noon, Friday . The kai Hakioawa, Kaho' olawe. ( ace an) is p ai ah a ' a Faces and ey es filled (surging) and in a kolo- with anticipation, firm he (rascally) mood. As but gentle hands tell the the unloading takes story of commitment and place, I pray t o my conviction, creating bonds that 'aumakua and the wind that brush- should never be severed. We wave es my face tells me that they have "A hui hou" to those on shore as heard. Mahalo. we leave. Kohemalamalama is filled with Hakioawa is sighted. Joy fills the the promise of life-200-plus peo- air as we are greeted by others ple are on shore. Lines are formed The pU (conch) sounds. People are Sherman Napoleon, Aunty Lani , already on shore. We disembark the from the water to the high side of stirring and preparing to hi 'uwai Aunty Minerva, Mae Helm , Pualele and are helped to the shore. the shore, and all help pass pre- (water purification ritual) at tbe Healani Doane an d many, many Many bugs and kisses welcome us. cious cargo from hand to hand. beach. After bathing at the kahakai , more. Some are barely ambulatory, We stake out our campsites, shar- Familiar faces are belped througb we line the beacb facing Haleakala bringing with them the last vestiges ing again the bustle of the prepara- the sborebreak. Young and old and the chant calling ka la begins of their mana (spiritual essence) tions , with conviction and purpose. greet eacb other, kako'o (belpers) anew. and their love. (Oh God , wby must Embracing Ulu Garmon, Ka'iana run to the aid of kUpuna with tow- Kupuna , makua, and ' opio there be so mucb pain? Tbe strug- Haili , Hokulani Holt Padilla and els and helping hands. We welcome (elders, parents and youth) stand gle is long and bard and time goes otbers , no words need be spoken; the 'Alaka'i pili 'ubane 'Bikini, to shoulder clapping and too fast!) we know . Night descends and who quickly join the line to kokua chanting, oblivious to their individ- I embrace Walter Ritte with joy, sounds of the ocean soothe m y (assist). These men are the spiritual ual political or religious orienta- as I did Glenn Davis, Joyce restless soul as sleep escapes me. leaders of their people, I am told, tions. We are one, practicing a Kainoa, Richard Sawyer, Boogie Mahalo ke Akua. and their presence was one of full small but vital part of our culture. Kalama and others who paid the It is Friday, August 21 , 5 a.m . support. We appreciated the pres- Magic fills the air; love and respect price for their daring in earlier People are at the shore, clapping ence of Edward Benedict, nation of for eacb other are the catalyst and times. My heart overflows with and chanting " E ala e, ka la i ka hik- Mohawk, New York; David the mana for collective focus , pur- love for their commitment and ina, i ka moana, ka moana bobonu , unselfish service. pi 'i i ka lewa, ka lewa nu 'u , i ka A wave of emotion overwhelms bikina aia ka la, e ala e" (Arise, the me, and I retire to my campsite to sun in the east, over the ocean, the dress and prepare for the cere- deep ocean, ascend the heavens, the monies. high beavens, in the east, there is The canoe paddlers from the sun, arise) in unison. Wai' anae/Nanakuli come to escort As I join them, the sun slowly me to the mua ha'i kupuna. A line peeps over Haleakala in all its radi- has formed below the bluff, and the ance; it bursts over and I weep. realization of what will take place Amid loud cheering and tears of very soon comes ov er me like a joy, I experience a profound sense Canoes approach Kaho'olawe. warm kapa (cloth). Idle chatter of recognition of na kupuna (elders, hides nervous anxiety. Mahalo ancestors), ka l a (the sun). We Martine , nation of Navajo , New pose and achievement. Buffalo Keaulana, Kipi Lopes, Didi make our way back to base camp Mexico; Galen Drapeau , nation of A chant to the elements is given Kaeo, Earl Bungo, Bryan Keaulana for breakfast and prepare for tbe Dakota, South Dakota; and John by Keala Kanaka'ole. His father, and Melvin Pu 'u. arrival of the canoes. Stokes of New Mexico. Mahalo Parley , leads us in prayer and At the bottom of the cliff, Keola The sound of the pU is heard; the piha! (Many thanks!) places a kapu (restriction) on all of Lake and Franklin Pao chant to call canoes are sighted! Everyone drops Everyone is settled and the group us. The kapu is to set a behavior us to focus on what we were there whatever they are doing to rush to begins to gravitate to the amphithe- pattern or discipline of caring and for. the shore. ater for ori entation, food , hot coffee respect. Up the side of the bluff we go T he Oli KUhohonu 0 and tea. W ork assignments are Many more hugs and kisses are and are seated, waiting to take our Kah o ' olawe is chanted as the given. Chants are practiced in exchanged as we make our way place on .. Kahualele" , the name canoes approacb in a re-enactment preparation for Saturday. back up the beach. We prepare for given to the mua ha'i kupuna. What of kahiko (ancient) time. Tbe men Ana Kon and her crew prepare the day' s ceremonies. Helicopters a magnificent structure , built in and women paddlers are greeted the beach for Saturday's cere- arrive , bringing kupuna and invited three weeks, under the supervision with exuberant cheers of welcome, monies. Remarkable girl , this Ana. guests. Kako ' 0 run to assi st. of Kaua'i 's Makanani! He pono! chicken-skin! The chant continues Palikapu Dedman leads the kitchen Everyone is taken to the amphithe- Uncle Tommy Kaulukukui is until all canoes and paddlers are on crew from Ka'u in preparing food ater. Individuals who will partici- receiv ed on the mua first with a sbore , warriors all! He pono! (It is all througb the night for the imu. pate in the ceremonies are escorted genealogy chant, as is everyone a good thing!) Ka'iana Haili and Luana Busby to the ocean to hi 'uwai , and are who will sit with him on the mua. I Back to the kitchen to talk story, gather their kako 'o for final instruc- returned to dress and prepare for am filled with humility and honor laugh and share with old and new tions. Dan Holmes' group gets to the formal ceremonies. for my ancestors, my children and friends as we finish breakfast. work on fine-tuning the water sys- My eyes seek out the Moloka 'i grandchildren, when Pua Kanahele We are told that the Army heli- tem . Preparations continue through kupuna. Visi ons of earlier times chanted my genealogy. Mahalo copters bringing in our statewide the night. Dr. Fred Dodge scurries bring me to my knees, and we hold continued on page 22 'Ao'ao Iwakaluakumalua (Page 22) 'Okakopa (October) 1992

(This column is open to all OHA Trustees to exp ress their OHA Trustee's Views individual views and does not necessarily represent the official Ka mana ' 0 0 ntI Kahu Waiwai piikahi position of the OHA Board of Trustees.)

No Ka Mea 0 Maka 'Opio - Through Young Eyes by Abraham Aiona help Hawaiians. Board of Trustees. Representatives from Samoa, Fiji , Trustee , Maui As my aide , Donald has had the Donald recognizes the importance the Solomon Islands , Tahiti , Tonga, An essential part of being an opportunity to see OHA in action, of OHA' s actions for the Hawaiian Papua New Guinea, Micron esia, OHA trustee is staying at the legislature and in p eople and the importance of Melanesia and Hawai'i attended. tuned to the perceptions the nuts and bolts detail Hawaiians keeping informed and As with all who attended, Donald of our beneficiaries, par- of the Budget, Finance, involved. He says, "OHA's future learned more about the issues that ticularly those of the Policy and Planning actions will affect the land, culture , affect all Pacific Islanders: sustain- 'opio, the next genera- Committee I chair. and society as a wh ole ... All able development, land tenure , tion. What we do at According to Donald , Hawaiians will have to consider preservation of the environment OHA i s n ot only f or his internship at OHA further actions and involve them- and natural resources, and th e role today or tomorrow, it is was instrumental in giv- selves constantly. They must of education. f or sev en g ener ations ing him a perspective on always keep abreast of current Donald tells me that the confer- into th e future. Hawaiian politics. He issues and policies emanating from ence confirmed the need to preserve I've been fortunate to has shared admiration OHA, the state and federal govern- our culture, values, traditions, cus- have the next generation at my side for the weight given to important ment." toms and language. The sharing of in the person of my young aide, issues, and concern over the con- His point is well taken and one I past experi ence and mistakes in Donald Aweau , whose family roots straints OHA faces as a semi- made in a previous column (August development helps us understand are in Ka' a ' awa. Donald says he autonomous state agency. As such, issue). OHA cannot do it alone. We and guide our future. learned Hawaiian values from his OHA must adhere to the session need the help and informed consent Seeing through young eyes gives father and kumu hula , both of laws of the state and depends on of all our beneficiaries. me renewed hope for OHA' s fu- whom nurtured his interest in the state legislature for matching Donald also had an opportunity ture, for the future of the Hawaiian Hawai' i. With a BA in Hawaiian funds for the less than 50 percent to attend the Second Conference/ people. Although we may falter Studies from the University of Hawaiians. Donald knows that Workshop on Cultural Values in occasionally, our eyes are on the Hawai 'i , Donald plans to attend OHA is the only elected body rep- the Age of Technology, cospon- same path and see the same law school, to help him "malama resenting H awaiians and he's sored by O HA at the Kapal ua future--to preserve and enhan ce 'aina," take care of the land , and to aware of the awesome task of the Pacific Center 1n May. for seven generations to come.

Mahalo piha (many thanks) to: aloha, support and participation. Trustee DeSoto from page 21 Protect Kaho 'olawe 'Ohana: Sen. Malama Solomon, for her Les , Makanani, Lopaka, Craig , support and aloha and participation. Ka'iana, Palikapu, Kapiliana, Dan, Sen. James Aki and Reps. Peter Pua. He ho'ohanohano nui ia. (It is times during the night. Keoni, Henry, Bert, lenna, Margo , Apo and Henry Peters, for their an honor.) As I lie in my hammock, too Paulo, Malia, Rendal , Davianna, support and aloha. Reps. Jackie Kaho'olawe's mo ' o Lono charged to sleep, faces of the past Emmett, Ana, Age, Collette and Young and Cynthia Thielen, f or (M akanani, Lopaka, Craig, Keoni) smile with approval: Kim o , Luana, a me na 'ohana apau. their support and aloha and partici- service the mua. Parley Kanaka'ole George, Emma, Mary Lee, Uncle The Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation: pation. performs the awa rituals with Harry , Papa Kalahikiola, Edwin , P ua , Kekuhi, Huihui , OHA Trustees and staff who Punahele Lerma as his kako ' o . Kawaipuna, Judy Napoleon, Aunty Ha ' ena Kanahele, Ulunui, Leiola, supported the vision with love and Kema Kanaka' ole, who prepared Edith, Sam Lono, Homer Hayes. and Kupa ' a Gorman, N alani confidence: mahalo to all. the ritual imu without matches, Staring through the kiawe at the Kanaka' ole Zane, Parley KICC Commissioner Jim Kelly, serves the white i'a (fish) and ko stars, I pray for further guidance Kanaka'ole and sons , Kema and Hardy Spoehr, Velma Santos, (sugarcane) with his brother, Keala. and count my blessings. It is 3 a.m. Keala. Roger Betts. With ka la at its highest, our and I prepare to leave. Mahalo In charge of kako 'o: Ka' iana Aloha Airlines' Honolulu Freight ancestors and our gods smile on us Scotty Bowman for your kokua Haili and Luana Busby. Office Quick Change Crew, Jason with a slight cloud cover while a and aloha. Performing halau hula: Hokulani Hashimoto , Maui Cargo Office , gentle breeze blesses us as we sit in I know the canoes and paddlers Holt Padilla, Keali'i Reichel , Cliff Mike Makekau , Hilo Office. ritual for two and a half hours. He are to leave at 5 a.m ., and I want to Ahue, Pua Kanahele, Nalani And finally mahalo to: Maj. Gen. pono! join them in prayer for their safe Kanaka' ole. Richardson , Hawai 'i National The ocean and the kai become return passage to Makena. Les Plants and decorations for pa hula Guard, Capt. Roth, CINPACFLT, reverently calm as they wash the Kuloloio prepares everyone for (hula mound): Elaine Wender and and Adm. Larson and Lt. Verne shore, as if to want to help prepare leaving; he's so dedicated and has Jodie Mitchel. Young, U.S. Navy. for Kohemalamalama's (old name earned every bit of his kupuna sta- T ools for planting: Sam Ka' ai, of Kah o ' olawe) rebirth , the tus and stature. wooden '0'0 , 'umeke wai ola. promise of new life. He pono! Colette Machado gathers kupuna Chanters: Keola Lake , Kaniela BOT ·:- onTV The planting of niu (coconut) and an d a ssist s everyone. Mahala . Akaka, Davianna MacGregor, Pua . ·: Videotaped of the 'ulu (breadfruit) follows , done to Lines again are formed to transport Kanahele , Luana Busby, Sol . monthly ..... the procreation chant with much kupuna and ukana (bags, belong- Kaho 'ohalahala, Ulunui Garmon, Of trustees of the of enthusiasm and vigor. He pono! ings) out to the Zodiac and then Ku Kahakalau, I1ei Beniamina, Ceremonies completed, we gather onto the two waiting boats that will Kika Nohara, Luana Olsten, Kia at the amphitheater, where na halau take us to Makena Landing. Fronda, and Franklin Pao. hula (hula schools) perform , chant- A sadness wells in my heart as Calvin Hoe, for my ipu wai. ::::.;; f:::::::>:::':::::::': "':-:" ing over the din of helicopters that we pull away. Kahualele is seen for U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, for his are l eaving with invited guests. a long way, a shining symbol of a aloha and help in securing assis- Magnificent and powerful! He people's determination and commit- tance of the military in transporting pono! ment to protect and practice their our kupuna and participation. Traditional food is served and the culture against overwhelming odds . U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, for his camaraderi e extends far into the He pono! support and aloha. night. Conversation centers on how There are m any , many, who Congressman Neil Abercrombie, massive this event has been and the should be acknowledged for their for his participation and aloha. good feelings of collective accom- contributions and I know there is Congresswoman Patsy Mink, for plishment. Acknowledgements danger in doing just that, lest you her support and aloha. flow readily. " It's over, I can't forget someone; however, I will Gov. John D. Waihe'e III , for his believe we did it!" is heard many try. E kala maio (Forgive me). /:···· L, ...... ------•

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this country is to survive and thrive. The percep- Accountability, responsibilitv and commitment Trustee Akana tions of society must be redefined so that man to the people are not idealistic traits of times from p age 19 and woman can work productively side by side, past. They have become the battle cry for our united in the common goal of bettering the con- future. input is in danger of getting lost in mountains of dition of all human beings. As election time rolls closer and closer, each senseless rubbish. As I look at the unprecedented number of of us has to take some personal time to reflect It matters not who puts the people on the land , women vying for office this year, I take heart on what exactly we are looking for in our lead- or leads in the sovereignty issue , but rather that that there are many, like me, who are searching ers. Here in Hawai'i, we have found that maybe the job gets done. for a truly equal and better world. Democratic or Republican is not the only option I have com e to see that the changes are We see that the old ways aren't working any- available. Maybe party line is no longer viable to inevitable, women have begun and will continue more. Government has gotten so full of itself enact positive change for the Hawaiian people. to move into the political arena. It is a must if that no one is minding the people. There is a need to look at each candidate and what she/he stands for, what programs she or he supports for Hawai 'i. Trustee Keale this issue and get on with the other issues which We need to look critically at all the local politi- need to be addressed . If you believe that cal races. This would not only include the OHA 20 trom page Hawaiians should receive their full entitlements election, but all races across the state. We need then speak out - loudly and clearly. Inform to be critical of who these candidates are , who trust for the Native Hawaiian and sh all be your legislative representatives of your concern. administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs . It supports them , who contributes to their cam- Inform the Governor of your concerns. Inform paigns' who they represent and foremost, will is under these provisions that we lay claim to 20 your trustees of your desires. Then let us all percent of the revenues that should be generated they represent the needs of the people. work together to make it happen. When it comes to the OHA races , we need to from the use of the lands for government opera- God bless each and every one of you. Let' s tions. It is ab out time th at the state take on its full recognize that it might not be a standard "politi- pray that God shall give us the strength and cian" who will best represent the needs of the burden. wisdom to endure and persevere. Does all this really matter? You bet your life it Hawaiian people, but rather, multi-talented peo- Imua e no 'obana, ainu i ka wai 'awa'awa! ple who can bring professional business skills do es! If we collected the revenues from leased (Go forward the family and drink the bitter land under the Department of Education and in the diverse areas needing attention. By voting water.) wisely for our future leaders, we can help mold University of Hawai'i as well as our present A i mana' a kekahi e lilo i po ' okela i waena a income settlement, the total entitlements compen- the image of our and our children's future. 'oukou, e pono no e lila 'ia i kauwa na 'oukou. Aloha pumehana. sation would approach $30 million yearly. If we Na ke akua e malama a e alaka'i ia kakou apau. look at all other government operations occupying lands from the public land trust there would be much more. If you factor in the back payments McCallister's SALE fo r rents for these lands the total back rent could Call the OHA Newsline FURNITURE FACTORY ONE WEEK exceed $300 million. ONLYI Let's stop playing games. Let us get down to a 586-3732 NEW KING KOIL BED SETS (2 pes) Smooth Top settlement of all the issues surrounding the rev- Twin...... $189 .95 Double ...... $229.95 for 24-hour recorded Queen ...... $314.95 King ...... $449.95 enue entitlements of the public land trust. Let us QUILTED work out the details, settle on the amounts, and update on Twi n...... $229.95 Double ...... $264.95 decide on a method of compensation. Let us settle OHA meetings. Queen ...... $369.95 King ...... $529.95 UNFINISHED MAHAGONY WARDROBES 24x36x72 ...... reg . $300.00 sale ...... $249.95 24x48x72 ...... reg . $350.00 sale ...... $299.95 UNFINISHED CHESTS 10-year guarantee against termites and damage. Completely assembled. 20" Wide ...... 24" Wide 3 Drawer ...... $ 39.95 3 Drawer ...... $44.95 GET FREE GIFTS 4 Drawer...... $44.95 4 Drawer ...... $54.95 For getting early and regular medical care during pregnancy. 5 Drawer ...... $54.95 5 Drawer ...... $69.95

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