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".-------- ---_.- ...------ - ... .. .. __ .... Dances We Dance Joins Ho'olako '87 OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS Celebration with Varied Program Dances We Dance Inc. presents a major dance sea- junction with the Statue of Liberty Celebration. It Is son of events entitled "Celebrating the Ho'olako '87- appeared in the Floren.ce, Italy, festival and on Itali n To Enrich," featuring an array of dancers and television. Enjoy May Day with hula kahiko and auwan olume 4, No.3 "The L.iving Water o/OHA" Malaki (March) 1987 choreographers who have contributed to these islands dedicated to Hawaii's fl owers. with their talent. Other scheduled performances are: They will participate in the season and help celebrate May 22-23- S pring Passages/ Young Choreo The Year of the Hawaiian. The dance calendar opened Concert. Hawaii 's new generation of promising Jan. 9 at the Richard Mamiya Theatre on the St. Louis choreographers showcase an exciting and challenging School campus where all events are scheduled through evening of dance at the cutting edge of creativity. OHA at t J une: Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for each performance June 5-6- The Omega Dancers. A treasure of rare with the program starting at 8 p.m. folk dances, vervee , v rsatility and professionalism. The next scheduled event is the Pamana Dancers Native rhythms and glorious dances from Russia, the Mar. 27-28 in a brand new 10th anniversary·spectacle. A Ukraine, Rumania, Armenia and Bulgaria. cast of 25 skilled dancers will create a colorful extrava- J une 12-13- Halau Hula 0 Kukunaokala. This is ganza that features primitive tribal, rural .and muslim an award winning halau under Kumu Hula John K i· dances as well as the dances of the Spanish era. mikaua who twice served as a judge for the annual M r· • This program will be followed May 1 and 2 by Halau rie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Come celebrate lh Hula 0 Mili lani from Waianae under Kumu Hula Mililani halau's 10th anniversary. Allen. This is the same halau which performed for the June 19-20-FiIipiniana Da nce Company. A National Folk Festival last year in New York City in con- spectacle of color, romance and mystery in this Filipino fiesta . It is Filipiniana's 31st anniversary. June 26-27- Los Danceros. Charismatic J on · Pauahi Scholarship than Manuel, just back from an exciting tour of J apan, spearheads this program. Thrill and dazzle to the danc Deadline Apr. 30 suites of Spain, the Philippines and Mexico. Top this off Native Hawaiian or part Hawaiian high school stu- with a French Cancan and a few jazz numbers. dents contemplating college may want to apply for the Tickets at $6 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens and $3 for children, are available at the House of Kamehameha Schools' Na Ho'okama a Pauahi scho- Moses K. Keale Sr., chairman of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, far right, larship which has an application deadline of Apr. 30. Music, Ala Moana Shopping Center and on perfor· These forms are available through all high school mance day at the Mamiya Theatre box office. Full par· presents testimony before Senate Ways and Means Committee chaired by Sen. Mamoru counselors and guidance teachers, most Hawaiian ticulars may be obtained by calling 537-2152. Yamasaki of Maui. Sen. Patsy T. Young is to Yamasaki's left. Jalna Keala, Government organ,izations or from the Kamehameha Schools finan- This dance season is supported in part by the State Affairs Officer for OHA, is pictured to Keale's right. cial aid office on the school campus at Kapalama Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropri· Heights. ations from 'the state legislature and a grant from the Applicants must be a Hawaii high school graduate, National Endowment fo r the Arts. demonstrate financial need and must enroll as a fulltime student in any accredited two or four-year college, busi- ness or vocational training institution within the state. Exceptions, however, may be made for students who OHA on the Air have been accepted into a program of study not avail- KCCN Hawaiian Radio 1420 able in Hawaii . For full particulars, call 842-8216 and ask for Dexter 8-8:30 p.m. Soares, who heads the program, or Claire Pruet, Her- Beginning Sunday, M arch 8 man Libarios, Dale Kuwada, Herman Clark and Mike Ane. OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1500 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Hawaii Rep. Andrew Levin, far left of photo, chairman of the Water, Land Use, Economic Development and Hawaiian Affairs Committee, and a member of his committee listen to testimony presented by OHA Board Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr. and OHA Adminis- trator Kamaki A. Kanahele III. Other OHA staff members are seated behind the two offi- cials. OFFICE OF HAWADAN AFFAIRS 0 OFJf\ Volume 4, No.3 "The Living Water of OHA" Malaki (March) 1987 Chairman, Administrator, Staff Very: Visible HA Keeps ectic Pace a earings "What is good for Hawaiians is good for Hawaii. And O n the matter of sovereign immunity, Keale said he fice has been involved in adversari al suits brought by what is good for Hawaii is good for Hawaiians." did not believe this defense will be upheld in OHA's beneficiaries. We have not fou nd these cases to be This was the message delivered by Office of Hawaiian case. "It is also important to note that this bill explicitly destructive of OHA's purpose or of the trust mandate." Affairs Board of Trustees Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr. forbids its application to any case now pending in in testi mony presented to the House Finance Commit· court," he observed. "Thus," he explained, "there is no Keale concluded: "Instead, we continue to urge tee on OHA's budgetary overview of the 1987·89 impact from this bill on the DOT suit." broadening this beneficiary right to sue as an essential part of our mission. Native Hawaiians and Hawaiians biennium. Regarding the second concern, Keale pointed out Keale, along with OHA Administrator Kamaki A. that OHA has direct experience on the issue. C hapter are not children- we and they will not initiate legal action in a reckless or irresponsible manner. Kanahele III and senior and program offi cers, have been 10, Section 16, he noted, already allows beneficia ries to keeping a hectic and active pace at the current session sue the offi ce in its corporate name and- in a funda- Rather, as benefi ciari es with a direct interest in the of the Hawaii State Legislature in presenting testimony mental departure fro m the protections granted other integrity of the trusts and the ful fi ll ment of the trust pur- and being available for questioning on an assortment of state officers- also allows for suit against individual poses, we expect any such sui ts to reflect a mature con· legislation OHA is supporting. trustees for violations of fidu ciary responsibility. cern for both safe-guarding and implementing the Another important testimony given by Keale, Kana· "As a resul t;" the O HA chairman explained, "the of· trusts. " hele and staff was on House Bill 37 regarding Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian Right to Sue, cQmmonly referred to as the Right to Sue bil l. Rep. Daniel Kihano is chairman of the House Finance Committee and Hawaii Rep. Andrew Levin heads the Water, Land Use, Economic Development and Hawai· ian Affairs Committee. At the budgetary review hearing, Keale shared the following thoughts with the committee: "As most of you know, OHA has had its share of problems. We are the youngest of all state agencies. O ur mandate and mission-the betterment of the condi tion of native Hawaiians- is both complex and easily misunderstood. To help us in doing our job better, OHA commis· sioned a management audit which was completed last December. The Board of Trustees is in the process of implementing many of the recommendations contained in that report. In that way, we intend to strengthen the policy· making of the Board, to foster a more efficient operation of the office and to improve our ability of responding to the needs and concerns of our Hawaiian beneficiaries. We ask for your patience, understanding and guid· ance in this process. As OHA has struggled to find the right and bestways This is one of the many committees the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has presented its b udgeta ry testi- of fulfilling our mission, we have made mistakes. These mony. It is the Senate Committee on Housing, Hawaiian Programs and Natural Resources. Administra- mistakes were errors of judgment, not of bad fait h. But to r Kamaki A. Kanahele III , left, and OHA Board Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr. are making their resenta- it has deeply troubled me that some people have used tion before S enato rs Patsy T . Young, James Aki a nd Malama Solomon. Aki is chairman of t he such errors to question the very basis of OHA. committee while Sen. Solomon is vice chairpers on. To many, the idea that native Hawaiians have rights and privileges which are not shared by the entire com- munity apears somehow illegal and against the whole OHA Starts' KCCN La Kukahekahe at idea of equal opportunity which i,s the very foundation of our Democratic society. What must always be kept in mind is that such rights Radio Show Mar. 8 St. Louis Apr. 11 and entitlements are not racial in character, but a reflec- tion of American justice. In a series of Supreme Court The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will launch its own Kupuna, night school adults, college students and rulings spanning nearly two centuries, such rights and radio program on Hawaiian radio KCCN 1420 on the high schoolers will come together Apr.