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Ilihia Gionson Fax: 808.594.1875 than issues Facing the home stretch in the race for Publications Editor Email: [email protected] By T. Ilihia Gionson Honolulu mayor, Mufi Hannemann and Ann Publications Editor Kobayashi are courting the Hawaiian vote. The race for Hawai‘i County mayor has Walter M. Heen Vice Chair, Trustee, O‘ahu “Because of the complexity of issues and been long and hard-fought. On Sept. 20, the On Nov. 4, Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau residents the need, I commit to designating a high- field of nine candidates was narrowed down to Tel: 808.594.1854 will choose between an experienced policy- level official in my administration ... to work two Native Hawaiians: Billy Kenoi and Angel Fax: 808.594.0210 Email: [email protected] making elective official and a political new- closely with our Hawaiian community,” said Pilago. comer with county administrative experience This race is Kalapana-born attorney Billy Rowena Akana to fill the remaining two years in the term Kenoi’s first run for office. Kenoi, 39, served Trustee, At-large of the late Mayor Bryan Baptiste, who died as a legislative intern in Honolulu and in in June. Both are lifetime Kaua‘i residents, Washington, D.C., and most recently as Mayor Tel: 808.594.1860 Fax: 808.594.0209 and both share many positions and ideas to Harry Kim’s executive assistant. Email: [email protected] mälama the county. Pilago has familial ties to the island, and has Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura has been lived in Kona for nearly three decades. A cul- Donald B. Cataluna serving tural prac- Trustee, Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau Kaua‘i t i t i o n e r Tel: 808.594.1881 since she and activ- Fax: 808.594.0211 was in her ist, the Email: [email protected] 20s, and 63-year- is looking old Pilago Robert K. Lindsey Jr. to return At the OHA-sponsored Mayoral Debate on Sept. 2, are Mufi Han- is in his Trustee, Hawai‘i to the s e c o n d Yukimura Carvalho neman, left, and Ann Kobayashi. - Photo: Blaine Fergerstrom Kenoi Pilago Tel: 808.594.1855 mayor’s term as Fax: 808.594.1883 office she held from 1988 to 1994. Yukimura Kobayashi, a two-term city councilwoman county councilman for District 8, Kailua to Email: [email protected] is currently serving her fourth nonconsecutive who gave up her seat in July to challenge the Pu‘uanahulu, on the Kona side. term on the Kaua‘i County Council. man she supported in 2004. “This position will Two environmental issues with specific Colette Y. Machado Bernard Carvalho, the county Department allow the mayor to be kept abreast of issues importance to the island have stirred the com- Trustee, Moloka‘i and La¯na‘i of Parks and Recreation director and a former that have an impact on Native Hawaiians.” munity consciousness lately. First, a move- Tel: 808.594.1837 pro football player for the Miami Dolphins, Hannemann, who has enjoyed an 80 percent ment for the state to ban the work of University Fax: 808.594.0212 has been employed by the county since 1985 approval rating as mayor, reminds voters of his of Hawai‘i scientists to genetically modify Email: [email protected] in various capacities. record. “As I promised during the 2004 may- kalo was not passed into law, but is expected The salt ponds at Hanapëpë and the lo‘i oral election, one of my first acts as mayor was to make a comeback when the Legislature Boyd P. Mossman kalo of Hanalei are just two sites of cultural to sign into law the repeal of mandatory lease- convenes in January. Trustee, Maui practices in the county that are constantly to-fee conversion,” he said, referring to the Pilago feels strongly that kalo should not Tel: 808.594.1858 threatened by encroaching development and repeal that saved landowners like Kamehameha be genetically modified, and points to a bill Fax: 808.594.1864 a growing population. Both candidates agree Schools and Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust from that he introduced at the county level to ban Email: [email protected] that preservation of the salt ponds is crucial. forced sales of their land. genetic modification experiments of kalo or Carvalho says that this is best done through After falling short of an outright win at coffee on the island. “It’s an issue of respect,” Oz Stender the planning commission. Yukimura says that the Sept. 20 primary election partly due to a he said. “Science must have an element of Trustee, At-large her administration would work with those record-low voter turnout, Hannemann said his social justice.” Tel: 808.594.1877 developing the resource management plan for campaign will work to rally the troops. “We Kenoi, while not supporting the ban of Fax: 808.594.1853 the ponds. For the lo‘i, both candidates echo will continue to canvass traditional strong genetic modification of coffee, is opposed to Email: [email protected] the same urge for preservation. Hawaiian areas along the Leeward Coast, genetic engineering of kalo. “Kalo is Häloa, One recent incident caught statewide atten- in Windward O‘ahu and Papakölea and will not just one plant. People who I deeply respect John D. Waihe‘e IV tion, as a landowner began construction atop have an extensive voter registration effort, not are vehemently opposed to GE (genetically Trustee, At-large an old Hawaiian cemetery in north Kaua‘i. only in the Native Hawaiian community, but engineered) taro. I respect those who work in Tel: 808.594.1876 Both Carvalho and Yukimura agree that it is islandwide.” the lo‘i. When come to our culture, gotta look Fax: 808.594.0208 imperative to protect sites where iwi küpuna He said he was confident a larger turnout on to our küpuna.” Email: [email protected]

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nership, Waimea Valley and Another hot-button issue kaua‘i honolulu Waimea Falls Park has a spirit hawai‘i in Hawai‘i Island is the pro- Continued from page 3 Continued from page 3 that is thriving. The valley is Continued from page 3 posed Thirty Meter Telescope. once again a living ahupua‘a A selection committee has nar- are buried, and further agree that the county Election Day would lead him on O‘ahu.” Not only is Hawai‘i Island rowed down prospective sites in some cases should attempt to purchase land to victory, as it did four years Hannemann said his adminis- rich with historic sites and for the telescope to Mauna with recognized burial sites. ago. “Given the fact that 2008 tration “helped put together the places where native tradi- Kea or Cerro Armazones, On pocketbook issues, the candidates diverge is a presidential year, I expect to partnership that saved Waimea tions are still practiced, but Chile. Community meetings very little. Both favor a property tax reform again benefit from a larger base Valley, as I personally met with it is experiencing explosive will be held this month around bill that would reduce Native Hawaiian tax of voters,” he said in an e-mail. the owner to seal the deal.” growth particularly in rural the island and on O‘ahu to liability for kuleana land. Yukimura is pressing Kobayashi, who has chaired OHA was a party to that pur- subdivisions and in resort gather input. (See Briefs sec- for an amendment intended to limit nontradi- the powerful money commit- chase, which preserves in per- areas. tion on page 11). tional kuleana land use, while Carvalho said he tees at the state Senate and City petuity 1,875 acres of Waimea Talking about a recent surf “We gotta mälama Mauna agrees that kama‘äina homeowners need to be Council, said she is sensitive to Valley, O‘ahu’s last intact day at Pohoiki, Kenoi said, Kea,” Kenoi said, making protected from the nearby luxury homes rais- issues concerning Hawaiians, ahupua‘a. The valley now offers “the best thing about paddling sure that any development ing property values – and residents’ taxes. including respectful treatment of cultural activities and educa- back in is seeing and feeling is within the comprehensive While the policy stances of both candidates iwi küpuna, homesteader access tional programs under OHA’s the same place that I remem- master plan, which has yet to are similar, they are touting very different to city services, has supported subsidiary Hi‘ipaka LLC. ber growing up. When my be completed. backgrounds and personal styles. $100 annual tax assessments for In other issues: kids surf Pohoiki, I want it to Kenoi stressed that astron- Carvalho, in his first run for elective office, kuleana lands – hereditary lands >> Waimanalo Gulch Land- look the same. We can’t let it omy pursuits on Mauna Kea stresses his administrative skills. He highlights awarded to Hawaiian tenant- fill: Kobayashi voted for its become Kuki‘o of Hualalai,” must translate into better sci- his ability to collaborate with different interests farmers at the tie of the Mähele closure by 2008, but said in he said, referring to two luxu- ence and math education for and ensures the transparency and accountabil- – and increasing the inventory an e-mail that she is commit- ry resorts on the Kohala coast. the kids. “Inside every one ity of his administration. He was a close friend of affordable housing. ted to completing a 25-year “There’s nothing wrong with of our Hawaiian kids is a and ally of predecessor Bryan Baptiste, who is Hannemann said he supports solid waste plan, which “should them, but (they don’t belong) navigator. An astronomer. It’s remembered as “the aloha mayor.” Supporters a state law that allows develop- include eventually closing the everywhere.” not just a telescope for visit- see Carvalho, who is part Native Hawaiian, ers to seek various exemptions landfill.” She also wants to “One of the points of the ing scientists. It’s to connect as a prodigy of Baptiste. Highlighting his at the City Council that would change the HPOWER waste-to- Kohanaiki case was that our community with the uni- newcomer status with a “fresh perspective,” expedite affordable housing energy technology and expand authority must uphold cul- verse,” he said. Carvalho said he would set up an advisory construction. He also said he has it onto the adjacent 23-acre tural and traditional practices Not only is Pilago group of küpuna, whos wisdom “will be criti- formed an affordable housing site. Hannemann said imme- in land use decisions,” Pilago opposed to the telescope, cal in addressing the challenges of the present advisory group to come up with diate closure of the Nänäkuli said of a case he was involved but he takes issue with the and future,” a “comprehensive, citywide landfill is unrealistic. He plans in before the Hawai‘i Supreme lack of community involve- Yukimura cites her track record as the first affordable housing strategy.” to expand curbside recycling Court that ensured shoreline ment with the process thus Kaua‘i mayor to vigorously promote public Both candidates said they and add HPOWER capacity. access on private property. “If far. Although an environ- recycling facilities and integrate controlled supported the 2006 purchase of >> Mass transit: Hannemann we damage our land, min- mental impact study, which growth into land use policy. She championed Waimea Valley from developer supports a proposed $3.7 bil- eral and water resources, we would also include cultur- controlling growth when Kaua‘i was seeing Christian Wolffer, for which the lion steel-on-steel rail system damage the genealogy of our al impacts, has yet to be rapid development start in the early 1980s. city contributed about $5 mil- that he says will attract $900 people. We cannot approve completed, the site selec- As mayor, Yukimura oversaw the rebuild- lion. “I firmly believed that it million in federal funding. development that will harm tion committee narrowed it ing of Kaua‘i after Hurricane ‘Iniki. Her was in the public’s best interest Kobayashi calls the price unrea- our resources.” down to the Chile site or outreach to Native Hawaiians includes mea- to prohibit the subdivision of sonable and prefers the cheaper Kenoi added, “The best Mauna Kea without input, sures to protect families from rising pric- Waimea Valley into 16 luxury rubber-tire-on-concrete alterna- way to keep open space is to Pilago said. “We are obli- es and “protect our natural capital – from estates,” Kobayashi said. “As a tive, but says she will support make sure the farmer can farm gated to respect and care for watersheds to mountains and rivers.” result of our stance and part- the type the voters want. and the rancher can ranch.” the wao akua.”

To build or not to build a proposed fixed rail system – that was the question at the center of the 2008 Honolulu Mayoral Debate at the Hawai‘i Theatre, Your televised on KGMB9 prior to the Sept. 20 statewide primary. With cheers and occasional jeers, audience members supported their candidates’ stances on the proposed mass transit project, affordable housing and the homeless. But debate attendees also had other policy matters on their minds, as indicated by their voice responses to KWO’s question: What is the Pohai Ryan Maria Andrade Dickie Wong Summer Kailua Waipahu Honolulu Kaimikaua No. 1 issue Right now I think we need We have to Hawai‘i Kai facing Native in my work better education boost health Hawaiian Home for a social for our Native care. I give credit Lands issues are program, Hawaiian kids, to OHA for most important to Hawaiian I find that because Kamehameha doing a lot. But Native Hawaiian Hawaiians can- can only provide now we are see- voters. Making voters in the not survive without a healthier for a chosen few. All of our children ing the effects of diabetes on Hawaiian sure that Hawaiians have a place to stay economy. There is nothing more can use the help. If you need support people and this demands attention and can pass it on to their children in 2008 election? important than tackling the economy. for a problem like dyslexia, you have from lawmakers or our people will the future. As our state’s population is to work hard at finding the help in our not have the good lives they deserve. growing, this is becoming more impor- public schools. This needs to change. tant for Native Hawaiian residents. - NU HOU • news Judge rules for more mana‘o in Kaua‘i iwi case

By Lisa Asato ensure that the process “doesn’t Public Information Specialist get derailed again” with other cases, he said. aue, on Kaua‘i’s North Sh- SHPD said it “believes that it ore, is historically known complied with the law in this mat- Nas a place of healing for ter,” but will abide by the judge’s women. Locals also know the area ruling. as a burial ground. “The reason “SHPD intends to take the why nobody built on the beach, revised burial treatment plan back we knew there were bones every- to the council at its next meeting where,” said Ka‘iulani Edens-Huff, in October,” it said in a statement. a local disc jockey who spent 16 “At that time, the council can make weeks camping at a beachfront recommendations about the burial property to fight construction of a sites for SHPD’s consideration.” home where at least 30 sets of iwi, Walton Hong, Brescia’s attor- or ancestral bones, were found. ney, said that Brescia told the A popular surf spot there even council in April that he wanted to earned the nickname Graveyard, relocate seven iwi, but was denied. she said. “He’s trying to do the right thing,” On Sept. 15, five months after Hong said. “He felt by moving the Kaua‘i-Ni‘ihau Island Burial it away from the foundation and Council voted to preserve the bones reinterring, that was the right thing in place and two months after con- to do.” Meanwhile, the nonprofit struction began – Fifth Circuit group Mälama Kaua‘i is trying to Judge Kathleen Watanabe ruled raise money to buy the lot and has the State Historic Preservation secured a $75,000 pledge, accord- Division did not satisfy consulta- ing to news reports. tion requirements before approv- Hong said Brescia won’t stop ing a burial treatment plan. construction but is willing to sell Watanabe instructed the agency the property for an amount equal to consult with the Kaua‘i-Ni‘ihau to what he’s put into it. “My guess Island Burial Council, lineal is we’re looking at a neighborhood descendants, landowner Joseph of $2 million,” Hong said. Brescia and Native Hawaiian orga- Hanalei Fergerstrom, a reli- nizations. Her ruling didn’t stop gious and cultural practitioner construction, where concrete jack- from Puna on Hawai‘i Island, said ets already cover seven burials, but he traveled to the Naue property said that work could proceed at its four times to stop the desecration own risk – and be subject to later of iwi, which is prohibited by state findings. law. Seeing construction taking Kai Markell, OHA’s director of place on the site was “like having Native Rights, Land and Culture, your heart pulled out,” he said, who testified at the hearing, said adding that high screens around he was “pleasantly surprised.” the site required him to climb a “While we certainly would have tree to see inside. preferred to enjoin any further Fergerstrom is pleased that work on the burial ground, the Watanabe’s ruling allows for judge was very fair in her ruling,” access to the site. He said that 40 or Markell said. “The big question is 50 people would gather at the site where do we proceed from here?” daily, and that about eight had been with implementing the injunction charged with trespass. Their court and further deliberations by the date is Oct. 8. “We’re not trespass- burial council. ers,” he said. “I’m a religious prac- OHA plans to monitor SHPD’s titioner with the Temple of Lono, compliance with the ruling and to so this is right in my kuleana.” IN LOVING MEMORY OF Elia th AnMAY 27, 1937 Dnery – JULY 16, 2008 nti

untie Bets began working for the tsNative Hawaiian Legal Corporation on May 13, 1983 as an accountant. She was extremely dedicated and often said her work was her life.

She loved God, her family and her work. She had many friends and hanai family who cherished her, including her NHLC family. Having contracted polio as a child, Bets was a source of inspiration and personal heroism as she lived her daily life with courage, grace and dignity.

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A Club continues to be involved. to the Yukon Territory. Most were descendants By Nara Cardenas the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on full seven-and-a-half pages of notes Martha observes that the project from the larger cultural/linguistic group of Coast OHA Community Outreach Specialist the project as researchers. and instructions for doing your own is a wonderful example of recon- Salish bands and now reside in British Columbia, Phase I of the guidebook Ali‘i research, including a data-collec- nection based in our cultural val- Washington state and Oregon. Many of the families are related through both their Native Hawaiian and he Office of Hawaiian Aff- Diplomatic Missions and Other ues. The importance of a sense Native American lines. airs supports a Washington, of place, and knowing where our Freddie Roland, pictured in the last issue with his D.C. Bureau to increase Hawaiian leaders were and retrac- T Not registered yet? 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improvements of roads, seaport Culture and calls for reform mark Sämoan election facilities and other infrastructure during his time in office as proof By Liza Simon Three prise in the territory’s economy, that Sämoa’s unique partnership Public Affairs Specialist candidates which is dominated by the gover- with the federal government is compete in ment sector and the industry of benefitting the public. he 2008 governor’s race in Sämoan major tuna canneries, currently A third contender in the gover- American Sämoa includes governor’s exempt from paying workers the nor’s race has tabbed citizen out- Ta challenge to incumbent race: U.S. minimum wage. migration – notably to Hawai‘i Togiola Tulafono by a business- Malae’s candidacy has been and New Zealand, as a govern- man, who is positioning him- Gov. Togiola Afoa Moega Utu Abe Malae bolstered by a grassroots move- ment problem that he intends to self as an Obama-like agent of Tulafono - Lutu Photo: Courtesy ment of citizens, upset by allega- fix. Afoa Moega Lutu said in a change in the U.S. territory. Utu Photo: Courtesy of Photo: Courtesy of UTU-NUA 08 tions of government corruption in recent radio interview that the gov- Abe Malae, former director of the wikipedia.org of candidate Sämoa and an FBI investigation of ernment work sector is top heavy Development Bank of American headquarters the administration preceding Gov. with soon-to-be retirees who need Sämoa, who spent much of his Tulafono. incentive to move out of their childhood in Honolulu, is call- on what he says is too much over- the decisions they do – or we will In a recent newspaper interview jobs, so that younger Sämoans, ing for a crackdown on politi- lap between functions of U.S. gov- be denying equal opportunity to Tulafono expressed confidence who have been received higher cal patronage and nepotism ernment and the hereditary author- people who should be advancing that the “U.S. court system will education and training elsewhere, in the Sämoan government. ity of matai – or village chiefs, an on the merits of their work,” said bring any wrongdoers to justice can return and serve their island “Accountability and transparency integral part of fa‘a Sämoa, the Malae, who holds a prestigious and demonstrate that a few bad home. are doubly important in a small culture which many consider a chief’s title. apples are the rare exception to According to 2006 data, 9,233 jurisdiction like ours, and yet we prototype for all of Polynesia and If elected, Malae said he will the majority of hard-working Sämoans live in Hawai‘i. Many still see often that relatives of (gov- which includes a system of com- expand government oversight on government employees.” Citing claim residency in the American ernment administrators) receive munal land ownership still intact land claims through the Office of his administration’s track record territory and remain passionately contracts and jobs, not because of today. “The beauty of our culture Sämoan Affairs and enforce con- of increasing college tuition aid connected to the home island’s their merit – but because of family is that land cannot be alienated, stitutionally mandated “separation for Sämoans, he said education affairs. Many are expected to vote connections.” but our elected leaders must be of church and state,” as part of is key in building an effective by absentee ballot in the upcoming Malae is focusing his criticism able to explain why they make overall plan to grow private enter- government. He also pointed to governor’s election on Nov. 4. - Calling Kuleana Ola Ka ‘Aina, Land Holders Ola Na- Hawai‘i The Kuleana Land Tax Ordinance on O‘ahu and Hawaiÿi island allows eligible owners to pay a maximum of $100 a As the land lives, so do the people of Hawai‘i year in property taxes. OHA would like to hear from you to gather statistics that could assist in developing laws to exempt Kuleana Lands from land taxes, similar to that To learn more about unique local efforts putting conservation, which passed for the City and County of Honolulu and land stewardship and cultural practices to work, tune in to KGMB9 - Hawaiÿi County. for a special Kamehameha Schools production, “Huaka‘i ‘A ina If you have Kuleana Lands and would like to assist in the Ho‘oilina: Exploring the Lands that Sustain Us.” Or, catch the - creation of such a tax exemption in your county, please program on-demand on ‘O iwi TV, digital cable channel 326. contact the Kuleana Land Survey Call Center at 594-0247. Email: [email protected]. Mailing address: Kuleana Land Survey, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 Kapi‘olani Blvd. Ste. 500, Honolulu, HI 96813. All personal data, such as names, locations and descriptions of Kuleana Lands will be kept secure and used solely for the purposes of this attempt to perpetuate Kuleana rights and possession.

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annually from various State is further segmented and broken subscriptions and other expenses. Agencies conducting business on down by cost centers, which are The OHA Budget Ceded Lands defined as a units or organizations Definitions • A portion of the Native for which costs are accumulated “Agency” means any executive biennium budget is prepared every Hawaiian Trust Fund (NHTF), or computed. For OHA, cost cen- department, independent com- By Clyde Na¯mu‘o two years, for the ensuing two years. which includes revenues received ters have been defined primarily as mission, board, agency, author- Administrator The current proposed biennium bud- primarily from past-due settle- Hale or departments. Each Hale or ity, bureau, office or other estab- get covers the periods from July 1, ments received in the past and cost center is provided with its own lishment of the state government 2009, through June 30, 2010 (FY 10) dividends and interest earnings budget that is further broken down (except the Legislature and the This document is intended to and July 1, 2010, through June 30, thereon into various cost components. For judiciary), or any quasi-public provide readers with background 2011 (FY 11). • Federal Funds presentation purposes, the various institution which is supported in and other information that will aid • Other miscellaneous program Hale have been summarized into whole or in part by state funds. in the review of the OHA budget. What is a Budget? income major divisions including Board (Source: HRS Section 37-62) As a quasi-public institution, A budget is a financial operat- of Trustees, Support Services “Ceded Land Revenues” refers the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ing plan that allocates limited rev- How much can OHA spend? and Beneficiary Advocacy and to Public Land Trust Revenues. (OHA) prepares its budget in enues among competing expendi- The amount of monies that can Empowerment. Each of the divi- “Cost Center” is a unit or orga- accordance with Hawai‘i Revised ture requirements for a given time be budgeted and spent each fiscal sional budgets is then broken into nization for which costs are accu- Statutes Section 10-14.5. Pursuant period. As a state agency, OHA can year is based on the Spending the following components: mulated or computed. In the State to the statute, OHA is required not spend more than is budgeted. Limit, which is determined by this may take several forms: (1) a to provide opportunities for ben- the OHA Spending Policy. For Payroll and Personnel significant activity within a depart- eficiaries in every county to par- What are OHA’s budgetary purposes, monies are Expenses ment for which administrative ticipate in the preparation of each Sources of Revenues considered spent when actual Personnel Budget includes the control is desirable and/or neces- biennial budget. To comply with The sources of revenues avail- disbursement or encumbrance of budgeted costs for both salary and sary; (2) a designated area within the requirement, OHA has posted able for spending include the fol- funds is made. An encumbrance fringe benefits. Fringes are set by a department with costs that have a summarized version of its pro- lowing: represents a formal commitment the State of Hawai‘i and typically significance in terms of financing posed budget on the OHA web site • General Fund appropriations (usually evidenced by a contract or include benefits such as a compre- and budgeting of the department; for public comment and input. from the State of Hawai‘i purchase order) to acquire goods hensive health care insurance, life (3) an area or activity under a As a state agency, OHA is required • A portion of revenues gener- or services not yet received. At insurance, retirement programs, single supervisor with costs that to prepare a biennium budget. The ated from Ceded Lands received the end of each fiscal year, any sick leave, vacation leave and can be controlled by direct budget- monies that have not been spent paid holidays. The fringe rates are ing to such supervisor. (disbursed or encumbered) lapse, determined by the State of Hawai‘i “Encumbrances” represent for- either back to the general fund and assessed as a percentage of mal commitments (usually con- Community-Based or the NHTF, and are no longer salary costs. tracts or purchase orders) to acquire available for spending. Trustees goods or services not yet received. Economic Development are not allowed to spend funds Operating Expenses Pursuant to the Spending Policy, beyond the Spending Policy cal- Equipment Budget includes amounts that are encumbered are Grants Program culated amount. tangible property (excluding land considered spent, although the The OHA Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) General fund appropriations and buildings) with a useful life cash has not yet been disbursed. Grants Program will be awarding a total of $500,000 in grants are determined by the Legislature greater than one year. Primarily “Fringe benefit” is an indi- to community-based organizations to plan and implement during each biennium and have includes costs for items such as rect, non-cash benefit provided sustainable economic development projects that will serve the approximated $3 million annually. computers and printers and other to employees by employers in Hawaiian community, up to $50,000 per organization. Current payments of ceded land office equipment, as well as the addition to regular wage or sal- To be eligible for funding, and applicant must: • Have IRS tax-exempt non-profit status (operating in the revenues received from the State related repairs and maintenance ary compensation, such as health state of Hawaiÿi) or be a government agency; of Hawai‘i have been set at $15.1 for those items. insurance, life insurance, profit- • Be a membership-based organization; million, until further legislative Supply Budget includes the sharing, and the like. • Propose a project or program that has a positive economic action. cost of office and other supplies, “Native Hawaiian Trust Fund” is impact on Native Hawaiians individually or as a group and The amount of monies to be promotional items and postage defined as all Public Land Trust rev- that is compatible with the community’s vision for economic withdrawn annually from the and freight. enue emanating from 5(f) funds that development and quality of life; NHTF is limited by the Native Grants and Contracts Budget is subject to OHA’s Native Hawaiian • Provide matched funding equal to 25% of OHA request Hawaiian Trust Fund Spending includes the cost of grants and Trust Fund Investment Policy. (may include in-kind donations). Policy, as amended. Generally, the sponsorships, and services on a fee “Public Land Trust Revenue” is All applicants must attend a CBED grant workshop (8 statewide) or meet with CBED Staff prior to September 30, spending policy limits the annual contracts, including legal services. monies emanating from 5(f) funds 2008 (at least two weeks prior to the final application deadline). withdrawal to no more than 5 per- Travel Budget includes the that the “State of Hawaii remits to Applications accepted from August 1, 2008 though October cent of the average fair market costs of all travel incurred for both the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. It 15, 2008. Grant guidelines and applications will be available at value of investments, as defined. in-state and out-of-state trips. is also commonly referred to as www.oha.org, under Programs/Economic Development/CBED. The annual withdrawals for the Other Budget includes all costs Ceded Land Revenues. 0''*$&
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Burns School of Medicine. >> Oct. 8 - Aunty Sally Kaleo- Successful completion of the year- hano’s Lü‘au Hale, Hilo long program gains students entry >> Oct. 9 - Waimea (Hawai‘i into the UH medical school. Island) Community Center Eligible students are from The Army is weighing alter- socially, educationally or eco- natives ranging from no live-fire nomically disadvantaged back- training to conducting up to 50 grounds who have demonstrated a company-level combined arms strong commitment to serve areas live-fire exercises and 200 con- of need in Hawai‘i and the U.S- Sunday October 26, 2008 • Hawai‘i Theatre • 4 pm • $20 / $25 voy live-fire exercises per year. It affiliated Pacific Islands. Although Uluwehiwehi favors alternative 3, which involves Imi Ho‘öla isn’t limited to people Robert Cazimero, Hälau Nä Kamalei, Ho‘okena, Keao Costa, Amy Hänaiali’i Gilliom, weapons systems including tracer of Hawaiian, Filipino, Samoan, Kawika Trask, Maelia Loebenstein Carter, Hälau o ke ‘A‘ali‘i Kü Makani, and more! ammunition; inert, tube-launched, Chamorro and Micronesian optically tracked, wire-guided descent, a large number of these Tickets: 808.528.0506. $3 theatre restoration fee. Box Office: Tues.-Sat., 9 am-5 pm, (TOW) missiles; 2.75-inch rock- students have demonstrated that and two hours prior to any ticketed performance. www.hawaiitheatre.com. ets; and illumination munitions, an Army news release said. It expects See briefs on page 16 any messages this election season are telling Native Hawaiians not to stay home Hawaiians have a history of increasingly urbanized. In the process, Kühiö got Washington to pass the Hawaiian Homes on Nov. 4. In a TV public service announcement of his own design, ultimate activism on cultural issues. Commission Act,” said Coffman. fighting champ BJ Penn levels his unmistakably Hawaiian eyes at you, telling Pictured below: In 1976, Ha- Coffman said that shortly after World War II the Hawaiian community was inspired by the waiians convene for vigil after you to get in the political ring this year. “It’s your life, it’s your Hawai‘i,” he jabs. example of Japanese-Americans finding social justice, economic advancement and political filing suit in federal court to stop Along roadsides, sign wavers proclaim “Native Hawaiian Votes Count,” and the clout through their support of the state’s Democratic Party. A coalition of ethnicities – including live fire training on Kaho‘olawe. 2006 “No Vote, No Grumble” voter registration drive is working the Ho‘olaule‘a Hawaiians, helped Democrats gain control of the governor’s mansion for 40 years. But Coffman Such efforts eventually led U.S. circuit. said that Hawaiians also saw that the advancement came with the cost of assimilation – a dream Senator Dan Inouye to introduce One explanation for so much Hawaiian-focused sloganeering is that just over legislation that successfully for many of the state’s immigrant groups, but not necessarily the goal of an indigenous people. 50 percent of Hawai‘i’s general electorate turned out in the last two presidential returned Kaho‘olawe to the Kaanaka kuleana: By the 1990s, kumu-hula-turned-political-activist Vicky Holt Takamine said Hawaiians were elections, a lackluster showing widely interpreted as a “whatevahs” response of State of Hawai‘i and led to By Liza Simon not empowered through either the long-entrenched local Democratic Party nor the Republican citizensM 8,000 miles from the nation’s political power center. A comparison of voter turnouts in on-going efforts to restore the Public Affairs Specialist minority. When the 1998 state Legislature was about to approve a measure hostile to Native Hawaiian Home Lands districts and more ethnically mixed urban areas suggests that the stay- island’s cultural sites. - Photo: power at the polls Hawaiian gathering rights, she organized other cultural leaders to be at the forefront of massive at-home syndrome was statewide. But Hawaiians looking to rock the kanaka vote in ’08 say Courtesy of Ed Greevy protest rallies at the state Capitol rotunda. She said lawmakers were utterly surprised at the the native population is in a better voting mood than in previous years. Their efforts, they say, strong opposition. “The fact that they did not foresee that we would not stand (for this measure), are less about motivating masses of non-voters, and more about bringing focus to a surge of showed they did not see further than their own noses.” Hawaiian interest in electoral politics- especially at the national level. Obama, economy and Akaka Bill spark Native Hawaiian interest in ’08 presidential race Out of frustration that Hawaiians weren’t being heard by policy-makers, Holt Takamine “With the Akaka Bill, there’s been congressional debate on self-determination. And there is launched the Aloha ‘Äina party, which fielded two candidates in the 2000 local elections. The the candidacy of (Hawai‘i-born) Barack Obama, who really knows who we are. This opens the party has not lasted, but the aim to have more Hawaiians represent Hawaiian issues has been way for energizing policy issues special to us like charter schools or burial rights. Our ideas and taken up by Ikaika Hussey, who recently founded the pro-Hawaiian Independence party known our customs matter … we are struggling to maintain identity. We don’t want to be lost,” said as MANA. OHA Trustee Heen cautions that the key to Hawaiians getting elected is “discussing Robin Danner, director of the nonprofit Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, which has issues important to the whole community,” not only to Hawaiians. “You’ll notice that Obama has emblazoned “Native Hawaiians Vote” on placards, bumper stickers and brochures. not dwelt on his African heritage; he is trying to represent all Americans,” said Heen. At a June meeting of more than 90 Hawaiian community groups, Danner’s organization formed It’s easy to make the case that special Hawaiian interests just won’t have weight at the federal a new nonpartisan political action committee to mentor and fundraise to encourage more Native level. Full-blooded Hawaiians comprise nine percent of the state’s population; part-Hawaiians Hawaiian candidates to enter political races with the aim of invigorating the general electorate. make up 19 percent. For any state resident, it’s discouraging that Hawai‘i ultimately contributes “One of the best slogans from a young Hawaiian candidate on Kaua‘i is ‘Bring forth new ideas four of 538 votes to the overall Electoral College. “And even if Barack wins the presidential from Hawaiian history.’ It means politics isn’t just a tool to save ourselves. We can use it to save election, we are sobered by the fact that he can do little to make changes sought by Hawaiians Hawai‘i,” Danner said, referring to the national economic crisis and its worsening local effects. and his other strong supporters such as ending the Iraq war,” said Ikaika Hussey, citing the influ- Some Hawaiian leaders say they have been engaged for decades in trying to increase kanaka ence of Washington lobbyists on national policy. access to better housing, jobs, healthcare and education – but they haven’t sought change by Despite this, Osorio, the Hawaiian studies professor, says Hawaiians have occasionally uni- casting ballots. fied into a voting bloc and accounted for a candidate’s margin of victory such as with U.S. Sen. “Hawaiians have been the strongest advocates for many issues only now emerging on the Daniel Akaka’s defeat of Ed Case in the 2006 primary. Osorio also said Hawaiians made a dif- radar screens of the general electorate, such as sound approach to environmental resources and ference in the 2004 Honolulu mayor’s race by rallying against Duke Bainum’s stand on the issue questioning military behavior … issues that go back nearly 40 years to the struggle to save of leasehold-land conversion and giving Mufi Hannemann his winning edge. Kaho‘olawe, to preserve Waikäne-Waiähole water rights and even to Vietnam War protests,” said “Like other ethnic groups, we are diverse; though when we split, it is usually along class lines, Jon Osorio, a University of Hawai‘i professor of Hawaiian studies. But he believes if the activ- with a minority of wealthy Hawaiians identifying with Republicans,” said Osorio. ism hasn’t noticeably translated into a Hawaiian participation in electoral politics, the reason is Tom Coffman echos sentiments of many Hawaiians in saying that the modern-day rallying point not voter apathy but antipathy, even outright distrust of the American two-party system. for Hawaiians is not a discreet issue but the overall struggle for self-determination. “Nothing else has OHA Trustee Walter Heen said he encountered this sentiment when he served as the Hawai‘i percent of the state’s registered Democrats’ votes, and he was the clear favorite in Hawaiian others with a war that John McCain supports?” he asks. gotten Hawaiians progressively more focused,” he said, adding that Congress’ debate on the Akaka Democratic Party chairman from 1998 to 2001: “It goes back to the (Hawaiian Kingdom) overthrow. communities, which reported not only phenomenal turnout but up to 300 percent increases in the Local Republicans would like Native Hawaiians to consider that Sen. McCain represents Bill is being closely watched by American There are Native Hawaiians who don’t consider themselves citizens of the U.S.,” he said. “You can number of people who joined the Democratic party in order to vote on Super Tuesday. Arizona – home to a large Native Indian population and has experience as chairman of the U.S. Indians and indigenous peoples around the Photo: Courtesy adhere to the principle that the overthrow and everything that came after was illegal, but you must In heavily Hawaiian District 13 on Moloka‘i, Annette Pauole-Ahakuelo, a Democratic Party Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Most of all, they emphasize the actions of Republican Gov. world and as a litmus test of the federal govern- of Council fight it on its terms rather than standing on the sidelines and calling everything wrong.” precinct official, describes long waits to get to the ballot boxes, but she said the crowd showed Linda Lingle and her administration. “In the six years that she has been in office, more Hawaiian ment’s willingness to give parity to their own for Native New research suggests that Native Hawaiians shy away from the fight for cultural reasons. A aloha by forming “special küpuna lines” and sharing food from home. “We prepared, because Home Lands leases have been awarded than in the entire previous nearly four decades during groups. Coffman’s comments echo those on Hawaiian just-released study tracked Native Hawaiians’ perceptions of well-being and found that collec- we knew Hawaiians were excited about Barack. He is like many of us in Hawai‘i, raised by which Hawai‘i was under the control of a Democratic governor,” said Willes Lee, chairman of the voter bandwagon, convinced that Hawaiian Advancement tive or community action got higher scores than individual status and achievement. To Hamilton grandparents from single-family homes, sheltered from discrimination until we ran up against the Hawai‘i Republican Party. In addition, Lee said that Hawai‘i Democrats named no Native issues have larger than ever ramifications in McCubbin, a Native Hawaiian and professor at UH’s School of Social Work, where the study it on the mainland, but truly remarkable in his ability to overcome obstacles, so he knows he is Hawaiian issues in their 2006 local platform, while local Republicans had in their platform a rec- 2008. was conducted, this indicates “there is something about politics that stirs the proverbial ‘crab blessed,” said Pauole-Ahakuelo. ommendation that Native Hawaiians “by a popular vote” determine their political future. “One And, on the other hand, suddenly global in the bucket’ response of many islander cultures, because it’s an individual pursuit that could Hawaiian attraction to Obama is predicated on more than his non-white racial heritage and party has talked about the change for Native Hawaiians, while the other has done it,” said Lee. issues like the worsening financial cri- jeopardize one’s small social network including ‘ohana.” his Hawai‘i roots, said Trustee Heen, who noted that Obama’s visit to his ancestral homeland Democratic stalwarts, including OHA Trustee Heen, concede that Lingle made “a personal sis, transportation and fuel costs are But McCubbin is among many who say the “Obama ‘ohana” turnout for February’s of Kenya allowed the Illinois Senator to develop compassion for the suffering of people in a choice” to help the Hawaiian community by attempting with her attorney general to settle ceded- especially threatening to the prosper- Democratic caucus marks a sea change in Hawaiian support for a presidential candidate. formerly colonized Third World nation. land claims and by lobbying for the strongly Democrat-backed Akaka Bill among Republicans in ity of an island state with an economy Figures from the Hawai‘i Democratic party show that Obama beat Hillary Clinton with 76 Also, popular with many Hawaiians is Obama’s support for the Akaka Bill – intended as a Washington, D.C. But Democratic praise for Lingle is tempered by Congress’ failure to pass the dependent on tourism. “These are scary Democrats in vehicle for federal recognition of a Native Hawaiian government. Obama’s stance is spelled out Akaka Bill, which leaves Native Hawaiian programs vulnerable to continuing court challenges. times and it’s not because of a foreign heavily in the Democratic national platform, which in August also adopted recommendations to increase Willes maintains that Lingle could parlay her cordial relationship with McCain into swaying threat. The scary part is what’s going Hawaiian funding for federal Native Hawaiian programs and support for traditional Native Hawaiian gath- him to reconsider his Akaka Bill opposition. on at home,” said Moloka‘i’s Annette Find out where the presidential candidates Moloka‘i came ering and cultural practices – a greater nod to Native Hawaiians than contained in the national On the national level, however, Republicans are the party of less government regulation and Pauole-Ahakuelo. “All that money stand on issues that affect you and your out in big family by visiting on the following websites: numbers on Republican platform, which devoted a sentence to recommending support for federal programs more support for big business, said Tom Coffman, noted author of three books on Hawai‘i poli- being spent on a war and we are put- Super Tuesday for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. No mention was made of the Akaka Bill, but GOP tics. “For Native Hawaiians, the more sympathetic environment is the Democratic Party, because ting up with everyday losses from bad Obama McCain caucus night presidential candidate John McCain has stated his opposition to it. of its record on civil rights, labor and its commitment to opening the door to equal opportunity healthcare, rising gas prices – things > dnc.org > rnc.org in February to For that matter, so have some Hawaiians like grassroots organizer Ikaika Hussey. “Under the for all minorities,” said Coffman. that affect everyone but really seem to > barackobama.com > johnmccain.com support Barack > hawaiidemocrats.org > gophawaii.com Obama. Akaka Bill, Hawaiians would still be a colony within a country,” said Hussey. But Hussey will But Coffman has also written extensively about how Hawaiian political loyalties in history affect Native Hawaiians the most. But Independent policy analysis: - Photo: not vote for McCain. “Obama has a vision for fundamental change in the way the U.S. govern- arose not from identifying with either conservative or liberal ideologies but from trying to we shouldn’t be afraid. We just need > npr.org Courtesy of ment relates to its own citizens … in which independence is possible. America’s current eco- survive as an intact indigenous culture. “Prince Kühiö (originally a Democrat) forged an alli- to protect our future by voting.” > americanprogress.org Moloka‘i nomic problems are a sign that times are already changing and the era of American domination ance with the Republican oligarchy as a coping mechanism for his people. He knew them as Dispatch > brookings.edu is over. The question is: will we become a nation of equals or will we continue to try to dominate the wealthy landowners. They had the means to give jobs to Hawaiians, who were becoming - 14 | ‘Okakopa2008 Na hanana • EVENTS

She said local lyricists picked up Hapa Haole Hula sways some newly minted jazz harmon- ics of the time from their coun- at Waikïkï event terparts across the Pacific Ocean and infused a jazzy sophistication By Liza Simon denced by the crowds that turn into crafting lush hapa haole hits Public Affairs Specialist out every year for the annual of their own. Perhaps it’s an apt Hapa Haole Competition and analogy to say their works were ith signature cello- Concert in Waikïkï, organized to their era what so-called world phane skirts and tacky by Holt Takamine and the PA‘I beat is to today’s music scene Wtongue-twister titles, Foundation. – a bridge of cultural exchange such as “How She Could Yacki built by art. Holt Takamine names Hacki Wicki Wacki Woo,” hapa some favorite sons of the Islands haole hula music may seem way whose 78 rpm’s found their way PA‘I Foundation presents: too old-fashioned to have a place hand-cranked Victrolas on the Hapa Haole Competition alongside today’s purist forms of U.S. continent: Andy Cummings and Concert kahiko and ‘auana. But not so, noted for his “Waikïkï” or Johnny Fri., Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m. at says Vicky Holt Takamine, a cut- Noble and his parade of hits such Hale Koa Lü‘au Garden. ting edge kumu, who learned her as “Hula Blues.” Such vintage Special guest appearances hapa haole numbers when she was chestnuts have been re-recorded by Nina Keali‘iwahamana haumana to the legendary Maiki and revived by the likes of the and Mahi Beamer. Aiu Lake. “We were searching for Brothers Cazimero and the Peter Tickets $20 in advance, our roots – even though our lan- Moon Band. $25 at door; discounts for guage had been taken away, so as Hapa Haole music was also a Soloist Megan Kauimalulani Lorenzo performs young children and military young people, hapa haole hula was main staple of the widely syndi- at the 2007 Hapa Haole Hula & Solo Vocalist Information: 375-0847 or part of the culture that we loved,” cated Hawai‘i Calls radio show Competition. hapahaolefest.org she said. from the 1930s to the 1970s and In addition to being cultural, The kaikamahine of Leimomi Maldonado’s Ka Hale I o the vintage-tinged Territorial MOBI08-059_Talk_KaWai 4/28/08 10:21 AM Page 1 it’s just plain catchy, as evi- Kahala perform at the 2007 Hapa Haole Hula & Solo Airwaves program first hosted by Vocalist Competition. - Photo: Courtesy of James Miura Harry B. Soria Sr. Holt Takamine said hapa haole At this year’s event, 19 groups, numbers have proved to be an finalists chosen during an Aloha inspiration for hula choreography Week competition, will vie for because the limerick-like lines Talk Story, No Worry prizes while they showcase their offer so much text, “an essen- mastery of mele and movement tial ingredient that dictates the With Mobi PCS and Federal Lifeline / Link Up programs, you can get that sprang from the pens of both motions of hula,” she said. connected with the lowest monthly unlimited talk plan in Hawaii. Hawai‘i and U.S.-continent com- Most of all, hapa haole hula has posers during the hapa haole hey- disproven the modern adage that Monthly unlimited talking, Nokia 2285 day that ran roughly from the “what is hip today will tomorrow No credit check, or similar model 1920s through the 1950s. be passé.” While limerick-like lyr- No contracts required. $ for only $59. 28 The all-English lyrics and relent- ics and relentlessly sunny rhythm lessly swaying rhythm painted the reflect an old-fashioned optimism, Hawaiian Islands as a Shangri-la Holt Takamine has seen how the of ultimate romance – definitely musical genre catches modern an outsider’s view – but one that audiences pleasantly off-guard: caught on fast. Tin Pan Alley song- “Hapa haole is appealing to all writers and iconic crooners like kinds of fans today, because it’s Bing Crosby plumbed the hapa very comical, and it gives us all You are eligible if you participate haole genre for its rich imagery; a chance to laugh together at this in one of the following programs: Hollywood during this era seemed old-fashioned vision of Hawai‘i,”

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Talk Story Festival | In Kona, the Daughters put Hawaiian games and educa- Fri.-Sun., Oct. 10-12, out “A Call from Hulihe‘e tional programs. Presented by gates open 5 p.m. to Come and Share” in a Kamehameha Schools, Queen Twentieth annual wala‘au fest fundraiser for the earthquake- Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center features a host of Hawai‘i’s best damaged Hulihe‘e Palace. and Pä Ku‘i A Lua. Begins storytellers including Alohalani Features cuisine samplings by with a sunrise processional Brown, Lopaka Kapanui, “Tita” noted chefs, local music, prize and opening ceremony. Free, Kathy Collins and Kalaupapa’s giveaways and craft demos. and lunch is free with ticket. own Makia Malo, plus story- Sat., Oct. 18, 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Punalu‘u. To reserve a spot, tellers from the U.S. continent. $125. Hawai‘i lawn, Sheraton contact Keola Akana at 534- Free. Ala Moana Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa. 8369 or [email protected]. Park, daughtersofhawaii.org or 808- McCoy 329-9555. ‘AHA MELE XI: Pavilion. ULUWEHIWEHI/FESTIVE Free storytelling | On Kaua‘i, Eo E Emalani BEAUTY GROWTH workshop, Sun., 1-4 I Alaka‘i offers a colorful re- Sun., Oct. 26., 4 p.m. p.m. honolulu.gov, 692-5751 or enactment of Queen Emma’s Hälau o ke ‘A‘ali‘i Kü Makani [email protected]. historic journey via horseback and Kumu Hula Manu Boyd second Saturday to Koke‘e. Features live music celebrate their vibrant evo- Kanikapila at Royal QUEEN Emma feted and hula hälau. Sat., Oct. 11, 10 lution over 11 years with on three islands Hawaiian Center Makana’s music a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Koke‘e State a concert performance | The Daughters of Hawai‘i craft Sat., Oct. 11, 7 p.m. delights with an infu- Park, mile marker 15, Koke‘e including Ho‘okena, Robert goodies – edible and otherwise Makana, guitar virtuoso and protégé sion of various styles. Road. kokee.org or Cazimero, Hälau Nä Kamalei, – and offer a day of music, song, of the late Sonny Chillingworth, - Photo: Tomiko Jones 808-335-9975. Keao Costa, Amy Hänaiali‘i kicks off a monthly showcase of food and more to help preserve Gilliom, Kawika Trask, Maelia island entertainment at the center’s Queen Emma Summer Palace in Makahiki Loebenstein Carter and Ka Pä Royal Grove. Free. Call Lei ‘Ohu Nu‘uanu. Sat., Oct. 4, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ko‘olauloa 2008 Hula o Kauanoe o Wa‘ahila. Guest Services at 922-2299. $6 adults, $1 children, free for Sat., Oct. 25, 6 a.m.-4 p.m. $20-$25. Hawai‘i Theatre. keiki under 6. daughtersofhawaii. Celebrate the Makahiki sea- KaWaiOlaOctAd.qxp 9/23/08 8:40 AM Page 6 hawaiitheatre.com org or 595-6291. son with a day of traditional or 528-0506. Ma-lama kou kino. Ma-lama kou HE HO‘OMANA‘O • IN MEMORIAM - Rudolph Earl `ohana. Malama pono. Leikamana Mitchell Sr. June 9, 1927 – Sept. 14, 2008

ncle Rudy,” a longtime historian and archae- “Uologist of Waimea Valley, explored, dug and uncov- ered Hawaiian history in the valley on O‘ahu’s North Shore, a place he Mitchell. - Photo: Courtesy of Waimea Valley treasured until his passing Sept. 14. Mitchell’s lineal connection to the area stretches back more than two centuries, when Kamehameha the Great named Mitchell’s ancestor Hewahewa Nui the kahuna nui of the valley. “Uncle inspired us to look to our genealogy, our mo‘okü‘auhau, understand our küpuna, Hewahewa nui and to mälama the ‘äina of our ancestor, Waimea Valley,” said Na’mi Kama, an ‘öhana member. “From Breast cancer detected early is treatable. More Hawaiian women get 1978 thru 1998, uncle was a strong advocate for the preservation of the breast cancer and die from it than any other ethnic group in Hawai‘i. It doesn’t have to be many burial, religious and cultural sites that are there throughout the val- that way. If you are 40 or older, talk to your doctor about a mammogram.* Ma-lama kou - - ley. As historian and archaeologist of Waimea Valley, he made significant kino. Malama kou ‘ohana. Malama pono. changes to the protocol of the valley.” For information and resources, we’re here to help. Mitchell experienced struggles under the management of past own- Call 1.800.227.2345 or visit www.cancer.org ers and left the valley, but it never diminished his love for it. The Hewahewa ‘ohana will celebrate and honor Mitchell at its reunion *An x-ray of the breast Oct. 9 and 10 at Waimea Valley, “where Uncle will always remain in spirit,” Kama said. He is survived by his wife, Annette, and others. Abercrombie signed a letter in briefs 2003 asking that the statue be relo- HomeStreet Bank has been cated from a “dark, back row of Continued from page 11 financing homes here since 1980, Statuary Hall” to a more visible locale, after a tour guide was video- so we know what it means to they qualify for the program. taped saying the statue’s placement call Hawaii home. Family- and Application materials are available reflected Congress’ disapproval of employee-owned and operated by online at http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/ Kamehameha’s immodest attire. JABSOM/admissions/special.php The statue, along with one people from the community, we or by calling 808-692-1030. of Father Damien, had stood in Hawaiian have a deep understanding of Statuary Hall since 1969 as a gift Hawaii Home Lands loans. Our OHA nets award from Hawai‘i. The new visitor cen- Home Lands Loans ter is slated to open in December. staff of experienced professionals The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Spoken Here can offer you a wide array of both received a 2008 Conservation Leadership award Innovation Award from the Hawai‘i fixed and adjustable rate loan Conservation Alliance for its work Kü Kahakalau, a leader of programs and fast loan approval. in land conservation. the charter school movement in Since 2002, a “quantum leap Hawai‘i and the co-founder and in conservation was achieved not director of Kanu o ka ‘Äina Call us today to learn more. because of the efforts of just one Learning ‘Ohana, received a 2008 Honolulu 808-596-0343 organization, but rather by a mas- Ho‘okele Award for her leadership Hilo 808-961-0666 sive shift in perception and partici- in the nonprofit sector to make Kahului 808-872-1150 pation by Hawai‘i’s citizens, politi- Hawai‘i a better place. cal leaders and agencies,” the alli- The award came with $10,000 for ance’s web site said. OHA, one of use in “professional development 23 awardees, has been a major part- and personal renewal,” according to ner in preserving in perpetuity Wao the web site of Hawai‘i Community Kele O Puna on Hawai‘i Island and Foundation, which co-created the homestreet.com/homelands Waimea Valley on O‘ahu. award with The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation. Book fair Kanu o ka ‘Äina Learning Ohana, or KALO, comprises four 3728_OHA_HI_Ad_05.indd 1 1/3/08 8:47:41 AM At Alu Like’s Charter School programs, including a Hawaiian- Book Fair on Oct. 13-17, buying a culture-focused K-12 charter book means giving the gift of lit- school and a Native Hawaiian eracy to 14 charter schools across charter school alliance repre- the state. senting 2,000 students on three The book fair will run from 9 a.m. islands. KALO is working to cre- to 8 p.m. and feature local authors ate an intergenerational, Hawaiian- and cultural demonstrations in the focused community learning center  evenings. It will be held at Alu to house its programs in Waimea,  Like’s Native Hawaiian Library, Hawai‘i Island.  458 Keawe St. in Kaka‘ako. For information, call 535-1360.  Dyslexia guide, lecture  Kamehameha statue Dyslexia affects an estimat-  ed 27,000 Native Hawaiians in The King Kamehameha statue Hawai‘i and can make skills like in Washington, D.C., has a new reading, writing, spelling and home, but visitors to the nation’s organizing thoughts a frustrating capital will have to wait until Dec. experience – even if the individual 2 to see it. is bright, as is often the case. “The King’s statue will occupy a Funded in part by OHA, the location in the New Emancipation Hawai‘i branch of the International      Hall, which is part of the visitor Dyslexia Association has pro-      center that features glass skylights duced the 125-page A Resource  with views, from underground, of Guide About Dyslexia for People the Capitol,” Congressman Neil in Hawai‘i, as a tool for educators,  Abercrombie’s Washington office parents, clinicians and dyslexic indi-  said in a Aug. 27 news release. viduals to learn about dyslexia, test-  “This will provide an absolute- ing for dyslexia, teaching strategies,  ly grand setting for millions of family relations and advocacy.  visitors to view the statue and to To request a free copy while  appreciate King Kamehameha’s  place in history.” See briefs on page 20 - ka leo kaiaulu • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘Okakopa2008 | 17

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Waimea Valley monarchs were elected from the when this provision went into Hawaiian Studies Department it was already extinct, but acceded Kudos to OHA’s Hi‘ipaka at undisputed lineages of the ali‘i effect. The chronic failure to fund should not be bribed with UH to the wish of the then-de facto Waimea Valley on O‘ahu’s North class. It was the people who cast is the primary reason that hundreds scholarships in exchange for the government – the Republic. Shore and the na‘au knowing of their votes for them. If not, the of homestead applicants too often TMT telescope, nor should we be Reading the old accounts, it’s interim director Gail Chew – a reigning monarch designated his or die waiting or wait a lifetime for financially intimidated. Hawaiians surprising how many foreign küpuna wahi named and blessed as her heir to succeed to the throne. homesteads. are already owed these tuition residents, including Americans, “Küpuna Häwanawana” is tucked I do not recall the people electing 2. Our lawsuit is not about waivers, now. The university wished the Islands to remain away here ever so neatly for kupuna a new monarch, nor do I recall Hawaiians suing Hawaiians. We are campuses and community colleges independent. sharing and interaction. Here, Princess Ka‘iulani designating a suing the state for breaking its clear are built on Hawaiian ceded lands John Marsden kupuna comfort is observed and successor. Who is His Majesty promise to faithfully administer the for which no rent is being paid Sheffield, England “talk story” is always the agenda. Akahi Nui? I do not recall voting spirit of the HHCA in exchange to the Hawaiian people; any My precious time with küpuna are for a king, nor do I remember him for tremendous economic benefits Hawaiian who desires should be Reunion success times I value as they open doors being designated heir. following statehood. The immediate able to attend the University of The families of ‘Ohana ‘O and reconnect. Claire Hughes, If Mr. Nui wants to be a king, winner, should we win this suit, is Hawai‘i free. Kamukai are most grateful for the who wrote a column on küpuna that’s fine. But stay out of ‘Iolani the DHHL. Sacred Mauna Kea is also on coverage you so generously gave us in Ka Wai Ola’s August issue, you Palace. It does not belong to him. 3. OHA filed similar lawsuits Hawaiian ceded lands. A dollar in Ka Wai Ola o OHA. With your and I understand “reconnect.” Our It belongs to all. If, indeed, the against the state to enforce a year is being paid for rent for help, our fifth ‘Ohana Reunion here mothers taught us well. Creator instructed him to sit on promises to pay OHA revenues use of Mauna Kea at this time, on O‘ahu was a huge success. Here at the küpuna wahi we the throne, one would think He from state leasing of ceded lands foreign governments pay millions Dwight Victor sing “I Ola Käkou Nä Hawai‘i,” would allow Mr. Nui to succeed and to prohibit the state from in operating costs for their Kunia, O‘ahu your mother’s inspiration she in his plan, not be arrested and led transferring or selling ceded lands. observatories. Something is owed shared with Kupuna Maile Lum away like a common burglar. Let Is OHA’s insistence on enforcing to the Hawaiian people for the use Ho Pohaku Vargo, who set it to him ponder that as he sits in jail, those obligations any different of these ceded lands by UH for the music, a song often sung by the and let him wonder how he and his or more important than trying campus sites and the use of sacred Gora sisters who learned it when cronies will pay for the damages to enforce this constitutional Mauna Kea for the observatories. E KALA MAI they were youngsters shared by they caused to ‘Iolani Palace. promise? Tuition waivers would be fair In last month’s Tyranny and their mother, Kupuna Rita Gora. Solomon Keala Richard “Dickie” Nelson without Dan Inouye’s TMT project. iwi exposed column by Alika Recently recorded in Nä Leo’s Ha‘iku¯, Maui Kawanui, Kona Akau, Hawai‘i Moanike‘ala Akaka Silva, an event promoting a stud- newest CD E Hula Mai Käkou, it OHA Trustee 1984-’96 ent to full Kahuna, a Ho‘ola‘a, tells the story of how it all became Response to Akana No more telescopes Hilo, Hawai‘i was misspelled Ho‘ala. Ka Wai a message, kupuna style. Trustee Akana’s comments The University of Hawai‘i Ola regrets the introduced typo- In Waimea Valley’s küpuna related to the Nelson v. Department system and astronomers have History lies in graphical error. This month, wahi, laughter is contagious of Hawaiian Home Lands and the been irresponsible in allowing several regular columns did not and sharing kolohe stories is an state of Hawai‘i Legislature law- the desecration and pollution to eye of beholder run in Ka Wai Ola to make accepted thing, understood and suit reflects a misunderstanding of occur on the summit of Mauna Alika Poe Silva writes with space for election coverage. appreciated. Here we can enjoy a the case filed by Native Hawaiian Kea – and the courts have justifiable passion – Tyranny and Alika Silva requested that his cup of hot coffee, poke wai style. Legal Corp. on behalf of six native agreed. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye iwi exposed – in KWO’s September column run in our online edit- Memories flow freely and there Hawaiian beneficiaries of the Haw- insists that we must now allow issue. However, history is not quite ion. You will find it at oha.org/ is richness in the air. I am but a aiian Homes Commission Act a new Thirty Meter Telescope, a as stated. kawaiola/2008/10. telephone call or e-mail away and (HHCA). billion-dollar project, to proceed The Kingdom of Hawai‘i was my kähea to our precious elders is 1. The plaintiffs are suing the in spite of community concern extinguished on Jan. 17, 1893, by sincere and open. E komo mai! state of Hawai‘i Legislature to about expanding developmental the coup organized by Thurston, Your Thoughts… “Aunty Betty” Kawohiokalani Ellis meet its obligation as stipulated footprints. TMT will be the size of Dole and their co-conspirators, Send them to Ka Wai Ola. Jenkins under Hawai‘i state Constitution, a football stadium. After 30 years supported unofficially by Waialua, O‘ahu Article 12, S1 – which simply this state still has not developed a American troops. Their provisional Send letters to: states that the Legislature shall comprehensive management plan government was succeeded by Ka Wai Ola ‘Iolani Palace make sufficient funds available to for Mauna Kea. Surely a general the Republic, which vigorously 711 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Ste. 500 Pardon me if I am mistaken, DHHL to pay for its administrative plan is essential today before any sought the annexation that was Honolulu, HI 96813 but the last time I checked, our costs and programs. The current expansion (especially one so vast) granted in 1898. The United email: [email protected] Hawaiian Kingdom was a wait list is over 22,000 applicants; is even entertained. States, therefore, did not illegally constitutional monarchy. Our quadruple the number in 1978 We Native Hawaiians and the occupy the Kingdom, as stated, as

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OHA’s Warriors: Haunani Apoliona Let the facts inform your vote and Colette Machado Walter M. Heen and several others. Boyd P. Mossman Trustee, O‘ahu Finally, Haunani is an expert in Kï Trustee, Maui OHA is only hot air. Believe me, believe Hö‘alu and is held in high regard by all our attorneys, believe the courts, believe Native Hawaiian entertainers. our governor, our Legislature, our mayors, Colette comes from a background of the majority of Congress, the OHA Board; front-line activism in support of Native all were elected to serve you and all agree Hawaiians and their many issues. She that the Akaka Bill is the best solution for openly describes herself as a “grass roots our future. And that’s a fact. awai‘i’s historical skies are strewn street fighter” who, in response to per- loha All, When I first became a Trustee, I stated with galaxies composed of strong ceived injustice, “respond[s] with my As we proceed deeper into the to the Board that though we had to become Hwomen leaders dedicated to the heart and my na‘au.” Aelection season we seem to also politicians to become Trustees, we should welfare of their people: Ka‘ahumanu, Shortly after her graduation from UH get deeper into the mire, putting it mildly, now act as Trustees. Some old Board mem- Kapi‘olani, Emma and Pauahi, just to with a degree in Education, she was that politicians and would-be politicians bers were still counting votes and planning name a few. They were what I call the appointed a member of the State Land believe is necessary to attract votes. The overthrows in a conspiratorial environment “wahine warriors” of old. Use Commission where she stood in problem with many is that they profess I found to be inherent in the old Board Two modern-day warriors deserve a strong opposition to activities and actions knowledge but demonstrate ignorance organization. Trustees Apoliona, Stender place among those stars: OHA Chairperson that she deemed to be adverse to Native hoping to convince the public to believe and Machado offered a way around this by Haunani Apoliona and Trustee Colette Hawaiians’ interests. She fought vigor- their claims despite the facts. reducing the five-committee fiefdom setup Machado. Since my election to the OHA ously on behalf of the Waiähole/Waikäne When I first ran for office I did so to two. I was for one only but agreed two Board of Trustees in 2006, I have become farmers and against development in the reluctantly, not wanting to be associated would be far superior to five, where poli- an admirer of both women. They are truly valley. Shortly thereafter, as a member with the past OHA Board and administra- tics and ego ruled and not duty and effi- warriors on behalf of Native Hawaiians. of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, she tion but deeming it crucial that Hawaiians ciency. And except for one throwback, the Haunani came to OHA in 1997 with toiled mightily to get more funding and have more legal assistance to secure their Board has run smoothly without political a solid background in social work, par- support for the DHHL and its programs. continued existence in view of the law- intrigue and jealousy. In other words we ticularly at Alu Like, that made her keenly In spite of strong opposition from the suits pending against OHA. When I got on are committed but not commanded, unit- aware of the serious issues facing Native Native Hawaiian population in Hilo, she board I became aware of the Akaka Bill ed but independent, focused but without Hawaiians in education, employment, supported the development of the Kühiö and focused my efforts on its passage as blinders, and professional though elected. incarceration, and just “getting along.” She Mall, which now earns income that goes an absolute must for the legal survival of And that’s a fact. has made good use of that broad experi- directly to DHHL to assist in developing the Hawaiian people. OHA has fought in Finally, the leadership by our ence in determining whether various pro- its lands. court and in Congress against those seek- Administrator, Clyde Nämu‘o, was recog- posals presented to the OHA Board truly Most recently, Colette strongly sup- ing the annihilation through assimilation nized four years ago with an unprecedent- contribute to the betterment of the condi- ported the Moloka‘i Ranch master plan, of the Hawaiian people claiming we exist ed eight-year contract, which allows OHA tions of Native Hawaiians. Her leadership which would have allowed development only because of our blood no matter how to utilize his services without worry of the as Chairperson has transformed the Board of 200 residential premises on Lä‘au little. We have hired the best lobbyists and repeated instability of the past. Under him into a sober, sane, deliberative body that Point. Setback provisions would have attorneys available with the firm belief that OHA has given way more in grants in the concentrates on achieving results ben- protected the shoreline fronting Lä‘au loss in the courts will be the end of our last five years than the previous 25 thereby efiting OHA’s beneficiaries and does not Point for access by local fishermen and identity and of our future as Hawaiians. Is using our trust fund for current needs get bogged down in the petty, personal gatherers. In exchange for that permis- there an amount that we should say is too and seeking to help as many as possible. disputes that characterized earlier boards. sion, the ranch was to dedicate 26,200 much to save our people and to preserve Kau Inoa was initiated to help Hawaiians OHA’s proposals are given more credence acres of premier “Legacy Lands” to the our culture for our posterity? No amount is along the way to self-determination. We by the entire community. community and another 24,950 acres to too much since if we lose we lose not only have acquired thousands of acres of land Convinced that Federal recognition of open space under easements prohibiting OHA itself but more importantly our entire from zero. We almost reached a histor- a legitimately formed Native Hawaiian development, and continue operating the existence as a people. Forget any claims to ic settlement with the state for past-due governing entity is the ultimate step in hotel and the golf course. Strong, benight- our lands or our current access to educa- ceded lands payments but for a handful establishing a solid base for the long-term ed opposition to the plan caused the ranch tion, housing, health, employment and of Senators with the help of disgruntled improvement of conditions for Native to close, leaving Moloka‘i without any other assistance from the federal and state former OHA employees and others. And Hawaiians, and in the face of raucous kind of economic engine. governments. There is no Hawaiian family that’s a fact. opposition, Haunani is a solid, steady Colette’s dedication to matters benefit- that will not be severely and terminally So whether it’s a vote for OHA Trustee supporter of the Akaka Bill now pending ing Native Hawaiians is clearly exempli- affected despite the calls from the inde- or a vote for Con Con, don’t just rely on in Congress. fied by her actions as Chair of the Board’s pendents and some of their supporters that biased claims. Get the facts and vote. In recognition of her contributions to Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment the welfare of both the Native Hawaiian Committee. The proposals brought before and general communities, Haunani has the committee, which eventually are pre- been awarded membership on a num- sented to the whole Board, are clearly, subscribe ber of boards and commissions, such as plainly and understandably agendized and B8N8@FC8 today. THE LIVING WATER of OHA the President’s Advisory Commission on set forth so that the committee and the Asian American and Pacific Islanders, Board encounter few, if any “surprises.” Queen Lili‘uokalani Children’s Center I am honored and proud to serve with 808 594-1888 | www.oha.org Advisory Board, Queen Emma Foundation, these two warriors. Leo ‘Elele • Trustee Messages ‘Okakopa2008 | 19

Mahalo ahalo nui loa to the residents of November 2000 I was elected from a pool of Colette Machado for the encouragement and Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau for your gra- four other candidates. In November 2004 no true aloha. Also to Trustee Rowena Akana for Donald B. Cataluna Mcious support. Although five of us legal Kaua‘i resident filed – so I was elected. calling to say congratulations. Trustee, Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau pulled election papers, the other four did not In the 2008 election, again I am unopposed. I The next four years are going to be most file for the elected position I now hold as OHA am truly blessed and humbled. important for doing what is right to do for Trustee. Election officials informed me that I I want to say mahalo to OHA Trustees – Hawai‘i’s people. am “in.” Chairwoman Haunani Apoliona, Vice Chairman Many of you may be invisible to my eyes – In January 2000, Gov. Cayetano appointed Walter Heen, Trustee Oz Stender, Trustee Boyd but not to my heart. me to replace Trustee Moses Keale. Then, in Mossman, Trustee Robert Lindsey and Trustee With much aloha, Don.

MY HOPE FOR CHANGE of our Public Information Officer, wrote this just because you came here in a wheel- about my travel expenses but didn’t print chair and your oxygen machine?” And what voters should know about anything about Apoliona’s $8,000 trip to In another incident, when Apoliona and D.C. Trustees’ articles are also read by the Machado were elected in 1996, Apoliona Administrator before being printed in the immediately wanted to become Chair OHA Trustees running for re-election Ka Wai Ola and if there is criticism of the of the Board after just being elected. In Rowena Akana with still nothing to show for it. Grants office, the administration will have their an interview with me she asked, “Who Trustee, At-large have been given out to many organizations own article in the same paper to negate would you support for the chairmanship?” and individuals on the mainland that are not your article. I replied: “Moses Keale. He is the most 501(c)3 to sign up Native Hawaiians for I can tell you that, two years ago, Colette senior Trustee, he has the most experience, Kau Inoa. After awhile, you feel as though Machado, who is running for re-election he is fair, he is the longest-serving member, you are back in the time of the Wild West, from Molokai-Lanai, misled the Board by and he started most of the programs that where there were no laws and no one to asking us to approve a resolution supporting we are continuing here. Not only that, this hold you accountable for your actions. Molokai Ranch’s efforts to give the commu- is his last term.” Apoliona’s response was a can tell you all about the millions and nity thousands of acres of land in exchange cold, “Moses is sick and he’s going to die.” millions of dollars being spent at OHA NEPOTISM for a development of high-end homes to be I replied, “Everyone is going to die, only Iwith no accountability. I can tell you that nepotism lives here at built on the ranch. Machado told us that the God knows when that will be.” At the time, I can tell you that since Haunani Apoliona OHA. With Apoliona’s sister flying first- community supported this effort and we Moses was on a dialysis machine twice a has been OHA Chairperson, all of the pro- class all over the U.S. and spending trust believed her and approved the resolution. week. Needless to say, neither Apoliona grams that existed when she took the chair- dollars like it was her own, and maxing out One year later, we found out that this was nor Moses became the Chair that year. manship are now gone. an OHA credit card at $10,000. Apoliona’s not the case at all. Machado also failed to However, it didn’t stop her from telling I can tell you that since she became sister then used her own credit card to tell us at the time that she was involved him that he should retire and get off the the Chair, our annual budget went from charge expenses and then sought reimburse- with the land trust that was to control the Board. These comments were made to a $24 million to $52 million. This year, ments of up to almost $50,000. donated lands and that she later became the man who had given 12 years of his life to OHA’s budget is $36,664,847. Add to that chair of the land trust. Last year, a nonprofit OHA, without any compensation. I have the $11,358,014 being encumbered and MORALE group representing this land trust came to served on the Board for 18 years and have $4,792,605 left over from last year’s bud- I can tell you that the morale at OHA OHA for a grant and received $100,000 for met wonderful Trustees along the way, but get making our current budget swell to a has never been lower. Eight employees this operating costs. I have never met two more “mean-spirited” tidy sum of $52,815,466. Where is all that year alone either were fired or quit because While this kind of behavior may seem people than Machado and Apoliona, who money going? Only six budget meetings of the oppressive “Big Brother” culture that incredible of people who were elected to continue to display bad behavior that is were held this year, out of the 13 scheduled. has spread like a cancer within the OHA protect your trust assets, it pales in com- unconscionable. Because of cancellations, and there was offices. Employees are fingerprinted for parison to the behavior they display to Our people deserve better. They deserve never any agenda that allowed Trustees to I.D. cards so they can be tracked as they beneficiaries when they come before us to leaders who can lead by example and lead- question budget spending. access their offices, security cameras watch testify at the Board table. For example, dur- ers who are able to work with everyone. I can tell you too that Apoliona continues their every move, and they are constantly ing a hearing held at the state Capitol when Leaders who can inspire and bring hope to to renew contract after contract for the same reminded that they are “at-will” employees I was working on a Kupuna health initia- our younger generation of Hawaiians who lobbyist in Washington, D.C., and other and can be fired at anytime. They are also tive, many Kupuna came from all of the will come after us. Leaders who can agree consultants, to the tune of $2.75 million, told that they do not work for the Trustees islands to testify before the Board in sup- to disagree with those who do not share our even though we have not achieved the out- and must answer only to the Administrator. port of a proposed OHA supplemental drug views but who can respect them for their come we sought. plan. The Kupuna explained to the Trustees differences. We cannot treat people who do HARRASSMENT about how important this plan was to them, not agree with us as enemies, we will never EXTENSIVE TRAVEL I can tell you that harassment and smear sharing stories about how they had to split be able to build a nation that way. I can tell you that for at least four campaigns against any Trustee or employee their medication in half to stretch it because In this election year, voters can make the years, Apoliona has traveled all over the that criticizes the goings-on here is not they couldn’t afford the medication. Both necessary changes and elect people who will continental U.S. with her sister, OHA’s beneath Apoliona. If you are a staffer, Machado and Apoliona voted against the be accountable and listen to other perspectives Administrator and other staff members. you are simply fired. If you are a Trustee, plan. Not only did they vote against it, they and views and most of all listen to our benefi- Apoliona has spent millions buying dinners, Apoliona threatens you with censorship were rude to the Kupuna who came to tes- ciaries. This is my hope for CHANGE. hosting parties, sponsoring events all across and plants things in newspapers to discredit tify and even made some of them cry. Mahalo Ke Akua. America and Washington, D.C., flying on you and to draw attention away from HER. Machado said to one Kupuna who had For more information on impor- unrestricted airline tickets and first-class, For instance, a recent article written by flown in from Hilo and was in a wheelchair, tant Hawaiian issues, check out Trustee and spent almost $8,000 on one trip alone a Star-Bulletin reporter, who is a friend “Do you think that I am going to vote for Akana’s web site at rowenaakana.org. 20 | ‘‘OkakAukake2008opa2008 Leo ‘Elele • Trustee Messages

Community-based economic together again, proponents and opponents of the Ranch’s plan, and move forward to briefs sustain these and generate new CBED proj- Continued from page 16 development for Moloka‘i ects for Moloka‘i. supplies last, e-mail mhiga@dyslexia- Oz Stender mentation. These are highlighted below. Ke Aupuni Lökahi – Enterprise hawaii.org or call 808-538-7007 or toll-free, Trustee, At-large Beginning in 2002, KAL/EC embarked Community (KAL/EC) 866-773-4432. on a joint planning effort with Moloka‘i 9 Years of Accomplishments: The group also co-presents a lecture by Properties Ltd. (MPL) for Moloka‘i Ranch’s Harvard Medical School research scien- 65,000 acres. This effort would have sus- SELF-GOVERNANCE tist Maryanne Wolf, Oct. 25, 9 to 11:45 tained the employment of the 112 now- • A community land trust which has a.m. at the Japanese Cultural Center, displaced Ranch workers. It would have received 1,600 acres along the north- Mö‘ili‘ili Ballroom, 2454 S. Beretania St., he closure of Moloka‘i Ranch exposed also reopened the Kaluako‘i Hotel, thereby west coast of Moloka‘i and a 196-acre in Honolulu. Wolf will discuss topics such the vulnerability of our neighbor creating more than 100 jobs, generating watershed at Kawaikapu. as brain circuitry, new interventions to help Tisland communities to downturns in service contracts for local businesses and ECONOMY children with reading difficulties, and her the global economy. It has also highlighted stimulating the island’s economy. • A community development corpora- concerns that the Internet negatively affects the importance of community-based econom- The source of capital for this project tion (CDC) is being incorporated and children’s reading comprehension and atten- ic development (CBED) as an alternative for would have been the development of 200 will focus on affordable homes and tion skills. Fees apply. To register, visit hais. Moloka‘i and our Hawaiian communities. two-acre lots along the south and west shores economic development. org or email [email protected]. Trustee Colette Machado is one of the found- of the island. In addition, MPL would have • Low-interest mortgage loan funds to ers of the CBED movement in Hawai‘i and donated 26,200 acres of premier Hawaiian the first 10 homeowners in an afford- Civic Club convention in speaking with her, I decided to spotlight the legacy lands to the community and protected able homes project. impressive record of the Moloka‘i Enterprise an additional 24,950 acres under open space • A community-based visitor plan for The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Community (EC) in working with the commu- and agricultural easements. Moloka‘i and visitor coordinator. gather for its 49th annual convention at nity to generate and sustain CBED projects. Vocal opposition to the Master Plan • A tractor for the Hoolehua Homestead Hilton Kaua‘i Beach Resort on Kaua‘i, The EC process began in 1998 with Moloka‘i focused narrowly on the development of the Association’s taro and farming produc- from Oct. 19-26 and invites the public to the residents providing hundreds of volunteer 200 two-acre lots. Despite this, the KAL/ tion. following free events: The Queen’s Women hours in community visioning and planning EC board endorsed the overall Community • Küha‘o Business Center to support Kü‘ë Petition play, Oct. 19, 5-9 p.m.; work- meetings. The result of this community-based Based Master Land Use Plan. In retalia- local businesses. shops Oct. 22, 8 a.m. to noon, on topics of planning effort was a 10-year strategic plan. Ke tion, hard-core opponents concentrated on • Moloka‘i Slaughterhouse. Mele Ni‘ihau a me Kaua‘i; Lua: art of the Aupuni Lökahi Enterprise Community (KAL/ a bitter and slanderous propaganda cam- CULTURE Hawaiian warrior; 21st century technol- EC), a nonprofit entity made up of community paign against KAL/EC, targeting Trustee • Restoration of the 71-year-old historic ogy: culture and education, Kaua‘i chiefly volunteers, was tasked with working with the Machado. Her re-election to the KAL/EC Kalaniana‘ole Hall for funeral services. lines; and Native Hawaiian health. Catch the community to implement the 10-year Moloka‘i board was challenged with a successful all- • Training in oral history and archaeo- annual ‘Aha Mele Competition at the hotel, EC Plan. The core values and principles that out effort to unseat her. After the election, logical mapping of Moloka‘i’s historic Oct. 24, 8 p.m., $10. The convention wraps guide KAL/EC are: a board member resigned. Following estab- sites. Oct. 26 with church services at the hotel, • Sustain Moloka‘i’s unique rural lifestyle. lished procedures, candidates with the next • ‘Aha Kukui O Moloka‘i Canoe Club 7:30-8:30 a.m., and a 5 p.m. ‘aha ‘äina at • Use Native Hawaiian culture as the highest votes are appointed to fill vacancies. Hälau at the Mälama Cultural Park. Kaua‘i Veterans Hall, $60 admission. foundation of Moloka‘i’s economic base. As Machado received the next highest votes, • Fishpond restoration projects. For information, call convention coordi- • Practice the principles of responsi- she was appointed to fill the position. HEALTHY COMMUNITY nator Lorna Akima at 808-960-2841. ble stewardship to protect and sustain the Moloka‘i Ranch closed and the Master • Support for wildfire suppression island’s resources for generations to come. Plan is on hold. One positive outcome of the equipment and a new station. A‘o Makua courses • Practice community-driven and com- master-planning process was the gifting of • Kahua Ola Hou, youth substance munity-based economic development to 1,600 acres of land on the northwest coast of abuse and violence intervention center. Kamehameha Schools’ online enrichment strengthen Moloka‘i’s capacity for self- Moloka‘i to a community land trust. In ret- • Exercise equipment and programs at program for adults 18 and older is offer- governance and self-determination. rospect, the planning process also extended Nä Pu‘uwai fitness center. ing an end-of-year 80 percent discount on Over the course of the past nine years, Ranch employees’ jobs throughout the five- • Water filtration system for Moloka‘i’s its Mo‘okü‘auhau: He Inoa ‘Ala geneal- KAL/EC, a CBED organization, has worked year period that it was conducted. Dialysis Center. ogy course, which covers Hawaiian nam- with residents and community-based organi- Personally, I was very disappointed in EDUCATION ing traditions and Princess Bernice Pauahi zations to push ahead with 24 priority projects those who opposed the Moloka‘i Ranch’s • Funding of Aka‘ula private middle Bishop’s genealogy. Class runs Nov. 3 to 21 of more than 40 initiatives that were identi- plans. Their opposition, I believe, was a school. at a discounted price of $5. fied in the community’s 1998 strategic plan. major determinant in the closure of the • Education from birth to adulthood such A‘o Makua also offers an ‘Ölelo Hawai‘i Additional projects were also implemented. Ranch’s Moloka‘i operations. as Tütü and Me, Keiki Steps, Family for Pili ‘Ohana course, Nov. 1 to 29, for $25. These initiatives are reaping benefits for The controversy surrounding Moloka‘i Real, and the annual Moloka‘i Keiki Maui radio personality Luana Kawa‘a the island in the areas of the environment, Ranch has overshadowed the impressive Expo. instructs on family relations and inter- economic opportunity, self-governance and and vital accomplishments of the KAL/EC. • Hooikaika Youth School-to-Work pro- actions, sentence patterns and exercises. building a healthy community. KAL/EC Perhaps this column can help balance this gram. Activities include creating a digital photo funds have been used by all projects to negative perception. The following outlines ENVIRONMENT family journal. leverage additional funding from other part- the major accomplishments of the KAL/ • Northwest Erosion Control project For information, courses and ners. Overall, the KAL/EC has been able to EC’s pioneering work. with Hui Mälama O Mo‘omomi. schedules, visit http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/ catalyze and develop more than 80 strategic According to Trustee Machado, it is most • Solar water heaters for küpuna and adult or call 842-8877. To regis- partnerships and attract more than $40 mil- important for the community to heal and families. ter by Oct. 15, click on Registration. lion in funding to support the plan’s imple- find the courage and compassion to work • East Watershed Protection. ho‘ohui ‘ohana • family reunions ‘Okakopa2008 | 21

E na- ‘ohana Hawai‘i: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no Clyde W. Na-mu‘o Administrator charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for length. Send your information by mail, or e-mail [email protected]. E ola na- mamo a Ha-loa! Crystal Kua Communications Director ‘Okakopa • October names of specific ancestors. We are trying to Maile Ha‘o and I am looking for relatives. land owners of Kawaihae-uka Village, in Lisa Asato make contact with this side of the family and I’m starting to work on the family tree, and the area called Makila or Makela. Imohelau Hewahewa - The Hewahewa Reunion 2008 graciously ask you folks to join us. Please if anyone has information and/or pictures & Kaluhi had sons Mana‘ola, Mahealani, Public Information Specialist Celebration will be held Oct. 9 & 10 in join us for a fun filled weekend surrounded I would really appreciate your kökua. My Kamalani, etc. and daughters, Elizabeth, Waimea Valley, and Oct. 11 at Pipeline Cafe T. Ilihia Gionson by aloha and ‘ohana. For more information, e-mail is [email protected], and Owaanui, etc. They were the caretakers of all in Kaka‘ako for its ‘aha hulahula banquet. please e-mail [email protected]. my address is 45-513 Pahia Road #204A, burial sites in Kawaihae Uka including the Publications Editor All interested ‘ohana are asked to call Na’mi Mei • May 2009 Käne‘ohe, HI 96744. Lono burial caves. We represent the Mana‘ola John Matsuzaki Kama at (808) 927-6764, chairperson for line which includes the Kalawa, Collier, Johnson – I am seeking any descendants Publications Specialist/Art Director update of reunion information. Registration Kanakaole/Aipoalani/Poikauahi - The Cabrera, Tabag, Pai, Robins, Kaneholani, of Mary Kawahaloa Kaiona and Pedro chair Maile Kaipo can be reached at 294- descendants of John Keali‘i Kanakaole Kailikini, Poomaihealani, Irvine, Valenzuela, “Manini” Johnson. Their children were: Nelson Gaspar 9509. For t-shirt information, call Nahua Aipoalani will hold a reunion on May Ellorda, AhSing, etc. ‘ohana. Plans are being Rebecca Kaanaana Johnson (1918-1987), Production Specialist/Graphic Designer Mahoe at 258-0395. 22-24, 2009 in Kekaha, Kaua‘i at the made to connect all bloodlines and document Clarissa Johnson Antone, Archie Manini Kekaha Community Recreation Center. For for archival purposes and future references. Liza Simon Malo – A family reunion will be held Johnson (1921-1965), Albert Kala‘ohawai‘i more information, updates & how you can We believe you know who you are, meet October 8 - 11, 2008 at Leleiwi, Hilo. Johnson (1925-1982) and James Johnson. Public Affairs Specialist help in this reunion, please contact Mike us halfway. Hiki? Kähea/käkau/hele mai, This Malo family originates from Leleiwi. Please contact Roz Solomon Kaplan at 808- Aipoalani @808.342.0308 (c); 808.668.1298 87-150 Kakalena, Mä‘ili, O‘ahu. 696-4168. Blaine Fergerstrom The paternal Line goes back to Nakioe, 575-5065, e-mail [email protected], or (h); [email protected] (O‘ahu) Media Production Specialist/Webmaster Naipualoha, Kauikoaole, David Malo. We write to: P.O. Box 1291, Ha‘ikü, HI 96708. ‘Onipa‘a! Nailima - I am searching for / Gwenette (NAKAAHIKI) CARDEJON would like to gather the families of David children born to Hoaeae and Emma Kai @808.337.9241 (h); 808.651.4749 (c); Kaohi - My name is Howard S. Kaohi from Francine Murray Malo from his two marriages. First marriage Kahaikupuna Nailima, residents of Kalawao, [email protected] (Kaua‘i) / Hanapëpë, Kaua‘i. I am trying to locate Broadcast/Media Coordinator to Elena Kuhiaokalani: Dinah Kina Malo Moloka‘i at the Leper Settlement. There Joy Aipoalani @808.630.8453; jaipoalani@ genealogical information about my grandfa- Pokini (George), Keliiwahineokeahi Malo were 8 children born to this marriage by Charles Ogata htbyb.com (O‘ahu). ther, Joseph Kalua Kaohi’s siblings. Joseph Kipikaio (Arthur), Rosina Kaonohiohala the names of Napeliela Kaanaana born Kalua Kaohi was born in 1894 in Niuli‘i, N. Volunteer Malo, Lilia (Lily) Malo (she had a daugh- 1911, Mary Joseph Wahineaukai born 1913, Iune • June 2009 Kohala. He married Rachael Kaneheokalani HONOLULU ter, Elena Malo). Second marriage to Luke Joseph Kealalio born 1914 who died at 9 Pauole - My father is Albert Mahi Pauole, Hanohano Makea. They lived in Honolulu (Lucy) Kamehaiku: John David Malo (Eva months old, Alice Kaakau born 1915 and 711 Kapi‘olani Blvd., Ste. 500 his father is Mitchell Kameaike Pauole, for a while, then moved to Kaua‘i. My Kauka), Rose Kalawaia Malo Yost (Harry), died at age 1, Lui Alois born 1916, Alice Honolulu, HI 96813 married to Gertrude Harvey; and his father grandfather had several brothers and sisters Dinah Malo (Louis Hoe), David Kauikoaole Kaakau Hoolapa born 1917, Philomena Phone: 808.594.1888 is John Papoko Pauole, married to Pahuone born in N. Kohala: William, Emmaline, Malo Jr. (Annaliesse Holzman), Lucy Kaimilani born 1918 and Malie Kaeha born and a second marriage to Kalua Kukahiko Harriet, Emily Kapunohuulaokala, Amelia, Fax: 808.594.1865 Kawahineokahikina Malo (Thomas Mize), 1919. If you know any of these children Nakaula. The Pauole reunion is planned for and Benjamin. If you have any information Peter Kaupai Malo (Judith Honer). If you please call Pamela Nakagawa. I would like EAST HAWAI‘I (HILO) June 27, 2009, on O‘ahu. The location and on the Kaohi ‘ohana from N. Kohala, please are descendants of any of these family mem- to share stories and pictures. Please call 808- 162-A Baker Avenue time will be provided at a later time. For contact me at [email protected] or bers, we are interested in meeting with you 587-4392 during the day and 808-520-8800 information, call Althea “KuiLan” Pauole write P.O. Box 1094, Köloa, HI 96756. Hilo, HI 96720 and sharing family information and geneal- during the evening. You may email me at Watanabe on O‘ahu at 668-2548. Phone: 808.920.6418 ogy. My name is Pualani Malo Ka‘imikaua Kauakahi/Keanui/Keaunui – My name is [email protected]. Fax: 808.920.6421 and my father is John David Malo. E-mail Phyllis Kauakahi Specht. I am searching for Iulai • July 2009 Na‘ipo - Searching for the heirs of my [email protected], call 808-672-3220, long lost relatives that may still be living Napoleon - The descendants of Pamahoa grandfather’s brother, Alan Na‘ipo. He had WEST HAWAI‘I (KONA) or write 92-622 Newa Street, Kapolei, HI on the north shore of O‘ahu that belonged and Temanihi Napoleon are planning a fam- two daughters. I am Kala Bernard, son 75-5706 Hanama Pl., Ste. 107 96707. to Anna Keanui Kauakahi ‘ohana. My Tütü ily reunion July 10-12, 2009. They had fif- of Samuel Keawe Bernard Sr. and Lilly Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Kauakahi was said to have been born on Nowemapa • November teen children, six of whom produced descen- Naiheali‘i Keali‘i Mahi‘aimoku Na‘ipo; my Ni‘ihau in the late 1800s. She and her ‘ohana Phone: 808.327.9525 dants: Emma Kauikeolani Napoleon MD AS grandparents were Benjamin Keawe‘aheulu Kaaa – The Kaaa ‘Ohana Reunion will be lived in Nänäkuli for a time before her death Fax: 808.327.9528 Wilcox; Hattie Keliihelekaapuni Napoleon Na‘ipo of Kohala and Lilly Ho‘opale of held on November 22, 2008 at 10 a.m. at in 1940. If anyone knows of or is part of this MD Joseph Kawainui (their granddaugh- Kona. Any information, please contact Kala MOLOKA‘I the Wai‘anae Army Recreation Center at ‘ohana, please contact me at spechthaus@ - Pöka‘ï Bay. (Harvey House, 85-010 Army ter was Elizabeth Emma Pakuai); Uaia Bernard at (808) 843-1116 home, or (808) Ku-lana ‘Oiwi yahoo.com. Mahalo! St., Wai‘anae) This will be a potluck. Please Napoleon MD Elizabeth Kaehukai Baker; 954-2976 cell. P.O. Box 1717 Elizabeth Puuki Napoleon MD Ebenezer Kekipikamakahukilani – I am looking for R.S.V.P. to Keola & Valerie Bandmann Onekahakaha Cemetery — The Church of Kaunakakai, HI 96748 Parker Low; Jack Keliihoolamai Napoleon more information on my ‘ohana. Joseph at 801-358-8541 or Jeanne Kahanaoi at Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Keaukaha MD (1) Norah Kamaiopili, (2) Becky Kahikina Kekipikamakahukilani (April 7, Phone: 808.560.3611 808-696-2314. Send family photos or new Ward is looking for individuals or families Timoteo; and, Titus Keliihooululauopuuana 1900-June 15, 1946) was from Päpöhaku, Fax: 808.560.3968 information to Jeanne Kahanaoi at 86-290 related to those individuals buried at the old Napoleon MD Minnie Brown. Other ‘ohana Wailuku, Maui. He married Elizabeth Hökükea Place, Wai‘anae, HI 96792. LDS cemetery, adjacent to Onekahakaha LA¯NA‘I include Papalimu, Abraham, Baji, Ehu, Kapapuni Kuoha of Pe‘ahi, Waikakula, beach park in Hilo. The Ward is seek- ‘Apelila • April 2009 Lydia Mahuna Napoleon, Claude & May Maui (Nov. 30, 1907-Nov. 22, 1947). They P.O. Box 631413 ing identification and records to preserve Kakalia, Ruddle, and the Wilcox family had eight children: Joseph Kekipi, Bernice Lana’i City, HI 96763 Manuwa/Manuwai/Manu‘a - The fam- the history of these people. Some family of Kona, O‘ahu & Kaua‘i. Contact Dianne Marie Leimapuana, Emily Mary Leialoha, Phone: 808.565.7930 ily of Harry “Keli‘i” Manuwa/Manuwai/ names the Ward is looking for are: James, Castro at (808) 638-2248 or e-mail dcastro@ Pearl Katherine Leinaala, Thoedore Kealii, Manu‘a and Hattie Pa‘ele will be hosting a John & Kahana Kiupe; Samuel Kikipi, John Fax: 808.565.7931 hawaii.rr.com Geradane Leimaile, Patricia Corina Leilani family reunion on Maui from April 23-26, and Kauahilo Bray, Lonoehu Ku, William and Olive Leimamo. Elizabeth Kapapuni KAUA‘I / NI‘IHAU 2009 @ Hale Nanea. Children of Harry & Torres - The children of Arcillio Alfred Fujii, Moses and George Kekaula, Lily Pua, Kuoha re-married (Fulgencio Ragudo 3-3100 Ku¯hio¯ Hwy., Ste. C4 Hattie include Helen (Castillio), Henrietta Torres Jr. are planning a family reunion for Mabel Moses, Kauikoaole and Kamehaiku. Sr.) and had four children: Harold John (Fernandez), Lillian (Rabe/Edrozo), Edmund all family members in July of 2009. They There are other names that were not doc- Lihu‘e, HI 96766-1153 Kaheakeli Kekipi Ragudo, Larry Valentine Manuwai, Emma (Balcita), Mabel (Maynes), are: Julia, Dovie, Louise, Flora, Katherine, umented but are known to be buried at Phone: 808.241.3390 Waiohu Ragudo, Lorraine Kuuleimomi and Florence (Neves). The family would Cheryleilani (Nakila), Elisia (Valentine), Onekahakaha. If you know any of these Fax: 808.241.3508 Ragudo and Fulgencia Ragudo. If you have also like to invite the extended ‘ohana which Alfred & Andrew (Kemfort), & Malo, Albert people or are a relative, please call the include decsendants of Harry Manuwa’s any information, contact Sheryl 255-9043, or MAUI Torres. They are the grandchildren of Arcillio Keaukaha Ward bishopric. At the present brothers. They include Gabriel Haiakalani/ [email protected]. 140 Ho‘ohana St., Ste. 206 Torres Sr. and Julia Maldonado. Please send time the property is privately owned and Heaukulani, Sam Manuwa, and Kealohainea. all information or questions to Momilani Lono – The Lono ‘ohana of Kawaihae members had been landscaping the quarter- Kahului, HI 96732 Parents of the Manuwa brothers are Lokua a Kemfort, PO Box 790534, Pä‘ia, HI 96779. is searching for all ‘ohana members con- acre property. Anyone with information, pic- Phone: 808.873.3364 Manu‘a & Hulimai. We would also like to All information is greatly appreciated! nected in any way to Imohelau Lono and his tures of their ancestor or who wish to share Fax: 808.873.3361 invite the extended ‘ohana of Hattie Pa‘ele wives, Kaluhi and Kahele. Originally from the story of their kupuna is encouraged to of Kahakuloa, Maui. E kala mai, we do ‘Imi ‘Ohana • Family Search Kawaihae Uka and Kawaihae Kai. Land call Bishop Cardines at 935-8847 or Sis. WASHINGTON, D.C. not have any genealogy information to list Ha‘o/Harbottle/Adams – My name is records show that these ‘ohana were the first Kalima at 981-0236 during the evening. 50 F St. NW, Suite 3300 Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone: 202.454.0920 Fax: 202.789.1758 HAVE YOU & YOUR ‘OHANA EMAIL: [email protected] PLACED YOUR NAME? WEBSITES: www.OHA.org Would you like us to come to your family reunion to register them? www.NativeHawaiians.com Call 808 594-1902 or email [email protected]. - 22 | ‘Okakopa2008 makeke • the marketplace

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