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Ke¯ke¯mapa(December) 2011 | Vol. 28, No. 12 THE LIVING WATER OF OHA www.oha.org/kwo LANDGovernor Abercrombie has proposed a settlement DEA for past-due revenues owed to OHA.L ? The $200 million land package comprises 10 mostly waterfront properties in Kaka‘ako. OHA is holding meetings to inform and consult with the community on the proposal. OHA wants to hear from you. To learn more, please turn to page 18. In foreground, a waterfront parcel that is part of the proposed land deal. - Photo: John De Mello GOAL Progress Promise GOAL Progress Promise & & Progress Promise Mälama i ka ‘äina: practice Continue to develop as & ethical, prudent and cultur- a dynamic, nurturing, 6 ally appropriate stewardship 7 learning community. Kamehameha Schools’ of lands and resources. Over 120 years ago, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop bequeathed Strategic Plan: more than 375,000 acres of Hawai‘i land to a trust with one purpose: to restore the well-being of Hawaiians through Ten Years of Growth education. Today, Kamehameha Schools is stewarding that land to ensure that its precious resources are protected. Just over 10 years ago, several hundred passionate community members committed themselves to creating a plan that would During this decade of progress, we… chart a path for Kamehameha Schools to fulfill Princess Bernice • Established a policy to guide the sustainable stewardship of Pauahi Bishop’s desire to create educational opportunities in our Hawai‘i land including natural resources, water resources perpetuity to improve the capability and well-being of people and wahi küpuna (ancestral places). of Hawaiian ancestry. • Increased our stewardship of native ecosystems from 3,000 to “Over the past decade, That plan came to be known as the Kamehameha Schools 179,000 acres. there has been significant Strategic Plan 2000-2015. • Supported the protection and restoration of ancient Hawaiian growth and development Serving Hawaiian learners in With ten years of progress recorded and fewer than five years heiau, fishponds and historic sites including the birthplace of of our organization perpetuity requires the right remaining, we invite you to join us as we take a look back at a our namesake, Kamehameha I. and its strategies, organizational resources and decade of progress, and look forward to a future of promise. a high-performing workforce. programs and services. Kamehameha Schools has invested “The health and well-being of our lands We have also broadened in both through initiatives including and natural resources are critical to the and strengthened our information technology upgrades and health and well-being of our people.” community collaborations, professional development programs extending our outreach for employees. NÄMAKA WHITEHEAD efforts. This progress During this decade of progress, we… Ecologist culminates in a maturity Kamehameha Schools • Established a program to nurture of KS that will position us GOAL Progress Promise well for our next strategic professional growth in our education workforce both on & plan.” campuses and in the community. Provide and facilitate a wide range of integrated L N • Gathered and published credible He‘eia Fishpond data on Hawaiian learners to quality educational programs and services to help our leaders make informed 1 serve more people of Hawaiian ancestry. decisions. Kamehameha Schools operates three co-ed campuses with a combined enrollment of 5,400 students and an educational system including Due to its growth and progress over the past preschool, scholarship, and community outreach programs. decade, the number of full-time faculty and staff members at Kamehameha Schools has more than During this decade of progress, we… LOOK INSIDE FOR A 4-PAGE INSERT FROM KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOdoubledL to nearlyS 2,100 employees. • Built new K-12 campuses on Maui and Hawai‘i Island, increasing enrollment by 60 percent to 5,400 students. www.ksbe.edu/progressandpromise • Opened nearly 20 additional preschool classrooms at 31 sites statewide, Kamehameha increasing preschool enrollment by 50 percent to 1,500 learners. Schools Maui • Developed and implemented an education strategic plan designed to create long-term, intergenerational change for Hawaiians through education. 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As I prepare to step down after a decade of the land in consultation with key stakeholders, such As for my departure, I originally had only serving as your Administrator, and now Chief as Kamehameha Schools, Hawai‘i Community intended to stay at OHA for two years when Executive Officer, I would like to express how Development Authority, the University of Hawai‘i I joined the organization after 31 years at the much I have enjoyed each challenge, every success as well as members of the community. Revenue Judiciary. But since the mission of OHA is so and all the ways we have worked together with the derived from the land would be used to support honorable, it was difficult to turn my back on community on behalf of the Hawaiian people. OHA and Native Hawaiians into the future. it. Although there were difficult times, I never As one of my final acts here at OHA, I am We look forward to working with the members doubted the mission or the work we are trying working to support a successful Public Land of the Legislature as they deliberate the possible to achieve. I will leave OHA at the end of the Trust settlement with the state Administration. conveyance of these valuable and historic year, but my commitment to the Na- A successful agreement would finally bring properties. As policymakers, they have the keen tive Hawaiian community will closure to an issue dating back to 1978 – and one responsibility for balancing the needs of our entire continue to endure. that is crucial to achieving self-reliance for all community. OHA is convinced that the members Hawaiians. of the Legislature will see the wisdom of resolving Me ka ‘oia‘i‘o, The Office of Hawaiian Affairs appreciates Gov. this longstanding controversy. Neil Abercrombie’s leadership in offering property To read more about this proposal, please turn to in Kaka‘ako as payment to cover a settlement of page 18 for our cover story, which is dedicated to past-due amounts owed the organization from the shedding light on the proposed agreement and the Public Land Trust. properties it comprises. It is our priority to do due diligence on the Your input is important to us. Throughout De- Clyde W. n¯amu‘o proposal to ensure it makes sense for OHA and the cember, OHA will host public meetings across Chief executive officer Native Hawaiian people. Our first obligation is to the state to share information and gather commu- ensure there are no legal or other barriers to using nity input on the proposal. Your comments are mea o loko table of ConTents MO‘OLELO/HISTORY ke¯ke¯mapa | december 2011 | Vol. 28, No. 12 Patriots in the Pacific Clyde w. na-mu‘o Chief Executive Officer PagE 16 richard Pezzulo MO‘OLELO NUI / COVER FEaTURE Photo: Courtesy By Kathy Muneno Chief Operating Officer of Bishop Museum Land deal? PagE 18 75 years ago, in the run up to war, CommuniCations President Roosevelt claimed jurisdiction Lisa asato By haroLd nedd Chief Communication Specialist over a series of remote Pacific islands. John Matsuzaki The Abercrombie administration has offered a tentative deal Young men from Kamehameha Schools were Communication Specialist to resolve back payments owed to oHA.