HE WAI, HE MOKU, HE KANAKA Iune (June) 2018 | Vol. 35, No. 6 FIRE & WATER THE LIVING WATER OF OHA www.oha.org/kwo RAGING WATERS, FIERY FLOW HAWAI‘I’S CHAnGInG LAnDSCAPe RAGING WATERS CRISIS PAGe RAGING WATERS, 14 Catastrophic fl ooding on Kaua‘i and an explosive eruption on Hawai‘i Island have destroyed homes and upended lives. - Photos: Kı¯lauea fi ssure. - Mario Tama/Getty Images; Kaua‘i fl ooding. - Courtesy Kaua‘i Community Where did OHA spend the $14 million cited in the recent state audit? These funds went to programs providing housing, educational and elderly services to the Native Hawaiian community. Programs receiving funds included: $3 million to 17 Hawaiian- $6 million focused charter schools to DHHL for affordable housing infrastructure $1.15 million for college scholarships for Hawaiians $896,232 to Nā Pua No‘eau for $597,468 educational programs to Lunalilo Home to help kūpuna These funds helped meet some of the most urgent needs of our beneficiaries. This is money well spent. Of these funds, $13.1 million was approved by the OHA Board in public meetings that are subject to the state’s Sunshine Law. Moreover, nearly $10.9 million of the $14 million went to support historically underfunded state programs serving Native Hawaiians. Get the full details and read the list of $14 million in OHA spending at Empowering Hawaiians, Strengthening Hawai‘i www.oha.org/oha-audit/. MNPV | www.oha.org follow us: /oha_hawaii | /oha_hawaii | fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii iune2018 3 ‘O¯lelO a Ka lUna HO‘OKele MeSSAGe frOM tHe CeO reSponDinG in timeS oF critical neeD Aloha mai ka¯kou, org/kauai and oha.org/puna. The situation in Puna is still evolving. At the time of publication, e’re often asked how the Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs improves the explosive eruption showed no signs of stopping. Thousands of conditions for Native Hawaiians. How we respond is now more residents have been forced to evacuate as the lava fl ow entered resi- critical than ever, as communities on either end of the main pae dential subdivisions, cut off highway access and sent toxic volcanic ‘äina cope with catastrophic events and uncertain futures. ash and gases into neighboring areas. There’s an immediate need for Historic fl ooding along Kaua‘i’s north shore and an explosive transitional and permanent housing, and we need to provide other types Weruption in the Kïlauea East Rift Zone on Hawai‘i Island call for distinctly different of support to help people cope mentally and emotionally during this approaches. Collectively, however, they’ve forced thousands of residents to evacu- traumatic time. As we did in Kaua‘i, we’ll be sending a team to Hawai‘i ate, and an untold number of homeowners and renters will have nothing to return Island to hear directly from Puna benefi ciaries. to. We have a duty to respond to the staggering needs of these communities – of our In addition to relief dollars, OHA can invest time and leverage resources. people – and do what we can to help them resume a sense of normalcy. We can work with service providers, such as Helping Hands and Cath- We’ve hit the ground running in Kaua‘i, where an intense, record-setting olic Charities, who administer the OHA-funded Pünäwai Program deluge in April dumped 28 inches of rain on the Waipä ahupua‘a over a 24-hour that provides emergency fi nancial assistance for Native Hawaiians. period. At the time, some 300 homes were evacuated. While most of the island We can advocate for our benefi ciaries before state agencies and has recovered, the hardest-hit areas continue to suffer. OHA responded immedi- nonprofi t organizations. We can put people on the ground to really ately by donating fuel, then followed up in the fi eld when our benefi ciaries raised understand and address the unique needs in each community. And concerns that weren’t rising to the media’s attention. In May, a team from OHA’s we can commit for the long haul and go the extra mile to help administration and Trustee Dan Ahuna’s offi ce went into these remote areas to residents kükulu hou, to rebuild. see the damage fi rsthand and talk with community members on the ground to Benefi ciaries on Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island have set an assess how OHA can contribute in a meaningful way. example by coming forward to help their neighbors in these Hä‘ena, Wainiha and Hanalei residents have shown tremendous resiliency and times of crisis. We need to follow their lead, step out of the initiative, coming together to help with the clean up, run donation centers and box and step up to the challenge. ¢ operate shuttles in and out of areas where highway repairs restrict access. But we need to meet them more than halfway, which calls for out-of-the-box think- ‘O au iho nö me ke aloha a me ka ‘oia‘i‘o, ing to cut through bureaucracy and address immediate needs. I will be working closely with our Board of Trustees to direct much-needed OHA resources to both Kaua‘i and Puna. Plans include $500,000 in relief aid; additional funding through our emergency, home improvement and business loan programs; and Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. OHA staff outreach. We will be posting updates on our support efforts on oha. Ka Pouhana/Chief executive Offi cer mea O lOKO tABle Of COntentS Iune | June 2018 | Vol. 35, No. 6 Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. Ka Pouhana, MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER FEATURE STEM scholar, Jessie HO‘ONA‘AUAO | EDUCATION Chief executive officer Wallace. - Photo: communitY enGaGement Recovery slow after Courtesy OHA supports STEM scholars PAGE 5 Nicole Mehanaokala¯ Hind Director flash flood PAGE 15 bY STerliNg wONg DiGital anD print meDia bY TreeNa SHaPirO OHA Higher education Scholarships support alice Malepeai Silbanuz students majoring in science, technology, Digital and Print Media Manager remote communities along Kaua‘i’s northern coast Treena Shapiro engineering and mathematics (SteM), including editor-in-chief/ are still struggling after record-setting rains caused recent graduates from uH Maui College, uH Ma¯noa Communications Specialist extensive damage to homes and roads. and Kapi‘olani Community College. Nelson gaspar Communications Specialist Kaleena Patcho ‘A¯INA | LAND & WATER Communications Specialist MO‘OMEHEU | CULTURE Kawena Carvalho-Mattos PAGE 17 Digital Media Specialist In Pele’s Path Kamehameha Day Celebrations Jason lees bY TreeNa SHaPirO Digital Media Specialist bY NaNea arMSTrONg-waSSel Kı¯lauea volcano has sent lava flowing into email/WeBSiteS Kamehameha Day celebrations honor the founder of the a residential subdivisions in an explosive [email protected] Hawaiian Kingdom in a tradition that dates back to 1871. www.oHA.org and awe-inspiring display of Pele’s power. www.oha.org/kwo @oha_hawaii Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817. Telephone: 594-1888 or 1-800-468-4644 ext. 41888. Fax: 594-1865. @oha_hawaii Email: [email protected]. World Wide Web location: www.oha.org. 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All rights reserved. 4 iune 2018 www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] n A tive HAWAiiA n » neWS | feA tureS | eventS Hawaiian language ‘Moana’ premieres June 10 By Ka Wai Ola Staff Auli‘i Cravalho voices World Oceans Day Celebration the title character in isney’s first Poly- > June 10, 4 to 9 p.m. both the original and nesian princess will Celebrate World Oceans Day, ‘o¯lelo Hawai‘i ver- sions of Disney’s speak ‘ölelo Hawai‘i Papahänaumokuäkea and Höküle‘a’s when a Hawaiian animated film Mahalo Hawai‘i sail at Ko Olina “Moana.” - Photo: language version of Resort. “Moana” in ‘ölelo Hawai‘i “Moana” premieres on World Courtesy University D debuts at sunset on the beach. Free. Oceans Day. of Hawai‘i Auli‘i Cravalho, who was www.KoOlina.com/events. a freshman at Kamehameha Schools Kapälama when she was (pictured) served as musical director. cast as the titular character, will reprise the • UH Mänoa Director of the Institute of Hawaiian lead role as Moana. Wai‘anae’s Nicole Scher- Language Research Puakea Nogelmeier (pictured) zinger also returns to voice Sina. University and his team translated the original script from of Hawai‘i Mänoa student Christopher Kaip- English to Hawaiian. ulaumakaniolono “Kaipu” Baker steps into • UH Mänoa Theatre and Dance Kumu Tammy the role of Maui. Haili‘opua Baker (pictured) oversaw casting and “I can’t wait for everyone to experience directed the dialogue. this beloved movie in ‘ölelo Hawai‘i, giving • Honolulu CC MELE recording faculty member us all the opportunity to watch something that Jon Ross supervised the student recording engi- we already know and love in a language that neers. is so special to us,” said Scherzinger in a UH Re-recording “Moana” in the Hawaiian language brought together fac- • UH Mänoa ACM graduate Kaliko Mai‘i was release in April. ulty and staff from UH-West O‘ahu, UH-Ma¯noa and Honolulu Commu- associate producer.