Ê@XelXc`AXelXip )'(+rMfc%*(#Ef%( THE LIVING WATER OF OHA www.oha.org/kwo STATEof OHA Laying the foundations for a brighter future for Hawaiians F7=; Retired U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka is helped down the steps in Central Union Church after delivering the keynote address. With him is OHA Chief Advocate Kawika Riley, left, who once worked for Akaka, and OHA Ka Pouhana Kamana‘opono Crabbe. - Photo: Francine Murray Follow us online! E komo mai! IWILEI RD. SUMNER ST. Regal Cinemas Come visit us at our new O‘ahu offi ce Kmart Welcome! City 737 Iwilei Road, Ste. 200 Mill West Marine The Offi ce of Hawaiian Affairs ENTRANCE NIMITZ HWY. - H1 has moved to new offi ces at Honolulu, HI 96817 Battery Pacific Bill’s Fishing ¯KI¯ (Between Kmart and City Mill. Nā Lama Kukui (also known as Montgomery Supply Motors the Gentry Pacifi c Design Center.) NIMITZ HWY. - WAIKI Parking entrance on Nimitz Highway.) The Hawaiian Registry OHA’s offi ces are open Monday Program is available from through Friday 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed on state and federal holidays. Monday through Friday. Empowering Hawaiians, Strengthening Hawai‘i O‘ahu Offi ce - Phone: (808) 594-1835 www.oha.org C;II7=;<HEC <ebbemki0 PIB@IBXBJJr<Wdki0 PGGJDFPGIBXBJJBOBGGBJSTrMWjY^ki0 0)")BXBJJ É_WdkWb_(&'*) J>;9;E D7í B7C7AKAK?"7=K?:?D=B?=>J 7be^WcW_aWíaek" the right thing. Finally, we are dedicating ourselves to bring people together. he New Year brings a chance for reß ection and re-eval- WeÕve been meeting with the AliÔi Trusts: Kamehameha Schools, uation. It is a time when we all take a step back and King Lunalilo Trust, Queen LiliÔuokalani Trust, The QueenÕs recharge our batteries for a fresh start in 2014. Medical Center and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. We at the OfÞ ce of Hawaiian Affairs are doing just We are forging new partnerships that, together, will strengthen all that. Last month, we moved into our new home named of us. We all bring something different to the table, and our col- NT Lama Kukui, also known as the Gentry PaciÞ c Design Center. lective inß uence in the areas of social justice, the economy, health The name is inspired by generations of aliÔi, as the guiding light care and advocacy makes this alliance something that could help of our lhui and those symbolically lighting our way as we pursue our Hawaiian community take a big step forward. our vision to build a beloved nation. We will look to their leader- With Hawaiian-focused organizations working together, we ship as we forge a brighter future for all Hawaiians. can address many long-standing issues, and we will be able to Our new ofÞ ce and the New Year give us all a chance to refocus make positive changes that will beneÞ t everyone Ð Hawaiian and and set our goals for the year ahead. non-Hawaiian. In order to build a strong nation, we need to have a new gen- From all of us at the OfÞ ce of Hawaiian Affairs, I would like eration of leaders. And thatÕs why IÕve committed to grow those to wish you and your Ôohana a Happy New Year. leaders within OHA. IÕm impressed with the caliber of people we have working for us. They always ask themselves whether their ÔO au iho n me ke aloha a me ka ÔoiaÔiÔo, actions are in the best interest of Native Hawaiians. We want to attract the best and brightest, those who hold the best interests of our people in their hearts. ThatÕs why we are committed to growing our own talent: you can teach people new AWcWdWÉefedeC$9hWXX["F^$:$ skills, but you canÕt teach them the commitment and desire to do AWFek^WdW%9^_[\;n[Ykj_l[E\ÓY[h C;7EBEAEJ78B;E<9EDJ;DJI Ê`XelXc`raXelXip)'(+rMfc%*(#Ef%( AWcWdWÉefedeC$9hWXX["F^$:$ AWFek^WdW" .0³0-&-0/6*]$07&3'&"563& ."6-*0-"])&"-5) 9^_[\;n[Ykj_l[E\\_Y[h 9ECCKD?JO;D=7=;C;DJ -BZJOHGPVOEBUJPOTGPSBCSJHIUFS 3FQPSUTIPXTOFFEGPSXJEFSBOHJOH A[í^WkdWd_7XWZ"F^$:$ :_h[Yjeh GVUVSFGPS)BXBJJBOT1"(& BQQSPBDIUPIFBMUIDBSF1"(& 9ECCKD?97J?EDI 8OJH;;D7I>7F?HE 8OB?I77I7JE =Wh[jjAWc[ceje “Since rules of order for the Houses of Nobles and Representatives were promulgated in the Hawaiian language in 1854 under Kamehameha III and in 1874 under Kalākaua, it CWdW][h 7jj^[(&')IjWj[e\E>7"h[j_h[ZK$I$I[d$:Wd_[b7aWaW J^[Wdim[h\eh_cfhel_d]j^[^[Wbj^e\DWj_l[>WmW__Wdiis entirely tting that this book, following in that tradition, make the rules of contempo- rary parliamentary procedure available for organizations that conduct their meetings in Hawaiian. As a member of the authorship team for the current edition of Robert’s Rules B_iW7iWje of Order Newly Revised, I am pleased to see this work make rules of order accessible to a h[_j[hWj[i^_iYWbb\ehi[b\#]el[hdWdY[m^_b[E>7Êi WdZej^[hFWY_ÓY?ibWdZ[himedÊjYec[_dWf_bb"iWoinew and broader audience in Hawai‘i.” 9ecckd_YWj_ediIf[Y_Wb_ij omas (Burke) J. Balch, J.D., PRP 9;Eijh_a[iW^ef[\kbjed[\ehfWhjd[h_d]m_j^ej^[h WdWkj^ehe\j^[h[fehjh[b[Wi[ZXoj^[@e^dProfessional Registered Parliamentarian, National Association of Parliamentarians Na Lula @e^dCWjikpWa_ Me ku‘u na‘au i piha me ke aloha a me ka ha‘aha‘a au e mahalo a ho‘omaika‘i nei i ka pa‘i Halawai :_]_jWbC[Z_WIf[Y_Wb_ij eh]Wd_pWj_edijec[[j_dYh[Wi_d]Yecckd_jod[[Zi 7$8khdiIY^eebe\C[Z_Y_d[Êi:[fWhjc[dje\hou a me ka hō‘ano hou ‘ana i nā kumu lula kahiko mai ka makahiki 1854, ke au i kū ka Mō‘ī Pono‘ī i ka moku a me ka wā o nā kau ‘aha ‘ōlelo. He mea kōkua nui kēia puke i nā hui, e like me nā Hui Sivila Hawai‘i , e hiki ai iā lākou ke ho‘ohana ma nā hālāwai <hWdY_d[CkhhWo like ‘ole a he kāko‘o ho‘i ia puke i ke ola o ka ‘ōlelo kanaka ma waena o nā kānaka kekahi DWj_l[>WmW__Wd>[Wbj^ i kekahi, i kēlā wa, kēia wa, a ma ‘ō a ma ‘ane‘i. 9ecckd_YWj_ediIf[Y_Wb_ij Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. &"](07&3/"/$& Ka Pouhana (Chief Executive Ocer), Oce of Hawaiian Aairs D[bied=WifWh e rules of procedure from the early kingdom and the sources noted here reveal they William J. Puette 9ecckd_YWj_ediIf[Y_Wb_ij were not brought about through colonial imposition as contemporary scholars may × claim, but rather as a means of eectively and responsibly exercising the nation’s sover- ³0-&-01"-6"]580-"/(6"(&4eignty in its creation of laws for the realm. is book will do well for not only history & 1VSDIBTFPG(FOUSZ1BDJ½D%FTJHO bus, but for the everyday person who wants to reconnect to Hawai‘i’s past and apply ;C7?B%M;8I?J;I these rules in Hawaiian organizations today. A must have book. Richard Keaoopuaokalani NeSmith David Keanu Sai, Ph.D. ame6E>7$eh] 1"(& Chairman of the Council of Regency, Acting Minister1"(& of the Interior mmm$E>7$eh] $FOUFSEPNJOBUFTIFBSJOH ,B0MFMP)PPNBMV)BMBXBJ mmm$e^W$eh]%aWmW_ebW 8O=7H;JJA7C;CEJE D7:H$A;7ED;IC?J> 6e^WU^WmW__ E>7\ebbemikfedW J^[\ehj^Yec_d]XeeaDWíBkbW>WíbWímW_m_bbi[hl[WiWh[iekhY[ %e\\_Y[e\^WmW__WdW\\W_hi 3FMBUFE0)"NPWFTJOUPJUT %e^W^WmW__ fb[Z][jebWmcWa[hi \eheh]Wd_pWj_edimWdj_d]jeYedZkYjc[[j_d]i_d>WmW__Wdeh jefhel_Z[Z[jW_bie\ OFXIFBERVBSUFSTJO*XJMFJ ;d]b_i^ÅWdZki_d]hkb[ie\ehZ[hWZefj[ZXoj^[>WmW__Wd _ji\_dWdY_d] I[[f^ejeied1"(& A_d]ZecÊi>eki[e\DeXb[iWdZ>eki[e\H[fh[i[djWj_l[i Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 737 Iwilei Road, Ste. 200, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817. Telephone: 594-1888 or 1-800-468-4644 ext. 41888. Fax: 594-1865. Email: [email protected]. World Wide Web location: www.oha.org. Circulation: 64,000 copies, 55,000 of which are distributed by mail, and 9,000 through island offices, state and county offices, private and community agencies and target groups and individuals. Ka Wai Ola is printed by O‘ahu Publications. Hawaiian fonts are provided by Coconut Info. Advertising in Ka Wai Ola does not constitute an endorsement of products or individuals by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Ka Wai Ola is published by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to help inform its Hawaiian beneficiaries and other interested parties about Hawaiian issues and activities and OHA programs and efforts. ©2014 Office of Hawaiian Affairs. All rights reserved. *É_WdkWb_(&'* ;7 mmm$e^W$eh]%amerame6E>7$eh] =EL;HD7D9; D 7 J?L;>7M 7 ??7 D ½ D;MI r <;7 JKH;I r ;L;DJI Þnancial audits contained in Government Auditing Stan- dards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United FkhY^Wi[e\=[djho States. The standards require that the audit is planned and performed to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Þnancial statements are free of material misstate- FWY_ÓY:[i_]d9[dj[h ment. Historically, the auditors have spent a signiÞcant amount of time in performing audit procedures on the Zec_dWj[i^[Wh_d] Kamana‘opono Colette Clayton Public Land Trust fund, as it represents the largest part Crabbe Machado Hee of OHAÕs Þnancial statements. 8o=Wh[jjAWc[ceje For Þscal year ended June 30, 2013, the operating OHA was able to purchase the building at an attractive results for GPDC have been recorded under the Public he OfÞce of Hawaiian AffairsÕ purchase of the cost that was within OHAÕs price range. In addition, the Land Trust fund and is subject to audit procedures per- Gentry PaciÞc Design Center is saving the agency purchase further diversiÞes OHAÕs current real estate formed.