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MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER FEATURE

What will become of Na Wai ‘Eha? PAgE 18By Harold Nedd

A contested case hearing is planned for March in the fight over water rights involving “The Four Great Waters” of Central Maui

‘AINA | LAND & WATER

At Pohakuloa, concerns remain over depleted uranium, cultural sites PAgE 5By Harold Nedd

As the Army draws up plans for major upgrades to the 59-year-old base, the commander of the Army Garrison at Pohakuloa Training Area says OHA is on the “shortlist of groups it will engage”

HO‘ONA‘AUAO | EDUCATION

Hawaiian-focused writing and arts website earns recognition PAgE 12In a field of international entrants, the Pupu A ‘O ‘Ewa Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts site, based at Leeward

Community College, places seventh for best new blog

NA PUKE | BOOKS

Land, and its Kanaka connections, as muse PAgE 2210 Hawaiians contribute essays and poetry on the ‘aina in the latest book in the Hawai‘inuiakea series. Here, we publish the two poems from the second volume

also inside: Queen’s story is republished with additional material, photos PAgE 15

mea o loko TAbLE OF CONTENTs malaki | march 2014 | Vol. 31, No. 3

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Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.d.Ka pouhana,

Chief executive Officer

Community EngagEmEnt

Kehaunani abad, Ph.d.Director

CommuniCations

Garett KamemotoManager

lisa asatoCommunications Specialist

John MatsuzakiDigital Media Specialist

Francine MurrayCommunications Specialist

Nelson GasparCommunications Specialist

Email/[email protected]

www.OHa.org

www.oha.org/kawaiola

@oha_hawaii

/officeofhawaiianaffairs

/ohahawaii

MEssAGE FrOMthe ceo

Aloha mai kakou,

Long before “sustainability” became the latest catchword, our ancestors were already practicing it. They were the first stewards of our ‘äina, but more importantly skilled and thoughtful stewards in every aspect of their lives.

Today, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is committed to this tradition.

In February, Ni‘ihau residents came to OHA seeking support as they fought to prohibit fishing, by non-Ni‘ihau residents, in their nearshore waters. Simply put, their stewardship practices are being jeopardized, which in turn threatens their main resource for food and ultimately their survival.

Upon hearing their emotional testimony, our Trustees took a strong position to protect Native Hawaiian sustainable practices by asking the Governor to impose restrictions that will safeguard the traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiians and ensure those living on Ni‘ihau can thrive for generations to come.

Meanwhile, at the Legislature, OHA is advocating to make sure we take a more holistic approach to health. We are supporting legislation that recognizes health is more than family history, but includes economics, social policies and politics. Once again, we have a kuleana to be thoughtful stewards as our ancestors were.

Thoughtful stewardship is a theme we are following with our plans in Kaka‘ako Makai. We are actively pursuing residential development for some of our parcels. In 2012, when OHA agreed to a settlement with the state, we did so knowing we had to come up with a stewardship plan that would not only sustain the prop-erties but would also benefit OHA’s strategic plan to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians: in health, education, housing and many other areas. But in balancing our kuleana we must also be skilled stewards of the ‘äina, and maintain the preservation of our traditional and customary practices.

To put this in a modern context, private developers must maxi-mize results for their shareholders. For OHA’s shareholders – our beneficiaries – it has always been the skilled and thoughtful stew-ardship of our traditional and customary practices that we look to, to improve the condition of Native Hawaiians while benefiting all of Hawai‘i.

‘O au iho nö me ke aloha a me ka ‘oia‘i‘o,

Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D.Ka Pouhana/Chief Executive Officer

C a r r y i n g o n a t r a d i t i o n o f s k i l l E d a n d t h o u g h t f u l s t E W a r d s h i p

Photo: Shawn Kaho‘olemana Naone

by Ka Wai Ola staff

Two state Senate com-mittees approved a bill that would a l l o w residential

development on four of the 10 parcels in Kaka‘ako Makai that the state trans-ferred to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in 2012.

The bill would lift a 2006 ban on resi-dential development in Kaka‘ako Makai on the following parcels:

• The AAFES building at the corner of Ala Moana Boulevard and Ward Avenue;

• A lot on the corner of Ala Moana Boulevard and Forrest Avenue; and

• Two adjoining lots – com-monly referred to as the Piano Lot – located next to the Children’s Dis-covery Museum that are currently used as a parking lot.

The committees also voted to allow buildings built on the two lots on Ala Moana Boulevard to go up to 400 feet tall. Structures are cur-rently limited to 200 feet.

In 2012, the state transferred the 10 Kaka‘ako Makai parcels, valued at $200 million, to OHA to resolve the state’s debt stemming from its failure to pay OHA its proper

share of public land trust revenues between 1978 and 2012.

OHA said that its initial planning clarifies that it cannot achieve the goal of developing its Kaka‘ako Makai lands in a manner that is consistent with a $200 million settlement with the current land use restrictions. “As such, OHA is asking the Legislature to remove the residential-development restriction so that we can reasonably balance the interests of Native Hawaiians and the general public to do some-thing that will make us all proud,” OHA said in its written testimony.

OHA pledged not to build residen-tial units on the Kewalo waterfront. Trustee Peter Apo said the agency is committed to pursuing a promenade along the waterfront. In testimony submitted to the Senate, OHA said:

“We are not seeking to do anything along the Kewalo waterfront that is not currently allowed. We do not

intend to develop residential uses along that waterfront.”

OHA told law-makers it should be allowed to pursue sustainable growth while balancing cul-ture and commerce. “Both stewardship and cultural values will drive our design and use decisions. Our policy is to ensure that our activ-ities in Kaka‘ako

Makai will balance pono and com-merce and prioritize creating a Hawaiian sense of place,” the tes-timony read.

The bill advanced by the Senate committees would bar residential units on waterfront lots.

Opponents testified the prohibi-tion on residential development should continue, saying the land should be preserved.

Native Hawaiian Homelani Schae-del told the committees her Hawaiians have a legacy of good stewardship of the land. She said trustees must “bal-ance the transformation of these lands respectfully and with cultural sensi-tivity to stand the test of time and elements as did our ancestors.”

The Senate version of the bill now heads to the Judiciary committee. ¢

To restore pono and

ea, Native Hawaiians

will achieve self-gover-nance, after

which the assets of

oHa will be transferred to the new governing

entity.

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N A T I v E H A W A I I A N » N E W s | F E A T u r E s | E v E N T s

Trustees create land and Property Committeeby Harold Nedd

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced in February that its Board of Trustees has created an executive committee

meant to improve the organization’s effectiveness as a major landowner

in the state.Maui Trustee

Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey has been named chair-person of the board’s newly created Commit-tee on Land and Property, which will oversee the acquisition and management of

all lands owned by OHA, which is the state’s 13th-largest landowner, controlling 28,226 acres state-wide, including Waimea Valley on the North Shore of O‘ahu, the Palauea Cultural Preserve along the West Coast of Maui, and 30 acres of mostly waterfront property at Kaka‘ako Makai near downtown Honolulu.

The new committee brings to three the total number of commit-tees that OHA trustees can now sit on. The board’s other two commit-tees are: the Committee on Asset and Resource Management as well as the Committee on Beneficiary Advocacy and Empowerment.

“We believe that this new com-mittee makes strategic sense as we continue to work to strengthen our organization for the benefit of all Native Hawaiians,” said OHA Chairperson Colette Machado. “It represents our commitment to building a strong and diverse asset base that could help improve condi-tions for Hawaiians.” ¢

The committees approved residential units at the AAFES building, at the

intersection of Ala Moana Boulevard and Ward Avenue, and three other

parcels. - Photo: Francine Murray

Maui Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey

Senate panels oK bill allowing residential units on 4 Kaka‘ako Makai parcels

Both stewardship and cultural values will drive our design and use decisions. our policy is to ensure that our activi-ties in kaka‘ako makai will balance pono and commerce and prioritize creating a hawaiian sense of place.” —OHA in testimony submitted to lawmakers

2014 LEGISLATURE

by Harold Nedd

As Hawaiians like Kalani Flores struggle to cope with the mili-tary’s presence on Pöhakuloa, the U.S. Army is facing a growing challenge to tackle long-standing community concerns stemming from live-fire training at the 59-year-old base.

For the Army, Pöhakuloa presents both an opportunity and risk as the military looks to comply with federal law that requires it to get public input on the plans it is now drawing up to make major upgrades by 2018 that are meant to last the base at least another half-century.

The Army’s expected efforts to pitch a costly and contentious proposal also comes as it attempts to work closely with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to address community concerns about its Pöhakuloa Training Area, which is the target of complaints about such hot-button issues as the destruction of land with significant cultural sites and exposure to health hazards caused by residue from depleted uranium used during military exercises.

“I believe what the military is intending to do is going to cause further desecration and destruction to the ‘äina of Pöhakuloa,” said Flores, 52, an associate professor at Hawai‘i Community College, who was among at least a dozen Hawaiians at a community meeting OHA held Feb. 25 at the Waimea Civic Center in Kamuela. “We’re asking the military to stop the bombing. And we’re hoping to get support from OHA to help protect our cultural resources on Pöhakuloa from further destruction.”

While the Army has acknowledged the concerns, it also voices its own concerns about statements that undermine its efforts at the base, saying it has not masked its intentions at the base, which is used to train annually between 11,000 and 13,000 personnel from the military as well as the Honolulu Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office.

“Currently, we are doing an assessment of what is needed at Pöhakuloa for training,” said Lt. Col. Eric Shwedo, the commander of the Army Gar-rison at Pöhakuloa Training Area. “We are looking at facilities and ranges to determine what are our requirements. We are not looking at expanding Pöhakuloa beyond its current footprint, nor are we looking at expanding the number of people training there beyond historic levels. We are look-ing at what is needed to keep our soldiers, marines and Hawai‘i National Guardsmen safe and successful in training and while deployed.

As Army assesses training needs at Pohakuloa, concerns remain over depleted uranium, cultural sites

To maintain the connection to the past and a viable land base, Native Hawaiians will participate in and benefit from responsible stewardship of Ka Pae ‘aina o Hawai‘i.


Pohakuloa Training Area, on Hawai‘i Island, lies between Mauna Kea to the northeast, Mauna Loa to the southeast and Hualalai volcano to the west. - Map: Ryan Gonzales

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TUNE IN TO ON

We are not looking at expand-ing Pohakuloa beyond its current

footprint, nor are we looking at expanding the number of people

training there beyond historic levels. We are looking at what

is needed to keep our soldiers, marines and hawai‘i National

Guardsmen safe and successful in training and while deployed.”

—Lt. Col. Eric Shwedo, commander of the Army Garrison at Pohakuloa Training Area

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ALL SITES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. SITES ARE CLOSED ON ALL FEDERAL AND STATE HOLIDAYS.

A year after becoming president and CEO of Ali‘i Kula Lavender, Koa Chang has learned to embrace a golden rule of proprietor-ship: that is, to run a successful business, you have to let go of the day-to-day minutiae.

Recognizing the talent of his staff, he promoted three longtime employees, including elevating operations manager Christie Fernandez to general manager. The promotions, Chang said, have allowed him to focus on “bigger issues” for growing the Kula, Maui-based company that bears his late father’s name, including exploring exporting, developing new products and improving his company’s online commerce system.

Letting go of managing day-to-day operations is one of the lessons driven home through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Emerging Lead-ers Initiative, formerly called the e200 Initiative, an intensive seven-month executive-level training course that helps small businesses grow, both in revenues and job creation.

In November, the program graduated its third class in Hawai‘i. The cohort has ranked in the top three classes nationally each year and this year was the only class in the nation to have all 15 students graduate. Seven of the gradu-ates were Native Hawaiian, including Chang. The program receives funds from the federal Office of Native American Affairs, and targets Hawaiian and underserved communities in Hawai‘i.

Instructor Julie Percell said the Hawai‘i class collectively created 30 jobs the first year and 34 the next. “This year’s group exceeded that by nearly double,” Percell said. “They created 67 new jobs in a year. That just blew me away.”

This year’s class also boasts $10.3 million in new revenue, a record in Hawai‘i, which includes contracts into the future, she said.

Percell considers herself a coach who provides guidance but never tells students what to do. “I never say, sell your business or double your business

or hire 10 more people. I say: ‘I want you to imagine a strategic plan three years out that will give you the best of all possible worlds. What is it that you want? What could you possibly achieve? Is there something out there that you’re not doing?’ ”

One former graduate decided to sell an underperforming, labor-intensive part of his business. “Now what he has left is the part of the business that makes money and he’s so happy. He wouldn’t have done that before he came to the class,” Percell said.

The course covers four modules: leadership and management, financial, sales and marketing, and resources needed to achieve goals. Students also say guest speakers specializing in areas including human resources, invest-ment, lending and programs, including representatives from OHA’s Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund, are a highlight.

Percell, who has been teaching in the field for more than two decades, said one of the “most validating” experiences students will have is meeting like-minded people who can share their experiences and challenges and how they dealt with them.

“One of the things we know about entrepre-neurs is it can be very lonely,” she said. “You don’t necessarily have anybody else to bounce

by Harold Nedd

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Jan. 31 announced some key changes to its loan program that appeals to borrowers who want to improve homes, start busi-nesses or cover education expenses.

Now, the Mälama Loan Program will also allow Native Hawaiian borrowers to again consolidate

debt – to lower monthly payments – for the first time since September 2012, when this particular feature of the program was discontinued over overwhelming demand from consumers burdened with debt.

But the program has reduced the maximum size of all loans to $19,999, from $100,000. Also, the program has increased the interest rates on all loans to 6.5 percent, from 4 percent.

However, the repayment period on all loans remains seven years and First Hawaiian Bank will continue to administer the program for OHA.

“The changes are necessary to allow the program to remain solvent,” said OHA Ka Pou-hana, Chief Executive Officer Kamana‘opono Crabbe. “But even with the changes, we believe that our Mälama Loan Program still remains a viable option for Hawaiian borrowers who are in debt trouble and want to get the lowest rates on loans.”

Since it was created, the Mälama Loan has been tapped by nearly 2,000 Hawaiian borrowers, who have received more than $34 million to start businesses, improve homes, consolidate debts and continue their education.

For more information, visit www.oha.org/ malamaloan. ¢

emerging Leaders course boosts small businesses primed for growth

Changes to oHa loan program aim to ensure solvencyDebt consolidation resumes with lower limit

To have choices and a sustainable future, Native Hawaiians will progress toward greater economic self- sufficiency.


The most recent Emerging Leaders Initiative course graduated seven Native Hawaiian small-business owners, including, from left: Danene Lunn, Kenny Chang, Koa Chang, Scott Gardner, Wilhelm Cordes and Trisha Kehaulani Watson. Missing is Michael Ching. - Photo: Lisa Asato

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by Lisa Asato

OHA Ka Pouhana, CEO Kamana‘opono Crabbe addressed the 500 guests with aloha, sharing that the new building is Hawaiian-owned and for the Hawaiian community.

The men of OHA: Brutus La Benz, left, Brad Wong, Keola Lindsey, Kalani Akana, Ikaika Naka-hashi and Kai Markell performed Hula Kala‘au to “Mele Kukulu Hou.” - Photo: Nelson Gaspar

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Hundreds of benefi-ciaries, community and government partners, and friends of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs gathered at Nä Lama Kukui, the new home of the OHA on Feb. 20, 2014 for a Grand Open-ing ceremony.

It was a time for OHA and its ‘ohana to celebrate the opening of its corporate headquarters. OHA staff presented hula and guests were given guided tours of the offices.

The new offices are located at 560 North Nimitz Highway between Kmart and City Mill and are open Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Trustees John D. Waihe‘e IV, left, Robert Lindsey and Oswald Stender. - Photos: Francine Murray

Trustees Rowena Akana, Dan Ahuna, Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey and Peter Apo.

OHA Chair Colette Machado welcomed the guests to Na Lama Kukui.

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oHa Board actions Compiled by Garett Kamemoto

The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions, please see the complete meeting minutes, including the legislative matrix mentioned below, posted online at oha.org/about/board-trustees.

January 30, 2014 Motion

Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on New bills, as well as:• add Hb2388 as OPPOsE; • change Hb1766 from support to MONITOr; • change sb2743 from Monitor to suPPOrT, and • change the five (5) related bills of: Hb1685, Hb1686, Hb1687, Hb1921, and sb2125 all to COMMENT on the OHA Legislative

Matrix dated January 29, 2014, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYEs, and two EXCusED.

February 6, 2014

Motion to approve and amend Article vIII of the OHA bOT bylaws entitled, “Committees of the board”, to add one standing committee to be called the “Committee on Land and Property” in accordance with revised language changes to Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as proposed by the bOT at its January 23, 2014, bOT meeting and its February 6, 2014, bOT meeting.

Approve and amend OHA bOT Executive Policy Manual section 1.3.n. entitled “Transactions Involving the Acquisition or Conveyance of Land” in accordance with revised language changes to Exhibit “D”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, as proposed by the bOT at its January 23, 2014, bOT meeting and its February 6, 2014, bOT meeting.

Motion passes with six AYEs, and three EXCusED/NOT PrEsENT.

Motion to approve the Committee on Land and Property Chairperson Trustee Hulu Lindsey, vice Chair Trustee robert Lindsey.

Motion passes with six AYEs, and three EXCusED/NOT PrEsENT.

Motion to fill the vacancy of the ArM Committee vice Chair – Trustee Oswald stender Motion passes with six AYEs, and three EXCusED/NOT PrEsENT.

Motion to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW bILLs and POsITIONs FOr rECONsIDErATION, along with the following changes:

• add Hb1811 as MONITOr; • add sb3083 as COMMENT; • change Hb1776 to MONITOr, • change Hb1864 and Hb1866 to COMMENT, • change Hb1865 to MONITOr, • change sb2778 to COMMENT, and • change the five (5) related bills of: Hb1685 and Hb1687 to suPPOrT, and Hb1686, Hb1921, and sb2125 to suPPOrT WITH AMENDMENTs on the OHA Legislative Matrix dated February 5, 2014, as amended.

Motion passes with seven AYEs, and two EXCusED/NOT PrEsENT.

Motion to authorize Ka Pouhana to draft a letter on behalf of the OHA board of Trustees that urges the Governor to use all powers under his authority to immediately or as expeditiously as possible prohibit the taking or possessing of aquatic life within three miles of the shoreline of Ni‘ihau by nonresidents of Ni‘ihau, pending the passage of legislation, rules, ordinances or other laws that provide adequate protection for the nearshore resources of the island.

Motion passes with seven AYEs, one AbsTENTION and one EXCusED/NOT PrEsENT.

Motion to repurpose $200,000 in Community Grants Program’s Family Lifestyle Choices funding for the purpose of approving and authorizing the disbursement of $200,000 to Living Life source Foundation in support of Ho‘opono Mamo.

Motion passes with eight AYEs, and one EXCusED.

Motion to approve and authorize Ka Pouhana, its Chief Executive Officer, to repurpose funding totaling $14,979.83, pursu-ant to his authority under section 3.5.f of the OHA board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual, from OHA’s FY 2014 Core Operating budget in support of costs associated with OHA’s participation in the 2014 ITb berlin Travel Trade show.

Motion passes with six AYEs, one NO, one AbsTENTION,

and one EXCusED.

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by Mary Alice Ka‘iulani Milham

They say, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” But not when it comes to diabetes.

That’s why education and early detection are such a big part of the American Diabetes Asso-ciation’s annual Step Out: Walk

to Stop Diabetes fundraiser, March 15 at Kapi‘olani Park.

“Prevention messaging is critical,” says Leslie Lam, executive director of the American Diabetes Association in Hawai’i.

Diabetes is on the rise throughout the U.S. It’s estimated that one in three adults will develop diabetes by 2050.

The odds are even scarier in Hawai‘i, where an estimated one of every two resi-dents is expected develop the disease.

While there are 113,000 diagnosed dia-betics in Hawai‘i, 26,100 residents remain undiagnosed.

An additional 363,000 residents have prediabetes, meaning their blood glucose (sugar) is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.

Hawaiian children are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, because of Hawai’i’s high rates of obesity, and are being diagnosed at much younger ages.

“Children as young as 3 years old are getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,” says Lam.

Parents can help their children by making changes, for example offering a fresh-peeled orange, instead of a glass of orange juice, which contains the equivalent calories of six oranges.

Early intervention, lifestyle changes such as weight loss and increased physical activity, can help delay or prevent the onset of diabetes, Lam says.

Even in the case of hereditary type 2 diabetes, it’s possible to prevent complications such as kidney failure, adult blindness and amputations.

“You can avoid all of that if you have the education,” says Lam. “If we keep talking to folks about what they should be eating, and the por-

tions they should be eating, and how it relates to their body and their blood sugar, that’s a huge step in the right direction for prevention.”

ADA’s message for Native Hawaiians is not about abstaining from traditional meals enjoyed on occasion, but about making changes, like portion control or taking a walk after such a meal, that mitigate the impacts of such foods.

OHA, a top sponsor of the Step Out Walk for the past four years, held a kickoff at its new offices at Nä Lama Kukui, also called the Gentry Pacific Design Center, in Iwilei on Feb. 11.

The OHA launch was part of a series of Step Out kickoffs that began in November.

Up to 100 teams are expected to sign up for the 2.3-mile walk.

ADA hopes to raise $550,000 while engaging 3,000 attendees, with half the teams coming from the community and half company-sponsored.

“The more people you have, the more awareness,” says Lam. A health fair at the walk is also planned with 20 companies offering

BMI (body mass index) and blood pressure checks, along with a wealth of information about diabetes and chronic diseases, plus “ask a doctor” and

“ask a pharmacist” tables where people can get their questions about diabetes and medications answered by health-care professionals free of charge.

Other activities include an obstacle course, a keiki bounce house, live local entertainment, massages and a volleyball tournament.

To get the party started, organizers have added a Zumba-style warm-up dance at 7:30 a.m.

They’ve even posted a practice video on ADA’s website, so participants can learn the dance before the walk, in hopes of creating a 3,000-strong Zumba flash mob.Participants with diabetes will have access to a “Red Strider” tent

– where they can socialize, check their blood sugar and enjoy complimentary refreshments – and “Red Strider” caps to distinguish them as they walk.

Although there are no Step Out Walks on the neighbor islands, ADA can help get walks started.

“We do have that opportunity through our national office,” says Lam. “If people want to put on a walk from a neighbor island, they can get in touch with us and then we will provide them with information about how to set up a volunteer-led community walk in their area.” ¢

Mary Alice Ka‘iulani Milham, a Portland, Oregon-based freelance journalist, is a former newspaper reporter and columnist from California’s Central Coast.

Walking the talk in diabetes awareness and prevention

To improve the quality and longevity of life, Native Hawaiians will enjoy healthy life-styles and experience reduced onset of chronic diseases.


Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes When: 8 a.m. Sat., March 15; 7:30 a.m. Zumba warm-upWhere: Kapi‘olani ParkParking: In the area surrounding Kapi‘olani Park and at Jefferson Elementary SchoolLearn more, start a team or register: diabetes.org/stepouthawaii

To be recognized as a Red Strider, contact Danielle Tuata at (808) 947-5979 or [email protected].

Participants with dia-betes may wear Red Strider caps to dis-tinguish them as they walk. - Cour-tesy: ADA

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by Heidi Chang

A Native Hawaiian writing and arts website is garner-ing global attention after being selected as a finalist for best new blog in the

2013 Edublog Awards. Edublog is a service for educational institutions to create websites and blogs.

The Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa Native Hawai-ian Writing and Arts website came in seventh place in the international competition. Not bad for a new site produced by teachers and students at Leeward Community College.

“I was thrilled it was nominated,” says Pat Kamalani Hurley, who cre-ated the website. “This is a great thing for our students – to express themselves and inspire them. We didn’t win, but it was an honor for our students to get some well-deserved recognition.” First place went to spellingitoutblog, an Irish man’s account of training to become a teacher in Scotland.

Hurley has been teaching business writing and linguistics at Leeward CC since 1982, and is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools.

The origins of the website began in 2010, when Hurley and Hawai-ian language Professor Kepa Badis co-founded the Ka ‘Umeke Kä‘eo

Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts Achievement Awards, honoring “the well-filled mind.” Leeward’s Lan-guage Arts department and student government funded the awards to encourage students to express them-selves in English and Hawaiian, through writing and artwork about ke ‘ano Hawai‘i, all things Hawaiian.

The quality of the award-winning pieces inspired Hurley to showcase them on a website. The site’s name comes from “Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa,” a mele wahi pana (a song that speaks of a specific place). “It’s a metaphor for the people who live in the Lee-

ward side of O‘ahu, stretching from Pearl City to the North Shore and

the Wai‘anae Coast,” says Hurley. The song was written for a church fundraiser in the 1800s. The name of the composer is unknown.

When you watch a video of stu-dents singing “Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa” on the website, the melody may also remind you of another song.

“In the modern era, someone borrowed the hui (chorus) to “Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa” and wrote a cute little love song that became known as “Pearly Shells.” It’s catchy. But in no way does the poetry of the two songs compare,” says Aaron Mahi, former Royal Hawaiian bandmaster and musician.

For Leeward CC student Hi‘ilei Mano‘i-Hyde, sharing her award-winning chant in a video on the website has inspired her to share her passion for haku mele (writing songs in Hawaiian) with everyone. “It is a way to honor my küpuna (ancestors), and heed a great respon-sibility in continuing to perpetuate the values they have left behind.”

These days, Hurley is working to improve the quality and variety of the works featured on the website. She accepts submissions from everyone in the community, whether or not the contributor is Hawaiian. But their

pieces must be Hawai-ian-focused.

For example, you can submit poetry, personal histories, songs, artwork, pho-tography and videos. Topics can range from Native Hawaiian iden-tity to culture, history, arts, politics, lands and nature.

To encourage view-ership, the website has introduced “New Release Mondays.” Each week, a new work is posted and featured on the site. ¢

Heidi Chang is a multimedia journalist who produces news and feature stories about Hawai‘i for a global audience. See heidi chang.com.

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Leeward Community College Professor Pat Kamalani Hurley, editor of the Pupu A ‘O ‘Ewa Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts web-site. - Courtesy: Rokki Midro

The website began as a way to showcase the winning entries to the college’s Ka ‘Umeke Ka‘eo Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts Achievement Awards, such as the photos “Maui,” above, and “Haloa,” below, both by Shawn Kaho‘olemana Naone.

ON THE ’NET• Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa Native

Hawaiian Writing and Arts website, pupuaoewa.org

• Students sing “Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa” on video, pupuaoewa.org/welcome-2/about-our-name

• Hi‘ilei Mano‘i-Hyde shares her award-winning chant in a video, bit.ly/LXKMJf

• Püpü A ‘O ‘Ewa Native Hawaiian Writing and Arts places seventh, bit.ly/1eaASdd

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ideas off of. Within the first couple weeks of the class, (participants say), boy, it’s sure a relief to find people who have the same prob-lems I do.”

That was the case for Chang, 31, who said meeting other business owners helped him realize that “everybody has challenges” and faces cycles of growth and stabili-zation.

“Knowing that it was a natural part of business was a big thing for me,” he said. (I realized) we’re not doing so bad … We’re actually doing well.”

Chang, who flew to O‘ahu from Maui to attend classes, says he would recommend the course to anyone. The Native Hawaiian busi-ness owners in the class gravitated toward one another and partnered together on projects, he said, and meeting Percell and his classmates validated for him a crucial value:

that success and aloha can go hand in hand. It’s a value taught to him by his father, Ali‘i, and his father’s business partner, Lani Medina Weigert, whom Koa Chang credits with grooming him to take over.

Jane Sawyer, director of the SBA’s Hawai‘i and Pacific Affili-ated Islands District Office, said the course requires about 100 hours of time for classes every other week, meetings with smaller groups, research and homework. The course, estimated to cost $10,000 per student, is free.

“We want the class to spur them to growth be something they can get their arms around and really be engaged in developing the vision and plan for their business,” she said. “It is not for the weak of heart.”

To be eligible for the course, a business has to be at least three years old, have $350,000 or more in annual revenue and have at minimum one employee. Deadline to apply for the upcoming session was March 2. ¢

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Being of royal blood, living in paradise and marrying her prince charming was like a dream come true, the stuff fairy tales are made of. But the dream became a nightmare she couldn’t wake up from. Her brother, the king, passed away, she became queen and her beloved people pleaded with her to amend the Constitution. Meanwhile, a small group of well-connected individuals were conspiring to overthrow the monarchy.

This real-life drama unfolded in the 1898 publication of Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen, by Queen Lili‘uokalani, recently republished by Hui Hänai, an auxiliary organization to the Queen Lili‘uokalani Chil-dren's Center, which wanted to expand and redo the queen’s book in a

better format than it is now sold, a little pocketbook. The new version includes previously deleted material found in the original manuscripts and additional images.

“This really magnificent volume that I have had pleasure of already examining with Mr. (David) Forbes’ insightful and elegant introduc-tion is a very valuable and valued addition to that which most of us are familiar with, which is Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen,” said Gov. Neil Abercrombie. “The annotation gives it a depth and perception that

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by Claire Ku‘uleilani Hughes,

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About a fourth (23.6 per-cent) of Hawai‘i’s adult population is obese (that’s a body mass index, or BMI, of 30 and

greater). With that statistic, Hawai‘i was credited with being one of the top five states in the U.S. with the lowest rates of obesity, in 2013. The news release warned us that adult rates of obesity and being over-weight are rising, rapidly, across the U.S., including Hawai‘i. It pre-dicted that by 2030, more than half of Hawai‘i’s adults will be obese.

That’s a doubling of Hawai‘i’s current rate in only 16 years!

So, why get excited? There are real concerns. Increasing rates of being overweight and severely overweight will bring increases in hypertension, heart illnesses, certain cancers and dia-betes mellitus. And, for those who are affected, medical treatment will be needed. Thus, medical care will increase personal financial burdens, as well as burdens for employers and health-care systems that are involved. And, in addition to increases in these chronic condi-tions, overweight adults can develop painful structural problems, i.e., bad knees, ankles and hips, as well as foot problems … all needing treatment. Another complication of being severely overweight is, quite likely, a shorter life span. Being

overweight is a real problem.Among many Native Hawaiians,

the health complications listed above are already a reality, as more than 75 percent of Hawai‘i’s Native Hawaiians are overweight and severely over-weight. That statistic is alarming!

We know that 40 to 50 years ago, rates of being overweight and severely overweight in Hawai‘i were far lower than today. So, what happened? What changed? We all know the remedy for being overweight, right? It’s … less food along with daily exercise. So the reasons for Hawai‘i’s increasing weight must be increasing access to food and increasing idleness.

For those who can remember: Television sets were in most homes by 1960, and evenings of sitting and snacking in front of the boob tube began. The arrival of national fast food chains

to Hawai‘i: Dairy Queen and McDon-ald’s occurred about that time. Pizza, fried chicken and other hamburger chains followed. Machines that dis-pensed sweetened beverages appeared in more places. Then, machines dis-pensing many snacks, candies, chips, soup and coffee appeared everywhere. Food stores at gas stations appeared. And, ethnic diets in the home began to change and vegetable consumption dropped. During this same period, labor-saving equipment appeared in more homes, vacuum cleaners, elec-tric washers and dryers, motorized lawn mowers and hedge clippers, etc. More families owned more than

one car. Finally, cell phones, com-puter games and home theaters are in more hands. All of these changes and devices have increased access to sweet, fatty, snacks and sweetened drinks or reducing calorie-burning physical activity.

Thus, we cannot rest on Hawai‘i’s recent laurel. Healthy Native Hawai-ians are needed to keep Hawai‘i Hawaiian. We all need to commit to making changes to keep our families healthy and productive … consistent with our traditional cul-tural norms. To break that 75 percent statistic, we need to help children and younger brothers and sisters adopt healthier lifestyles. And, we must help our aunties, uncles and küpuna to become involved with a family commitment to health.

Our ancestors set the example of strong communities that lived up to cultural norms. Today, that philosophical reality needs to be recalled and put into action. We want Native Hawaiians to continue to exist, living healthy and produc-tive lives in Hawai‘i. ¢

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Aia ka mole o ia mea he aloha ‘äina i ke ‘ano o ka noho ‘ana a me ka mana‘o‘i‘o ‘ana o nä küpuna Hawai‘i. Ua haku nä küpuna Hawai‘i kahiko i nä mele, nä mo‘okü‘auhau, a me

nä mo‘olelo e hö‘ike mai ai i nä mana‘o aloha ‘äina. I ke Kumulipo a me nä mele ko‘ihonua ‘ë a‘e he nui wale, aia ka mana‘o o nä küpuna, ho‘okahi wale nö ‘ohana o nä mea ola a pau. He po‘e küpuna no käkou ka lä, ka mahina, nä hökü, nä mea kanu, nä holoholona, a ia mea aku ia mea aku, no ka mea, aia käkou a pau loa i loko o ka mo‘okü‘auhau ho‘okahi. He aloha ‘ohana ko nä küpuna Hawai‘i i ka ‘äina a me nä mea a pau loa ma luna ona.

Eia kekahi, hiki ke ‘ike ‘ia ke aloha ‘äina ma o nä inoa ‘äina kuämanomano, nä wahi pana, a me nä mele he nui hewahewa. He kahua këia mau inoa e kükulu ‘ia ai nä ‘ölelo no‘eau a nä küpuna. Ke kükulu läkou i kahi mana‘o nui, nänä läkou i ke ‘ano o ka ‘äina i mea ho‘ohälike e akäka ai ia mana‘o.

I ka wä o ka ho‘okahuli aupuni a me ka ho‘ohui hewa ‘ia o Hawai‘i nei me ‘Amelika, no‘ono‘o ihola ka po‘e i käko‘o iä Kaläkaua läua me Lili‘uokalani i inoa no ko läkou ‘ahahui, a ‘o ka Hui Aloha ‘Äina kai koho ‘ia. He Hawai‘i ka po‘e a he Hawai‘i ka ‘äina, ho‘okahi no kupuna o läua, a no laila, ‘a‘ohe wahi pono o ka ‘önou ‘ana i nä ali‘i a ka‘awale mai ko läkou noho ali‘i ‘ana aku ma luna o ka ‘äina. ‘O ko läkou kü‘ë ikaika loa a‘ela nö ia ma nä ‘ano like ‘ole he nui.

I ke kenekulia iwakälua, ua mau nö ke aloha o ka ‘äina hänau o nä Hawai‘i. Na Kawena Pukui läua me kona köko‘olua, ‘o Samuel Elbert, i hö‘ike mai ma loko o kä läua puke wehewehe ‘ölelo Hawai‘i i ka mana‘o o aloha ‘äina, ‘o ia ho‘i, he aloha ia no ka ‘äina hänau, a he patrio-tism wahi a ka haole. No ka wä kahiko mai nö na‘e këia ‘ölelo.

I nä makahiki 1970, ho‘ä hou ‘ia ke ahi o ke aloha ‘äina e George Helm, ka me‘e o ia mau lä näna (me ka ‘ohana PKO ho‘i) i ho‘opakele ka mokupuni ‘o Kaho‘olawe mai nä lima ku‘i mai o Maleka. A nui nö nä mele aloha ‘äina i haku ‘ia i ia mau makahiki, e la‘a me “Hawai‘i Loa Külike Käkou,” “Mele o Kaho‘olawe,” a pëlä wale aku. I loko o nä makahiki 1980 me nä 1990, hïmeni mau ‘o Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole i nä mele aloha ‘äina, a he mau mele politika nö ho‘i.

I këia manawa, ahuwale ke aloha ‘äina o ka lähui Hawai‘i. Külia nö käkou i ka hö‘ike aku i ke aloha ‘äina a me ke aloha kupuna: ‘ölelo Hawai‘i kekahi, mahi ‘ai kekahi, haku mele kekahi, ho‘äla hou kekahi i nä mele aloha ‘äina kahiko, a‘o kekahi i nä keiki a me nä ‘öpio, a

pëlä aku. He kuleana ke aloha ‘äina e like me ke kule-

ana ‘ohana. ‘A‘ole ia he kuleana e ho‘oili aku ai ma luna o ha‘i. ‘Auhea ka pono o ke ka‘a ‘ana o ke kuleana ‘öiwi ma lalo o ka lima nui o

Maleka? E ho‘omana‘o ‘ia nä hua‘ölelo a ka po‘e aloha ‘äina ma nä palapala ho‘opi‘i kü‘ë ho‘ohui ‘äina i ka MH 1897:

… ke kue aku nei [makou] me ka ikaika loa i ka hoohuiia aku o ko Hawaii Paeaina i oleloia ia Amerika Huipuia ma kekahi ano a loina paha.

Ua ho‘ohui ‘ia nö kä na‘e. Mai ia manawa mai, ua lilo nä ‘äina he nui i nä lima ‘ë, ua lepo nä kai a me nä wai, ua ‘eha loa ka ‘äina i ka ho‘opahü ‘ia, ua ho‘okapu ‘ia kekahi mau ‘äina nui e like me Polihale, a na ka pipi‘i loa o ka noho ‘ana käkou e wailana aku nei. ‘Eä, e paio käkou. Aia nö ka pono o ka ‘äina a paio ‘ia. ‘A‘ohe hä‘awipio o ke aloha ‘äina!

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Aloha ‘äina has deep roots in the life ways and beliefs of our Kanaka ancestors. We know this from the genealogies, mele and stories. The Kumulipo tells us that we are of the same family as the earth and the sky, plants and animals, because they precede us in the same genealogy. Aloha ‘äina is evident as well in the many place names that our küpuna bestowed upon the land, and how they drew upon those place names and elements of nature whenever they reached for a metaphor in song or poetry. Place names also form the basis of thousands of ‘ölelo no‘eau.

In the 20th century, Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Elbert defined aloha ‘äina as patriotism and pointed out that it was a very ancient Hawai-ian concept.

In the 1970s, George Helm reignited the idea of aloha ‘äina in the fight to reclaim and rescue Kaho‘olawe from destruction by the U.S. mili-tary. Many mele aloha ‘äina were composed at that time. In the 1980s and ’90s, Iz and others composed and sang more mele aloha ‘äina.

Our küpuna who called themselves po‘e aloha ‘äina protested with all their might against annexation to the U.S., and lost. Since then we have seen innumerable lands lost to foreigners, the sea and fresh waters polluted, lands destroyed by bombs and guns, and many Känaka having to leave our beloved homeland because it is too expensive to live here. It is not right to agree to handing over control over our ‘äina to others through instruments like the Akaka bill (may it rest in peace). We must activate the kuleana that comes with our aloha for the ‘äina, i.e., work to regain our lands and control over our homeland. Aloha ‘äina means mälama ‘äina – to care for the ‘äina and to retain it. ¢

Ho‘oponopono ‘ia e Laiana Wong. Laiana Wong edited this piece.

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“I have discussed this strategy to many different groups, to include a cul-tural advisory committee made up of Native Hawaiian civic organizations, some local politicians and members of the media,” Shwedo said. “Meanwhile,

there is no approved plan as to how we are moving forward. Once a master plan is approved, we will ensure that we meet all regulatory requirements. We will work with our partners around the island to ensure transparency. OHA is on the shortlist of groups we will engage.”

In preparation, OHA has been hold-ing a series of meetings on Hawai‘i Island over the past year to listen to community concerns about the adverse effects of the military’s presence in the 3,000-acre Pöhakuloa Training Area, whose landscape includes a heavy concentration of such cultural sites as shrines and ancient Hawaiian burials.

Among them is the Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as an archaeological site of ancient Hawai-ian living quarters.

Federal law requires the Army to con-sult with the community to determine the effect of the planned upgrades to the Pöhakuloa Training Area on archaeo-logical sites listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

For that reason, OHA has assembled a team of archaeologists to participate in surveying the sites. The team is also seeking information from the military about the Native Hawaiian sites within an Infantry Platoon Battle Course on Pöhakuloa.

“We’re trying to account for impacts on cultural sites,” said Everett Ohta, the lead compliance specialist at OHA. “We are trying to give the community a better understanding of what’s out there,

how they are distributed as well as how to get involved to minimize impact.”

In the meantime, a key dividing line between the military and the com-munity remains over suspected safety issues due to depleted uranium, or haz-ardous as well as toxic materials from firearms and other weapons used during training.

OHA first drew public attention to the

concern last April, when it launched its issues-based website called kamakakoi.com, which gave a voice to profession-als and community members who have suggested that the Army has been down-playing the health risks associated with the depleted uranium it acknowledges is present on Pöhakuloa.

But the Army has rejected any sugges-tion that its reports on depleted uranium are based on faulty data, point to mul-tiple studies, including one released in August 2013 by the state Department of Health to validate its claim that the depleted uranium on Pöhakuloa does not pose a “significant health threat” to people in either West Hawai‘i or East Hawai‘i.

Even so, Flores is among the Hawai-ians behind a hard-edge campaign to corral the Army’s plans to renovate its base at Pohakuloa. “What is presently happening at Pöhakuloa is what was happening on the island of Kaho‘olawe when it was used for live-fire training and as a bombing target by the U.S. Armed Forces and other countries from 1941 to 1990,” Flores said. “Through Kaho‘olawe we experienced even greater lessons about our Papahänau-moku (Earth Mother) and how we, as Känaka, have a responsibility to care for and nurture the natural resources of earth, sea and the sky. Our küpuna understood and honored this responsi-bility as aloha ‘äina, a loving care for the natural elements, resources and forces of life. We can help others remember that our ‘äina is still sacred.” ¢

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We’re trying to account for impacts on cultural sites. We are trying to give the community a better understanding of what’s out there, how they are distributed as well as how to get involved to mini-mize impact.”

—Everett Ohta, OHA lead compliance specialist

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“This case is going into its 10th year,” said Pamela Bunn, an attor-ney with the Honolulu-based law firm Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, which has represented OHA in the Nä Wai ‘Ehä case. “But there are signs that we are getting closer to a resolution.”

In recently updating the OHA Board of Trustees on the case, Bunn said that the organization's legal position has not changed. For example, OHA continues to argue that there is enough water in the Nä Wai ‘Ehä streams to irrigate the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.’s fields and support such public trust uses as growing traditional root crops as well as exercising gather-ing, spiritual and other traditional and customary practices.

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Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.

had to shut down or that all water had to be returned to the stream,” Bunn said. “OHA’s position was there’s enough water to go around, and the evidence at the original contested case hearing proved that to be the case.”

Bunn also laid out for the trust-ees the organization’s original three

goals for Nä Wai ‘Ehä. Chief among them is to re-establish year-round flows in the Nä Wai ‘Ehä streams, from the summit of Pu‘u Kukui and Mauna Kahalawai until they reach the Pacific Ocean, she said. The other goal is to return public trust resources to public control and

management. The third is to secure permanent stewardship and funding for the watersheds so there will be streams for the future. “Our goals haven’t changed over the past 10 years,” Bunn said.

Rick Volner, general manager of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., has been less than enthusiastic about the Hawai‘i Supreme Court’s decision vacating the water commis-sion’s ruling, declaring in a previous statement that the water commis-sion’s 2010 decision provided his company with a “fighting chance for survival so it can continue to make its critical contributions to Maui’s economy, preserve jobs and keep Central Maui green, both visu-ally and through the generation of renewable energy.”

Still the impression lingers among many that his company diverts sig-nificantly more water than it needs, impairing the ability of Native Hawaiians to exercise traditional and customary practices such as growing kalo and gathering from the streams and nearshore waters. “There are a number of problems with the diversions,” Bunn said, pointing out that the diversions dry up coastal springs and wet-lands, interrupt the life cycles of native stream species, and reduce the recharge to the aquifers that are Central Maui’s main water supply.

One of the issues that made a particular impact on the Hawai‘i Supreme Court was the amount of water diverted from Nä Wai ‘Ehä that goes to waste. The court char-acterized Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.’s losses as “massive”

and pointed out that those losses, estimated at 13 million to 16 mil-lion gallons per day, amounted to more than the total amount of water restored to the streams by the water commission’s 2010 decision.

Maximizing sugar yieldsThat viewpoint seems to unsettle

Volner. “I believe HC&S has been very proactive when it comes to looking at ways to conserve water, to minimize anything that could be construed as waste or losses,” Volner said. “We have a very robust maintenance program to maintain the lining of ditches to minimize seepage. We don’t consider any losses from the system as waste; we see that as just return to the natural cycle whether it’s through rainfall or seepage.”

Among his doubters is Jocelyn Doane, senior public policy advo-cate at OHA. “You can’t waste millions of gallons of water a day and then say it is OK because indirectly it may be benefiting the aquifer through recharge,” Doane said. “Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.’s system travels across multiple places and so it is taking water from one place and running it along multiple ahupua‘a and possibly recharging it there. So it is not recharging the place where it is coming from. Furthermore, there are many people who could be using that water instead of it being wasted through an ill-managed system.”

In a video OHA produced on the issue, Volner remains unreconciled



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Breakdown of 2009 decision on amount of water returned to na Wai ‘eha streamsThe decision prompted an appeal to the Hawaii supreme Court ProPosed decision hc&s ProPosal Final decision (4/9/09) (10/15/09) (6/10/10)

Waihe‘e river 14 mgd 5 mgd 10 mgd

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total 34.5 mgd 16.5 mgd 12.5 mgd

“mgd” represents million gallons per day

(The Interim Instream Flow standards (IIFs) for Waikapu stream would be conditional upon flow reaching Kealia Pond within 120 days)

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to that viewpoint, saying that his company has been farming 36,000 acres on Maui for a while. “We know pretty well what our require-ments are and where we can get water to optimally grow and to

maximize the yields that we have,” Volner said. “Water is actually the single most important determinant to deciding what kind of yield you can have on sugar cane.”

area streams, once abundant, supported Hawai‘i’s largest taro cultivation site

At the center of the issue that has polarize the community is an aging ditch system built by sugar planta-tions more than 100 years ago. It continues to drain the Waiehu, ‘Ïao and Waikapü streams as well as the Waihe‘e River, pitting sugar planta-tions against farmers who want to grow crops that have sustained com-munities for generations.

Since 2004, taro farmers and com-munity groups have mobilized to restore water to the area that was once identified as the largest continuous area of taro cultivation in Hawai‘i.

Kapua Sproat took up their cause as a lawyer for EarthJustice by initi-ating the Nä Wai ‘Ehä case, calling for relief to communities burdened by the fact that the vast majority of water resources were being controlled by what she characterized as “plantation interests or their subsidiaries.”

She can recall the water fights on Maui reaching a critical point in April

2009, when a hearing officer ordered about half the water that was diverted return to all four of the Nä Wai ‘Ehä streams and communities.

“What we then saw was a huge backlash by the Hawaiian Com-mercial & Sugar Co. and their supporters,” Sproat said. “They immediately played their economic trump card and basically threatened

the commission with an ultimatum and told them that if the commis-sion finalized that draft decision that would be the end result and that over 800 people would be laid off. And so the water commission bowed to political pressure and when the final decision was issued in June 2010, they only restored 12.5 million gallons to two of Nä Wai ‘Ehä’s four streams.”

In explaining the current situation, Doane added that “what ends up happening is both ‘Ïao and Waikapü end up getting no water. So, folks that live below the diversions, who live on their family lands get noth-ing essentially, while the streams continue to be drained dry.”

Allan Ornellas, who grew up swimming, fishing and playing in ‘Ïao Stream, is hoping all that will change at the March 10 hear-ing on Maui. “We used to be able to go down there and swim with a rubber tube,” Ornellas said. “Now, you can’t even blow a soap bubble in it because the amount of water in the stream in down to a trickle. We must convince the water com-mission to do the right thing.” ¢

For more on this story, visit kamakakoi.com.

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Allan Ornellas points out the location of some ancient lo‘i on his ohana’s kuleana land in Wailuku.



“We Kanaka are inseparable from the ‘äina,” writes Uni-versity of Hawai‘i Hawaiian studies professor Jonathan Osorio in the editor’s note of the new book I Ulu I Ka ‘Äina: Land, the latest in a series

released by UH’s Hawai‘inuiäkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. The theme of land – as inspiration, nourishment and deserv-ing of protection, flows through the second volume with writings by Carlos Andrade, Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Neil J. Han-nahs, Lia O’Neill Keawe, Leon No‘eau Peralto, Wendell Kekailoa Perry and Kai-wipuni Lipe, who contributes an interview with her mom, Lilikalä Kame‘eleihiwa.

The book contains mostly essays on topics ranging from indigenizing land management at Kamehameha Schools to a homeless man’s actions in the face of west-ern laws in the intriguingly titled “Save the Hawaiian, Eat the Pig.” However, the slim 114-page volume begins and ends with poetry. Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, a three-time national poetry champion, Stanford University graduate and daughter of Jonathan Osorio, provides the opening poem, and Dana Näone Hall, a decadeslong advocate for protecting iwi küpuna and ancestral burial sites disturbed by urbanization, wrote the clos-ing poem. Both are printed here. I Ulu I Ka ‘Äina: Land is available for $16 at Native Books/Nä Mea Hawai‘i, select retailers and through University of Hawai‘i Press, (808) 956-8255, [email protected] and online at uhpress.hawaii.edu. —Lisa Asato

land, and its Kanaka connections, as muse

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Jamaica Osorio in 2013 with her father, Jonathan Osorio, editor of I Ulu I Ka ‘Aina: Land. - Photo: Kai Markell When it gets cold outside and you got nobody to love

understand what I mean when I say there’s no way we are gonna give uplike a little girl cries in her bed at a monster who lives in her dream

is there anyone out there cuz it’s getting harder and harder to breathe

2 weeks ago our turetic earth ticked in the aftermath of God’s angerHaiti felt catastrophe shaking in the number 7the death toll is 233,000 and countingtoday, Chile felt the samelearning to find fear in 8.82 million people have been displacedi’m sitting at my computer watching the number riseit feels too much like H a i t i K a t r i n a I n d o n e s i ait’s been 50 years since Chile has been shaken like thiswhen in the 1960s six thousand dead bodies fell through the cracks, sixty sunk in Hawai‘i

They call this Global Warmingthe climate correcting itselfI call it earth rattlingquakingplates shiftingtsunami liftingthe sea is risingand in my tiny Honolulu townthat means Underwater homes

There is a wall of water taunting my homelandI’m two thousand miles awaythe phone lines are hollow like opened gravesin Hawai‘ibrown bodies are born asthmatic choking from first inhalerunning from an aquatic mountainit is no wonder we cannot breathe

This is the reality:Global Warming will break the foundation of a community without even shaking the penthouse suiteso while the men and women who finance the earth’s deterioration play the role of its saviorsipping martinis in hybrid glass-bottom boats tallying the brown bodies that float bythis society’s roots are sinking in quicksandour hands above our heads trying to form prayers for relief fundshopingthat the government might soon start funneling money back into educationso the next generation,if there is one,will learn how to prevent this from ever happening againit is as if the government thinks that if we are uneducated we won’t be able to be ashamed of themwon’t understand that the elite only have faith in the privately educatedthat the rest of us,don’t even stand a chance

We’ve made life a privatized institutiononly the privileged can afford to survivecut the crapit’s 2010Chile has just been hit by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake sending a tsunami to Hawai‘ibut you see we were lucky cuz the tsunami barely hit Hawai‘i’s shoresbut our children were already sinking anywaybecause the government’s idea of solution to the economic depression is Furlough Fridaysinstead of cutting from our 1 trillion dollar warwe’ve taken school days from our offspringand we all know the environment is dying because our legislation is failing to teach our children to sprout through concreteenough with the quick-fix band-aids and budget cuts!it’s time to fill classroomsnot empty themunloading our brown bodies over seas to fight “terrorism” will not lighten our island enough to keep it afloat

It’s 2010,the plates beneath our feet are just beginning to strike backit’s time for a solutiontime to stop counting backwards to H a i t i K a t r i n a I n d o n e s i adon’t let the rhetoric fool youthere is nothing natural about the way we’ve destroyed our planetHaiti is just 9/11 from a different anglewe are our own worst enemiesterrorists dressed as “patriots”look around youthe death toll is rising with sea levelwe are all still counting sinking bodiesit is time to decidewho is gonna be privileged enough to survive next time

Day 223: Sinking BodiesJamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio

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We’re all young enoughto remember what it was like when we were growing upin Hilo small town or Käne‘ohewhere it rained rivers ofred dirt in the winterfrom all the new cut hillsides.There’s still the suggestionof old streams and lo‘iunder the sunken lawns.My grandfather had a housestepping down to a smallstream hidden like a secret,the shy green springof a young girl flowingin the shade of a mango tree.Years later we went away to college climbingthe peaks of Western thought.But I remember the stories—my uncle sleeping on the beachin a hole lined with newspaper,his youngest brother not far awayin his own hole for the night.In the morning they gatheredcoconuts that had fallenfrom the night sky.On the other side of the island,my mother’s popo is cookingbird’s nest soup in the kitchen.One of my father’s sistershad a husband who used to twirlknives for the Samoan fire dance,which he perfected and later performedsomewhere on the East Coast.Another sister lived in Maple Shade,New Jersey, while the rest of usgrew thick as bamboo in Käne‘ohe.These people are still aroundlike the brightly colored fishswimming in the aquarium atmy grand-aunt’s house in Kaimukï.I know that you have the same kinds of stories lined upthe way you used to line upwith your father, motherand brothers all in a rowat St. Joseph’s on Sundays.Now you’re an attorneyand you act different.You part your hairin the middle. You look likeyou never get enough sleep.You’re almost always in an office, twenty-seventh floor,air conditioning, mirrored windows,in downtown Honolulu,and you think the guysriding around with big tiresand tinted glass are funny.Look at you, you don’t goto the beach, you sayyou don’t have fun, you worktoo hard and for what?So the big Japanese companycan carve up the coastlike so much raw tuna.Very refreshing with a little

Kirin after a round of golf.Meanwhile another companyfrom Wyoming wants to drilldeep into the mountain directlyabove your client’s new resortto extract high-temperaturesteam for electricity.Never mind that the gasesescaping with the steamwill smell like rotten eggs.Worry about that when the time comes.It’s almost midnighton the day when you questioned mefor more than six hoursabout my interest in keeping the old road in Mäkena opento traffic of all kinds.All the while, hammering awayfor the developer who wantseverybody off the beach beforethe hotel opens in late summer.It’s almost midnightunder the same moon.

Who says you have to go along with it?

crossing the PaliDana Naone Hall


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CALENDArLast year’s Ho‘ike per-formance by Kame-hameha Schools’ Hawai‘i campus fea-tured a mo‘olelo of Keaomelemele. This year the students will again be performing an opera entirely in ‘olelo Hawai‘i, on the bat-tle of Kuamo‘o. - Cour-tesy photo

Hö‘ikeThurs.-Fri., March 13-14, 7 p.m.

Kamehameha Schools’ Hawai‘i campus presents a Hawaiian-language opera of the battle of Kuamo‘o. The production revolves around Liholiho’s decision to not reinstate the ‘ai kapu (eating taboo) and Kekuaokalani’s objection and eventual war against Liholiho. Kamehameha Schools-Hawai‘i, Koai‘a Gym, 16-716 Volcano Road, Kea‘au. $5. Tickets avail-able two hours before show. (808) 982-0734.

Generations: tHe Dalire ‘oHanaNew date: Sat., March 15, 7:30 p.m.

The Dalire ‘ohana has been putting poetry to motion for eight generations. Join an evening of talk story and hula with Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire and her daughters, all winners of the Merrie Monarch Fes-tival’s prestigious Miss Aloha Hula title. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater. $30. (808) 242-7469 or mauiarts.org

la ‘oHana at Waimea ValleySun., March 16 and every third Sunday of the month through December, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Monthly Family Days offer scav-enger hunts, mo‘olelo with küpuna, lei making, petroglyph rubs and mini tournaments every hour at Ka ‘ili ‘ili uka, the Upper Meadow. There, all ages can participate and compete in traditional Hawaiian games like pä uma (hand wrestling), kükini (foot racing) and könane (similar to checkers). Cultural practitioners and artisans will demonstrate lomi-lomi, kapa making, pöhaku shaping and more. Admission is half off for kama‘äina and military with proof of ID. Waimea Valley, across from world-famous Waimea Bay. 638-7766 or waimeavalley.net.

Wiki Wiki one Day Vin-taGe ColleCtibles & HaWaiiana Sun., March 16, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Shop at more than 90 tables at this all-vintage collectibles and antiques show and sale featuring Hawaiiana, koa, ‘ukulele, Ni‘ihau shell lei, lauhala hats and more.

This is Hawai‘i’s only strictly vintage show with no presales to vendors. $4.50 general, $15 early bird entry starting at 9 a.m. Neal Blaisdell Hawai‘i Suites. Tickets available the day of the show at the box office; discounts available online at ukulele.com/wikiwiki. 941-9754.

alfreD apaka tributeSun., March 16, 3-7 p.m.

The late Alfred Apaka, the Golden Voice of Hawai‘i, will be honored on what would have been his 95th birthday. A 3 p.m. proces-sion from the main lobby will be followed by lei draping and music at his statue. It continues with a musical salute at the resort’s Tapa Bar, where entertainment lumi-naries such as Harry B. Soria Jr., Danny Kaleikini, Hailama Farden, Amy Hänaiali‘i, Mihana Souza, Aaron Mahi and many more will pay tribute. Hilton Hawaiian Vil-lage Waikïkï Beach Resort. Free.

kuiniSat., March 22, 7:30 p.m.

This amazing group features Iwalani Hoomanawanuiikanaauao Apo on ‘ukulele, Kapulanake-

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole, the Citizen

Prince. - Courtesy photo

malakio‘ahukapolei prinCe küHiö Ho‘olaule‘aSat., March 8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Celebrating its second year, this event kicks off with an imu workshop starting Friday night and a workshop Saturday on preparing traditional lü‘au foods. There will also be local entertainment, hälau hula, ‘ono food, vendors, craft demonstrations and Makahiki games. Prince Kühiö Com-munity Center, park at Department of Hawaiian Home Lands parking lot. 291-0842 or 542-3886.

prinCe küHiö CHo-ral ConCertSat., March 8, 5-8:30 p.m

Treat yourself to an evening of rare Hawai-ian a cappella. featuring groups such as Kawaio-laonäpükanileo, Hawai‘i Youth Opera Chorus, the University of Hawai‘i-Mänoa Hawaiian Chorus and the Kawaiaha‘o Church Choir. Choral arrangements shine light on historical places and prominent people in Hawaiian

history. Kawaiaha‘o Church. Email Phil Hidalgo at [email protected].

prinCe küHiö CommemoratiVe paraDeSat., March 22, 10 a.m.-noon, Saratoga Road/Kaläkaua Avenue to Kapi‘olani Park

This Waikïkï parade honors the accomplish-ments of Kühiö as well as the dedication of those who work year-round to practice and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and enhance the well-being of the Hawaiian community. See rare Hawaiian

flags of the Hawaiian Kingdom and learn about the work of the royal societ-

ies, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Alu Like Inc., hälau hula, marching units and numerous community organizations. Email Lu Faborito at [email protected].

MauiprinCe küHiö Ho‘olaule‘aSat., March 29, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Celebrate the legacy of Prince Kühiö with this exciting event fea-

turing exhibits, keiki games, food booths, Maui-made crafters and lots of local entertainment. Keawaiki (Banyan Tree Park), Front Street in Lahaina. Call Daryl Fujiwara at (808) 264-8779. ¢

Prince Kuhio FestivalOHA is a proud sponsor of various events taking place this month in celebration of Prince Jonah

Kühiö Kalaniana‘ole, known as Ke Ali‘i Maka‘äinana – The Citizen Prince. Prince Kühiö is revered for his roles as founder of the Hawaiian Civic Club movement, proponent of the federal Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and former delegate to Congress for the Territory of Hawai‘i. Events statewide are planned. For a complete list of events and updates, visit princekuhiofestival.org. All events listed here are free and open to the public.

Alfred Apaka at the Hawaiian Room at the Lexington Hotel in New York City. Apaka’s birthday will be commemorated March 16 at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikıkı Beach Resort. - Courtesy photo

is not necessarily familiar to all, even those of us who have striven to immerse ourselves at least a little bit in Hawaiian history.”

On Jan. 24, a soft book release was held at Queen Lili‘uokalani’s former home. “It is especially an occasion for humble gratitude on my part,” Abercrombie said. “I never expected to be in such a position and most certainly since becoming governor to have an occa-sion like this present itself gives me an opportunity to express to all of you the profound thanks that I have for being given the chance to restore Washington Place – to reha-bilitate Washington Place, if you will, in honor of the queen’s legacy of aloha.”

“It’s a good time to republish this book,” said Thomas K. Kaulukukui, board of trustees chair of the Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust. “Because the queen’s story ends – the queen’s

overthrown, as we all know, and it kind of ends there. But what we wanted to do … was talk about what happened after her overthrow, which is, among other things, the formation of the queen’s trust to care for orphaned and destitute chil-dren, which carries on her legacy.

“So there is a continuation after her recount of her entry. That’s why we did it.”

Bound in turquoise cloth with an elegant single word on the cover imprinted in gold, “Liliuokani,” the book is luxurious. Its spine features the queen’s crest in gold. Protecting the cloth is a jacket in the design of an early publication.

“To have this extraordinary, valu-able capacity to explore her thoughts and to understand her life in contem-porary terms was the result of the publication of this book by the trust is something that I think deserves celebration,” said Abercrombie. “We should be very grateful for it. The queen perseveres through the publication of her story.” ¢

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Saturday, April 5, 20149:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Special presentation: Beekeeping in Hawai‘i

Music by Na Hoku Hanohano award winners Na Hoa and Holunape

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QueeN’S SToryContinued from page 15

hau Tamure on guitar and Keli Mehealani Viernes on acoustic bass. The harmonious trio took top honors in 2012 in the Ka Hïmeni Ana contest for acoustic perfor-mances of Hawaiian music. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Yokouchi Pavilion. $40; $30 in advance. (808) 242-7469 or mauiarts.org.

ni‘iHau sHell lei exHibit Extended through April 14, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, closed Tuesdays

An exhibit featuring more than 60 certified Ni‘ihau shell lei, consisting of a private collection of “modern” style lei, as well as pieces from Bishop Museum’s own collections. “Ni‘ihau Shell Lei: Ocean Origins, Living Tra-ditions” provides insight into the artistry, science and manu-facturing history of these unique and highly valued shells. Bishop Museum, Long Gallery. Regular admission applies. 847-3511 or bishopmuseum.org. ¢

Lei from the Rick & Chuna Ni‘ihau Shell Lei Collection. - Photo: Dave Franzen, 2013

Stacy Naipo, president of Hui Hanai at the soft book release of the re-published ”Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii‘s Queen Liliuoka-lani,” at Washington Place on January 24.

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paeaHu aHupua‘aCultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc.

(CSH) is currently in the process of preparing a preservation plan for SIHP 50-50-14-5754 in Paeahu Ahupua‘a, Makawao District, Maui Island (TMK [2] 2-1-008: 130). The site was documented as a rock overhang with cultural modifica-tion containing sparse marine shell midden, faunal bone, kukui, basalt flakes, and charcoal. The site was evaluated in consultation with SHPD and found to be significant under two of the five State and National Register of Historic Places criteria: Criterion D (Site has yielded or has the potential to yield information important in prehistory), and Crite-rion E (Site has cultural significance; probable religious structures or buri-als present [State of Hawai‘i criteria only]). Due to these findings, SIHP-5754 was recommended by SCS for preservation. As part of our proposed preservation plan, we are currently recommending avoidance and pro-tection (conservation) of this site, including a 20-foot permanent buffer around the perimeter.

We are requesting that persons having any knowledge of this site please contact Todd McCurdy at our Maui Office located at 1860 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 (Telephone: [808] 242-9882; Fax [808] 244-1994), to share infor-mation, comments, or concerns regarding the appropriate preser-vation of SIHP # 50-50-14-5754. Please respond within thirty days of this notice. ¢

burial notiCe: Wai‘alae-iki

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN that two unmarked burial sites containing iwi küpuna (human skeletal remains), were re-identified by Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. during the course of an archaeo-logical inventory survey related to proposed rock fall mitigation at the Waialae 180’ Reservoir (TMK [1] 3-5-020:011) at Wai‘alae-iki, Honolulu (Kona) District O‘ahu

A State Inventory of Historic Properties site number of SIHP 50-80-14-5938 previously (2003) has been assigned to identify a very small cave containing the remains

of an estimated five individuals and SIHP 50-80-14-6531 previously (2003) has been assigned to iden-tify a very small cave containing the remains of one individual.

Following the procedures of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 6E-43, and Hawai‘i Admin-istrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 13-300, the burials are believed to be over 50 years old. An evaluation of ethnicity has been made by the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) and the burials are believed to be Native Hawaiian.

Background research indicates that during the Mähele these lands of Wai‘alae-iki were awarded to Abner Päkï – as part of LCA 10613, ‘Äpana 3). Kuleana (maka‘äinana Land Commission Awards) in the immediate vicinity include LCA 3437B:2 to Kaheana and LCA 6749:3 to Apolehua

The applicant for this project is The Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and the contact person is: Kathryn Fujikami, 630 South Bere-tania Street, Honolulu, HI 96843 [TEL (808) 748-5744. FAX (808) 550-5017].

Proposed treatment is preservation in place. The O‘ahu Island Burial Council (OIBC) has jurisdiction in this matter and the proper disposi-tion of these burials and treatment of the burial sites will be determined by the OIBC, in consultation with any recognized lineal and/or cultural descendants, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-300-33. Appro-priate treatment of the burial sites shall occur in accordance with HAR Chapter 13-300-38.

All persons having any knowl-edge of the identity or history of these burials are requested to immediately contact Mr. Kawika Farm at the SHPD, located at the Room 555, Käkuhihewa Building, 601 Kamökila Blvd, Kapolei, HI 96706 [TEL (808) 692-8015. FAX (808) 692-8020].

All interested parties shall respond within thirty (30) days of this notice and file descendancy claim forms and/or provide information to the SHPD adequately demonstrating lineal descent from these spe-cific probable burials or cultural descent from ancestors buried in the same ahupua‘a or district. ¢

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To apply, visit www.ksbe.edu/admissions or call 842-8800.For student entering grade 9 at non-Kamehameha Schools’ campuses. Seats offered to student entering grades 10-12 based on availability.

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Home Lands staff

Tapped by Gov. Neil Abercrombie to head the Department of Hawai-ian Home Lands, Jobie Masagatani accepted the

appointment as chair of the Hawai-ian Homes Commission and director of DHHL in May 2012. What she discovered was a department in dis-array, burdened with longstanding issues that made forward progress for the department difficult.

During her first year at the helm, DHHL faced a legislative audit of its loan portfolio and a series of articles in the newspaper critical of the department’s revocable permit (RP) program. The challenges brought opportunities for reform, from Masagatani’s perspective. The RP program, for example, has undergone a complete relook with the assistance of top cabinet offi-cials. The recommendations, which are still under review, can only help to improve the RP program’s opera-tions.

Similarly, following the audit, an internal DHHL staff task force was set in place to systematically address the myriad of issues asso-ciated with DHHL’s complex loan portfolio. In November 2013, Masagatani and her team presented a status report on the multi-pronged efforts being taken to address the audit findings to a joint hearing of the Senate Hawaiian Affairs, Senate Ways and Means, House Ocean Marine and Hawaiian Affairs and House Finance committees.

If the lack of vocal criticism regarding the department’s approach was any indication, it appears DHHL is on the right track.

As stewards of the Hawaiian Home Lands trust, Masagatani feels a deep sense of kuleana to do all she can to steer the department on the right path – a path that keeps the interests of the trust and the benefi-

ciaries as a whole paramount. She has been described by others as a “fierce negotiator” or someone that remains true to what she believes is right. When asked what she thinks of these descriptions, Masagatani pauses for a moment, “I think I get it from my family, especially my mom.”

In addition to dealing with these longstanding issues, Masagatani hopes to focus on housing afford-ability, agriculture on the home lands, water and energy issues, and DHHL’s long-term financial sustainability. “We have begun to make progress in all of these areas, which is exciting.”

Contributing her talents and knowledge for the benefit of Hawaiians was natural for Masa-gatani. After graduating from the Kamehameha Schools, Masaga-tani earned a bachelor of science degree in education from North-western University and a master’s degree in public affairs/urban and regional planning from Princeton

University. Her first real job was working for the Office of Manage-ment and Budget, an agency within the executive office of the president in Washington, D.C.

Returning home to Hawai‘i, Masagatani began serving the Native Hawaiian community as a land investment analyst at the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate. Several years later, at the age of 30, she was appointed by Gov. Ben Cayetano to serve as the deputy to the chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, the youngest person ever appointed to a cabinet-level position at that time. Following her work at DHHL, she worked as an assistant to the presi-dent and chief executive officer of The Queen’s Health Systems

focusing on Native Hawaiian health issues, then ran her own consult-ing business, moved to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs as the public policy manager and later special assistant to the chief executive offi-cer, before returning to DHHL.

As the 25th chair to take up the reins at the 90-plus-year-old trust, Masagatani finds that at times the challenges at DHHL can seem over-whelming. Why does she continue? Masagatani explains: “People have told me DHHL was set up to fail. Perhaps. But, what I see is a trust that represents an opportunity – maybe the only opportunity – for thousands of native Hawaiian fami-lies to have an affordable place to live in Hawai‘i, on the home lands. Managing the trust – it’s hard work,

but important work for our commu-nity.”

She credits her family, especially her parents, Frank and Ernesta Masagatani, and her children, Kalakea and Pomaikai Yamagu-chi, with giving her the support she needs to face the daily difficulties at DHHL. She also credits her staff. “I don’t do it alone. I’m fortunate to have a hard-working dedicated staff that often puts up with a lot of abuse but continues to give so much to this program and the beneficia-ries we serve.”

For Masagatani, to leave DHHL in a better condition than she found it is a personal mission. Her great-grandmother Fanny Collins was one of the earliest homesteaders in Hoolehua, Moloka‘i in 1926. The early successes of those hardy home-steaders allowed for the experiment that was Hawaiian Home Lands to continue. Ninety years later, Masagatani hopes to do her part to nurture Kühiö’s vision of a home lands that sustains the native Hawai-ian people long into the future. ¢

Home lands trust represents opportunity for thousands of native Hawaiian families

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Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Direc-tor Jobie Masagatani. - Courtesy: DHHL

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Polynesian Football Hall of Fame

The Polynesian Cultural Center will be the permanent home of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame.

The Lä‘ie attraction, which in January 2015 will open a Hall of Fame exhibit between the main entrance and the Pacific Theater, will be the site of future induction ceremonies.

A ceremony for the inaugural class of 2014 inductees was held in January at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Among the honorees were U.S. Naval Academy head coach Ken Niumatalolo; the late Herman “Squirmin’ Herman” Wedemeyer, the first Polynesian to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame; retired Chicago Bears’ center Olin Kreutz and the late San Diego Chargers Hall of Famer Junior Seau.

In a press release, PCC said it plans to work with the Polyne-sian Football Hall of Fame board to develop youth and community educational initiatives and market-ing programs to promote the exhibit and Polynesia’s place in the history of football.

For more on the Hall of Fame, see the December issue of Ka Wai Ola online at www.oha.org/kwo.

I Ulu I Ke Kumu AwardsKamehameha Schools CEO Dee

Jay Mailer and Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, which in the 1970s pro-tested federal occupation of the island, will be among the honorees at the I Ulu I Ke Kumu Awards

Dinner on March 22.Additional honorees are Dr. Ben

Young, who was the physician aboard Höküle‘a’s historic voyage in 1976, and Kumu Hula Mäpuana de Silva and husband Kïhei de Silva, a Hawaiian cultural specialist. The 5:30 p.m. event takes place at the

Kamaküokalani Center for Hawai-ian Studies’ Hälau ‘O Haumea on the University of Hawai‘i-Mänoa campus.

The annual award, given by Hawai‘inuiäkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, recognizes extraordi-nary commitment and excellence in Native Hawaiian education. Pro-ceeds support student scholarships and enrichment.

A limited number of tickets are available by calling 956-0980.

Chaminade University scholarships

Deadline is May 1 to apply for scholarships for Native Hawaiian first-year or transfer students to Chaminade University.

Three educational opportunity grants, which include a $1,500

scholarship and institutional aid eligibility based on students’ GPA, are offered to students of Hawaiian ancestry: Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Student Educational Opportunity Grant Scholarship for those living on Hawaiian homestead lands; Nä Lei Na‘auao Student Educational Opportunity Grant Scholarship for graduates of a Nä Lei Na‘auao Charter School; and Kula Kaiapuni Student Educational Opportunity Grant Scholarship for graduates of Kula Kaiapuni, Hawai-ian language immersion schools.

Chaminade is a federally recognized Title III Native Hawai-ian-serving institution, where more than 12 percent of day under-graduate students are of Hawaiian descent. Funds from the U.S. Department of Education have been used to upgrade classroom facilities and infrastructure, including reno-

vating the science labs. Its nursing program includes teaching cultural competency and values to serve the Hawaiian community.

For information, call Chami-nade’s Office of Native Hawaiian Partnerships at (808) 735-4750 or visit chaminade.edu/native_ hawaiian.

Hawaiian Hawk proposalThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service is reopening the public comment period on a proposal to remove the Hawaiian hawk, or ‘io, from the endangered species list.

Deadline to submit comment is April 14. Removing the hawk from the list was proposed in 2008 due to recovering numbers and stable population estimates over 20 years. Comments submitted previously on the proposal do not need to be resubmitted.

The endemic hawk, which lives on Hawai‘i Island, was first listed as endangered in 1967.

The comment period was reopened after the service received information on how climate change, projected urban growth rates and other factors may affect the spe-cies’ habitat.

The Fish and Wildlife Service could decide to delist the Hawaiian hawk, downgrade the species to threatened, or withdraw the 2008 proposed rule.

For information or to provide comment, go online to 1.usa.gov/1giG8hG.

Historic Preservation Basics seminar

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Division, will offer seminars on Historic Preservation Basics on four islands starting in March.

The seminar will provide an overview of preservation essen-tials in the context of each island community, including what is his-toric preservation and why does it matter, and understanding how it functions.

The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday as follows:

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Ni‘ihau residents, pictured, visited OHA in February requesting support as they seek to protect sustainable fishing practices in the island’s nearshore waters. The OHA Board of Trustees voted 7-0 with one abstention in February to authorize OHA Ka Pouhana, Chief Executive Officer Kamana‘opono Crabbe to draft a letter to Gov. Neil Abercrombie urging him to “to use all powers under his authority to imme-diately or as expeditiously as possible prohibit the taking or possessing of aquatic life within three miles of the shoreline of Ni‘ihau by nonresidents of Ni‘ihau, pending the passage of legislation, rules, ordinances or other laws that provide adequate protection for the nearshore resources of the island.” Residents of the privately owned island, home to less than 200 people, most of whom are Native Hawaiian, say they are facing increasing fishing by non-residents, which threatens their subsistence lifestyle. The Legislature, mean-while, is debating bills on the issue, including proposing a no-fishing zone off Ni‘ihau. - Photo: OHA Communications

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P a i d f o r b y F r i e n d s o f K a m a H o p k i n sP. O . B o x 6 1 8 7 2 H o n o l u l u , H I 9 6 8 3 9

• Kaua‘i: March 15, Kaua‘i Veterans Center, 3215 Kapule Highway, Lïhu‘e

• Läna‘i: April 26, Läna‘i Senior Center, 309 Seventh Street, Läna‘i City

• Moloka‘i: May 17, Külana ‘Öiwi Hälau at the Hawaiian Multi-Center, 600 Mauna Loa Highway, Kalama‘ula

• Maui: June 14, Lumeria Maui (aka Fred Baldwin Memorial Home), 1813 Baldwin Ave., Makawao

The seminar is open to commu-nity members interested in preserving Hawai‘i’s historic and cultural places, including historic preservation review commissioners; cultural resource com-missioners; planning commissioners; planning department staff; elected offi-cials; local preservation organizations; community members involved with preservation issues; and planners, archi-tects, landowners and contractors whose work may affect historic sites.

Pre-registration is required online at https://hhfpreservationseminars2014.eventbrite.com. For information, con-tact Historic Hawai‘i Foundation at (808) 523-2900 or email Megan@ HistoricHawaii.org.

KEY Project culinary classesTwo chefs are teaching culinary

classes at KEY Project’s Kïpuka Café.Adults can gain an introduction to fun-

damental concepts, skills and techniques of basic kitchen and baking skills through the classes, which run March 31 to May 2. Deadline to register is March 27.

Chef Ken Weir teaches Introduction to Fundamental Kitchen Skills from noon to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Master chef Richard Wagner teaches Beginning Baking/Pastry Class from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Each class will focus on skills to prepare students for entry-level work in the culinary field. Students need to provide their own uniforms (undershirt, long pants as prescribed by the program, nonskid black shoes, and black or white socks. KEY Project, which stands for Kualoa-He‘eia Ecumenical Youth Proj-ect, will provide the chef’s jacket, cap, apron and kitchen tools.

Another session is planned for May 19 to June 27, with a registration deadline of May 15. Classes are limited to 10 students, so early registration is recommended. Nonrefundable registration fees are $25 for one class or $35 for both classes in one six-week unit. Call (808) 380-7431 to reg-ister or email [email protected].

Car loan programThe Pathways to Work Loan Program

provides car loans for low- to moderate-income families who don’t qualify for a loan from a conventional lender.

The moderate-interest loans can be used for a variety of vehicle-related expenses such as buying a car or car repairs. Loans are capped at $6,000 for purchases and $750 for repairs.

The loan program aims to help fami-lies improve their financial situation and give them a better option than turning to predatory lenders.

To be eligible, you must be 18 or older, meet income limits, have depen-dent children and either be working at least 19 hours a week or going to school to earn a post-high degree.

Services include financial literacy education – covering budgeting, shop-ping tips, credit card debt and savings plans – as well as setting goals and assessing transportation needs, includ-ing bus or ride-sharing options.

The Pathways to Work Loan Program is administered by the nonprofit Child & Family Service, with funding support from Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Hawaiian Electric Industries and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

For more information, call (808) 681-1430 or visit www.childandfamily service.org/pathwaystowork.html.

Mekia Kealaka‘i memorial service

After 70 years, Mekia Kealaka‘i’s grave will finally have a headstone,

thanks to donations by members and sup-porters of the Friends of the Royal Hawai-ian Band.

The Friends will honor Kealaka‘i, Royal Hawaiian bandmaster from 1920 to 1926, with a memorial service

at his gravesite at the Diamond Head Cemetery on Monday, March 31 at 9:15 a.m.

The Royal Hawaiian Band will per-form during the service, which will be followed by a reception in the mortu-ary’s hall.

If you would like to attend this event, call Toni Lee at (808) 222-7853.

More funds are needed to finance the event. Donations of any amount can be sent to the Friends of the Royal Hawai-ian Band, P.O. Box 1894, Honolulu, HI 96805-1894. Indicate on the check that the donation is for the Kealaka‘i memo-rial fund.

Blanche Pope Elementary fundraiser

The Sixth Grade Parent Hui of Blanche Pope Elementary School pres-ents its first E Külia I Ka Pono Loa Fundraiser on Saturday, March 8 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the school cafeteria.

Enjoy ‘ono food and fabulous Hawai-ian entertainment from ‘Ekolu Mäkou, Pomai Keawe Lyman and ‘Ohana, Mau-nalua, hula and much more.

Bid on great prizes at the silent auc-tion, including a trip for two to Las Vegas. Raffles will be available for pur-chase. Save $10 by purchasing a ticket in advance by calling Keali‘i Gora at 386-1363. Or get your tickets at the door for $25.

The students are fundraising to attend winner’s camp, which is a leadership training camp for teens, and a promotion celebration to recognize sixth graders as they transition to middle school.

Holomua Ka No‘eau concertHälau Möhala ‘Ilima will preview

its program for the 51st annual Merrie Monarch Festival at a concert perfor-mance 6 p.m. March 15 at Hawai‘i Theatre.

Kumu Hula Mäpuana de Silva and dancers will share personal and com-bined stories of their travels to the island of Kaua‘i. With chant, mele, and hula they will share their experience of a visit to the ancient hula site of Keahualaka at Ke‘e.

Wähine overall winners of the 2013 Merrie Monarch Festival, the hälau celebrates hula with an annual concert as a glimpse of what’s to come at the upcoming hula festival in Hilo. This year’s concert, Holomua Ka No‘eau, Maika‘i Kaua‘i i ka Mälie, will feature Kapua Sterling, representing the hälau in the upcoming Miss Aloha Hula com-petition, and her sister, Lilinoe Sterling, named Miss Aloha Hula in 2012.

Tickets are $25 to $35, available at the box office or online at hawaiitheatre.com. ¢

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Integrated behavioral health careThe discussion in January’s issue regarding a “broader

approach to well-being” (page 6) spurs my thoughts about fully integrated behavioral health care in a pri-mary care setting. The article states, “The solution is definitely not going to be found in a pill and it’s not going to happen in a doctor’s office.”

I am one of two Native Hawaiians pursuing a doctor-ate in behavioral health-integrated health care with the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. This is a progressively new doctoral program designed specifically to address social determinants in the context of primary care settings. Although the degree is new, the practice and implications on health care and quality of life for patients is not. Integrated behavioral health care has been practiced in several areas of the country, includ-ing Indian Country and the Veterans Affairs system. I am currently practicing as a behavioral health consultant in a primary care setting, with a specialty diabetes team and we are tracking patient outcomes, adherence and overall patient well-being.

The Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems has each of the components for a “one-stop shop” approach to health care and some utilize a chronic care model. Additionally, what our people need is the expertise to connect all of the existing programs and create fully integrated care. It exists and there are two Känaka Maoli who practice in this field. Reach out to us – include us in these discussions.

‘A‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hälau ho‘okahi – All knowl-edge is not learned in one school.

D. Leolani Ah Quin, LMSWChandler, Arizona

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All letters must be typed, signed and not exceed 200 words. Letters cannot be published unless they are signed and include a telephone contact for verification. OHA reserves the right to edit all letters for length, defamatory and libelous material, and other objectionable content, and reserves the right not to print any submission.

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In January, The Down-town Athletic Club Hawai‘i held its second annual benefit fundraiser in front of

Murphy’s Bar and Grill in downtown Honolulu. The Downtown Athletic Club Hawai‘i is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing a public forum for sports enthusiasts in the Aloha State. Its mission is to: support and advance the sports programs in Hawai‘i’s public schools; aid student-athletes in achieving their post-secondary school educational goals; foster and provide opportunities for student-athletes in Hawai‘i to learn about and experience different cultures; and to promote the participation of Hawai‘i student and amateur athletes in local, national and international amateur sports competi-tion.

The sold out event, “Cheers for Moloka‘i and Läna‘i High,” raised funds for both the Moloka‘i and Läna‘i high schools’ athletic pro-grams. For the event, Merchant Street fronting Murphy’s Bar and Grill was closed and there were food stations with ‘ono treats from Moloka‘i and Läna‘i. There were items such as: venison, dried squid, poi, smoked beef, sweet bread and külolo. Mur-phy’s also provided cocktails and püpü was provided from Hukilau. There was also entertainment pro-vided by Jerry Santos, Kapena de Lima and Brother Noland.

Currently, Moloka‘i High School’s athletics budget is underfunded by about $32,000. Läna‘i High is forced to travel with partial squads and only offer a limited number of sports due to its lack of funding. Both schools also struggle with getting proper gear and equipment for their athletes and often are unable to participate in the pre- or post-season games. Because they are the only high schools on their islands, they face tough finan-cial challenges because to compete they need to travel off-island.

The teams’ typical travel rou-tine takes them to Maui, Läna‘i or

Moloka‘i by boat. This can be hard on some of the ath-letes due to the rough seas causing seasickness. Lodg-ing for these teams is not glamorous as they often sleep on cold, hard gym floors or on old, worn wrestling mats and travel by old buses that sometimes break down.

Athletes of Moloka‘i and Läna‘i know that if you want to play sports you will need to fundraise. According to Hokulani Haliniak, athletic director at Moloka‘i High, “I might have enough funds

to send a team to maybe three of the five meets, so that means they will need to fundraise to get to the other meets.” Teams fundraise constantly, selling everything from chocolate candy to T-shirts, sausage to pies. Though both the Moloka‘i and Läna‘i communities are very supportive of their student-athletes it sometimes becomes a burden for them. Because of each island’s limited population, it can be hard to keep asking the same people to support all the various fund-raisers over and over again.

The “Cheers for Moloka‘i and Läna‘i High” event was a godsend for these schools. It was a great suc-cess and the fundraising goal was met. Funds raised will be used to help supplement both high schools’ travel budget.

Scott Simon, volunteer executive director of The Downtown Athletic Club Hawai‘i, stated: “The Down-town Athletic Club Hawai‘i was truly moved by the dedication shown by student-athletes, coaches and admin-istrators at Moloka‘i and Läna‘i high schools year after year despite incredibly difficult travel and forced sacrifices. We wanted to help with immediate budget shortfalls and raise statewide awareness toward a longer-term solution.” Simon added, “We’re so grateful for the tremendous support shown by Hawai‘i’s businesses, gov-ernment and community leaders, and the public who braved the weather and came out to help raise funds and unite as friends for Moloka‘i’s and Läna‘i’s student-athletes.” ¢

Helping Moloka‘i and Läna‘i high school athletics

Aloha from Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau!

Mahalo this month to former

OHA Trustee Donald Cat-aluna, an honorable man who always tried to do what was pono in his ser-vice as a Trustee and to our Hawaiian people. Trustee Cataluna passed away in late January, but his legacy of achievements and advo-cacy for causes will be remembered throughout Hawai‘i nei and especially on Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. I also want to thank the Cataluna family – wife Dorothy, daughters Lee and Malia, sons-in-law Jim Kelly and Kawika Blake, as well as grandchildren Kainoa, Makalapua and Kila – for allowing Trustee Cataluna the opportunity to serve at OHA. My thoughts and aloha go out to all of you. As a father of four boys, I know that my service would not be possible without the love and sup-port of ‘ohana and friends. And for anyone else that knew Trustee Cat-aluna, perhaps what will be missed most is his masterful storytelling.

I’ve written about the High Tech Youth Network (hightechyouth.org) in this column before. HTYN is empowering young people and communities to become more capable, creative and confident lifelong learners; fostering the growth of a 21st century learning community, through the sharing of ideas and caring for each other; and encouraging in young people the development of a positive iden-tity and belief in their potential, through linking cultural knowl-edge and values with technology. HTYN has launched in Hawai‘i as HTY Hawai‘i.

HTYN and HTY Hawai‘i are programs I fully support and would love to see spread through-out Hawai‘i nei. I’m glad to report that they are well underway to building up their Hawai‘i presence. HTYN, headquartered in Aotearoa and spread throughout the Pacific,

went about things in a culturally appropri-ate way in launching in Hawai‘i, by visiting communities, just talk-ing story with interested parties and only pursu-ing partnerships if they were invited to do so. The first studio it has in Hawai‘i is Studio Shaka (studioshaka.com) in Hilo, hosted by Con-nections Public Charter School. Studio Shaka, located in the Kress Building in Downtown

Hilo, is an after-school program for students from sixth to 12th grade. It is a project-based 21st century learning experience that is an extension of HTYN.

And that is just the beginning. I had the privilege of hosting HTYN’s CEO while he solidified commitments and continued assist-ing partners in Hawai‘i. So I also know that there is great interest in having a HTYN studio on Kaua‘i, in Honolulu to serve O‘ahu, and several sites that will support the statewide network. This takes a lot of resources of people’s time, some money and some facilities, but if we all come together for a great program like this, there is nothing that we cannot do. HTYN is com-mitted to helping HTY Hawai‘i achieve success, and I hope we at OHA as well as the broader com-munity can be a part of it.

Finally, here’s a shout-out to the 100-plus people who attended a Community Listening Session I organized in February to hear con-cerns about the proposed Ni‘ihau no-fishing zone. Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Rep. Faye Hanohano from Puna on Hawai‘i Island, Rep. Dee Morikawa and Governor’s representative Wanda Kau-Shi-bata also listened closely to all the mana‘o that was shared. This will continue to be a challenging issue going forward, but I’m glad every-one is getting a chance to have their voices heard.

Mahalo nui loa! ¢

High Tech Youth Network launches High Tech Youth Hawai‘i

Colette Y. Machado

Chairperson, Trustee Moloka‘i

and La-na‘i

dan Ahuna

Trustee, Kaua‘i and

Ni‘ihau

‘Ano‘ai kakou … On Feb. 6, 2014, the Board of Trustees voted to support OHA’s partner-

ship with the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Associ-ation (AIANTA) to participate in the 2014 ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show.

This action is part of an effort to provide Native Hawai-ian beneficiaries with greater self-sufficiency by giving them greater control over marketing their his-tory and culture internationally and bring about a stronger, more authentic Native Hawaiian identity in the minds of travel-ers around the world.

The knowledge brought back from ITB Berlin will also assist our benefi-ciaries to develop authentic Hawaiian cultural travel experiences to market in the future.

Partnering with aiaNTaI have served on the AIANTA board of

directors since Feb. 12, 2013. AIANTA is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit association formed in 1999 to help federally recognized tribes market their unique stories to visitors and to facilitate the ease with which travelers can explore Indian Country. The associa-tion is made up of member tribes from the following regions: Eastern, Plains, Midwest, Southwest and Alaska. With my participation, the Pacific region can now be represented.

Each March, AIANTA sponsors an expansive Native American Indian booth located within the United States Pavilion at ITB Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show with more than 170,000 visi-tors, including 110,000 trade visitors and over 10,086 exhibitors from 180 coun-tries. The Pavilion attracts large crowds of participants and hundreds of interna-tional travel agents.

aiaNTa invitation to iTB Berlin: March 5-9, 2014, in Berlin, Germany

Thanks to my close working relation-ship with AIANTA, OHA has been invited to share a portion of AIANTA’s booth space in their Pavilion at ITB Berlin. Until

now, Native Hawaiians were the only Native people in America not participating in this presti-gious event.

Future aiaNTa partnership opportunities

AIANTA President Sherry Rupert, who also serves as the Executive Director of the State of Nevada Indian Commis-sion, was appointed this past June to the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism

Advisory Board. Rupert’s appointment helps to further strengthen AIANTA’s working relationship with the U.S. Commerce Department. Rupert is also a Benton Paiute tribal member.

The Obama administration, through agencies such as the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Park Service, is working to pro-mote Native American culture and arts and to demonstrate the contributions they have made to the United States.

AIANTA recently worked with the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service (NPS) to develop a historical book on the 20,000 Ameri-can Indians who fought in the Civil War. A similar historical project could be put together for Hawaii’s National Parks.

The advantages of developing part-nerships with these federal agencies are enormous. Hawaii has National Parks that need more federal funding. Being able tell our story through our National Parks, like other Native peoples through-out the United States have done, is only one of the many potential advantages of participating in ITB Berlin with AIANTA.

Both the National Park Service and the Department of Interior have significant funding set aside for the promotion of Native American projects. Why should Native Hawaiians be left out?

Aloha Ke Akua. ¢

Interested in Hawaiian issues and OHA? Please visit my website at www.rowena akana.org for more information or email me at [email protected].

“The waterfront is sacred!” That is the message I expressed on behalf of OHA at

a press conference on Feb. 6. As the Star-Advertiser reported:

Peter Apo, an OHA trustee who chairs a group evaluating development of the agency’s land in the area known as Kaka‘ako Makai, added, "We are committed to shaping a place that local people, includ-ing Hawaiians, can be proud of.”

Apo said no residential develop-ment would occur on five parcels that cover about 13 acres and front Kewalo Basin from the former Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant to the tip of Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park next to the Point Panic body-surfing site.

On this stretch of land, Apo said OHA supports a community vision for a public waterfront promenade. Some commercial development also would be possible under exist-ing development rules.

OHA is looking at residential development on three other parcels – two fronting Ala Moana Boule-vard and one fronting the ocean just beyond the waterfront park’s Ewa edge – Apo said.

The Hawai‘i state Legislature is con-sidering several bills which would allow residential development in the Kaka‘ako area. OHA requested this legislation because the lands we received in the neighborhood were to settle our claims for $200 million. However, the lands are not worth that much unless housing is allowed on at least some of our properties.

To diminish the concerns that are surfac-ing regarding our request of the Legislature for some level of residential entitlement at Kaka‘ako Makai, we held the press con-ference to set the residential issue in the larger context of our intention as the land-owner and frame our intention as clearly as possible as we continue to chip away at

formulating a master plan.First we noted that no one

knows better than Hawaiians – our beneficiaries – what it means to grow up in the shadow of the construction cranes and ill-advised development policies that have alienated us from our beaches, desecrated our fisheries and pol-luted our streams, while building luxury enclaves that all but have signs on them that say “not wel-come here.” For 120 years we have suffered the pain. We under-stand better than anyone what constitutes bad development. We

know that the first people who will march against us if we don’t do this right are our own beneficiaries.

Second, OHA has a long record of advo-cating sustainable growth policies and advocating the highest level of stewardship of the land and sea by our public policy actions, our legal challenges and our advo-cacy for quality growth for all Hawai‘i – not just Hawaiians. We intend to practice what we preach at Kaka‘ako Makai. I can assure you our beneficiaries will have it no other way.

We acknowledge the considerable chal-lenge we have in balancing commerce and culture at Kaka‘ako Makai. Our challenge is to at once yield a fair return to fund our programs and services and yet create a place that celebrates us as a people. A fair return is important because it funds our grants programs, which reach thousands and thou-sands of people.

Our intention is to create a place that welcomes everyone, that provides unfet-tered public access to the waterfront and the shoreline, and that creates spaces for people to recreate. We are committed to shaping a place that local people, beginning with Hawaiians, will be proud of. We are unwavering in this commitment.

If you agree, I urge you to let your leg-islators know that you support residential entitlements in Kaka‘ako Makai. The bill numbers are Senate Bill 3122 and House Bill 2554. ¢

[email protected].

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Tourism through a Native perspective Kaka‘ako Makai needs your help

Rowena Akana

Trustee, At-large

Peter Apo

Trustee, O‘ahu



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It was heartwarming to listen at hearings held by our Legisla-tors, to the many voices raised by our beneficiaries in support of the development of the

lands at Kaka‘ako Makai given to OHA as a settlement for the ceded lands revenue owed our people from 1978-2012.

I share with you a testimony given by a passionate benefi-ciary at the House Committee on Water & Land and Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs.

“Aloha Chair Evans, Vice Chairs Lowen and Cullen:

“I am Homelani Schaedel, a native Hawaiian who is 64 years old, and I con-sider myself a beneficiary of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).

“The diligent and deliberate efforts of OHA and its Trustees, some who are no longer with us today, took 33 years, 5 months, and 5 days for the State to settle a long overdue debt to Native Hawaiians. That is more than half of my lifetime.

“It’s been almost two (2) years since Governor Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 2783. I believe OHA, in good faith, accepted the settlement on behalf of all its beneficiaries at the estimated value of $200 million appraised by the State.

“Since then, OHA and its Trustees con-tinue to move forward, working toward developing the highest and best use of Kaka‘ako Makai to ensure long term optimal income to serve its beneficiaries. In addition, they must also balance the transformation of these lands respectfully and with cultural sensitivity to stand the test of time and elements as did our ances-tors.

“While we will hear voices who oppose the passage of this bill, it is time for all to hear that we are tired of being told what we can or cannot do, or what we should and should not do with our lands. I ask all here to remember, it was our ances-tors who walked and worked these lands; they taught us how to be good stewards of the ‘äina.

“We agree Kaka‘ako Makai is for the benefit of native Hawai-ians. What we may not agree on is how it should be developed. That kuleana rest on the shoul-ders of OHA and its Trustees. Do not tie their hands. Let them do their work!

“Throughout the 33 plus years of negotiations, the State said there were no funds to settle OHA’s claim.

“Recently, through the media, we learned the State now has a surplus. If OHA is not able to consider residential development for Kaka‘ako Makai, then perhaps we should look at the State using these surplus funds to pay OHA the $200 million dollars and reimburse OHA for all costs and fees to date expended on this project.

“Though I am only one of thousands from those who came before me and those who are here now, it is for those who will come after me that today I raise my voice and humbly ask you to pass HB 2554.

“It is my hope that I will live to see today’s vision for Kaka‘ako Makai become tomorrow’s reality.

“Mahalo for the opportunity to present my testimony.”

Mahalo Homelani!OHA has been fighting from its incep-

tion to support appropriate safeguards to ensure responsible development. We are on record as advocates of sustainable growth, the preservation of natural and cultural resources, and the perpetuation of tradition and customary practices.

We understand better than any other developer the impacts of irresponsible development. Native Hawaiians have been victims of, and suffered most from, the consequences of reckless develop-ment. We seek to find the highest point at which the culturally rich use of our Kaka‘ako Makai lands intersects with revenue-generating use of the parcels so that all of our beneficiaries will benefit from this settlement and development. ¢

Trustee’s note: This column was contributed by Mervina Cash-Kaeo, who attended the symposium on aging hosted by the Gerontological Society of America in November.

What role does unique cultural k n o w l e d g e , ex p e r i e n c e s and beliefs play

in the aging life course among indigenous peoples? Under-standing the role of culture, experience and beliefs is compli-cated by the lack of routine data collection among indigenous populations and the difficulty in obtaining and using the little information that is available. On Nov. 23, 2013, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education and practice in the field of aging, hosted a symposium enti-tled Optimal Aging and Evidence-Based Research in Indigenous Populations.

This symposium brought together lead-ing indigenous researchers and service providers to discuss traditional resources for understanding and conducting small population analysis. The symposium focused on innovative approaches to over-come geographic isolation and cultural barriers that often result in indigenous populations being left out of many stud-ies of health, aging and socioeconomic status. The presenters included Mervina Cash-Kaeo from ALU LIKE Inc., who presented Native Hawaiian Küpuna; Dr. Turner Goins from Western Carolina University, who presented on the Frailty among older American Indians, and Drs. Mere Kepa and Lorna Dyall whose seven Tupuna from Aotearoa presented Te Kaumatuatanga: Indigenous Ageing in Advances Age in Aotearoa, New Zea-land.

The presentation on Native Hawaiian Küpuna was well received with par-ticipants intrigued by the finding that transportation, legal assistance, case management, friendly visits and home therapy remained the top “desired ser-vices” over a 12-year period. Mervina explained how geographic isolation and the lack of islandwide public transpor-tation on the neighbor islands made it

difficult for küpuna to travel to the grocery store, to their doc-tors’ appointments or to pick up their prescriptions. When asked, “What is a friendly visit?” she explained ALU LIKE’s proto-col that requires staff to call or visit küpuna on a periodic basis to make sure they are in good health. She added that this was especially important for küpuna who fail to show up for program services.

The Optimal Aging and Evidence-Based Research in Indigenous Populations sym-

posium provided both the panel and attendees an opportunity to meet, learn and network with other indigenous researchers and professional on indige-nous peoples and aging. This symposium resulted in a joint resolution to propose the first GSA Special Interest Group on “Indigenous Populations and Aging.” Five individuals have agreed to be the first conveners for this special interest group. They are Mervina Cash-Kaeo, JD from ALU LIKE Inc. (Native Hawai-ian); Turner Goins, Ph.D., from Western Carolina University (American Indian); Mere Kepa, Ph.D., from the University of Auckland, New Zealand (Maori); Jordan Lewis, Ph.D., from the University of Washington (Aluet) and Dr. Sela Pana-pasa from the University of Michigan (Pacific Islander). Establishing this first long overdue special interest group on Indigenous Populations and Aging, will provide a needed platform to foster the development, discussion and dissemi-nation of rigorous theoretical work on indigenous aging via papers and sympo-sia at Annual GSA Scientific meetings and other related events.

For Native Hawaiians, this represents a unique opportunity to educate the public about issues that affect our Native Hawaiian küpuna and provide support for students who are interested in training and careers in gerontology. According to the 2010 Census, there are 50,951 Native Hawaiian küpuna age 60 years and older of which 62 percent reside in Hawai‘i. With the size of the küpuna population expected to grow, attention to their needs and the capacity to provide proper care is warranted. 15/48 ¢

Indigenous peoples and aging Our beneficiaries raise their voices

Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey

Trustee, Maui

Haunani Apoliona, MSW

Trustee, At-large

Maybe it’s b e c a u s e I’m getting old and my clock is

winding down that I yearn for home as I never have before. We all have our personal sense of home. It’s the high country of Waimea for me, Kohala Hema. For generations of Parkers, Bells, Bright-ers, Spencers, Purdys and Lindseys, Waimea is our ku‘u home, our town, the piko of our universe, our “comfort zone,” where the iwi of hundreds of our küpuna lie at rest. I have my home and so do each of us as keiki o ka ‘äina whether we are from Käne‘ohe, Nänäkuli, Läna‘i City, Kaunakakai, Lïhu‘e, Hanapëpë, Kula, Paukükalo, Häna, Hilo, Pähala, Miloli‘i or Kapa‘au. We are forever pa‘a (tied) to the ‘äina where we entered the world.

So much has been writ-ten about home. Oliver Wendell Holmes, “Where we love is home-home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” Robert Frost, “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Maya Angelou, “The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are never questioned.” Oprah Winfrey, “I think

that when you invite people into your home, you invite them to yourself.” Thomas Fuller, “What children hear at home soon flies abroad.” George Carlin, “Your home is your refuge.” Author unknown, “A house is made with walls and beams. A home is made with love and dreams.” Proverb, “A man’s home is his castle.”

Home is a place, the place where we make our grand appearance on

the stage of life, are nurtured and grow and mature into “good and industrious men and women” (Ke Ali‘i Pauahi’s will). Home is a state of mind, that extraordinary cornerstone which anchors us to these islands, which Mark Twain aptly described “as the loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean.” Home is a perspec-tive, a macro viewpoint which compels us to say unabashedly, “There’s no place like Hawai’i,” and from ground level to be unashamedly and proudly specific, “There’s no place like Kapa‘a” or Waipä or Maku‘u or Waiohuli or Lahaina or Ka‘ä or Lanikühonua or Hale‘iwa or Kaimukï or Kaü-mana or Kawaihae or Ho‘olehua or Hälawa.

Those of us who were born and raised in the islands know what it means to have deep roots, a sense of place, to be connected and kin to ‘äina, ‘ohana, people and places. I remember when I left home to go to Kamehameha so long ago. I loved being at Kamehameha but

always looked forward to return-ing home to Waimea for holidays and summer vacation. The plane ride on the Hawaiian Airlines Convair was almost an hour. If I had a window seat as the airplane neared the Big Island, I would press my face against the portal anxiously waiting to see Kawaihae Harbor, my Uncle David’s house and Pu‘ukoholä Heiau come into view, then the Kohalas and the green, often mist-shrouded hills of Waimea. If I sat on the right side, I couldn’t wait to see Puakö, Hualälai and Mauna Kea. Soon enough the plane would touch the tarmac, come to a stop at the ter-minal and when the door opened the cold Waimea air would rush into the cabin on windy days. Our mom would be there waiting to take us (me and my brother) home to One Chesbro Lane where we belonged. We all have our own per-sonal story about home. I’d love to hear yours and share it in a future column. Email me, boblindsey [email protected]. Aloha. ¢

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‘Home sweet home’

Robert K. Lindsey, Jr.

Trustee, Hawai‘i

from maukato makai…and online!

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2014

AKANA – The Akana ‘Ohana will host a reunion July 18 and 19, 2014, on the Island of O‘ahu for the descendants of the children of Wong Sing Akana and Kailianu Ka‘öpüiki. The children are: Ami (Akana) Lee; Aiona Akana; Ah Yee Ka‘ili (Akana) Keanini; Emma Meliaka (Akana) Machado; Esther Po‘ohiwi (Akana) Todd; Joseph Kepa Akana; Rose Pi‘ipi‘i (Akana) Sayers; Martha Ho‘okano (Akana) Smith; Rebecca Leilani Ah Choy (Akana) Tim Sing; William Ku‘uleiaihue Ah Lei Akana; Poha Ah Tuck Akana aka Albert Ling Hing Lam; Harriet Ah Lin Ku‘uleialoha (Akana) Loo and Mary Näwahine (Akana) Kealoha. For detailed infor-mation, please contact us: by email, Yvette Kama at [email protected]; by phone, Shawny Stone at (808) 295-4139; by mail, Jeanette Stone at P.O. Box 179394, Honolulu, HI 96817 or join our Facebook Group – Ku Ho‘okahi ka AKANA ‘Ohana at https://facebook.com/groups/AkanaOhana/. We are seeking branch line volun-teers who can assist with contacting ‘ohana, event planning, genealogy research, gathering stories and pictures of the 14 children.

ALAPA – The Alapa ‘Ohana Reunion will be held in St. George/Washington UT area from June 11-14, 2014. The descendants of Oliva and Pahuaniani Alapa invite their ‘ohana for four days of cultural and fun activities. The opening activi-ties will be held at the King’s Row Club House at 180 N 1100 E #200 in Washington UT at 6 p.m., where the program and T-shirts will be distrib-uted. Donations for 18 years and older is $25, 5 years to 17 years – $10 and those under 5 years are free. Please send donations to Vermine K. Haws at 180 N 1100 E #53 by April 1, 2014. Check fami-ly site on Facebook for cost of T-shirt. If you have any questions, call Vermine at (435) 674-1439 or Linette Alapa Hunter at (503) 342-8700.

HULU/KALALAU – Hulu and Kalalau ‘Ohana planning a camping get-together Fourth of July weekend, July 3 to 6, 2014, in Häna, Kaeieku 90A Ulaino Road. Bring camping gear. Please kökua ‘ölelo to ‘ohana of Lucy Kalani Kalalau and John Kalalawaia Hulu. Your help is very important. Mahalo nui loa. In need of addresses. Can reach me, Kupuna Luke Nu (Hulu), by phone, 242-0733

or address: 638 Kohomua St., Wailuku, HI 96793. Or on Facebook.

KALELEIKI – Descendants of Samuel Kekuaokalä‘au‘ala‘iliahi Kaleleikï and Adeline Kaniho Glenny Kaleleikï; their children Herbert Mauliola Kaleleikï, Robert Kaleo Welolani Kaleleikï, Georgiana Koiamo Kaleleikï Kamanu, Jennie Kauluha Kaleleikï Kanekoa, Rebecca Kealohapau‘ole Kaleleikï Cobb-Adams, Hattie Kahaunaele Kaleleikï Ani, William Leiloke Kaleleikï, Louisa Loika Kaleleikï Kahalepau‘ole Helela, Mary Kaleleikï Lee, Oscar Kalä‘au‘ala Kaleleikï. Hui Kaleleikï ‘Ohana is facilitating a “Holoholo” at Kamakalepo on June 21, 2014. We need kökua with the food, logistics and activities committees. Anyone who can kökua, please email [email protected].

KALEHUAWEHE – The descendants of Nalaniewalu and John I Kalehuawehe will be hav-ing a family reunion July 3-6, 2014, on the island of Maui at Hale Nanea. Please email us with your address, email or contact number so we can send you the registration form and other information.

You can email Shauna Gomes at [email protected] or send any information to 42 Hoolahou St., Wailuku, HI 96793, or call 808-357-8767. You can also visit our Facebook page, “Are you a Kalehuawehe descendant.”

KA‘UPU – Na ‘Ohana ‘O Edward Kikino Ka‘upu family reunion is scheduled for July 25-26 at the old Kona airport facility in Kailua-Kona. Please contact Walter Wong Yuen at P.O. Box 29, Pähala, HI 96777 or email [email protected] for additional information. You may also email sec-retary Melani Mokuhalii, at [email protected], to add your name to our mailing list to receive minutes of our monthly meetings. Send genealogy updates to Chauncy Wong Yuen at email [email protected].

PIO – The descendants of Kepio aka Kaawalauole/Kaawalauloa/Keliipio/Pio and first wife Keoahu of Kaupö, Maui, will be having a family reunion on Maui island, July 3-6, 2014. Kepio and Keoahu had six children who used the surname Kepio or Pio at some point in their lives: Kahaleuahi (k), Nakoaelua (w), Malaea (w), Kaukani (k), Ipoaloha (w) and Kaleohano (k). Sampson Kahaleuahi mar-ried Anadasia Kealoha, children: Andrew Kaawa Sr., Anna (Kapaona), Domitila Namahana (Hui Sing), Poni, Kahalepaahao, Cecilia Kupu aka Tupu (Kaaihue), Kanoho, Kaawaliilii, Mahana, Kamaka, Joseph Iukewe aka Teve and Margaret. Victoria Nakoaelua (we are still searching for her descen-dants) married Samuel Kahaleauki and had pos-sibly 1-2 other marriages, children: Kalahiki, Lousiana Helela (Joseph Keawe, their hänai chil-dren are Andrew Alameida and Martha Smith) and another daughter possibly named Nakoa (Henry Stuart). Julia Malaea “Maria” married first Keahinuuanu and second Sam Akahi Sr., children: Paul Keahinuuanu Adams Sr., Kaaialii, Kalahele, Paahao, Kalei, Kamuela, Lika S., Liilii aka Sam Jr., Kawailani and Andrew Taki. Samuel Kaukani mar-ried first Mele Kakaio and second Rebecca Malulu, children: Joseph Kaaialii, Annie (Peters), Samuel Jr., Paul. Ipoaloha married Theodore George Kalalani Kekiwi, children: Agnes Kamilanui (Kailewa), Mary Melia (Aiona, Cuarisma), Henry Kamaelehua aka Hua, Benjamin Keliikalahale, James Kalalani, Manuel Piimauna aka Mauna, Jessie Kamilaliilii, Agnes Akaneki (Yap, Palafox, Pimental, Perry), Julia Melia, Rachael Lahela (Baisa) and Boniface. Joseph Kaleohano mar-ried first Mele Kanakaokekai and second Minnie Aloiau, children: Nani Choy, Minnie (Lancaster), Violet Mauloa (Kowalski). Reunion meetings are held on Maui and O‘ahu.

Maui family members are asked to give $10 per person donation or make a food item contri-bution to the menu. Off-island family members are asked to bring a dessert. Next Maui meeting is 3/8/14, 11 a.m. at Kahului Community Center Park upside between the soccer field and ten-nis courts. Go to www.pioohana.com for updates on O‘ahu meeting info, reunion pre-registrations, submit genealogy and pre-order items. Contact: Ka‘apuni Peters-Wong 808-375-4321, Toni Kowalski 808-436-1845, Donna HueSing Curimao 808-264-3178, Valda “Sweetheart” Baisa Andaya 808-572-9245, or email [email protected].

THOMPSON – The Thompson ‘Ohana will host a reunion on Aug. 2, 2014, at the Mänoa Grand Ballroom at 5 p.m. (Hawaiian buffet), on the Island of O‘ahu for the descendants of William Thompson of Kainaliu, Kona, and Mary S. Sherman of Nu‘uanu, O‘ahu, and their seven children: William (Kamala) of Maui; Caroline (Frank Chaney) of O‘ahu; Louisa Ana (Frank Poor) of O‘ahu; Ellen (David Morton) of Maui/O‘ahu; John of O‘ahu; Charles Edward (Annie, Akuini, Amoe Ahlo, Isabelle Namauu, Lillian Eckart) of Maui; and Mena (Franklin Ferguson) of O‘ahu. For details, please contact Sharman Elison (808) 226-3288, email [email protected]; or Guy Patterson (808) 351-4286, email thompson [email protected].

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ESTRELLA – My great-grandparents arrived here in Hawai‘i on the ship called the Abergeldie on May 10, 1883. Their names are Arsenio de Sousa Estrella from Sao Pedro, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores, and Carolina de Jesus Sosiro from Conceicao, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel, Azores. They came with Manuel (B: 1881) and Maria (B: 1883). They then had: Wilhelmina (B: 1886) (my G-Grandmother); John (B: 1887) married Eliza – Children: Sammy, Ida, Walter, Frank, Vangelina, Violet & Ernest; Joseph (B: 1889) married Mary – Children: Mary, Henry, Violet, Emily, Thelma, Davidson, Evelyn & Robert; Antone (B: 1896) married Bella – Children: Lucy, Antone & Miriam. Wilhelmina, John, Joseph & Antone were born in Hala‘ula, North Kohala, Hawai‘i. Arsenio had left the family and Carolina then married Christino Lorenzo (Lawrence) and had a son Frank Lawrence and were living in Wailuku, Maui. If anyone is a descendant of this ‘ohana, please contact me by email, [email protected] or call (808) 896-4902.

KA ‘OHANA O KALAUPAPA – Has records and resources that could provide you with infor-mation about any ancestors you might have had at Kalaupapa. Contact us by email (info@kalau papaohana.org), mail (Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, P.O. Box 1111, Kalaupapa, HI 96742) or phone (Coordinator Valerie Monson at 808-573-2746). There is no charge for our research. All descendants are also welcome to become part of Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa.

ScharSch/UUma – We are searching for descendants of Joseph Scharsch Sr. (born 1849 Alsace-Lorraine, France, died 1933 Kapa‘a, HI) and Julia Kaalo Uuma (born 1864 Ko‘olau, Kaua‘i, HI, died 1930 Kapa‘a, HI). Their children: Catherine Puakou Scharsch (B: 1882) married Edward Morgan; Frank Scharsch (B: 1884) married Kini; Robert Scharsch (B: 1886); Edward Kaipolauae Scharsch (B: 1890) married Harrietta Aki; Beatrice Puamikinolia Scharsch (B: 1892) married Enoka Lovell Jr.; Jennifer Scharsch (B: 1893) hanai’d to Akana Family; Joseph Scharsch Jr. (B: 1894) mar-ried Margaret Isaacs; Agnes Keomoopu Scharsch (B: 1896) married W.A. Fernandez; Margaret Miulana Scharsch (B: 1904) married Yutaka Hamamoto; Eileen Iwakiani Scharsch (B: 1906) married Dan Smith. We are hoping to update our genealogy and have a family reunion. If anyone is a descen-dant of this ‘ohana, please contact Mary Moriarty Jones by email, [email protected], or via mail: P.O. Box 241, Anahola, HI 96703. ¢

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