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Follow us: /oha_hawaii | Fan us: /officeofhawaiianaffairs | Watch us: /OHAHawaii ‘aukake2015 3 ‘olelo A KA lunA Ho‘oKelemessage From the ceo

aloha mai kakou,“Not too sweet, not too rancid but just right.”

—Aunty Marialani in Rap Reiplinger’s “Aunty Marialani Cooks”

Our community today, unlike fine wine, isn’t aging well. Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians seem more polar-ized. We’re yelling at each other a lot. We’re saying those who disagree are wrong.

Indulge me for a moment as I let you in on a secret: there is no stereotypical Hawaiian. There is no single Hawaiian opinion. As a people, Hawaiians are as complex as everyone else.

These days, we are talking in extremes. When we discuss governance for our people, it is either federal recognition or independence. There isn’t a middle ground.

But there should be. What does governance mean to a family of four, scraping by, a paycheck away from home-lessness? What does it mean for our küpuna, counting on their pension and Social Security to thrive during their golden years? Why can’t we explore what it means to real people with real problems?

When we look at Mauna Kea, why can’t we embrace the breadth of ideas on defending our customary rights and practices and enter into diplomatic negotiations? There has to be a plan or at least a discussion about the next steps. From no telescopes to some telescopes; no stewardship to better stewardship; no discussions to more diplomatic talks among the state, UH and the protectors.

And what if we stopped throwing rocks at each other, stopped yelling across the table and agreed to disagree? What if, for once, we agreed to put our lähui first? Just perhaps, perhaps we could stop airing our dirty laundry in public and could come out with one voice, one message. It will not only take tremendous patience but courage by our community leaders to do so. It will also take discipline and more of us taking up the kuleana as critical thinkers,

facilitators of the issues and solutions. We need more bridge builders, with more people looking at the bigger picture with clearer vision and hope for our people.

Why can’t we build bridges with a foundation of our culture and history? And why can’t these bridges build a better future?

We can. We can draw on our collective wisdom to take the long view. We can make deci-

sions based on what’s best for the next generation, even if we need to put aside our own wants and desires. We can and must bring to the table possibilities on how to make Hawai‘i better for everyone. The answer can’t be “no.” It must be, “How can we make this a better place for everyone?”

We must be more statesmanlike. Our küpuna as well as other contempo-rary leaders were true political ambassadors who were bridges. Pillars like

Kauikeaouli, Lili‘uokalani, Jonah Kühiö Kalaniana‘ole, Aunty Frenchy DeSoto, Pinky Thompson and George Helm. And their contemporaries, such as Hiram Fong, Patsy Mink, former Govs. John Burns, George Ari-yoshi and John Waihe‘e III as well as the late Sen. Daniel Inouye and

retired Sen. Daniel Akaka. They were all about respect and honor not only for Hawaiians but for all who lived in Hawai‘i.

Sometimes, wisdom comes from unexpected places. I opened this message with a quote from Rap Reiplinger. In that simple statement,

he said the sweet spot is in the middle.Hawaiians are on both sides of all issues we take on. There isn’t

a simple answer, so we need to find a way to come together in the middle.

We need to understand this isn’t a question of either/or. It is a ques-tion of how all of us together can build bridges and find a long-term

solution to our problems.Enough throwing rocks. We must stop perpetuating problems. We

must come together to work out solutions.

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

Kamana‘opono m. crabbe, Ph.D.Ka Pouhana/chief executive officer

W o r k i n g t o f i n d t h e m i d d l e g r o u n d

MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER STORY

Connecting to the mana of Papahanaumokuakea PagE 14By Keola lindsey, Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong and alice Malepeai silBanuz

Four recent expeditions to the marine national monument help strengthen Native hawaiians’ ties to the ancestral knowledge held there.

Ea | gOVERNaNCE

OHa legislative review PagE 4By oHa puBlic policy

a new law requiring state board members to take a Native hawaiian Law training course is among the notable measures of the 2015 legislative session.

‘aINa | LaNd & WaTER

Fishponds increase knowledge-sharing PagE 6By lisa asato

a grant from oha helps a nonprofit provide leadership and networking to a hui of fishponds across the Islands.

‘aLEMaNaKa | CaLENdaR PagE 18coMpiled By lei Katsuda

You’ll enjoy a mix of old and new events in august, from the tried-and-true hawaiian slack Key guitar Festival at Kapi‘olani Bandstand, now in its 33rd year, to the first-ever ho‘olau Kanaka celebration of award-winning hula and music.

Kamana‘opono M. crabbe, ph.d.Ka pouhana,

Chief executive Officer

Community engagement

Kehaunani abad, ph.d.Director

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By oha Public Policy

State board and commission members, who have affirmative duties to uphold the public trust and protect the legal rights of Native Hawaiians, will now be required to take a Native Hawaiian Law

training course informing them of these legal obligations. This key move to protect the rights of OHA’s beneficiaries is just one of several bills introduced by OHA, along with several others OHA supported, that will further the interests of Native Hawaiians after passing into law this year.

Act 169, which was signed into law on June 30, provides an opportunity for key state policymakers to understand and make decisions that are

consistent with the state’s fiduciary obligations to the Native Hawaiian people, and to the public trust. Members of state boards and commissions are often selected for their depth of expertise in a range of specialized areas; however, they may not necessarily have specific knowledge of their additional legal duties relating to Native Hawaiian rights and the public trust. This Act will ensure that members of certain boards and commissions, including the Land Use Commission, Board of

Land and Natural Resources and Commission on Water Resource Management, have the tools and knowledge they need to better fulfill their legal responsibilities.

Other new laws of note include protections for Native Hawaiian burial practices, requirements for the use of Hawaiian plants in public landscaping and long-awaited data-collection requirements to better serve the children of incarcerated parents, among others. In addition, for the second year in a row, none of the bills opposed by OHA passed out of the Legislature. OHA expresses its gratitude to the many legislators, agencies, stakeholders, beneficiaries and other partners and supporters, whose invaluable efforts helped to make this year’s legislative session a success.

oHa legislative pacKage Bills and veHicle Billshouse bill 206, relating to hawaiian Plantsstatus: aCt 233

Native and Polynesian-introduced plants are an integral part of Hawai‘i’s unique cultural and ecological heritage, and their use in public spaces promotes cultural preservation, biodiversity, biosecurity, ecosystem management and a Hawaiian sense of place. While the state procurement code was amended more than 15 years ago to require the use of native and Polynesian-introduced, i.e. Hawaiian, plants in publicly funded landscaping “wherever and whenever feasible,” this language has failed to ensure the use of Hawaiian plants as originally intended. Accordingly, Act 233 replaces the “wherever and whenever feasible” language with a clear requirement that future public landscaping project areas contain a progressively increasing percentage of Hawaiian plants.

house bill 209, relating to the budget of the office of hawaiian affairsstatus: aCt 170

Act 170, OHA’s biennium budget bill, provides OHA with $6.2 million

in state general funds over the next two fiscal years, matched by more than $12.8 million in OHA trust funds. Over 70 percent of the state general funds and an equal amount of OHA trust funds will be used to support direct services, including health, housing, education, income, legal and social services for the Native Hawaiian community. While pooling resources in such a manner will significantly further the state’s and OHA’s shared goal of improving the conditions of Native Hawaiians, the programs these funds support will ultimately strengthen all of Hawai‘i’s families and communities.

senate bill 434, relating to agriculturestatus: aCt 31oha Position: suPPort

Act 31 updates the state planning act’s agricultural objectives to include the perpetuation, promotion and growth of traditional Hawaiian farming methods and crops, as well as the growth and development of small-scale farms. Consistent with recommendations from the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development as well as Hawai‘i’s own Taro Security and Purity Task Force, the diversified agricultural portfolio promoted by this measure may be critical to maintaining our islands’ food security in a changing climate.

senate bill 913, relating to Public safetystatus: aCt 16oha Position: suPPort

Act 16 takes a long-awaited first step toward addressing the unique needs of keiki with incarcerated parents, by authorizing the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to collect intake data specific to prisoners who have children. A growing body of national research demonstrates that children whose parents are sent to prison may suffer great trauma as a result; local data suggests that Native Hawaiian children may be disproportionately impacted by such an experience. Accordingly, Act 16 implements data-collection recommendations made by state task forces since 2006, as an essential first step in identifying and developing programs to address the needs of some of Hawai‘i’s most vulnerable keiki.

otHer successFul Measures oF note

act 230 (house bill 393, relating to hawaiian fishponds)oha Position: suPPort

Act 230 promotes the restoration and rejuvenation of traditional loko i‘a (fishponds), which continue to be important cultural, educational

and agricultural resources for Native Hawaiians. Act 230 waives Department of Health water quality certification for loko i‘a restoration, repair and operation activities permitted under the Statewide Programmatic General Permit process. Such a waiver will remove duplicative and burdensome water quality review by the state, providing relief to both agencies and community groups working to restore our important and uniquely Hawaiian fishpond sites.

act 171 (senate bill 1166, relating to the Penal Code)oha Position: suPPort

Act 171 expressly provides that traditional Native Hawaiian methods of preparing and burying human remains shall not constitute the criminal “abuse” of a corpse. Such clarity will facilitate the continuation of traditional and sacred Native Hawaiian burial practices, which not only promote the continued connection and care between living and recently deceased family members, but are also less costly, require less of a burial footprint and are far less harmful to our environment than Western methods. ¢

2015 oHa legislative revieW

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.

Below is a review some of the most notable 2015 measures impacting native Hawaiians, and how they fared:

Na‘i aupuni creates process leading to an ‘aha next yearsubmitted by Na‘i aupuni

This is an exciting and historic time for Hawaiians who have long dreamed of self-determination and the potential for a reorganized sovereign Hawaiian govern-ment.

Na‘i Aupuni exists solely to create a process for Hawaiians to elect delegates who will attend a Hawaiian constitutional convention, or ‘Aha. Forty elected delegates repre-senting Hawaiians in and outside of Hawai‘i will attend the ‘Aha. Their role will be to decide whether or not to offer a constitu-tion or other governance document for Hawaiians to ratify.

For the first time since the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 122 years ago, an election process actually has begun. It is happening now!

Hawaiians have many opinions on and options for Hawaiian self-determination, and the elected dele-gates will discuss those options at the ‘Aha. We want as many Hawaiians as possible to participate in the process. If you have strong beliefs about the future of Hawaiian self-determination, we say “Take it to the ‘Aha!” Get involved. Register to vote. Run for delegate. Let your voice become part of the growing chorus for Hawaiian self-determination.

An important thing you should know about Na‘i Aupuni is that it is a completely independent, non-profit organization made up of a volunteer board of directors from the Hawaiian community. It exists solely to help establish a path for Hawaiian self-determination. Our board members will not run as delegates to the ‘Aha or affect the deliberations or decisions of the delegates. Only the elected delegates will decide what the ‘Aha’s outcome will be.

We have hired a well-established, highly expe-rienced company, Elections-America, which has a

long record of running private elections, to conduct the election of delegates. An independent outside organization, like the League of Women voters, will ensure the elections are fair and transparent.

OHA is providing a grant to the nonprofit Akamai Foundation, to be used by Na‘i Aupuni. However, Na‘i Aupuni will operate completely independent of OHA and the Akamai Foundation, and both of them have agreed not to interfere with Na‘i Aupuni’s decisions regarding the process.

Today, we call on Hawaiians to register to vote in the election of delegates and to consider being a del-egate or supporting a delegate who best represents your views. You can do this by going to either the

Office of Hawaiian Affairs website at http://www.oha.org/registry or to the Native Hawaiian Roll Commis-sion website at http://www.kanaiolowalu.org/ to register to vote.

We intend to make this election process the most transparent possible in order to include as many Hawaiians as possible. To that end, we invite you to visit our website at http://www.naiaupuni.org/. There you will find answers to questions you might have, historical documents and news coverage, as well as actual copies of contracts and

agreements between Na‘i Aupuni, its vendors and Akamai Foundation. The website also attempts to answer questions regarding the process, such as:

• Why Hawaiians should seriously consider this opportunity to form a Hawaiian government?

• Does use of the Roll Commission’s registry list limit political options at the ‘Aha?

Please register (and tell your entire ‘ohana and friends to register) and become part of this unprec-edented opportunity for Hawaiians to take control of their own destiny.

Mahalo nui loa,

J. Kühiö Asam, Na‘i Aupuni president; Pauline Namu‘o, vice president; Kealoha Ballesteros, secre-tary/treasurer; Gerry Miyamoto; and Selena Lehua Schuelke. ¢

Blazing a trail toward self-determination

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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Na‘i AupuniTeNTATive TimeliNe> Currently:

Voter registration is open at Office of Hawaiian Affairs website at http://www.oha.org/registry and the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission website at http://www.kanaiolowalu.org. Hawaiians who want to par-ticipate in the election of delegates must register before Oct. 15, 2015.

> late July or early August 2015: A Notice of Elections will be sent to certified voters explaining the apportionment of delegates, how to file as a delegate candidate and the voting process. Applications will be available for delegate candidates.

> mid-September 2015: Deadline to file as a delegate candidate.

> end of September 2015: List of qualified delegate candi-dates announced.

> Oct. 15, 2015: Voter Registration by the Hawaiian Roll Commission closes.

> Nov. 1, 2015: Ballots will be sent to voters certified by the Roll Commission as of Oct. 15, 2015.

> Nov. 30, 2015: Voting ends.

> Day after voting ends: Election results announced publicly.

> Between February and April 2016: ‘Aha held on O‘ahu over the course of eight consecutive weeks (40 work days, Monday through Friday).

> Two months after ‘Aha concludes: If delegates recommend a form of Hawaiian government, a ratification vote will be held among all certified Native Hawaiian voters.

If you have strong beliefs about the

future of Hawaiian self-determination,

we say “Take it to the ‘Aha!” Get involved.

By Lisa asato

The organization Kua‘äina Ulu ‘Auamo works to support groups with an inter-est in caring for Hawai‘i’s natural and cultural resources.

In 2013, the nonprofit received a grant from OHA to focus some of its energies on supporting Hui Mälama Loko I‘a – an associa-tion of fishponds across the state – by providing leadership, organizational skills, networking and showing how collaboration can be realized to good effect.

“The hui is a consortium that is independent of KUA, and we think of KUA as just a facilitating organization for the hui,” said Brenda Asuncion, KUA’s coordinator of loko i‘a, or fishponds.

KUA’s work revolves around the concept that “people in their places on their land often have the best solutions for their challenges or they can learn from each other to make progress together,” Asuncion said. “It’s not like we have to provide or teach people how to do it. But we need to provide the space for them to teach each other.”

Asuncion said the highlights of the two-year grant were two statewide gatherings, on Maui in 2014 and on O‘ahu in 2015. Since its founding in 2004, Hui Mälama Loko I‘a has grown to almost 40 fishponds and complexes, which are fishponds that lie near each other and are stewarded by a single organization, she said.

Grants from OHA, Conservation Internation-al’s Hawai‘i Fish Trust and Pacific Aquaculture

and Coastal Resources Center, helped offset travel and on-island costs for two participants from each of the almost 40 member organizations to attend. About 120 people attended, Asuncion said.

The gatherings offer “a time when they can share with each other, say how their year has been going, what kind of challenges they’ve been coming up against and share creative solutions they’ve been coming up with,” she said. “It’s probably the one time everyone can see each other face to face.”

Additional gatherings organized by KUA focused on topics such as the importance of water quality and how it can be helpful for loko i‘a man-agement. A follow-up training taught practitioners how to use equipment to monitor water quality.

Hui Ma lama Loko I‘a at the 2014 annual gathering on Maui near Leho‘ula, which is recognized as the first fishpond. It was built by Ku‘ula. - Courtesy: Franz Schmutzer

The Hui Malama Loko I‘a 2015 annual gathering featured work projects, including this one at Huilua fishpond in Kahana, O‘ahu. - Courtesy photos: Mark Lee



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.

fishponds increase knowledge-sharing


THE WISDOM OF OUR PAST. THE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR FUTURE.

AIMALAMA: PACIFIC PEOPLES’ LUNAR CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

E mauliauhonua — Readapting to Ancestral Knowledge of Survival

25–27 September 2015Keoni Auditorium, University of Hawai‘i at Ma–noaLearn more and register at aimalama.org

Sponsored by Kama‘aha Education Initiative, Kamehameha Schools, LAMA, Hawai‘inuia-kea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and The Kohala Center

“That’s more the capacity-building end of it,” Asuncion said.

In a sign of leadership skills being passed on, an offshoot group in Kona in West Hawai‘i has formed and plans to meet on its own. That group combines caretakers of the area’s fishponds, as well as those representing anchialine pools, which by their nature aren’t part of the hui. Anchia-line pools are enclosed bodies of water, varying in salinity, that have an underground connection to the ocean.

“They’ve committed to meeting four times in 2015 so they can collaborate on a regional level,” Asuncion said. “That to me has been a really nice outcome, because we’ve been able to provide a foundation of people collaborating more. … Those people in Kona have made a step forward to doing that. They’ve been talking about what their common challenges are and what solutions they can start implement-ing together.”

Joylynn Paman, executive director of ‘Ao‘ao o Nä Loko I‘a o Maui, association of the fishponds of Maui, says she was in awe of the skills of practitioners who helped build a rock wall at Kö‘ie‘ie fishpond in Kïhei, Maui, during the annual gathering in 2014.

“It was just amazing to see how quickly the wall could come up and how pa‘a (solid) the wall would be when you have the right people doing it,” she said. “We have people trained in building our fishpond wall, but … the wall crumbles faster than we can put it up,” she said, referring to the destructive effects of the high wave energy of Maui’s south swells.

“When KUA brought all the practitioners here that was very invigorating to see how other practitioners build a wall,” she added. “So for my crew, it was a very positive experience.” That wall, built in the deeper areas of 4 to 5 feet, is still standing, Paman said.

Paman says the annual gatherings help people stay in touch and keep momentum going. Conference calls are also held every 45 days or so, to help fishpond leaders keep active on smaller projects throughout the state, and mini gather-ings called Hookua are set to begin soon. The idea arose out of the 2014 gathering on Maui and has attracted grant funding from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Asuncion said. Paman’s group will host the first event at Ko‘ie‘ie fishpond, where master hale builder Frank Sinenci will share building techniques for kuapä, or fishpond walls, and mäkaha, or sluice gates, for about 20-30 participants, Paman said.

In an email, Pi‘i Laeha, keeper of Kalähuipua‘a Loko I‘a in Moku o Hawai‘i, South Kohala Coast, Ahupua‘a Waimea, praised KUA’s work.

“KUA’s team has been the driving force in the positive progression of Hui Mälama Loko I‘a, our statewide fish-pond consortium,” Laeha said. “As individual ‘ponds,’ our capacity for expansion was limited by our resources … some grew, most struggled. Through the leadership and relentless communication of KUA, there is now a network in place that many of the hui, from all islands, has benefited from. The physical and spiritual growth of our Hui Mälama Loko I‘a in our society today is directly connected to the attributes of KUA.” ¢

Keahi Pi‘iohia, left, of He‘eia fishpond on O‘ahu and Leimana Naki of Kahinapohaku fishpond on Moloka‘i work side by side at Huilua fishpond.

Above, Fish-pond: Stu-dents restore the Waia‘opae fishpond on the eastern coast-line of Lana‘i. - Video screen captures: Lana‘i Culture & Heri-tage Center

Above, Lo‘i: During the four-week pro-gram, 26 students took part in a place-based education curriculum, connecting

them with their community and the living natural environment of Lana‘i.

Right, Hula: Kepa Maly teaches students hula and mele, including the oldest surviv-ing mele from Lana‘i, “Nana‘i Kaulahea.”

This mele was first recorded in 1860, in Hawaiian language newspapers.

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8/8/15 Ka Waihona O Ka Na‘auao Charter School, 6:30 pm8/12/15 Waimanaalo Homestead Community Center, 6:30 pm8/15/15 Papakōlea Community Center, 6:30 pm8 /20/15 DHHL Kapolei-Hale Pono‘ ı , 6:30 pm

8/6/15 Kapa‘a Public Library, 6:30 pm8/8/15 LĪhu‘e Public Library, 9:00 am8/9/15 Waimea Theater, 3:30 pm

8/24/15 Paukūkalo Homestead Community Center, 6:30 pm8/25/15 Hāna High & Elementary, 6:30 pm8/26/15 Lahaina-525 Front St., 6:30 pm

8/28/15 Lāna‘i Senior Citizen Center, 6:30 pm

8 /13/15 Kūlana ‘Ōiwi Hālau, 6:30 pm

(Kona)8 /27/15 Waimea State Off ice Bldg. Conf. Room, 6:30pm

8/28/15 Kona Civic Center, 6:30pm(Hilo)9 /3/15 Pāhala Community Center, 6:30pm

9/4/15 Keaukaha Elementary School, 6:30pm

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By Alexis Panoncillo

“E ‘Ike Hou lä Läna‘i, To Know Läna‘i Once Again” is a four-week cultural enrichment program hosted by the Läna‘i Culture and Heritage Center that took place this summer from June 8 to July 3. During that time, the Läna‘i Culture and Heritage Center,

in partnership with Pülama Läna‘i, provided students with place-based education, connecting them with their community and the living natural environment of Läna‘i. While students explored Läna‘i Hale and worked to restore lo‘i kalo and loko i‘a, they also captured video footage of their experiences.

“Our approach is to give students stories of place, so they will learn how they fit into this larger, living environment and that opens the door to a universe of learning,” said Kepä Maly, execu-tive director at the Läna‘i Culture and Heritage Center. “During the program, our haumäna (students) began the restoration of the kuapä (fishpond wall), but it wasn’t just ‘work fishpond,’ it was about learning the environment, how to manage the watershed, how to manage sediment loading, how to restore the ‘äina to be clean and healthy again.”

The summer program builds haumäna’s connectedness to their island home. Cheleigh Clarabal was one of E ‘Ike Hou lä Läna‘i’s 26 students who helped to rebuild the kuapä of the fish- See lana‘i on page 11

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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 posted online at oha.org/BOT.

June 25, 2015 motion

motion to approve Bot #15-02, oha Biennium Budget for the Fiscal Biennium Period 2015-2016 (FY16) and 2016-2017 (FY17), with the following additional provisos:1) Instituting a moratorium on all out-of-country (International) travel, agency-wide, except for cook Islands

celebration 2015. this proviso shall be effective July 1, 2015 until an international travel policy is adopted by the Bot.2) requiring the Bot chair and ceo to work to reduce use of out-of-state travel funds, agency-wide,

by 10% over FY15 levels.3) requiring the ceo to provide a monthly breakdown to trustees of all approved out-of-state travel, agency-wide,

as it is approved.4) requiring the ceo to submit quarterly budget variance reports to trustees.5) Instituting a moratorium on purchasing any legacy (non-revenue-producing) lands. this proviso shall be effective

July 9, 2015 – June 30, 2016.6) Decreasing the Palauea culture Preserve budget to $30,000 per year in FY16 and FY17.

motion passes with seven aYes, one aBsteNtIoN and one eXcuseD.

July 9, 2015

motion to approve the chair’s appointment of the ad hoc committee on travel, with trustee Dan ahuna as chair and trustee rowena akana, Dr. Kamana‘opono crabbe, ms. hawley Iona, and mr. rodney Lee as members.

motion passes with eight aYes and one eXcuseD.

motion to approve scheduling a Limited meeting of the Board to Kaho‘olawe on august 18-19, 2015.motion passes with seven aYes and two eXcuseD.

July 15, 2015

motion to approve and authorize a funding request of $400,000 from oha’s FY 2016 Fiscal reserve authorizations for Lunalilo home and trust.

motion passes with eight aYes and one eXcuseD.

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By Keola Lindsey, Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong and Alice Malepeai Silbanuz

After a day of sailing across Moananuiäkea (the Pacific Ocean), on June 26 Dr. Kekuewa Kikiloi and a research team arrive at

Nihoa, an island located approximately 155 miles northwest of Kaua‘i. All onboard humbly stand in silent awe gazing upon the rugged, sloping terrain of the 170-acre island. Appearing inhospitable and unin-habitable from a distance, a closer view reveals numerous cultural sites carefully engineered and constructed that provide proof of Hawaiians ancestral connection to Nihoa.

For Kikiloi and fellow researcher Anan Raymond, it is a return to a land where they have spent a significant amount of time conducting research that has contributed to a growing body of knowledge on how our ancestors thrived on this remote outpost and why they voyaged there. For three days the team conducts archaeological mapping and limited excavations, and utilizes tradi-tional fishing techniques. The time passes quickly, and all too soon, it is time to load up and set sail for their next destination – Mokumanamana located another 150 miles to the northwest.

Mokumanamana is an island of paramount spiritual importance. Mokuma-namana was a center of traditional ritual power and origin of a system of religious

worship that eventually spread throughout the Hawaiian Islands. It sits on the border between pö and ao – the point in traditional Hawaiian thought where life emerged from darkness into light. As their team prepares to land on Mokumanamana, a spectacu-lar sunrise acts as a confirmation of this border as the sky above seemingly splits in two halves of light and darkness. The next three days on Mokumanamana are spent successfully conducting activities similar to those completed on Nihoa. To date, Kikiloi’s research on Mokumanamana has helped to document a total of 52 cultural sites and bring to light the entire island’s significance.

Just 10 days prior on Mokumanamana, Dr. Pua Kanaka‘ole Kanahele led a group

of cultural practitioners in conducting research on the summer solstice. Moku-manamana lies on Ke ala polohiwa a Käne (the Tropic of Cancer), the sun's northern zenith on the summer solstice. The research team had been on Mokumanamana during two previous summer solstices, recording baseline information, measurements and observations of the numerous uprights and observation platforms on the island. Research conducted during this third summer solstice would allow earlier find-ings to be confirmed and complete a report on the celestial and terrestrial alignments on the island.

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Makani ‘Olu Capt. Kalei Velasco, left, and Anan Raymond of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service view the cultural sites on Mokumanamana. - Photo: Keola Lindsey

Pulama Lima of Moloka‘i, left, and ‘Iolani Kauhane of Hawai‘i Island were a part of a team of researchers that vis-ited Nihoa & Mokumanamana in July. - Photo: Keola Lindsey

Researchers land on Nihoa. All people and supplies are transported from sailing vessels to Nihoa in small boats.- Photo: Keola Lindsey

Researchers conduct intertidal surveys along the rocky shores of Nihoa. - Photo: Hoku Johnson, NOAA

A noio koha (brown noddy) sits atop a rock platform

made hundreds of years ago by Hawaiians who lived on Nihoa. - Photo: Brad Wong

A research team on Nihoahikes to the work sitewhere they will conductarcheological surveys. -Photo: Keola Lindsey

During the first morning of its work at Mokumanamana, the crew witnessed a spectacular sunrise that split the sky into two. Po and ao were visible at that exact border in our Hawaiian consciousness. Truly a ho‘ailona moment. - Photo: Keola Lindsey

Hikianalia. - Courtesy: Kaipo Kiaha, ‘Oiwi TV

‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i fills the airwaves

On July 4, the afternoon watch aboard the Makani ‘Olu reported sighting of a sail on the horizon and reported it to Capt.

Kalei Velasco. With the ship making good time on her return to Kaua‘i after eight days of solitude in Papahänau-mokuäkea Marine National Monument, the sighting was a welcome develop-ment. Radio static suddenly burst throughout the cabin with one word coming through clearly – “Hikiana-lia.” After radio contact was established with Hikianalia captain Kaleomanuiwa Wong, conversation in ‘ölelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) between the two captains filled the airwaves. Wa‘a and ship were soon alongside each other, and after exchanging mele, the two groups engaged in an excited conversa-tion as a part of an impromptu meeting of the lähui in the middle of the sea. With the last rays of the sun lighting the western horizon, the groups parted ways and were once again alone with their thoughts and kuleana in the vast expanse of Kanaloa. ¢

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The crews of the Makani ‘Olu and Hikianalia cross paths during their respective expeditions to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monu-ment and have a halawai (meeting) filled with mele and ‘olelo Hawai‘i on the open ocean. - Courtesy: Kaipo Kiaha, ‘Oiwi TV

PaPahanaumokuakea is a Place we all hope that the main Hawaiian Islands can strive to be like. It is also a sacred place where our lahui can go to for enlightenment and reconnecting to our sacred places.”

– Kehau Springer, Na Maka o Papahanaumokuakea

PaPahanaumokuakea is Part of us. To separate this enormous part of our Hawaiian universe from us for so long made our universe shrink temporarily. Papahanaumokuakea helps remind us what abun-dance looked like before our baseline of wellness shifted, offering us vision for what we should want for our entire archipelago. Being reconnected with her again helps make us whole.”

– ‘Aulani Wilhelm, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

PaPahanaumokuakea serves as a reminder of the diversity and abundance of life that used to exist in the main Hawaiian Islands. In a place that is seldom impacted by human hand, we can better understand how natural systems respond to severe weather or climatic events and how they recover from these events. This gives us a better understanding of how to mitigate against human induced threats in the main Hawaiian Islands.

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from a voyaging standPoint, Nihoa offers us the opportunity to gain valuable celestial navigation experience where we can put our teachings into practice and travel hundreds of miles across open ocean while remaining relatively safe in our home waters traveling to an ‘aina kupuna.”

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there have been many highlights within our 10-year study of Mokumana-mana. We’ve studied the ocean pathways to Mokumanamana and back, which includes the coastlines and significant pu‘u on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau, Lehua, Ka‘ula and Nihoa. We have utilized empirical data to find meaning within our traditional mele and mo‘olelo to inform our studies and research. We are attempting to see the environment and sites as our kupuna did to inform us as we discover new knowledge about these ancient lands. We are proud that we are part of a continuum in the quest for knowledge to understand our universe in the same way as our kupuna did.”

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An old man, who lived in Hilo, never doubted his gods, Käne and Kü. When he woke every morning, he’d say: “O Käne, listen!

O Kü, listen! I have awakened.” As he prepared his meals he

would say: “O Käne! O Kü! I am preparing my food.” Then, he would invite them, calling: “O Käne! O Kü! The food is ready and I will eat, come and eat with me!” When he had enough, he would say, “O Käne, listen! O Kü, listen! I have had enough.” He’d pick up

his ‘ö‘ö to till his potato patch and again, call out: “O Käne! O Kü! I am going to dig; let us go together. And, so it went, all day, every day, the old man calling constantly to his gods in everything he did.

One day, he went fishing with his friends and his net got caught on sharp coral in the ocean. He called: “O Käne! O Kü! I am going to dive to free my net!” and down he dove. His friends waited for him to sur-face, but he did not appear. They thought he was dead and returned to shore to tell his family.

When the old man dove to get his net, the net and the coral disap-peared, and he entered a beautiful country. He said: “O Käne! O Kü! This is a wonderful land! I will look for the inhabitants of this place.” He walked along and came to a grass hut and heard a voice calling him. Happily, he hurried forward, saying: “O Käne! O Kü! One of the

inhabitants is calling me, and I am going to him.”

Arriving at a hut, he saw two old men. He was entertained graciously and slept there that night. In the morning one of the old men said: “Look here! We hear you constantly

calling our names. I am Käne, this is Kü. It is really respectful of you not to invoke us on those occasions when you are relieving yourself. But you utter our names so continu-ally on all sorts of occasions that we have grown weary. That is why

we have brought you here, to teach you what is appropriate. Remember us when you rise, call upon us in trouble and when you go to sleep, meditate upon us. Now go, and when the right time comes, we will come for you.” They sent the old man back to his home.

His relatives and friends were happy to see the old man and to hear about the beautiful land he had seen. Many years later, he disappeared, and it was said he went to live with his gods … Käne and Kü.

In the story, the old man called out to the gods, for everything! The gods clarified, call upon us when you wake, when in trouble and in evening meditations. They did not reject him, they taught him, and in the end, brought him to them. This story tells when it is appropriate to call upon the gods for their presence and assistance. Our ‘aumäkua provide guidance with the more the mundane, prac-tical aspects of life. This mo‘olelo was told by Lily Ahuna, a cousin of Mary Kawena Pukui. ¢

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ening and understanding of traditional Hawaiian knowledge taking place in Papahänaumokuäkea Marine National Monu-ment, a 139,797-square-mile area that protects an exceptional array of natural and cultural resources. Ongoing research con-ducted by Native Hawaiian scholars and cultural practitioners in modern times have the potential to be applied to and affect archipelago-wide resource management for the betterment of the Native Hawaiian people.

“You can see the elevation of Hawaiian research being inte-grated with science, how it has elevated the learning of land management, as well as marine sanctuary discoveries, and how that knowledge can benefit the pae ‘äina and State of Hawai‘i,” said OHA Ka Pouhana and CEO Kamana‘opono Crabbe, who voyaged to Nihoa and Mokumanamana in 2005 and 2007 as a member of a cultural research group. “You can also see the cycle of knowledge generation through the leaders of the future in the generation that is coming up.”

One such example of this new generation of leaders is Polynesian Voyaging Society Captain and Navigator Kaleo-manuiwa Wong. Wong successfully sailed the Hikianalia to Nihoa this summer to conduct navigator training and assist with the annual intertidal monitoring expedition, which sur-veys intertidal reef species, such as ‘opihi (limpets), pïpïpï (small mollusks), and hä‘uke‘uke (an edible variety of sea urchin) in Papahänaumokuäkea.

After mele (songs), pa‘akai (salt) and pöhaku (stones) were shared with the island, Wong and the crew of Hikianalia joined another expedition which had already anchored at Nihoa. The cultural practitioners and researchers on board the M/V Searcher had just finished multiple days of intertidal monitor-ing on Mokumanamana, where they counted more ‘opihi on 1 mile of shoreline than are on the entire island of O‘ahu. Data from these intertidal surveys are used to help better manage local populations of the same species in the main Hawaiian

Islands. The surveys also give community members an oppor-tunity to see the possibilities of a pristine intertidal system.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is honored to have had a part in supporting all four of these permitted expeditions as a component of our co-management role in Papahänau-mokuäkea Marine National Monument. The expeditions helped to strengthen the connection to the ancestral knowl-edge held there. While each of the recent expeditions had its own unique and specific activities to accomplish, each access was a call to our küpuna (ancestors) that we have not forgot-ten them and still need their wisdom and guidance to face the challenges and meet the needs of the lähui today.

Papahänaumokuäkea is cooperatively managed to ensure ecological integrity and achieve strong, long-term protection and perpetuation of Northwestern Hawaiian Island ecosys-tems, Native Hawaiian culture, and heritage resources for current and future generations. Three co-trustees — the Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior and State of Hawai‘i — joined by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, protect this special place. Papahänaumokuäkea Marine National Monument was inscribed as the first mixed (natural and cultural) UNESCO World Heritage Site in the United States in July 2010. For more information, please visit www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. ¢

Keola Lindsey is OHA’s Papahänaumokuäkea Manager, Brad Ka‘aleleo Wong is OHA’s Papahänaumokuäkea Spe-cialist and Alice Malepeai Silbanuz is OHA’s Public Relations & Media Specialist.


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dents a chance to shine. Young dancers age 4 to teens grace the stage, and, fingers crossed, their Lei ‘Äpiki ‘anakë and the Lanihuli ‘anakala (aunties and uncles) may share a hula too. Hawai‘i Theatre Center. Tickets available at the box office or hawaiitheatre.com.

HAWAIIAN MUSIC SERIES CONCERTS IN LÄHAINÄ Last Thursday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m.

Bring your blankets and mats for a relaxing evening under the sky at the Baldwin Home Museum lawn. Relish in the melodic tunes of up-and-coming musicians wwho sing traditional and popular songs with ‘ukulele and slack key and con-temporary guitars. Free. lahaina restoration.org or (808) 661-9309. ¢


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Young dancers of Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva, shown here at the Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival, will perform at the Hawai‘i Theatre Center on Aug. 23. - Courtesy photoHula practitioner Noe Noe Kekaualua will

share various aspects of traditional hula arts - lei making, pa‘u styles, fabric stamping and more on Aug. 21 at Volcano Art Center. - Courtesy photo

DUKE PAOA KAHANAMOKU EXHIBITSun.-Mon., Aug. 9-Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Tuesdays

Bishop Museum opens an original exhibit illuminating the life of Duke Kahanamoku as an Olympian, surfer, ocean hero, movie star, ambassa-dor of aloha and family man. Commemorating the 125th anniversary of his birth, the exhibit features archival video and photos, mementos such as the wedding rings he and his wife, Nadine, once wore, his famous 10-foot redwood “Duke” surfboard, his gold and silver Olympic medals and other medals and trophies. J.M. Long Gallery. $14.95-$19.95, free for 3 and younger and museum members; kama‘äina and military discounts available. bishopmuseum.org. Also ahead, the museum is partnering with Honolulu Theatre for Youth on a play, Duke, starring the museum’s own Moses Goods and opening Oct. 16.

Duke Kahanamoku will be the subject of an original exhibit at Bishop Museum, opening Aug. 9. He will also be celebrated at the annual Duke’s Oceanfest in Waikıkı , starting Aug. 22. - Courtesy: Bishop Museum

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If you missed what Nelson Makua, master of the Merrie Monarch Craft Fair in Hilo, creates every year, you have another chance.

Makua will again bring a cadre of his Hawaiian artisans, includ-ing Nä Mäkua Original Hawaiian Designs, Na Lima Mili Hulu No‘eau feather work, Studio of Sticks and Stones carvings on slate, Hawai‘i Bookmarks of koa, Sandy’s Cre-ations of Ni‘ihau shells, Blue Kalo chips and cookies, and artist Brook Parker’s Hawaiian ali‘i portraits.

The Made In Hawai‘i Festival, Aug. 21 to 23 at the Neal S. Blais-dell Exhibition Hall and Arena, is a shoppers’ paradise of 450 booths. Ticket price is $5, children 6 and under are free. Doors open at 10 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday.

The show originated as a modest 61-booth exhibition to help Hawai‘i’s local artisans. Now the show attracts over 38,0000 attend-ees. U.S. continent and neighbor island visitors plan trips to coincide with the three-day extravaganza. The artisans featured work hard to comply with the rules of the show, regulating at least 51 percent of the wholesale value of each product be manufactured, assembled, produced

or fabricated in Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i Culture and Retail

Association is participating for its second year with a block of booths featuring the products of HCRA members, Hawai‘i’s cultural arti-sans and practitioners who create both traditional and contemporary products.

In the Arena, the food booths waft the fragrance of dishes pre-pared by celebrity, Hale ‘Aina Award-winning chefs, presenting cooking demonstrations: Pastry Chef Nanako Perez-Nava from Westin Moana Surfrider, Chef Ronnie Nasuti from Tiki’s Grill & Bar and Chef Jason Takemura from Pagoda Floating Restaurant.

In the Exhibition Hall Pïkake Room, Nä Hökü Hanohano stars Maunalua, Danny Couch, Jay Larrin, Frank DeLima, Lalao and Melveen Leed will perform. Spon-sored by Outrigger Hotels, the finals for seventh annual Kani Ka Pila Grille Talent Search will be judged by Cyril Pahinui, Kawika Kahiapo, guitarist John Vierra and Luana Maitland, music director for Kani Ka Pila Grille. Grand prize: a one-month paid contract to perform at the Grille Thursdays in Septem-ber. —Lynn Cook ¢

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Native Hawaiian Convention accepting registrations

Registration is now open for the 14th annual Native Hawaiian Con-vention, hosted by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, scheduled for Sept. 22-24 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement hosts the event each year to bring together community members and nonprofit sector lead-ers to work on policy development, collaborative solution building, resource outreach and capacity building.

Sector-specific caucus meetings will be hosted by various CNHA member organizations seeking to work on policy priorities for 2016 with their industry peers. Fea-tured caucuses include: Affordable Housing, Hawaiian Homesteads, Small Business and Economic Development, Arts and Cultural Practitioners, Native Hawaiian Health, Native Hawaiian Educa-tion, Next Generation Leadership and Blue Continent. The event also features a Philanthropy Forum focused on bringing capacity and sharing projects funded by local and national foundations to high-light best practices for nonprofits.

The policy priorities developed at caucuses will be shared at a Policy Roundtable on the conven-tion’s final day. This featured event brings all caucus leaders together to present their top three priorities for addition to the CNHA Policy Prior-ity list for 2016.

Registration for this year’s con-vention is now available through the convention website at www.hawaiiancouncil.org.

Questions can also be directed to CNHA staff members via email to [email protected] or by calling (808) 596-8155.

Lecture to describe Rapa Nui discoveries

Dr. Jut Wynne will discuss new discoveries from the cave ecosys-tems of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

at a lecture this month at the Bishop Museum.

Wynne and colleagues have studied the caves since 2008, and recently announced the discovery of sev-

eral endemic invertebrates, species new to science and restricted to a

specific geographic area. The pro-gram, “Discoveries From Rapa Nui: New Species and Novel Ideas,” will discuss the implications of the dis-coveries and how they may improve our understanding of the natural world and planetary cave explora-tion.

Wynne, an assistant research professor with Northern Arizona University’s Department of Bio-logical Sciences, has led over 50 expeditions in the American Southwest, Polynesia and Latin America and participated in over 100 research trips around the world. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Aug. 20 at Bishop Museum.

Hospitality association hosts monthly cultural trainings

A new program launched by the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association offers free Hawaiian cultural training to the Waikïkï community.

The workshop is organized as a “bring your lunch and learn” envi-ronment. Workshops are scheduled on the last Thursday of every month, with the next one set for Aug. 28. Seating is limited for the workshops and participants can register and find out the time and location of the event by calling 628-6375.

Bookstore offers discount on keiki books

Nä Mea Hawai‘i native books store offers a large selection of books for keiki, from coloring and activ-

ity books to early r e a d -ers and b o a r d

books for toddlers and more. Right now, get 15 percent off any

online purchase from the “Keiki Book” category using coupon code KEIKI15 at checkout. Discount applies to all keiki books in shop-ping cart. Offer expires Aug. 31.

Visit NaMeaHawaii.com for the complete selection. Email [email protected] for information on a particular book.

Open enrollment to be held for youth opera chorus

Boys and Girls in grades K-12 interested in singing in a community choral-music education program are encouraged to participate in the Hawai‘i Youth Opera Chorus, formerly the Honolulu Children’s Opera Chorus.

Open enrollment is being held Aug. 22 and 29 at the University of Hawai‘i-Mänoa Music Depart-ment, 2411 Dole St., at the corner of Dole Street and University Avenue. Students will participate in a full rehearsal and also be assessed indi-vidually. The assessment is to gain an understanding of the range and quality of a student’s voice, and is not meant to weed out prospective sing-ers. Parental consent is required.

Potential singers are encouraged to arrive 20 minutes prior to the rehearsal time for your age group and to fill out an online registration form at www.hyoc.org. Enrollment times for various age groups is as follows: Grades 3-12, 8:30 a.m. for 2.5 hours; Grades K-1, 9:30 a.m. for 1.25 hours; Grade 2, 10:30 a.m. for 1.25 hours.

Celebrating its 55th season, the Hawai‘i Youth Opera Chorus is the longest-running community youth chorus in Hawai‘i. It is the mission of HYOC to build a firm foundation of excellence in choral performance, establish a lifelong appreciation of performing arts in Hawai‘i’s youth, and provide leadership in music education in Hawai‘i. HYOC holds rehearsals on Saturday mornings. For more information call 521-2982.

Language, culture classes to begin Aug. 15

Those interested in Hawaiian lan-guage, dance and oli are encouraged to sign up for classes being offered

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Students of E ‘Ike Hou la Lana‘i — Lana‘i Culture and Heritage Center’s summer program, stop their work to pose for a picture. The students spent four weeks from June 8 to July 3 participating in cultural restoration projects like working in a lo‘i (taro patch) and rebuilding a kuapa (fishpond wall). These hands-on learning experiences not only connected students to the ‘aina, but also connected them to their kupuna, or ancestors. Lana‘i Culture and Heritage Center’s goal is to have students re-establish that connection to the liv-ing natural environment as well as the rich history of Lana‘i, which results in a deeper understanding of place and cultural identity. Stu-dents were equipped with cameras to capture their cultural experiences and compiled all of their footage into a reflective mini-documen-tary, which can be found on Lana‘i Culture and Heritage Center’s website, www.lanaichc.org. - Photo: Ryan “Gonzo” Gonzales

a hands-on summer learning exPerienCe

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NOTICE OF CONSULTATIONSECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC

PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006)

KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY, SOUTH KAHANA STREAM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT,

DISTRICT OF KO‘OLAULOA, ISLAND OF O‘AHU,

AHUPUA‘A OF KAHANAFEDERAL-AID PROJECT NUMBER: BR-083-1(55)

TAX MAP KEY PAR-CELS: [1] 5-2-002:001,

5-2-005:001 & 5-2-002:021 Notice is hereby given that the

Federal Highway Administra-tion (FHWA) and State of Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) propose to replace the South Kahana Stream Bridge and realign both approaches to the bridge. This proposed project is a federally funded HDOT project. It will be considered a federal action and undertaking, as defined by Sec-tion 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended (2006). The project site is on Kamehameha Highway at the southeast corner of Kahana Bay.

The project would result in taking a small portion of Ahupua‘a O Kahana State Park for realign-ment of the roadway approaches to the replacement bridge. A tempo-rary bypass bridge will be installed downstream or makai of the existing bridge for the duration of construc-tion. In addition, a temporary access driveway will be provided to the two residential parcels affected by the temporary bypass.

The revised placement of the tem-porary bridge on the downstream side requires reinitiating Section 106 consultation.

The Area of Potential Effect

(APE) for this project occupies about 3.6 acres or 156,000 square feet. It extends along and on both sides of the Highway and is approx-imately 1,100 feet long by 200 feet wide, at its widest point. The land-side area of the APE on both sides of the stream consists of mostly fill material which was placed during construction of the existing bridge.

Two house lots on the makai side may be affected by the project, including relocated utility lines, a relocated driveway, and a temporary house construction.

Pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, Native Hawaiian orga-nizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral, lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowl-edge or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact Ms. Christine Yamasaki via email at [email protected], or by U.S. Postal Service to Hawaii Department of Transportation, 601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 609, Kapo-lei, Hawaii 96707.

KAHALU‘U AHUPUA‘A, HAWAI‘I ISLAND

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN that two historic properties (SIHP #s 50-10-37-12915 and 50-10-37-30254) containing burials were documented by Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. in the course of an archaeological inventory survey for the Kahaluu Ma Kai Project. The burial sites are located in the ahupua‘a of Kahalu‘u, North Kona District, Hawai‘i Island, TMK [3] 7-8-013:002. The project propo-nent is Kamehameha Schools (KS) [contact: Mr. Jason Jeremiah, (808) 541-5376 / [email protected]].

SIHP -12915 is a coastal sand

dune at which human burials have been discovered previously after several occasions of high surf. Past inadvertent discoveries at this site were handled by the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD). No burials were found at this historic property during the current archaeo-logical survey. SIHP -30254 is a set of highly fragmented human bone fragments found in a secondary context scattered throughout a layer of fill sediments. These fragments were discovered within an explor-atory test excavation in an asphalted parking area and are not associated with any surface feature or subsur-face cultural layer. Both of these burial sites are assessed as over 50 years old.

Background research indi-cates that in the Mähele Kahalu‘u was awarded to the ali‘i Victoria Kamämalu. Fifty-nine kuleana or commoner claims were awarded within Kahalu‘u, including seven within the archaeological survey project area: LCA 5632 to Keiki-hookama; LCA 5693 to Koolau; LCA 5649 to Kawakoekoe; LCA 5915 to Pawai; LCA 5966 to Maheu; LCA 6026 to Lanai/Ikaaka; and LCA 6027 to Kapiimi.

The decision to preserve in place or relocate these previously identi-fied burials shall be made by the Hawai‘i Island Burial Council and the SHPD in consultation with any recognized lineal and/or cultural descendants, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-300-33. Proper treatment of the burials shall occur in accordance with HAR Chapter 13-300-38 or 13-300-39.

It is hereby requested that per-sons having any knowledge of the identity or history of these burials immediately contact Mr. Herbert Poepoe, Hawai‘i Island

Burial Sites Specialist, located at 40 Po‘okela Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720 [(808) 933-7650 / [email protected]], to provide information regarding appropri-ate treatment of these burials. All interested parties should respond to this notice by filing descendancy claim forms with the SHPD and/or by providing information to SHPD adequately demonstrating lineal descent from this specific burial or cultural descent from ancestors buried in the vicinity of the survey area.

BURIAL NOTICE – WAI‘ANAE

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN that one unmarked burial site con-taining iwi küpuna (human skeletal remains), was re-identified by Cul-tural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. during the course of an archaeological inventory survey related to the pro-posed closure of selected Kamaile Plantation wells and production well sites within TMK: [1] 8-5-002:016, Wai‘anae Ahupua‘a, Wai‘anae Dis-trict, O‘ahu.

A State Inventory of Historic Places site number of SIHP 50-80-07-5949 previously (2001) has been assigned to identify a habitation area comprised of a buried basalt platform or pavement (Feature 1) and the buried remains of one indi-vidual (Feature 2).

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

Kuleana (maka‘äinana Land Commission Awards) in the imme-diate vicinity include LCA 5408-C to Holokaa (or Holokau no Haupu), LCA 5409 to Makea, LCA 8189 to Hopuhopuaukele, LCA 8189-B to Manu, LCA 8307 to Kukanono, LCA 9487 to Kauo, LCA 9492 to Paaluhi, and LCA 9865 to Kaili.

The applicant for this project is the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and the contact person is: Nancy Matsumoto, 630 South Bere-tania Street, Honolulu, HI 96843 [TEL (808) 748-5938. EMAIL [email protected]].

Proposed treatment is preser-vation in place. The O‘ahu Island Burial Council (OIBC) has jurisdic-tion in this matter and the proper disposition of this burial will be determined by the OIBC, in con-sultation with any recognized lineal and/or cultural descendants, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-300-33. Appropriate treatment of the burial site shall occur in accordance with HAR Chapter 13-300-38.

All persons having any knowl-edge of the identity or history of this burial are requested to imme-diately contact Ms. Regina Hilo at the SHPD, located at Room 555, Käkuhihewa Building, 601 Kamökila Blvd, Kapolei, HI 96706 [TEL (808) 692-8015. FAX (808) 692-8020. EMAIL [email protected]].

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

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through Ka Lei Päpahi ‘o Käkuhi-hewa, the Native Hawaiian cultural and educational organization con-sisting of küpuna and mäkua who teach or have taught in the state Department of Education Hawai-ian Studies program.

Classes are scheduled to run from Aug. 15 through Dec. 12 at the University of Hawai‘i-Mänoa

Kamakaküokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Room 201. Classes are held on Saturdays starting at 9 a.m. with Hawaiian language, at 10:15 a.m. with Hula, and at 11:30 a.m. with Oli, and are offered throughout the day.

To register, call Alma Cirino at (808) 373-4355 or email [email protected]. Registra-tion is continuous from August 2015, and during the semester. If you miss the August registra-tion date, you may still register by attending a class. ¢

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Aloha mai from Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau!

In light of the words of Justice Robert Klein at the OHA Board meeting on Läna‘i on July 15, I must agree, I do not think the emergency rules are constitutional. I am deeply troubled by the recent acts of the Board of Land and Natural Resources to adopt emergency rules in response to a peaceful demonstration and vigil being held by the hui of protectors on Mauna A Wäkea. This knee-jerk response by the BLNR and the Gov-ernor does not set a good precedent for how we are to address such cir-cumstances.

On their face, the rules raise seri-ous constitutional concerns under the United States and Hawai‘i State Constitutions by limiting First Amendment rights and cultural access rights. The process by which they were adopted raise constitu-tional issues as well. At their root, these actions taken by the admin-istration have trampled on our traditional and customary constitu-tional rights.

While the Office of Mauna Kea Management Rangers provided a log outlining issues such as vandalism and harassment, there was no factual evidence or determination made that those acts were in fact committed by or a result of the vigil being held by the 10-20 protectors who are regu-larly on the mountain. And in my opinion, is nothing more than pro-paganda being used to portray the protectors in a negative light.

Furthermore, there is no clear nexus between the protectors’ pres-ence and an imminent peril to public

health or safety as required by the law. Especially when considering the fact that hundreds of stargazers are on the mountain every night, often past 12 a.m. Especially when considering the fact that approximately 250-300 visitors drive up and down and hike on the mountain every day. Especially when considering that it was the protectors themselves who provided bathrooms for the public when the University locked down the visitors’ center creating a hazardous situation.

This is not the time to act in haste. I strongly urge all parties involved to step back and reassess the cir-cumstances. I believe we can begin to make progress if all agreed to halt construction until the Hawai‘i Supreme Court enters a decision and use the downtime to revisit the master lease of Mauna Kea held by the University of Hawai‘i. There needs to be a serious discussion taking place about the need for a third-party manager to step in and co-manage the mountain. That third party could be a community group made up of cultural practitioners, experts in environmental sciences, tour operators and, yes, even astronomers. Or it could be some other creative group of individuals and organizations. … But the key is collaboration. That is what has been lacking all these years. Other groups have been shut out while one area of science has been crowned king, leaving little to no room for others’ input. This must change.

It is time to for a complete shift in management of the mountain. And that must be discussed before any more drastic measures are taken to silence the voice of those who are calling for more balance. ¢

I worked for Judge Doi as a Probation Officer when he served as a Judge with the Third Circuit Court. The first time I met

Judge Doi personally was in December 1970. I was busy working on a report when our Direc-tor Sadao Nishida came into my office to tell me Judge Doi wanted to see me in his chambers.

The conversation sort of went like this. I asked Mr. Nishida, “Why?”

His response was worrisome. “It’s about a pre-sentence report you worked on. He’s probably going to chew you out about it. I’ll take you over to see him.”

“He wants to see me now?” “Yep and we must

not keep him waiting.” As I walked by one of my

colleagues, Don Kobatake, laughingly said, “Bob, make sure you bring some Kleenex.”

My blood pressure shot up to 200 over 200. We walked to his cham-bers, which was only a hundred steps from the Probation Department.

I had only seen pictures of Judge Doi to that point, but there he was in the flesh sitting at his desk reading a file that he didn’t take his eyes off of for a time. I could see my pre-sentence report sitting in the middle of his desk.

Something was written across the top in big red letters. I could not make out what it was. He finally put what he was reading down, peered at both of us over top of his dark-rimmed glasses and asked us to sit down.

Typical of Judge Doi, he got straight to the point: “Lind-sey, you wrote this report?”

“Yes, I did.” “Are you sure?” Yes.” “Are you sure?” “Yes.” He put his hand out

and shook my hand.

Thanks to Judge Doi that report became a template for Probation Officers to use across the Judiciary. That first impression became a lasting impres-sion; it provided a platform for a lasting friendship.

I had the honor of being called into his chamber from time to time to chat about cases we were working on, the law and Hawaiian issues, in particular Sonny Kani-ho’s battle with DHHL regarding its general lease

policy. From him, I learned about gaman and other Japanese values.

He became a mentor remind-ing me often that we are put on this earth to do good, good for our family, our community and our state.

Judge Doi loved softball. We played for the Court team and our games were played at Gilbert Car-valho Park. Judge was our pitcher. I found out how competitive he was. We shared something in common. We both did not enjoy losing.

In 1974, soon after he was elected Lieutenant Governor, he called me and offered me a staff job working alongside Mason Altiery, who served as his Communications Director.

I ended up staying put with the Probation Department for another three years. Judge Doi did not hold my choosing not to follow him against me.

In 1982 when I was elected to the State House, he was one of my staunchest supporters. In recent times, we’d visit at Supercuts in Waimea talking about times gone by.

Judge will forever remain a treasured mentor, a friend, a cham-pion of the rule of law and the small guy’s best advocate. Yes, we will miss his physical and fiery presence, but his legacy remains imprinted forever in fond and spe-cial memories of him and the values he imprinted upon us: Honesty; Truth; Justice; and Fair Play. ¢


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Note: Trustee columns represent the views of individual trustees and may not reflect the official

positions adopted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees.

robert K. Lindsey Jr.Chair, Hawai‘i

T: 808.594.1855 F: 808.594.1883Email: [email protected]

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dan ahunaVice Chair, Trustee Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihauTel: 808.594.1751

Email: [email protected]—————

Leina’ala ahu Isa, Ph.d.Trustee, at-large


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rowena akanaTrustee, at-large


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Peter apoTrustee, o‘ahu


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Haunani apoliona, MsWTrustee, at-largeTel: 808.594.1886


Carmen “Hulu” LindseyTrustee, Maui

Tel: 808.594.1858 Fax: 808.594.1864


Colette Y. MachadoTrustee,

Moloka‘i and Lana‘iTel: 808.594.1837 Fax: 808.594.0212


John d. Waihe‘e IVTrustee, at-largeTel: 808.594.1876

Email: [email protected]

Remembering a mentor: Judge Nelson K. Doi

‘I don’t think it’s constitutional to regulate those rights out of existence’

dan ahuna

Vice Chair, Trustee,

Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau

robert K. Lindsey, Jr.

Chair, Trustee, Hawai‘i

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Aloha Mai Käkou! This month, I share two decisions that changed the course of our Con-stitutional River … our

River of Life as Hawaiians …

decision one: rice v. cayetano On Feb. 23, 2000, the U.S.

Supreme Court issued an opin-ion. The case challenged the constitutionality of elections for OHA trustees. OHA trustees had been elected by Native Hawai-ians registered to vote in OHA elections. When the Court ruled it was unconstitutional, the State opened OHA elections to all voters …

Facts of the case:OHA administers programs to benefit two

subclasses of Hawaiian citizenry, “Hawai-ians” defined as descendants of not less than one-half part of the races inhabiting the Islands before 1778, and “native Hawai-ians” defined as descendants of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands in 1778. “Hawaiians” may vote in statewide elec-tion for the trustees. Harold Rice, born in Hawai‘i, did not have the requisite ancestry to be a “Hawaiian” under State law. When his application was denied, he sued Gov. Ben Cayetano, claiming the voting exclu-sion was invalid under the 14th and 15th Amendments.

QUESTION before the U.S. Supreme Court: Does the Hawai‘i Constitution, which limits the right to vote for the Trust-ees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to qualified “Hawaiians,” violate the 15th Amendment by creating a race-based voting qualification?

DECISION of the U.S. Supreme Court: In a 7-2 opinion by Justice Anthony Ken-nedy, the Court held “Hawaii’s denial of Rice’s right to vote in OHA Trustee elec-tions violates the Fifteenth Amendment” in creating a race-based voting qualification. The Court rejected the State’s argument that the voting limitation was one based on ancestry and not race. In dissent, two justices said the majority’s decision “rests largely on the repetition of glittering generalities that

have a little, if any, application to the compelling history of the State of Hawaii.” – Capsun Poe, Sec. to the Board of Trustees.

Question: Will there be another LAWSUIT? Hawaiian leaders Walter Ritte and Andre Perez expressed “grave concerns” over the nation-building path OHA has chosen. “I am totally opposed to this idea of giving four individuals the reins to steer the canoe. I find it disturbing that we’re considering giving Na‘i Aupuni $2.8M ... we can’t build our nation on SAND!

We need a solid FOUNDATION!”

decision two: the pasH decision … victory in 1995!

The Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruled on Article 12 sec. 7 and HRS 1-1 and 7-1 of the State Constitution, which relates to Hawai-ian rights to Cultural Practices.

“This decision recognized the traditional relationship Native Hawaiians have with the land and the importance of maintaining that relationship. Native Hawaiian Rights cannot be regulated out of existence by unreason-able or burdensome laws, permits or fees. In other words, the State (BLNR) does not have the right to make departmental rules that would cause cultural practices to be extinguished if they were broadly enforced.” – Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation.

Even with the PASH law, the State BLNR decided to “Approve” Emergency Rules after eight hours of testimony, mostly in opposition. These rules prohibit camping on the mountain and restrict access at night. Mahalo to Joshua Lanakila Mangauil and Ho‘okahi Kanuha for their leadership. Now, we must await the decision by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court … regarding TMT. On June 5, 2015, the Hawai‘i Supreme Court ordered the Thirty Meter Telescope court case be transferred from the Intermediate Court of Appeals to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court for its review … and so we continue to wait … and wait … and wait …

A hui hou! Trustee Lei Ahu Isa ¢

‘Ano‘ai kakou … As many readers know, Mauna Kea is a ceded land asset belong-ing to both Native

Hawaiians and the general public. OHA Trustees are also mandated by state law to advocate for all Native Hawaiians and to protect and preserve sacred sites.

On May 26, 2015, Governor David Ige announced that he had asked UH, which subleases the summit area from the state, to make 10 changes to improve its stewardship of Mauna Kea. One of the 10 changes included UH voluntarily returning to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) full juris-diction of more than 10,000 acres that are not specifically needed for astronomy.

I commended Governor Ige for his com-mitment to make Mauna Kea whole again. Transferring such a large portion of Mauna Kea out of UH’s hands is a wonderful idea and provides Native Hawaiians with a posi-tive first step in revising the way Mauna Kea is safeguarded.

However, I have recently heard through unconfirmed reports that DLNR has been resistant to taking control over the Mauna Kea lands because it lacks the resources to properly manage it.

If it is true that DLNR is unable to take responsibility over the lands, I would like to suggest that the state encourage UH to turn over the lands to OHA. It would make perfect sense since all 11,300 acres of land within the Mauna Kea Science Reserve are public land trust lands classified under section 5(b) of the Admissions Act. The revenues from public trust lands must be dedicated to specific purposes, including the betterment of Native Hawaiians.

OHA’s administration has built up its capacity to manage both commercial and

preservations lands by establish-ing an in-house land department and a land committee at the board level.

I believe that transferring responsibility over Mauna Kea lands to OHA would produce the best “win-win” situation for the State, the University of Hawaii and all of OHA’s Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. What better solution could there be than to put Hawai-ian lands in Hawaiian hands?

on anotHer note …On April 1, 2015, the Board of Trust-

ees rescinded its support of Mauna Kea as the site of the TMT. As a result OHA has no position as to whether or not the TMT should be located on the mountain.

Nonetheless, on July 10, 2015, OHA opposed DLNR’s proposals to use emer-gency rulemaking procedures to ban outdoor gear and nighttime presence in an 18,000-acre corridor leading to the summit of Mauna Kea. OHA testified that there were a number of technical, statutory, cultural, environmental, public safety and consti-tutional concerns, as well as the potential for unintended natural, cultural and public safety concerns.

Despite OHA’s strong opposition, the BLNR passed the following rules: (1) A rule change that will allow for the BLNR Chairperson to close public hunting areas for up to 30 days; and (2) A rule closing the Mauna Kea Observatory Access Road, including 1 mile on either side, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

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There are three divergent political positions on Nation Building that have emerged as Hawai-ians seek to re-establish some form of a Hawai-

ian Nation.

The first position is put forward by Hawaiian Nationals who seek independence from the United States. Their position is that Queen Lili‘uokalani never relinquished her throne and the Kingdom of Hawai‘i still exists as an illegally occupied sovereign nation. They cite breaches of international law in their attempts to petition the United Nations to take up the case.

The second position, supported by folks I would characterize as Hawaiian-Americans seeks a two-step process of reconciliation with the United States. First, they advo-cate for Native American status from the Congress, which would then allow Native Hawaiians to pursue a government-to-gov-ernment relationship with the U.S. as was done by Native American Indians and Native Alaskans. This is more commonly referred to as the nation-within-a-nation model.

It’s important to note that Native Ameri-can status does not automatically confer nationhood. The recognized group must formally petition the federal govern-ment for a government-to-government relationship. The proposal then would have to be ratified by the Congress and approved by the Executive Branch.

The third position advocated by those I refer to as Revisionists are largely com-posed of non-Hawaiians. They are accused

of revisionist history denying that Hawai‘i was colonized against the will of the vast

majority of the Hawaiian popula-tion. They do not acknowledge that the overthrow of Queen Lili‘uokalani led by American businessmen was a coup d’état with the clandestine objective of annexation to the United States. Revisionists are adamant that Hawaiian claims of illegal over-throw and demands for political redress are without merit and that the process leading to annexation by the U.S. occurred legitimately.

Of the three political positions, pursuit of the nation-within-a-

nation position of the Hawaiian-Americans was what emerged from the activism of the 1970s as the mainstream expectation of most Hawaiian and state political leaders including Hawai‘i’s congressional delega-tion. The voices of Hawaiian Nationals and the Revisionists had not yet been manifested to the degree that their positions received any serious attention at that time in history.

What is very clear now is that after 117 years since annexation the moment is upon us, the nationhood train has left the station, and the political clock is ticking. There seems general agree-ment that if nationhood is to occur it has to happen while Obama is President.

My next Ka Wai Ola column will take you through the next steps already in progress, which is moving quickly toward a Hawaiians-only election of del-egates to a constitutional convention that would be expected to emerge with a proposal for nationhood – or not. ¢

“Without this program, I know where I’d be, I’d be on the streets; no job, no

money, no home. Hustling just to stay alive.” This would be the plight for countless women, who through long and painful histories of trauma, poverty, addiction and abuse found themselves involved in Hawai‘i’s criminal justice system. Once there, for the most part, they were treated the same as incarcerated men.

In a criminal justice system dominated by approaches set up for men, TJ Mahoney & Associates, a nonprofit organization, has intentionally and deliberately created Ka Hale Ho‘äla Hou No Nä Wähine, (the home of reawakening for women), a residential re-entry program for women exiting prison. The program is both gender responsive and trauma informed.

What does that mean? Being gender responsive means we take into account the realities of women’s lives. Incarcerated women are not men; they have unique “path-ways” into the system, unique needs, and to be effective, we must create approaches and services that are designed specifically for women.

Being trauma informed means we under-stand that incarcerated women typically have histories of exposure to violence, abuse, neglect, poverty, addiction and a lack of resources to deal with the overwhelming nature of these experiences. Trauma liter-ally affects brain formation and impacts decision-making processes. The good news is, our brains can be “rewired”; in a trauma-informed environment, new patterns can be learned and healing can occur. Women can transform their lives.

Sadly, Native Hawaiians are highly over represented in the criminal justice system. To address this, we create an environment of ‘ohana where each woman gains a sense of belonging. She can (and is expected to) contribute and be part of something beyond herself. We nurture her gifts and talents and in turn, she grows stronger through the culti-vation of her strengths and abilities.

We know that incarceration is intergener-ational; to save the children, to prevent them

from becoming the next genera-tion of inmates, we must help and heal the mothers. The vast major-ity of women in our program are mothers. Family reunification is an important principal in our set-ting.

We understand that change is a process, not an event, and that it happens over time; that change is a personal journey; it is individual and not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. We nurture positive change through a struc-tured environment that emphasizes responsibility and accountability

as well as creativity and growth. Women learn through experience and are helped in overcoming obstacles, facing challenges and moving forward toward self-defined goals. They are required to find jobs, learn to budget and manage their finances, they learn computer skills, do chores and per-form community service.

These are the foundations of our pro-gram; factors which have enabled 82 percent of program graduates to stay out of prison beyond the two-year mark (a recog-nized benchmark for successful community reintegration). These statistics are in keep-ing with the best outcomes nationally and are a reflection of the effectiveness of our approach.

We have worked hard over the past 23 years to design, modify and hone a program, which has received national recognition as a leader in its field. Ka Hale Ho‘äla Hou No Nä Wähine is now in its own transition; the program is moving on! TJ Mahoney & Associates has done its part in launching and setting the course for this success-ful journey. The YWCA of O‘ahu, whose mission is “empowering women and elimi-nating racism” has picked up the torch and is now moving the program forward.

Stay tuned for the next (and exciting) installment where you will learn where the program is headed, due to diligence, tenacity, courage and unwavering belief in the ladies by Lorraine Robinson and the YWCA. ¢

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In the 1970s, the U.S. military began use of one of our own islands, Kaho‘olawe, for target practice. As a result, members of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana took it

upon themselves to oppose the use of Kaho‘olawe as a bomb-ing range and occupy the island. This dispute not only united our people, but also sparked a cultural renaissance that inspired many of our practices and skills. On one hand, the collective movement of our people was simply inspired by our people’s ties and love for ‘äina – and in overwhelming masses.

Though these two events are decades apart, the same can be said today atop Mauna Kea. Our people are coming together, speaking up and moving in support of aloha ‘äina. George Helm, an esteemed leader of the Kaho‘olawe movement said, “Our concern is towards making pathways for the proper use of all of Hawai‘i’s resources, her people, her land, her waters and all which flow willingly from the ‘äina.” Though some 40 years have passed since then, this is still true, today.

We have also grown tremendously. That time also resulted in the revival of our language, ‘ike Hawai‘i in schools and practices such as hula. When I went to school in the 1950s and ’60s, I was taught about the history of the Pilgrims crossing the plains on the American con-tinent. I had no clue of Hawai‘i’s history or the overthrow of our beloved Queen. The people who have risen at this day and age are direct beneficiaries of the past 40 years and all that has come from that time.

Our people know their language; we hear them ‘ölelo Hawai‘i and they know our his-tory. We see hula practitioners supporting this effort through their teachings, practice

and visits to sacred places – like Mauna Kea – doing hula to honor these places and

people. We see keiki of the immer-sion schools here and kanaka with degrees in Hawaiian Studies and Hawaiian Language from the Uni-versity. We are seeing the fruits of our labor and a new generation guiding us and taking the lead for our lähui as well. These ‘öpio are smart. They are operating in a very humble way, and I believe they are attracting the attention of the people in decision-making positions; therefore, it is of great importance that we work together cohesively with wisdom and experience from the elders, and

intelligence, desire and energy from our ‘öpio. We have the opportunity to create these

pathways for proper use just as Helm spoke of in the ’70s. We need to come together at the same table where we can continue to discuss the direction for our land, people and resources – but we must also listen to all. We are moving into a new and criti-cal time – not only as a people, but for all of Hawai‘i. We realize we have kuleana to the ‘äina and the people of it as well. That is why I think it is important that we continue to have collective conversations about the use of our land and resources.

History shows us the success of our peo-ple’s efforts when motivated by aloha – and this aloha is still relevant today. Kaho‘okahi Kanuha, a young kanaka at the fore-front of this time reminded us at our May 27th BOT meeting that “this is the single greatest activation, mobilization and unifi-cation of the Hawaiian people since 1897.”

Our people are a smart people. It is our job to listen, to communicate and to honor the many pilina and kuleana that we all have here in Hawai‘i. ¢

Through Papahana Kuaola and its Lelekamanu division, four classes from Kualapu‘u School had a unique opportu-nity to tour various sites

on Moloka‘i. Papahana Kuaola is a 501(c)

(3) nonprofit organization located in Waipao, He‘eia, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu. Its mission is to create quality educational programs focused on environmental restoration and economic sus-tainability fully integrated with Hawaiian knowledge in order to exemplify a lifestyle respectful of känaka, ‘äina and äkua. It is a multifaceted program servicing O‘ahu and Moloka‘i that looks to ensure that the future we build today can actually sustain us into tomorrow.

Lelekamanu is Papahana Kuaola’s out-reach and service project division on O‘ahu and Moloka‘i that encompasses a variety of educational opportunities that occur outside the ahupua‘a of He‘eia. These include field trips to marine and terrestrial conservation areas and active restoration sites, partner-ing with other community organizations on mälama ‘äina-based initiatives and par-ticipating in native vegetation restoration projects throughout Hawai‘i and the Pacific.

The four Kualapu‘u classes participated on an island field trip where they heard mo‘olelo of the different sites and the les-sons to be learned from each mo‘olelo. They also learned about mo‘olelo in general and why they are important and the connection they have with each place. Prior to western contact, the Hawaiian language was entirely spoken, Hawaiians used stories or mo‘olelo to communicate values, preserve history

and explain the unknown. Through these mo‘olelo we learn how our ancestors lived,

their beliefs, and as these mo‘olelo are told over and over again the Hawaiian Culture lives on.

The field trip encompassed sites from Kamalö to Ho‘olehua. Students were transported to the various sites around the island via a bus, and Penny Martin, who is the Moloka‘i Education Special-ist with the Lelekamanu division, conducted the tour for the students and teachers. Students were also provided with an Exploration Notebook, which is specific to Moloka‘i. It contained informa-tion on understanding mo‘olelo, a map of Moloka‘i listing the places

they stopped along the tour and specific place names around the island. The book also offered experiences that the students could share with their family and friends after they had their field trip. This section in the book contained information to share and learn as a family. There is also a list of vocabulary words that were translated from Hawaiian to English and there is also a list of various children’s books that stu-dents could go and borrow from their local library and learn other mo‘olelo of Hawai‘i.

On Moloka‘i, the Lelekamanu classes and field trips that are offered are in response to specific community requests and needs. While focusing on the same general topics as those on O‘ahu, audiences are not limited to grade level or age. Field experiences include trips to the rainforest of Kamakou, the dunes of Mo‘omomi, select wetlands, streams and reefs. If you would like more infor-mation please visit www.papahanakuaola.com and the Lelekamanu division. ¢

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KIPI-KAHELE – The descendants of Katherine Kaililaau Kaahea Kipi Kahele ‘Ohana will be hosting a reunion from Sept. 25-26, 2015, at Mä‘ili Beach Park on O‘ahu.

Come and join us for food, games and fel-lowship. For more information please con-tact Pauahi Leoiki at [email protected]; Doreen Sylva (808)520-4065 or Kapua Kahele at [email protected].

NA KUAUHAU ‘O KAHIWAKANE KAPOLEI – Na Kuauhau ‘o Kahiwakane- kapolei Grand Reunion on Aug. 20-23, 2015, at the Ala Moana Hotel. Activities will include Ho‘okupu La‘i and Pu‘olo Workshop, Mauna ‘ala, ‘Iolani Palace, Kamehameha Statue tour, Queen Emma Summer Palace, Ko‘olaupoko “Legends of Ko‘olau” culture cruise on the Glass-Bottom Boat. Seats on these tours are limited, please submit your registration sheet as soon as possible. Please see your newslet-

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MAHI – The Mahi ‘Ohana will be host-ing a reunion Oct. 9-10, 2015, in N. Kohala, Hawai‘i, Big Island for the descendants of Charles Pelenui and Christiina Kahalekai Kaloheaulani (Sp.) Children William Ilihia, Kaainiu, Pelekapu, John Pelenui, Cecilia Melekuli, Felix Kekaulikeokalua, Keahinui, Mitchell Mikiele, Mary Kamalu & Abraham Leone. To the Mahi ‘ohana and descendants that are not listed above, you are invited to the event as a special invitee to the reunion. For more information, contact Bella Mahi

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NAEHU/SAFFERY – Descendants of Captain and Judge Edmund Saffery (1806-1874) and wives Kupuna Naehu and Waiki Kawaawaaiki Naehu (1828-1900) of Olowalu, Maui, are in the beginning stages of planning a family reunion for Summer 2016 on O‘ahu. We are looking for representatives of their combined 14 children to help with planning and communicating information to the rest of their line. Their children include Fanny (John Kaiaokamalie); Edmund Jr. (Emalia Wallace); Henry (Kahua Kaanaana); Caroline (Frank Rose); William (Emily Cockett and Jennie Makekau); John (Lucy Kahalelio and Rebecca Nahooikaika); Thomas (Mary Luna Kina); Mary (Daniel Palena); Emma (William Pogue); Anna (Joseph Kealoha and Daniel Nahaku); Julianna (Antone Freitas) ; Charles (Emily Hawele and Catherine Kauhi); Helen; Emalia (Lai Ernestberge, George Conrad and Nelson Kaloa). If you’re interested in join-ing the planning committee or have ques-tions please contact: Naomi Losch, 261-9038, [email protected] or Kulamanu Goodhue, 689-4015, [email protected]. Please visit our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/EdmundSafferySrOhana/.

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