Na pua september 2014 issue

Nānākuli Mā‘ili Wai‘anae Mākaha

Issue#1|September2014

Strengthen.Challenge.Support.

It Does Take a Village!

The Family-School-Community Connection

PROTECT THE W, FROM WHAT? WAI`ANAE HIGH SCHOOL’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT

ATHLETES COLLEGE READINESS AND SOME THOUGHTS FROM

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR GLEN TOKUNAGA. PAGE 07

THEMAGAZINEOFTHEWAI‘ANAECOAST.FORTHEPEOPLE,BYTHEPEOPLE.www.napuaowaianae.org

www.napuaowaianae.org

Re-Elect! Maile SENATE DISTRICT 21 SHIMABUKURO

Kalaeloa • Honokai Hale • Ko Òlina • Nānākuli • Māìli • Waiànae • Mākaha

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Paid for by: Friends of Maile Shimabukuro 87-162 Liopolo Street, Waianae, HI 96792 Mervina Cash-Kaèo, Campaign Chair

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HI Center for Food Safety

HI Fire Fighters Assn.

HI Government Employees Assn.

HI State AFL-CIO

HI Teamsters & Allied Workers

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

International Longshore & Warehouse Union

Patsy T. Mink PAC

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W ithahumbleandjoyfulheartIbringtoyouthefirsteditionofNaPuaoWai’anae,amagazineforandaboutthebeautifulpeopleofWai’anaefrom

NānākulitoMākaha.NestledinthewesternmostpartofO’ahu,ourcommunityexudesbeauty,andradiatesadistinctivenessimpossibletofindanywhereelseintheworld.OurmissionforNaPuaOWai’anaeistostrengthen,challengeandsupportouruniquecommunity;spiritually,physically,emotionally,andsociallybyinspiringreaderstohonorGod,deepenfaith,improvehealth,strengthenrelationships,engageindialogue,recognizecontributors,celebratetheuniquenessofourWai’anaehome,andshareitwithothers. Ihopeyouthoroughlyenjoyourfirstedition,andeveryedition.Perusethemagazineforwhatwehopeyouwillfindismeaningfulcontentabouttopicsconcerningourkeiki,ourteens,ourfamilies,ourmenandwomen.WehopeyouwillbehonoredbystoriesofhowourpeoplearedemonstratingtheirloveforGod,deepeningtheirfaith,daringtodreambig,achievinggoals,takingcareofresponsibilities,showingcompassionforoneanother,addressingbigissues,makinglastingchanges,givingbacktoourcommunity,andshowingloveforourculture.You’llreadaboutrealpeopleandrealissues. Thecoverofthisfirstissueisrepresentativeof

Editorial

Momi Robins-Makaila Publisher&Writer

LETTERFROMTHEEDITOR

AlohA KāuA e WAi’AnAe!

whatwehopetoachievewithNaPuaOWai’anae—unitywithinourcommunity.Oursenator,ourcouncil-member,ourdistrictrepresentatives,ourcommunitymembersandourkeikiexcitedlyagreedtotakepartinmakingthiscoverexactlywhatitis—beautiful.Theyalsoagreedtosharealittleaboutthemselvesandtheirvisionforourcoast.Overthecourseofthenextfewmonthswewillhavetheprivi-legeofintroducingyoutoeachoneofthem.

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Ourcoverstory,foundonpage26attemptstoshedlightonanissueourcoastschoolsfaceeachandeveryyear—theneedforimprovedcommunicationandcollaborationamongourschools,communityandfamilies.DoyouknowthatWai’anae’sschoolsareamongthepoorestperformingschoolsinthestate?Withunityinourcommunity,ourkeikiwillreceivethekindofeduca-tiontheydeserve—thebestkind!Wehaveeverythingweneedrightheretomakeitareality.My20yearsexperienceasaparentand12yearsexperienceasateachertellsmeso. Keepthemagazineonyourkitchentableasaresourceorshareitwithyourneighbors.But,whateveryoudo,pleasedonotkeepusasecret.Bytheway,ifyouhaveastoryyouthinkwouldkokuaourcommunity,pleasedon’tbeshy.Letusknow.Giveusaringat808-888-9434or808-306-3054orsendusanemailtostories@npow.org. Currently,ourgoalistoturnNaPuaOWai’anaeintoamonthlypublication.Pleasebeonthelookoutforeachissue.Wewillalsobeupdatingourprogressonmywebsiteatwww.momirobins-makaila.orgontheNaPuaOWai’anaepage. ThestaffatNaPuaOWai’anaewillworkhardtobecomeavoiceofstrengthforouruniqueWai’anaehome.Asmyhusbandsaystomeonmanyoccasions,“Beblessedandgoblesssomeone!”

AlohaNo,

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It Does Take a Village!

The Family-School-Community Connection

protect the W, from what? AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AD OF WAIÀNAE HIGH SCHOOL GLEN TOKUNAGA: PREDICTIONS ON OUR

UPCOMING SEASON. PAGE 07 THEMAGAZINEOFTHEWAI‘ANAECOAST.FORTHEPEOPLE,BYTHEPEOPLE.www.napuaowaianae.org

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Strengthen.Challenge.Support.

07 Protect the W WaiànaeHighSchool’seffortstoimprovestudentathletescollegereadinessandsomethoughtsfromAthleticDirectorGlenTokunaga

10 W.W.O.W. Wonderful Woman of Wai’anae

08 People SenatorMaileShimabukurosharesheròhana,andherheart,withus.

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SheISthechangeshewishestoseeintheworld:CommunityDo-GooderDeborahCarrero’scontributiontoourkeiki.

Man On a Mission ByranManansalareachesouttohishometowntoexposeourkeikitothewonderfulgameofgolf.

Faith & Spirituality WhoCouldGodBeForYou?Anapproachtoreligionthathasnothingtodowithreligion.

Healthy Cooking CrazyforCoconut:Anewusefortheversatilefruit

Culture & Tradition KaMō`ī:ALegacyFulfilled,RonaKaàekuahiwiandhis39+yearlegacy,strongerthanever.

28ShowcasingthebeautyofourWaiànaehome:Keawaùla

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waiànae history

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NUMBERS&HISTORY

WAIÀNAE BY THE NUMBERS This data was collected from www.census.gov and was included in Na Pua o Waiànae to empower one another with information in terms of where we stand in some pertinent areas: high school and college graduation rates and percentage of our òhana below poverty as compared to the State of Hawaii as a whole.

NānākulithroughWai‘anae StateofHawaii Population 43,609 1,404,054Land(SquareMiles) 12.5 6,422.63PersonsperSquareMile 4237.5 211PercentofHawaiians 29.5%(up34%from2000)

(Doesnotincludepeoplereporting2ormoreraces)

10%

MedianHouseholdIncome $57,351(Ma‘ili`smedianhouseholdin-comeexceedstheStateat$70,025)

$67,492

HighSchoolGraduateRate 85.93% 90.3%CollegeGraduateRate 9.9%

(Bachelor’sdegreeorhigher)29.6%

HomeOwnershipRate 58.9% 58.2%PersonsBelowPoverty 21.9% 10.8%

www.census.gov

Wai‘anae, visit the following pages For more interesting facts on

on the web:

http://waianaebaptist.org/ Waianae%20History%20Items/ In%20the%20Beginning.htm

http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/a-lost-tradition-of-nanakuli-the-childrens-quavery-chant.htm

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ states/15/1574450.html (Wai‘anae)

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ states/15/1553900.html (Nānāku-li)

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ states/15/1547300.html (Mā`ili)

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/ states/15/1547450.html (Mākaha)

A Tid-Bit of Wai‘anae & Nānākuli History InJanuary1793CaptainGeorgeVancouverreportedagroveofcoconuttreesina“fertile,cultivatedvalley”(Waianaebaptist.org).AnotherofVancouver’saccountscalledit“agroveofcoconutsonlowgroundthroughthemidstofwhichrunsabeautifulstreamofclearwaterfromthemountains.”Today,weknowitasPoka‘iBay. In1811,atPoka‘iBay,shipsbeganofferinggoodsfortradeinexchangefortheSandalwoodthatlinedthecoast.Hawai‘i’sRoyaltyatthetimeorderedthetrade.KingKamehamehaappointedGovernorBokiasWai‘anae’sfirstdistrictchief.Bokiadministeredthetrade.Soonthesandalwoodsupplydwindledandtheforeignerswentelsewhere.AsaresultofthefocusonSandalwood,localcropcultivationdwindled.ThepeopleofWai‘anaewerewithlessfoodandalso“ravaged”bya“seriesofepidem-ics”includingSmallPox. In1835Wai‘anae’spopulation(includingNānāku-li,Mā‘ili,andMākaha)was1,654residents.By1855J.W.Makalena,theWai‘anaeTaxCollectorlistedtheestimatesofWai‘anae’spopulationaslessthan800.(Waianaebap-tist.org)


http://waianaebaptist.org/




http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/




SEARIDERS

Protect the W! ProtecttheW?Whatdoesthatmean?Foramoment,Isat

staringatthenewt-shirtIwasgivenatthenewteacherworkshop,andwondered,“fromwhat,andhow?”My

husbandhadthesamequestionformewhenIworetheshirttheverynextday.“ProtecttheW”canhavemanyinterpreta-tionsdependingonwhoyouask.HereiswhatIthought:Let’sprotecttheWandeverythingwithwhichweassociatethatW. WhenIseetheredandblueWthefirstthingIthinkofisWaiànaeHighfootball,baseball,soccer,wrestlingandalltheothersportsourstudentsplay.So,howdoweprotecttheW?Weensureourstudentathletes,whomakeusproud,haveeveryopportunitytoplaycollegesportsand/orprosports,ifthatiswhattheydesire.Howdowedothat?Wemakesuretheygettherighttraining--fortheirmindsandtheirbodies.Weknowwehavecommittedcoaches.WeknowWaiànaekidsareblessedwithunbelievableathletictalent,butunfortunately,talentedathletesarenotalwaysabletopursueposthighgoals.WaiànaeHighSchoolisworkingtirelesslytoincreaseopportunitiesforourstudentathletes. GlenTokunaga,AthleticDirectoratWHSisexcitedtobeabletoofferanewmandatoryafternoontutoringprogramtohelpWaiànae’sathletesbysupportingachievementoftheirgoalsafterhighschool,andpreparingthemforcollegiateathletics.Thetutoringprogramwillhelpstudentathletesstrengthentheiracademicskills.Mr.Tokunagaalsosharedthatcollegecounselingwillbeavail-abletothosewhoarealreadydoingwell.RandiFlorendo,WaianaeHighAssistantWrestlingCoachandWai‘anaeIntermediateHeadWrestlingCoachisjustoneofWaiànae’sstaffwhosharedhisexcitementabouttheprogram.“I’mhappytobeabletohelpourstudentsachievetheirgoalsinhighschoolandalsoafterhighschool.It’sexciting.Hopeful-lywe’llseemoreofourWaiànaestudentsinthelimelightoncollegecampusesandinthepros!” WHSisalsodevelopingahealthandfitnesscenter.Mr.Tokunagasharedthatinhisconversationswithcollegecoaches,thereisaneedtodevelopandbetterpreparestudentsforthephysicaldemandsofthegame.WHSwillfocusonhelpingstudentsbuildstrengthandcondition-ing.Theywillbehiringprofessionalsinthoseareasofexpertise:strength,conditioningandspeed. WaiànaeHighisalsogatheringdatafromformerstudentstoassessneedsandtailortheirprogramstothoseneeds.

“ProtecttheW”hasnothingtodowiththereputationofWaiànaeortheperceptionofwhowearetoothers.“ProtecttheW”haseverythingtodowithprotectingwhatweholddear;ourchildren--anddoingwhateverwecantohelpthembecomethebesttheycanbecome.Asfaraspredictionsforthiscomingyear,Tokunagasays,“Coachesalwaysaimforbeingthebestteaminthestate--takingitonestepatatime.Nothinghaschanged.Pride,HonorandTradition,that’swhoandwhatweare.”

PhotocourtesyofNika-AsuegaSausi

“I’M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR

STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN

HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO AFTER HIGH

SCHOOL. IT’S EXCITING. HOPEFULLY

WE’LL SEE MORE OF OUR WAIÀNAE

STUDENTS IN THE LIMELIGHT ON

COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND IN THE PROS!”

- Randi Florendo

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PEOPLE

SENATEDISTRICT21

MAILE SHIMABUKURO HaveyoueverseenMailefrowning?I’msureshedoes,

butsincebirth,she’salwaysbeenknownas“SmileyMaile.”She’s43yearsold,andstill,thenamefits.You

can’tbenegative,andpessimisticwithanamelikethat.Infact,Maileisjusttheopposite.Sheispositiveandoptimistic.MaileShimabukuro(D)isseekingre-electiontoremainyourStateSenatorDistrict21. MaileShimabukurogrewupinMā‘iliandstilllivesthere.SheattendedMā‘iliBible,Wai‘anaeElementary,Ho‘alaschool,‘IolaniHighthengraduatedwithalawdegreefromtheUniversityofHawaiiLawSchoolatMānoa.Maileservesasanon-profitlegalservicesattorneywithalawfirmontheWai‘anaeCoast.Mailelivesinourcommunity,servesourcommunityandlovesourcommunity.

CanyoubelieveMaileoncelackedself-confi-dence?Sheperseveredandwasdeterminedtochangethat.Mailesays,“attendingaPSIpersonaldevelopmentseminar,becomingamother,andgainingwisdomwithagehaveallreallyhelpedme.”


Mailefeelsherfamilyandfriendshaveallsupportedhertobecomethesuccessfulpersonsheis.Maileexplains,“Iamveryluckytobesurroundedbyfamilyandfriendswhoinspiremeinsomanyways.Myfamilyisdevotedtopublicserviceinvariousareas–mymotheriswithWomenofWaianae;myfatherworkstocontinuallyimprovetechnologyinhighereducation;mystepfatheriswithMalamaMakua;mysisterisinvolvedwithPūnanaLeooWai`anae,MA’OFarmsandstudentactivitiesatLCC-Waianae;andmystepbrother(VinceDodge)iswithAiPohakuWorkshop(whichfocusesonHawaiiancultureandfoodsustainability).Further,eachofmyclosefriendshavequalitiesthatIaspiretoemulate.”Mailesaysthatsheisblessedtohavesignificantmentorsinherlife.“MervinaCash-Ka`eoandLeaHonghaveservedasinspira-tionalmentorsformeinmyprofessionaldevelopmentasanattorney,”Mailealsosharedhowmuchshelearnsfromhersignificantother,ShayneSakoda.Attheageof8,hestartedtoplanforhisfuture,andwasabletoretireinhis40s.Oneofthesayingshelivesbyisthat‘richpeoplelivelikethey’rebroke,andpoorpeoplelivelikethey’rerich.’Heunder-standshowtoinvestmoneyandbefrugal,sothatyoucanachievefinancialfreedom.” Mailealsoattributesthestrugglesandstrifeofherancestorsasamotivatingfactorinservingour

“I am very lucky to be surrounded by family and friends

who inspire me in so many ways...”

-Maile

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community.Shehonorsherancestorsbygivingbacktoothers.Mailesharesalittleofherfamilywithus,“IamtheprouddaughterofKarenYoungandJamesShima-bukuro.MystepfatherisFredDodge,andmysisterisSummerMiles.MyChinesematernalgrandmother,MargaretCalkins,livedinMā‘iliformanyyears.Whenshewasjustinhighschool,shewasforcedtomarrymygrand-father(aChineseimmigrant),sinceherfatherlostamahjongggamblingdebttohim.Unfortunately,mygrandfatherwasveryabusivetowardmygrandmother,andhediedofalcoholismwhenmymotherwasachild.” Mailecontinuestoshareaboutherpaternalgrandfather,“MyOkinawanpaternalgrandfather,KamejiShimabukuro,immigratedtoHawaiifromOkinawatoworkonafarmonKauaì.Hisfamilywassopoorthattheyhadtoselloffhissistertobeaconcubine.Heworkedhard,andwasfinallyabletosendenoughmoneybacktoOkinawatofreehissisterfromforcedprostitu-tion.HeeventuallyworkedhiswayuptobecomingateacherataJapaneselanguageschoolinHawaii.Unfortunately,JapaneseteachersweretargetedafterJapanstruckPearlHarborandstartedWWII.Thus,theUSsenthimtoaninternmentcampinTuleLake,CA,whichiswheremyfatherwasborn.”“Isharethisbecause,familyisimport-anttome,andifIamre-elected,IwillcontinuetoserveourWai‘anaefamiliestothebestofmyability,”Maileadds. Ofhermanyaccomplishments,sheismostproudofthelegislationshehelpedpassforchildren.AsyouprobablyknowMaileisastrongadvocateforchil-drenandtheireducation.Mailepassedabilltohelpchildabusevictims.She’salsopassedaho’oponopono

billforjuvenileoffendersandtheirvictims.Inotherlegisla-tion,Maileiscurrentlyworkingonabilltobringdownthecostofbuild-inghomes.Sheplanstoworkonfindingmodelbuildingcodestobuildsustainable,costefficienthomesaswell.PleasevisitMaile’swebsiteat21maile.comwhereyoucanfindoutabouthermanyaccomplishmentsinthelegislature.WikipediaalsohasaninformativearticleaboutMaile.JustgoogleMaileShimabukuroandyou’llfindit. MaileShimabukuroisawonderfulwomanofWai‘anae,andifyougiveheryourvote,shewillcontinuetoserveus,asshehasdonealltheseyears.

“Family is important to me, and if I am re-elected, I will continue to serve our Waiànae families to the

best of my ability.”

-Maile

People & Community

CommunityDo-Gooder!W.W.O.W.WonderfulWomanofWaiànae

DEBORAH LUANA STOKES

If you’re interested in giving this wonderful experience to your child, go to the Leeward Coast

AYSO website at www.leewardayso269.com

DeborahLuanaStokes,48year-oldbornandraisedlife-timememberoftheWai’anaeCoastisanamazingmom,daughter,sister,friendandspecialeducationteacher.

CoachDebisalsotheLeewardCoastRepresentativefortheAmericanYouthSoccerOrganization(AYSO),andisourwonderfulwomanofWai’anae.She’sbeeninvolvedwithAYSOforover20years,sinceher29-year-oldsonwas6.Herinvolvementdidn’tstopwhenhersongrewupbecauseshehada“secondbatchofGod’sblessings”assheputsit.Deborahhasa10yearoldanda6yearoldtoo.Soccerhasbeenanintegralpartoftheirlives.“Weareasoccerfamily,”Deborah’scommitmenttoherchildren,tothegameofsoccerandtothemultitudeofyounggirlsshe’srearedandcoachedmakesDeborahanexampleofjustoneofthewonderfulwomenofWai’anae.Deborahisbeinghonoredforhercommitmenttothe100’sofyoungpeopleshe’scoached.Deborahsays,“Itisamazingtoseetheempoweringofayoungwoman.Yougettoseehergrow,develop,andblos-som.Itistrulymiraculoustoseeareservedlittlegirlbecomearadiantyoungwoman,fullyawareofallthatsheiscapableofbeing.Itisawesometoknowthatyouhadalittlesome-thingtodowiththat!!” Soccerwasn’tasportDeborahplayedasayoung-ster.DeborahmadeitthroughextensivetrainingtolearnhowtobeanAYSOcoach.Sheremembersthegrueling,weeklongdaycamp,andbeingseverelysunburned!“Butnow,Iloveit.Ithasbecomeapartofourfamily’slife-style,”saysDeborah.EveryweekendyoucanfindDeborahandherfamilyattheparkfromthecrackofdawn,preppingthefieldsforthedays’games.Theyneverleaveuntilthelastgameofthedayisplayedandtheequipmentissafelytuckedaway. Deborahishappilymarriedtothefatherofhertwoyoungerchildren.Herhusbandthinksshe’scrazybecauseshedoessomuch,butsupportsher100%.Shecreditshimforallshe’saccomplished.“Ifnotforhissupport,Iwouldn’tbeabletobeassuccessfulatallmyendeavors,includingthefactthatI’vejustearnedmydegreefromUHManoa!”“I’veexperiencedsomanyobstacles.Thelackoftimeisalwaysthehardest,butmyfamilyhelpsmemakeitwork.”Ascrazyasherlifeis,shewouldn’tchangeathing.“Mychildren,mystudentsatWaiànaeHighSchoolandmyAYSOplayersmakeitallworthit.”

AYSO’sphilosophyisgroundedingoodsportsmanship,beingateamplayer,andincharacterbuilding.Itisnotaboutwinning.Itisaboutgrowinggoodpeople.Deborahproclaims,“That’swhyIdowhatIdo.NomatterhowtiredIget,andhowmuchworkittakes,Idoit.Thatismyfulfillment--buildingstrong,independentyoungmenandwomen.IlovethosemomentswhenIseethatonceshy,hesitantyounggirlbecomeaproud,confident,contributortotheteam.ThatiswhatAYSOisabout.”Deborah

furtherexplains,“Theonlywaytotrulymakeadifferenceinourgirls,inourhometownofWaiànaeistoreallycare.Thathappensthroughconnections.ImakethathappenthroughAYSO.” Heradviceforotherswantingtoengageincommunityserviceisto“Getupandbethechangethatyouwanttosee.Alltoooftenpeoplecomplainaboutthingsintheworld,withoutofferingasolution.ThesolutionistoBEthechange.Weallhavethepowerwithinustomakeadifference.Weneedtohavefaithinourselves,andinwhatwecandoandoffertoothers.”Deborahcloseswiththislastmessage,“Wearetheleadersoftoday.Wegroomtheleadersoftomorrowsotheycanbethebestthattheycanbe.Thatiswhywedowhatwedo.Ourchildrenneedtoknowtheirfutureisbright;thatanythingispossible,andthatitistheirsforthetaking.”


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TERRIFICTEENS!

SHAVON PALMERO IneachandeveryissueNaPua`O

Wai‘anaewillintroduceyoutoaWai‘anaeteenagerenjoyinglife,dreaming,settinggoals,beingrespon-sibleandsimplydoinghisorherbest.InthisveryfirstissuewehavethepleasureofintroducingyoutoShavonPalmero,a15yearoldNāresident.ShavonlivedallofhislifeinNānākuli.HeattendedNānā elementaryschool,thenwasacceptedtoKamehamehaforhis7thgradeyear.Shavonistheyoungestoffourboys.Hisbrothersmeantheworldtohimandheenjoysbeingtheyoungestbecausehelovesbeingspoiledbythem.Shavonsaysthatwhilehisthreeolderbrothersareallrolemodelsforhim,heseeshisoldercousinNāRobinsasanotherrolemodel.Shavonfeelsblessedbecausehehasamentorwhohelpshimtosethispersonalgoals.That’shiscousinNā‘ali‘i.Nā’ali’iplaysfootballfortheOregonStateBeavers.ItisbecauseofhiscousinthatShavonplanstoattendOregonStateUniversityoncehegraduatesfromhighschool.Shavonknowsitwillbehardbecausehisgradescouldbealittlebetter.


Shavonsayshiscoreclasseswererough,butheisdeterminedtodowhatittakestogetintocollege—evenifitmeansextrahoursoftutoring.“That’swhatittakestobegood—timeandeffort,”saysShavon.Hesays,“allIcandoisdomybest,andthatismygoal.”InShavon’ssparetimehelovesplayingfootballorbasketball,orspendingtimewithhisDad.Hesays,“IliketospendtimetalkingtomyDad.Wecantalkaboutanything.He’salwaysbeenthereorme,andIappreciatehim.Mymomtoo.Iamthankfultohavethemasparents.”Shavon’sultimatehobbiesaredivingandbodyboarding.Shavonsaysthereisnobetterfeelingintheworldthanbeingabletodiveandcatchfish.HisbrothersandunclesspentmanyweekendsshowingShavonhowtodive—teachinghimalltheyknew.It’simportanttoShavonthathiscatchisnomorethanthefamilycaneat.Theywastenothing.Healsolovessharinghiscatchwithallofhisfamily.Shavondescribesthefeelingofcatchingawaveonabodyboardas“Awesome!”Hesays,“it’sthrilling.”Shavonisgenerallyaquietyoungman,buthehasaplayfulpersonalityasyoucan

seeinhispictureonthewave.Heisenjoyingthewave,butbeinggoofyforthecameraatthesametime.Shav,ashisfamilycallshim,sayshelovespeoplewhotellthehonesttruthandwhoareopen.Helovesspendingtimewithpeoplewhohavesimilarlikes.Theonethinghedoesnotlikeisbeingtoldtodosomethingrightaftersittingdownandgettingreadytorelax.Hethinksallteenagersarelikethat.Shavonenjoysspendingtimeat“Prays”beachinMākaha.Ifyouseehimthere,gooverandsayhello!

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MeetourCouncilwoman

KYMBERLY PINE KymberlyPineneverimaginedthatshewouldbean

electedofficial.Itwasseeinghercommunityneglect-edbygovernmentleadersintheareasoftraffic

relief;schoolfundingandcrimethatmotivatedhertorunforofficetoensuretheresidentsinhercommunitywouldnolongerbeleftbehind. InJanuaryof2013shewaselectedtotheofficeofCityCouncilmemberforDistrictOneproudlyrepresentingthecommunitiesof:Ewa,EwaBeach,Kapolei,Makakilo,Kalaeloa,HonokaiHale,KoOlina,Nanakuli,Maili,Waianae,Makaha,KeaauandMakua.DuringhertimeasaCityCouncilmember,shesecuredfundingforimprovementsontheWaianaeCoastwhichinclude,$745,000forPu’uOHulu(MailiKai)CommunityPark,over$1millionforWaianaeDistrictPark,$430,000forMakahaCommunityParkand$1.5millionfortheLeewardCoastBenefitsProgram.CouncilmemberPinewasalsoabletofund$5milliontorestoreandexpandLeewardbusroutesandover$1.7millionfortheWaianaePoliceandFireStations.ShecontinuestocreatemoreopportunitiesforLeewardCoastresidentsandimprovethequalityoflifeformany.CouncilmemberPine’s“HireLeeward”Initiativeisabout“ConnectingLeewardResi-dentswithLeewardJobs”.The2ndannualHireLeewardJobandCareerFairhostedover50employersandsawover3,000attendeesseekingjobsinWestOahu. PriortoservingontheHonoluluCityCouncil,sheservedfourtermsasStateRepresentativeforEwaBeachDistrict#43from2004-2012.Herdistrictreceivedover$600millionfornewroads,schools,variousotherprojectsandtoughercrimelawswerealsopassed. Kymberlyhasastrongworkethicandapassionatedesiretosucceed.ShegraduatedfromtheprestigiousUniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleywheresheobtainedaBachelor’sDegreeinEnglishandbecameatrainedjournalist.Shehaswonnumerousawardsforherwriting,andwastheyoungesttobeappointedasDirectoroftheMinorityResearchOfficeintheStateHouseofRepresentatives.Inthisposition,sheranateamfocusedonfindingwasteandmismanagementingovernmentspendingandcreatingnewsolutionstoHawaii’sproblems.Herworkinpolicyreceivedextensivecoverageinlocaltelevision,radio,andprintmediaandhasbeenusedbytheGovernor’sandLt.Governor’soffices.KymberlyhasoveradecadeofexperienceworkingforthepeopleofHawaii. Kymberlyisalsoanavidathlete.Shecompletedthe42-mileMolokaiChannelcanoeracetoOahuandtheWaikikiRoughWaterSwim2.4milecompetition.Inhighschoolshewasawell-knownathleteasamemberoftheHawaiiOlympicDevelopmentSoccerTeam,andwaschosenastheOahuInterscholasticAssociationWestAll-StarMVPplayer.Shewasalsoacross-countryandtrackstandout,placingsecondintheOIAinvariouscompetitions.


Intheearly1900’s,Kymberly’sgrandfatheremigratedfromIlocosNorte,Philippineswithafewpesos,aphotographoftheStatueofLiberty,andadreamthathisdescendantswouldonedaygotocollegeandbesparedthehardshipsofplantationlife.HelaterwentontofightinWorldWarIIandwasoneofthou-sandsofU.S.militarymenandwomenwhodefendedAmericaduringtheattackonPearlHarbor. Kymberly’sgreatgrandparentsonhergrand-mother’ssideofthefamilyemigratedfromPangasinanandTarlac,Philippines.TheyworkedonMauiandEwaplantations.Herfamilywasverypoorbackthen,butworkedhardtoensuresuccessforfuturegenerations.ThisisoneofthereasonsthatsheissopassionateabouthelpingthepoorandwhysheworkedforoversixyearsatU.S.VETS–HAWAII,ahomeforformerhomelessveterans. KymberlyisalsorelatedtoAlexanderHamilton,oneofAmerica’sfoundingfatherswhoenabledmillionsofcitizenstoachievetheAmericanDream.Sheismar-riedtoNavyLTCDRBrianRyglowskiwhoworksatthePearlHarborNavyShipyard.KymberlyandBrianaremembersoftheOurLadyofPerpetualHelpCatholicChurchinEwaBeachwheresheisalector.

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ByranManansalagrewupontheLeewardCoastinWaianae,sowhentheopportunityarosethatofferedhimachancetogivebacktohiscommunityheseized

it.ByranstartedworkingatKapoleiGolfCourseinAugust2008aspartoftheOutsideGuestServicesteam.Heworkedhiswayup,andbecametheProShopAssistantGolfProfessional.For3yearsByranworkedwiththeGolfProfessionalTeamatKapoleiGolfCoursetobuildapro-gramthatwouldintroduceourkeikitothegameofgolf.UsingSNAGequipment,hebegantheJuniorGolfPro-gram.Byranwatchedtheyouthhetaughtexcelincharacter,confidence,andintegrityasindividualsandinallaspectsofthegameofgolf. NowasClubHouseManageratMākahaValleyCountryClub,Byranisreachingouttothecommunityinwhichhewasraised,togiveourkeikiexposuretogolf,andtothemanypossibilitiesthegamecouldbring.Hisinnova-tive,creative,patient,determined,andpassionateap-proachtoteachingiswelcomingforallyouthgolfersages5-18.WhetherduringClinicSessions*orenrolledintheJuniorGolfProgram*youryouthissuretolovethegameofgolf,andlearnsomevaluablelifelessonsintheprocess.

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Issues

SHOWUPAND

BRING A NEIGHBOR! LongtimeNanakuliresident,communityleaderand

contributorSophieFlores-Manansalahasmadeitherlife’spurposetomakeourcommunitybetter.Ispoke

toSophieaboutherrecenteffortstohelpthenewMor-monchurchbeingbuiltonHakimoRoad.Atthispointintime,thechurchisbeginningthelongprocessofsecuringtheproperpermittingforrezoningtheland.WhetheryouagreewiththeprinciplesoftheMormonchurch,oryoudon’t,theywillprobablyimpactthecommunityinapositiveway. Apparently,therehasbeencommunityoutcryaboutthepossiblenegativeimpactonthetrafficatHakimoRoad.Inanefforttoincludethecommunity,SophiescheduledameetingforApril10,2014forresidentstosharetheirconcerns.Shepostedfly-ers,sentoutinvitationsandinvitedasmanygroupsasshecould.Shesparednoexpense—rentedchairsandcoveredtableswithfood.Notevenadozenpeopleshowedup.Thatincludedherhusbandandhertwoclosefriends.Thosepeoplewhowereconcernedaboutthetraffic—didtheyjustdecideitwasokayordidtheythinktheirvoiceswouldnotbeheardanyway.Isthatwhytheydidn’tshowup?Whoknows?Wemayneverknow.Theynevershowedup.Twopossiblereasonscouldbethecauseforthe


lowturnout.First,asmuchaswedislikechange,whenitcomes,weavoiditatallcosts.Wethinkifweignoreit,itwillgoaway.That’shumannature.Second,asaculture,ourcommunityhasadoptedan“ohwell,seen-and-not-heard”kindofattitude.Asacommunity,wehaveyettorealizethepowerwehaveinnumbers.Whenwegettogether,wecancontrolthekindsofchangeweexperi-enceasacommunity.Wemightnotbeabletostopchange,butatleastwecaninfluencethekindsofchangeweallowinourcommunity.LookatcommunitieslikeWaimanaloandHale’iwa.Whencommunityresi-dentswantordon’twantchange,theygettogether.Theyshowup.Theybringtheirneighbors.Whentheydo,theyusuallygetwhattheywant.We’retoonice,toolaid-backandweletthingshappentous.Let’stakeastand,showup,bringourneighbors,andmakesureourvoicesareheard.It’shumannaturetoprotestchangebecausechangecanbeuncomfortable.Changeinvolvesstruggle.Ratherthanseechangeassomethingdifficultlet’slookatchangeforwhatitis--thebuildingblockforgrowth;apartoflife;andsomethingwecancounton.LikeFrederickDouglassaid,“Ifthereisnostruggle,thereisnogrowth.”Changehappens.Onmostoccasionsithappenswhetherwelikeitornot.Itisprobablyoneofthehardestphenomenatoaccept.

We are proud of our schools and our students. If you have inspirational stories of how our students are overcoming obstacles, making a differ-ence or achieving their dreams. Please write to us at [email protected].

Thereisnothinginournaturalworldthatstaysthesame.Frombutterfliestobabies,everythinggrows,changesandtransforms.Whetherit’swatchingourparentsgettingolder,changingprofessions,movingtoanewhome,endingrelation-ships,changeisemotionallydifficultandcaneasilycauseconflict,butwhenweembracechangeconsciouslyandwithintention,wecandecidewhatpartwe’llplayinthe“new.”Allweneedtochangewell,istoembracechangebyshowingup.I’dmuchrathersitathomeafteralongday’sworkwatchingDiner’sDriveInn’sandDives.Ilovethatguy-GuyFieri.Thethoughtofnotbeingabletodothat,thenhavingtodrive10milestoameetingthat’llprobablyinvolvetalking,talkingandmoretalkingisn’tappeal-ingtomeeither,butI’dratherdothatthanthealterna-tive—watchchangeleavemebehind.Itoosufferfromthe“oh-well”attitude.It’stimeforaparadigmshiftinmythinking.I’mnotgoingtoletanyoneelsetellmewhatwillbecomeofmycommunity.I’mgoingtobeapartofit,forachange.Canyouimaginetheimpactwecanmakeifweallpracticethat?Thenexttimewehaveanopportunitytoshowup,let’sdothat:Showupandbringaneighbor!

“Is that why they didn’t show up? Who knows? We may never know.

They never showed up.“


•Eatmorefoodslikebeans,dark,greenleafyvegetables,sweetpotatoes,berries,tomatoes,fishhighinomega-3fattyacids,wholegrains,andfat-freemilkandyogurt.Findhealthfulfoods,andalltheproduceyouneedatTheFarmersMarket--everySaturdayatthenewandimprovingWai`anaeMall.Ma’o

Health & Wellness

DIABETESKILLS!

DonnaMarieSmythe(October20,1979–March17,2014)

IN LOVING MEMORY... How many people do you know, personally, who live with diabetes? Do they know the seriousness of diabetes? Do you?

TwoWai’anaefamilieslostlovedonestodiabetesthisyear.Theyarejusttwoofthemanyliveslost

tothisspreadingepidemic.Thisarticleisdedicatedinlovingmemorytothemboth.DonnaMarieSmythe(October20,1979–March17,2014)andDarleneCaminos(April28,1951–May2,2014)losttheirbattlewithdiabetes.TheywereHawaiianwomen,mothers,sisters,andaunties.Donnawasabeautiful-spiritedyoungwomanwhowantednothingbuttobethereforherfamily.ItwasimportantforDonnatobethereforherniecesandnephews.Darlenecaredaboutonething:makingsureherfamilyenjoyedtheirtimetogether.Seeingthemhavingfun,madeherthehappiestwoman.Youneversawherwithoutasmileonherface.Hermissionwastoenjoylifetothefullest.Bothwomen


aregone--rippedfromtheirlovedones—toosoon.Lettheirlivesserveasreminderstousabouttheseriousnessofdiabetes. Diabetesandcomplicationsfromdiabetescontinuetorobourlovedonesfrommanyhappyyears,andunlesswemakechanges,itwillcontinuetodoso.AccordingtotheHawaiibranchoftheAmericanDiabetesAssociation(ADA),“over113,000ofourHawaiiresidentshavediabetes,ofwhich26,100remainundiagnosed.Unlessweraiseawarenessandmakechanges,estimatesprojectthatby2050asmanyas1in3Americanadultswillhavediabetes. Diabetesisametabolicdiseaseinwhichthebodyisunabletoproduceanyorenoughinsulin(ahormonethatconvertssugarintoenergy)causingelevatedlevelsofglucoseintheblood.Wheninsulincan’tconvertthesugartousableenergy,thecellscan’tgetthesugartheyneed.Overtime,theextrasugarfloatinginthebloodstreamcan

damagethebloodvessels,kidneys,nerves,eyes,andtheheart.DIABE-TESisheartdisease,and1outof8peoplediefromaheartattack,and80%ofallheartattacksarepreventable. Therearemanythingswecandotostopthespreadandpreventdiabetes.Studiesshowthatevenalossof10-15poundscanmakeaconsiderabledifference.Herearesomeofthesimplethingsthatyoucandoslowly,soasnottofeeldeprivedoroverwhelmed

DarleneCaminos(April28,1951-May2,2014)

•CallWCCHCat697-3599forinformationontheirmanyDiabeticprogramsavailableatlittleornocosttomembers,non-membersandallofourWaiànaeresidents.AskaboutOlaKapuandtheincentiveprogramtheyhavetohelpdiabeticsmanagetheirhealth.

FarmsalongwithKahumanaaretheretooffertheirhomegrown,organicproduce.IfyoumisstheFarm-er’sMarketonSaturdays,checkoutTamura’sorWaianaeStorefortheirhomegrownproduce.

•Replaceanunhealthyoilwithahealthierchoicelikecoconutoil,almondoil,oroliveoil.

•Replaceonesugar-filleddrinkperdaywithwateruntilyounolongerdrinksugarydrinksonanyregularbasis.

•Replacewhite,refinedbreadwithwholegrainbread.•Findanactivitytodowithalovedonethatyou

bothenjoy.•TakeawalkaroundPililaàuPark.•Dancetoyourfavoritesongs,inyourhome,atthe

beachoratthepark.OrfindaZumbagroup.PearlenaSaronooffersherZumbaclassesatWai’anaeIntermediateSchool.ConnectwithheronFacebookforthelatestclassschedule.TheWaiànaeComprehensiveCenteroffersweeklyclassestoo,andit’sFREEtomembers.

•Ifyou’reable,walktowork.•Findrandomminutesinyourdaytodoafewjumping

jacks,crunches,orpush-ups.•GoswimminginPoka’iBay.Ifyoucan’tswim,takea

noodleandwalkinthewaterfromtheEwaendtoRestCamp.Or,onmanymornings,takeadvantageofourKupunawhoaretherewiththeirpaddleboardsreadyandwillingtogiveyoualesson—goodforyourheartandsoul!

•Seeadoctorregularlytomonitoryourhealth.

Ifwefocusonmakinglittlechanges,consistently,we’llnotonlyimproveourchancesoflivingahealthierlife,butweleavethatlegacyforthenextgeneration. LetthelivesofDonnaandDarleneserveasremind-erstousthatunlesswebandtogether,wewillcontinuetoloseouròhana.Wecangetridofdiabetesinourlives,ourfamilies’lives,inHawaii,inournation,andinourworld.


Culture & Tradition

NaKeikiOKaMōCanoeClub

A LEGACY FULFILLED ByT.KauìTeixeira

“Pokaì Bay, U.S.A.,” is where founder and former Head Coach Rona Kaàekuahiwi would say is the home of Na Keiki o Ka Mō’ī Canoe Club.

Itallbegan39yearsagowhenGabbyKalawaia(Crabbe),hisbrotherFrancisCrabbe,FrancisSilva,andEarleJosephapproachedRonaKaàekuahiwiin1975tostartanewcanoeclub.RonawasthefirstheadcoachforLeewardKai&MakahaCanoeClubsandbynow,reallywantedtotakeabreakfrompaddling. ThemenwerepersistentandtalkedRonaintoit.Theyorganizedforayear,raisingmoneyandacquiringtheequipmentneededtostartthenewcanoeclub.Andsotheracesbegan.In1976,KaMō`īwasformed,withaborrowedcanoefromaclubonKauai,andasecondcanoewhichwaspurchasedthroughtheoldModelCitiesProgram. ThatfirstyearKaMō`īhad400paddlers,andrememberonlytwocanoes.Today,theclubhasover250paddlers,adozenfiberglasscanoes,andonekoacanoe.


AlthoughRonapassedawayinOctober2005,hislegacylivesonthroughhisfamily.HisoldestsonDanonandoldestdaughterLisaareco-headcoaches,daughterNaleicoachestheNoviceWomen,andsonDudecoachestheNoviceA&OpenMenCrews.Theirmomistheirbiggestsupportandhasbeentheclubmanagerforthepast39years.Theyhavealsocarriedonhisknowledgeandteachingsontotheirownchildren,whoallpaddleandareadmirablesteersmenliketheirgrandfatherwas.Today,therearefourgenerationsofKaàekuahiwipaddlers. In2006,theCity&CountyofHonolulubuiltacanoehalauatPokaìBaywhichwashonoredanddedi-catedtothememoryofRonaKaàekuahiwibyofficiallynamingthehalauafterhim. KaMoì,nowinits39thyearofexistence,isthelargestclubwithintheHuiWaàassociation,with265communitypaddlersranginginagefromage10–80yearsold,proudlyspanningmultiplegenerationsoffamiliesintheWestsidecommunity. Oneofourclub’sstrongestattributesisthesignificantnumberofyoungmembers-thefutureleadersofourcommunity.Onceagain,KaMoìaccomplishmentshavebroughtproudrecognitiontoourcommunityandhavedemonstratedwhatcommunitysupport,hardworkanddedicationtoatraditionalsportcanaccomplish. ItisthegoalofKaMoìanditsmemberstomakeadifferenceinWaiànaeandtheWestsidebykeepingstrongcommunityinterestandsupportinthetraditionalHawaiiansportofoutriggercanoeracing.Thissportstressesdiscipline,hardwork,dedicationtotrainingand

developscharacterandvaluesrequiredforsuccess,notjustatpaddling,butinlife.Tosucceedrequiresteamworkandbothfamilyandcommunitysupport.Commitmenttothesevalueskeepsourclubandthecommunitystrong. OnSaturday,July20,2013,NaKeikiOKaMoìCanoeClubdefendedtheHuiWaàChampionshipTitleatKeèhiLagoon.TheclubfinishedfirstplaceintheAAADivisionwithahighof83points.KaMoìalsowonCluboftheYearagain,outof18clubsintheHuiWaàAssociation.BeingchosenasCluboftheYearcomeswithgreatadmira-tion,anotherhonorweareproudtobringhometoourcommunity. InHanaleiBay,Kauaì,onAugust3,2013,theHCRAStateChampionshipracestookplaceandKaMoìrepresentedourcommunitywellwithoveronehundredstronginattendance,includingparentsandsupporters.Sixteencrewsenteredonbehalfofourclub,tenofwhichconsistedofouryouth.Theclubplaced7thoverallintheAAADivision(13-20events),withatotalof108points.Averygoodexperiencebeingamong49clubsisland-wideinexistence,withoverthousandsofpaddlerspresent.

BringinghometheonlysetofmedalswastheMixed12’screw,finishinginsecondplace.Theintensityatthefinishlinewaspowerfulasourcrewcrossedonly.25secondsaway(lessthanoneseatlength).


“TO SUCCEED REQUIRES TEAMWORK AND BOTH

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.”

Faith & Spirituality

Momi’sMinute

WHO COULD GOD BE FOR YOU? Doyouknowanyofyourfirstcousinstwiceremoved?

Thatrelativewouldbeafirstcousinofyourgrand-mother—soanytwopeoplewithatwo-genera-

tiondifference.Wemaymeetfirstcousinstwiceremovedatannualfamilyreunions--ifwe’relucky.Ican’tnameanyofmyfirstcousinstwiceremoved—atleastfromthetopofmyheadIcan’t.Formanyofus,Godiseverywhereandnowhere.Godisnothingmorethanafirstcousintwiceremoved.Ifthat’stheonlyconnectionwehavewithHim,Hispresencegivesuslittlecomfort.WehearstoriesaboutGod.WereadaboutHiminabookwrittenthousandsofyearsagoaboutapeopleandtimetowhichwecannotrelate.SomesharetestimoniesofHisgrace,mercyandlove,andswearthatitisbecauseofHimtheyarewell.WeponderonapossibleconnectionwithHim.Takeafive-minutestrollthroughanyneighborhoodofanyUnitedStatescityandyou’reboundtocomeacrossachurchbuiltinHisname.FliptheTVswitchonanygivenSundaymorningandit’slikelyyou’llseeanolderwhitegentlemanpreachingHisWord.But,isthatallHeistoyou?IsHeeverywhereandnowhere? Godwantstobesomuchmorethanafirstcousintwiceremoved.Godwantsmoreforyou,andfromyou,thanarelationshiplikethatonecangive.But,weoftenplaceGodinthatkindofrole—thefirstcousinwithwhomweoccasionallyshareaconversation.Godwantstobe


theretomendyourbrokenheart,andtohelpyoumakethatdifficultlifedecision.Hewantstocomfortyouinthosetimeswhenfearrendersyouhelpless.Hewantstopointyouintherightdirectionandinspireyouwithnewthoughts.Hewantstoloveyouandsaveyou.WhenIthinkaboutthemostimportantrelation-shipsinmylife,Ithinkabouthowmuchworkittakestomaintainthem,butalsoaboutthejoyandsupportIhavebecauseofthem.Wegooutofourwaytohelpeachother,evenwhenit’sentirelyinconvenient.Weapologizewhenwedon’twantto.Weholdourtonguesnotbecausewewantto,butbecauseweknowweshould.Welaughhystericallytogetheraboutthesilliestthings.Wecryoneachother’sshoulderswhenindeepdespair.Arelation-shipwithGodtakesthatkindofdevotionandwork.Ittakestimeandeffort,andthewillingnesstoshareandbehonest.YoumustbewillingtogettoknowHimandallowHimtogettoknowandworkinyou. Godislikethegrandmawhobakesyoucookieswhenyoufeelblue.He’stheparentwhokissesyourforeheadbeforebedtime.Godistheguidancecounselorwhoresolvesyourconflicts.He’sthesillysisteryoutakealongonshoppingsprees.Godistheconfidantwithwhomyoushareyourshamefulsecrets.GodistheoldfriendyoucatchupwithatStarbucks.He’sthepracticalinsuranceperson.He’sthefar-sightedfinancialadvisor,andthe

palwhoridesshotgunonthatlongdrive.Godisthefootballorsoccercoachpushingyoutopersevere,andtherunningpartner,alongside.Godisthebusinesspartnerwhoprovidesthe‘checksandbalances.’Heisthecolleagueyoubounceideasoff.Godistheeditorofyourthoughtsandthewriterofyournovel.Godhasnothingtodowithreligion.Godhaseverythingtodowithrelationship.Ifyouwantthat,24hoursaday,allyouneedtodoisgettoknowHim. WhenIfirstgottoknowGod,IneededtoknoweverythingaboutHimfromthebeginning.Isharethatinthetwenty-secondchapterofRescuedByAGodIDidn’tKnow.IambuildingarelationshipwithGodinthewayIknowhow.Godiseverythingandeverywhere,andIinviteyoutogettoknowHim.BeforeIbegantodevelopaseriousrelationshipwithGod,therewasaconstantvoidinmyheart—anemptinessthatIcouldn’tfill.IknewIwasn’twhereIneededtobe.IwasashamedofthelifeIlivedandIknewIneededtochange.WhenIgaveitupandgaveittoGod,thatvoidbegantofill.Iamaworkinprogress,butIamlearninghowtoloveGodandallowHimtoloveme,andthepeoplearoundmearebenefitting.TheknowledgeandfaiththatIhaveGodatmyside24hoursadayisentirelycomforting.Heisn’tthefirstcousintwiceremovedanymore.Heismyevery-thing,andIamHis. TherearemanythingsyoucandotobeginyourrelationshipwithGod.FindaBiblebasedchurchthatteacheshowJesusdiedforoursins,thatweareforgiven,thatwehavenocurses,andthatwearelovedandaresaved.StarttalkingtoHimlikehe’ssittingnexttoyouonyourridehomefromwork.Hewon’tshareyourdeepest,darkestsecretswithanyone,andHewillnotjudgeyou.FindpreacherswhowillteachandpreachGod’swordinawayyoucanhear.RemembertoputyourfaithinHim,notin

anyoneelse.IfyouputyourfaithinChristians,there’sagoodchancethey’llfailyou. IfGodremainsnothingmorethanafirstcousintwiceremoved,andifthat’stheonlyconnectionyouhavewithHim,Hispresencewillgivelittlecomfort.But,ifyouchoosetogettoknowHim,andwhathewantsforyouandfromyou,GodcanbecomeallbecauseGodisgoodallthetime.AllthetimeGodisgood.

--MomiRobins-Makailawww.momirobins-makaila.org



Education

26 NaPua`OWai`anae|September2014PhotobyRichTanuvasa

ItDoesTakeaVillage:

THE FAMILY-SCHOOL- COMMUNITY CONNECTION Ourcoastparentsbelieveteachersknowbest.

Parentsturntheirchildrenovertotheirteacherseveryschooldaybecausetheytrustteacherstodo

whatisright.Parentsknowtheymustsendtheirchildrentoschoolontimesotheycanlearnwhateveritistheyneedtolearnwhileinschool.Someofourparentswereunabletoaccessformal,school-basededucationpasthighschool,sotheyleaveeducatingtotheeducators.Parentsdonotrealizejusthowimportanttheyareintheirchild’seduca-tion.Sometimes,parentsdon’taskforthethingstheyneedbecausetheydon’tknowwhattoaskfor.Some-times,theydon’tknowwhattodosotheydon’tdoany-thing.Somepeoplecharacterizeactionsresultingfromthesebeliefsasindifferenceorignorance. Teacherswhodonotcomefromourcoastmightnotunderstandwhywedothethingswedo,orthewaywedoit. I’veservedthepublicschoolsystemasateacher(inWai’anaeandNānakuli)forover10years,andI’vebeenaparentforover20years.Ihavehadtheprivilegeofseeingbothsidesoftheissue.ForaslongasI’vebeena

teacher,I’vestruggledtogetparentsinvolved.ForaslongasIhavebeenaparent,Ihaveknownthestrugglestostayinvolved.Igettoobusytryingtokeepfoodonthetable,provideagoodhomeanddealwithobstacleslifecanthrowatyou.Sometimesitbecomestoomuchtohandle.“Ina2003CenterontheFamilycommunityprofile,Wai’anaeandNānakulirankedpoorlyonmeasuresofchildandfamilywell-being,includingunemployment,per-capitaincome,childreninpoverty,childabuseratesandschoolsafety.Educationalattainmentfallswellbelowstateandnationalaverages”(http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/AdvancingEducation/RaceToTheTop/Pages/ZSI.aspx).Wecannotcontinuetoletthisbethelegacyofourcoastchildren.Ibelieveoneofthemajorreasonsforthisstatisticisthatourschoolsandfamiliesfailtoestablishaconnectionandbuildarelationship.Wefailasteachersandparentstomakethecommitmenttounderstand

http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org


“WE WAIÀNAE

ÒHANA MUST WORK

TO STRENGTHEN

RELATIONSHIPS

BETWEEN THE FAMILY

AND THE SCHOOL.”

oneanother.Iknowparentswho’vesaidtheydon’tfeelwelcomedattheirchild’sschool.Iknowteacherswhofeelparentsattackthemanytimesomethinggoesawry.Asaparentandateacher,Iamsureofonething.WeWai’anaeòhanamustworktostrengthenrelationshipsbetweenthefamilyandtheschool.Alackofrelationshipresultsinpoorachievement,andourchildrensuffer.Noonewantsthat.SenatorMaileShimabukuro,CouncilmemberKymberlyPine,DistrictRepresentativeJoJordanandDistrictRepresentativeKarenAwanatooktimeoutoftheirdemandingschedulesasleadersofourWaiànaehome—tosupporttheconsortedeffortstostrengthentherelationshipbetweenfamilies,schoolsandcommunity.Theyunderstandthatinorderforourchildrentoreceivethebesteducationpossible,everyaspectofourcommunitymustbeinvolved.Onarecent“newteacher”bustourofourhome,IheardBillAila,bornandraisedWaiànaeresidentanddirectoroftheDepartmentofLandandNaturalResourcessay,“Waiànaeisoneofthelasttruecommunities.”Ifthere’sanyplacewhereconnectednesscantakeplace,it’sWai`[email protected]’relookingforsolutions.Overthecourseofthenextfewmonths,we’dliketobeginanhonest,respect-fuldialogueforthepurposeoffindingsolutions.Whatweknowwithcertaintyisthis:unlesswestrengthentherela-tionshipsbetweenourschools,familiesandcommunity,wewillcontinuetodenyourchildrenthebestpossibleeducation.Noneofusarewillingtopaythatprice.

Beautiful

KEAWAÙLA (AKA YOKOHAMA)

I hadthegoodfortuneofexperiencingaguidedbustourfornewWaiànaecoastteachers.ThepurposeofthetourwastoeducatethenewteachersaboutWaiànae—whoweareandwhatwe’reabout.Itwasthemostinformative,educational,culturallysensitiveandrespect-fultourI’veeverbeenon.Iwasblessedthatday.ThetourwasledbyourveryownBillAila.Amongotherthings,Mr.AilasharedtheoriginofthenameKeawaùla.Keawaùlameansredbay.KeawaùlaistheoriginalnameofYokohamabay.ApparentlyKeawaùlawaschangedtoYokohamabecauseitwasnamedafterthetrain’sconductor(thetrainthatusedtorunthroughKaèna).YokohamawaseitherhisnameorthenameofthecityinJapanfromwhichhecame.Mr.AilasaidthatKeawaùlawasnamedaftertheMūheè(cuttlefish)thatusedtoswimaroundthebay.Theschoolofcuttlefishwassovastthatthewaterswouldappeartobered.That’showtheareagotit’sname. IwassoinspiredbyMrAila’sstoriesthatitpromptedmetohiketheKa’enatrail.MyfamilyandIhikedKaènaafewSaturday’sago.WemanagedtomakeittothepondthatsitsinthemiddleofMokuleìaandKaèna.Kaènameanstheheat.Andthenameisveryfitting,becausethat’sexactlywhatitwas;hot!But,thebreathtakingviewsmadeupforthe90degrees.Weweretherefrom8amuntil12:30pm.Duringthattimewesawabout10or11separategroupsofhikers,buttheareastillseemedtoberelativelyuntouched.Thehikeislong,butmoderatelyeasy.Thereareafewspotsthatrequirecaution,butforthemostpartitisjustawalk.Thehikeitselftookusaboutthreeandahalfhours.Itwasabriskwalkthatprobablycostmeatleast600calories.That’sbeingconservative.Itwasnourishingformyemotionalhealth,andevenbetterformyphysicalhealth. IhavelivedinWaiànaealmostallmylifeandcancountononehandhowmanytimesI’vebeenonthathike.Ivowthatwillchange.Iwantedtosharesomeofthatbeautywithyou,incaseyouhaveyettoexperiencethebeautyforyourself.TheonlyhesitationIhadwithwritingthisarticleisthefactthatit’ssobeautiful,pristineanduntouched,thatyoualmostdon’twantanyonetoknowaboutit.But,Irealizedthatweshouldshareit.Weshouldletpeoplepartakeinitsbeauty.Itwouldbeacrimenottoo.WejustneedtomakesurewekeepinformedandshowupwhenKaènaneedsour

protectionjustasthemākuadidwhenMakuaneededourprotection.(Rememberyearsago,thesaveMakuacampaign?)Waiànaeissuchabeautifulplacetolive.I’mproudtosayIwasbornandraisedhere.Enjoythepicturesofourhometown!


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CRAZY FOR COCONUT! Thecoconutmadeitswayto

HawaiiviathePolynesiansofotherislands,hundredsofyears

agobeforeHawaiiwasinhabited.Wai‘anaebecamehometooneofthemostbeautifulcoconutgrovesinallofHawai‘i—Poka‘iBay.Sincethecoco-nuthasbeeninHawaii,Polyne-sianshaveusedtheindispensablefruitinmanyfacetsoflife.Thecoconutfiberswereusedtocovercanoes.Thecoconutshellswereusedascon-tainersandformakingdrums.Thecoconutmeatandjuiceissaturat-edwithminerals,electrolytesandfiber.Themeatandjuiceistastyandrefreshing.Itsoilisusedinskincreamsandhairproductsforitsnourishingqualitiesanditspleasingaroma.Thenewestuseforthecoco-nutisasaflour.Itisusedinbaking,sautéingandfrying.ThecoconutflourfrenzyishereinHawai‘I,anditshealthbenefitsareamazing. Coconutflourishighinfi-ber--yielding5gramsofsolublefiberpertablespoon,comparedto.8gramsinwhole-grainflourand2gramsinthesameamountofwhiteflour.Theflourisalow-carb,glutenfreealterna-tivetothegrain-basedflourweallgrewupusing.Coconutflourdoesn’tspikethebody’sbloodsugarasquicklyasotherflours-whichmakesitanextremelyhealthyalternativefordiabetics.Coconutflourisalsogluten-freewhichmakesitappealingforpeoplewhowishtoeataglu-ten-freediet.Coconutflourisalsoagreatsourceforvariousothernutri-ents.Coconutflourismadefrom

coconutmeat,andtheby-productofcoconutmilk.Asnutritiveasitis,coconutflourcanbealittlemoredifficultwhenincorporatingitintoyourdailyrecipes.Theflourperformsdifferentlyincookingthanthetypicalgrain-basedflours.Youcan’tjustsubstitutecoconutflourforwhiteorwholegrainflour.Avidcoconutflourusersrecommendthenovicetosearchforestablishedrecipesratherthanwastetimeandmoneyexperi-menting.Whenbakingwithcoconutflour,typicallyitisrecommendedtouse1⁄4ofacupofcoconutflourtoevery1cupofgrain-basedflour.Whenfryingorsautéing,itisfinetousethesameamountofcoconutflourasyouwoulduseanyotherflour. Sharon,oneofourWai`anaeresidentscreatedapancakerecipethatturnedoutyummy.After


purchasinga2lbtubofcoconutflourfromSam’sClubinPearlCityfor$4.19,(whichisanawesomedealshesays),shedecidedtodosomeexperimentingwithpancakes,oneofherfavoritebreakfastfoods. Sharonhopesthatotherswilluseherrecipe,addtoit,makeitbetter,thenshareitwithothers. Theinformationinthisarticlewasfoundonlineatthefollowingwebsites.Checkthemoutformoreinformationonthebenefitsofcoconutflourandforsomeestab-lishedrecipes.

http://www.coconutflourrecipes.org

http://www.livestrong.com/arti-cle/28183-health-benefits-coco-nut-flour

http://nourishedkitchen.com/baking-with-coconut-flour

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/coconut.html

http://traveltoparadise.com/hawaii-wildlife/history-of-coco-nut-in-hawaii/

http://www.coconutflourrecipes.org

http://www.livestrong.com/

http://nourishedkitchen.com/baking-

http://nourishedkitchen.com/baking-

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/

http://traveltoparadise.com/hawaii-wildlife/history-of-coconut-in-hawaii/

http://traveltoparadise.com/hawaii-wildlife/history-of-coconut-in-hawaii/

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TihannaLincolnisaWai‘anaegirlwhohasdonegood!Tihannadidnotescapethehardshipsthatmanyexperiencefirsthand—dysfunction,abuse,poverty,

andhomelessness.Sheexperienceditall,androseaboveit.Tihannahopesthatsharingherstoryoftriumphoverherstruggleswillinspireotherstonevergiveup,andtoalwaysknowthatwithhardworkanddeterminationanyonecanmaketheirdreamscometrue.Tihannasays,ifshecanmakeit,anyonecan.TihannaLincoln,ownerofTranquilityBeautyandWellnessCenterinWai‘anaeisatestimonyofsuccess.Hershopisonthecornerofthelittlestripofbusinesses--thefirstspaceinthedownstairscorner--oppositeofAnsonRego’s.Youcanfindherspaat87-843FarringtonHwy.WhenTihannagraduatedfromPaulBrownSchoolofCosmetology,sheknewshewantedtostartherownbusiness.Withnomoneyandjustawilltomakeherdreamcometrue,shedidit.TihannastartedherbusinessinFebruaryof2013.Herbudgettocreatethetranquilspacewasconsiderablylessthanwhatonewouldexpectforashopsuchashers,butwithcreativity,loansfromfriends,(whichshepaidbackinitsentirety),andan“IcandoallthingsinChristwhostrengthensme(Phillippians4:13)”attitude,shedidit.Tihannasays,herfaithinGodandherdesiretobethebestmomtoher7yearolddaughteriswhatkepthermotivatedtowardhergoal.Tihannasaysgoingtoschoolandraisingadaughteronherown,attimes,seemedimpossible.Butshedidit.Sheisnostrangertostruggle.ThenightTihannalefther


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(808)697-7150Mā’iliElementary PrincipalSuzieLee

(808)695-7900MākahaElementary PrincipalNelsonShigeta

(808)668-5800NānāikaponoElementary PrincipalDebraKnight

(808)668-5813NānākuliElementary PrincipalLisaAnnHiga

(808)668-5823NānākuliHigh PrincipalDarinPilialoha

(808)697-7121Wai‘anaeElementary PrincipalWendyTakahashi

(808)697-9400Wai’anaeHigh PrincipalDisaHauge

(808)697-7121Wai‘anaeIntermediate PrincipalRaechelleFabrao

Charter Schools (808)697-7110KamaileAcademy PrincipalEmmaWeiss

(808)620-9030Kawaihona PrincipalAlvinParker

Post High (808)696-6378LeewardCommunityCollege- Wai‘anae DeanofStudentsLaurieLawrence


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Energy – Natural and Healthy The path to success is often littered with setbacks, obstacles, and fear of failure. Pushing through to reach your goals is challenging. A Japanese proverb sums up this journey: “Beginning is easy; con-tinuing is hard.” So as we face challenges, we need both our minds and our bodies to be at the ready if we want to persevere.

Unicity has tapped into a remedy that Zen monks have used for centuries to sharpen their focus and enhance meditation. This elixir is UNICITYMATCHA—a finely powdered green tea that can give you the fortitude and support you need to combat the odds.

Navigate with Matcha This Chi-Oka blend, rich in antioxidants and other vital nutrients, provides a natural source of energy and improved mental clarity. Whenever you need it, enjoy a drink of Matcha to help:

• Increase alertness and focus • Add vitality and harmony to your mind and body • Relieve stress and improve concentration • Contribute to normal, energy-yielding metabolism • Contribute to the protection of cell constituents from oxidative damage

How It Works What makes Matcha exceptional is that it is not steeped like most teas; the entire tea leaf is consumed in powder form. You therefore take advantage of 100% of its nutrients—including chlorophyll, protein, and dietary fiber. Matcha has both healing and preventative properties to:

Cleanse and Restore: The abundance of chlorophyll in Matcha makes it an ideal rejuvenator. It carries oxygen to your cells, regenerating them and building your blood. As a purifier, it neutralizes free radicals, eradicates toxins, and improves radiation damage.

Boost metabolism: Bursting with antioxidants called catechins (a class of polyphenols), Matcha eliminates free radicals, slows the signs of aging, and optimizes your metabolism.

Reduce fatigue: The naturally occurring caffeine and theophylline in Matcha work to stimulate wakeful-ness and provide mental clarity, making it a healthier alternative to classic energy drinks or coffees. Additionally, its absorption into your blood is as discreet as its dissipation, preventing the infamous crash that comes with most caffeinated beverages.

Calm the mind: Shade-grown plants like Matcha produce L-theanines. These amino acids calm the brain without making you drowsy. Paired with caffeine and theophylline, L-theanines generate a lucid frame of mind, enabling you to determine what needs to be accomplished and how.

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Features Pro Shop • Club Rentals • Driving Range Restaurant • Golf Clinics • Private/Group Lessons Kids’ Junior Golf

Events and Services Golf Clinics – A free monthly event for the whole family. Typically scheduled in the evening, our golf instructor provides pointers and tips on how to improve your game while Junior Golfers enjoy learning golf through the SNAG Program.

Personal & Group Lessons Choose from a single lesson or five session package. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to lower your handi-cap our instructor has the tools to help you succeed.

Junior Golf Program Group lessons for junior golfers 5 – 18 years old. Juniors will attend a 1 hour class for 6 consecutive weeks typically scheduled on the weekend. With a maximum of 6 juniors per class.

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Na pua september 2014 issue

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