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OHA Board Actions
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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 http://www.oha.org/BOT. February 7, 2019
‘Ae (Yes) ‘A‘ole (No) Kānalua (Abstain) Excused
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Motion passes with seven AYES and two EXCUSED.
1st. Motion: Move to approve Administration’s recommendations on: • Item 36, HB276 as SUPPORT; • Item 326, SB1009 as SUPPORT; and • Item 348, SB1247 as SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS on the OHA Legislative Position Matrix dated January 30, 2019, as amended. 2nd Motion: Move to approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 - 379), excluding Item 36, Item 326, and Item 348, HB276, SB1009, and SB1247, respectively, along with the following revisions: ADD: • SB400 as OPPOSE; as well as CHANGE: • Item 154, HB1114 from Monitor to SUPPORT; • Item 187, SB1 from comment to OPPOSE; • Item 280, SB728 from monitor to SUPPORT; and • Item 297, SB889 from SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS to MONITOR on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated January 30, 2019, as amended. To approve Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1 - 192) and BILL POSITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION (Item 193), along with the following revisions: CHANGE: • Item 81, HB1397, relating to residential leaseholds, from Monitor to OPPOSE; and • Item 179, SB1483, relating to residential leaseholds, from Monitor to OPPOSE on the OHA Legislative Positioning Matrix dated February 6, 2019, as amended. MOTION to move to confirm the Board Chair’s appointment of Trustee Dan Ahuna as the Chair of the Committee on Resource Management.
The Life and Legacy of “The Golden Voice of Hawai‘i” By Jeffrey Apaka
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Ed Sullivan’s prestigious “Talk of The Town” and “The Dinah Shore Show” followed, giving national television exposure for both Apaka’s golden voice and for Hawaiÿi. George Kanahele, a critical observer of Hawaiian music later wrote, “Alfred Apaka possessed one of the most remarkable voices
orn into a musical family, Alfred Apaka, Jr., came from Hawaiian royalty. His great-aunt, Lydia Aholo, was an educator and the hanai daughter of Queen Lydia Lili‘uokalani. Apaka’s father, Alfred, Sr., was himself an accomplished musician and later recorded with his Video Tribute son for Capitol Records; View the 2011 Alfred Apaka Tribute his son, Jeffrey, is also a Concert at the Hilton Hawaiian Village musician. at: archive.org/details/AlfredApakaAlfred Junior’s great HiltonHawaiianVillage2011_338 talent eventually landed him a spot as a featured singer on the famed “Hawai‘i to ever come out of Hawai‘i.” Calls” radio broadcasts - and Apaka was indeed the most then came regular shows with the influential Hawaiian performer Moana Serenaders at Waikïkï’s of his time, setting the standard Moana Hotel. From there, he for all modern Hawaiian music. moved to Don the Beachcomber’s Performances showcasing his where, in 1952, Bob Hope “dis- voice, good looks and personalcovered” him. Appearances on ity put Henry Kaiser’s Hawaiian
Motion passes with seven AYES and two EXCUSED.
Motion passes with six AYES, one NO vote and two EXCUSED.
once said, “He was definitely one of my biggest inspirations, maybe the biggest. The red carnation lei, the spotlight on the ukulele player in the middle, the hula dancers coming out every once in a while - he invented all of that.” Apaka elevated many of the romantic “hapa haole” songs to international prominence, including: “Haunani,” “Nalani,” “My Isle Of Golden Dreams,” “Lovely Hula Hands,” “I’ll Weave A Lei Of Stars,” “Beyond The Reef,” “Ebb Tide,” “White Ginger Alfred Apaka, Jr. - Photo: Courtesy Jeffrey Apaka Blossoms,” “Here In This Village Hotel “on the map.” An Enchanted Place,” “Hawaiian enormous, golden, 4,000-seat Wedding Song,” and “Red Sails geodesic dome was built by In The Sunset.” Henry Kaiser’s Kaiser Aluminum Apaka was planning his first and Buckminster Fuller (inventor national television special at of the geodesic dome) to accom- the time of his unexpected heart modate Apaka’s huge audiences. attack and death at the age of 40, As his fame grew, he became a in 1960. He was interred with a recording artist and rising MGM microphone in his hands in Honomovie star, spreading the appre- lulu’s Diamond Head Memorial ciation of Hawaiian music around Park. On March 19, 2019, we the world. Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole remember what would have been
his 100th birthday. “Because Hawaiÿi is a land far removed from all others, the most distant populated place on earth, the people of Hawaii hold on to their traditions – their history – dreams,” former This Week Magazine publisher Ron Cruger. “The splendid voice of Alfred Apaka remains in the memories of the Hawaiians. His magical voice filled the sweet Hawaiian air with thoughts of love and dreams of what could be. When Apaka sang a hush fell over those listening. Most had never heard such beauty weave through the air. It was romantic and strong. It made you dream.” Should you wander through the Tapa lobby of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort in Waikïkï, you’ll find a life-size bronze statue honoring the legendary Hawaiian romantic baritone, Alfred Aholo Apaka, Jr. At the statue’s 1997 dedication, long-time family friend, the late Gladys Brandt said, “His ability to render a Hawaiian melody was unduplicated for the time, and perhaps forever.” ¢
