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‘Okakopa (October) 2015 | Vol. 32, No. 10

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A newly identified disease is killing thousands of mature ‘o¯hi‘a trees on Hawai‘i Island

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message from the ceo

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Aloha mai ka ¯kou,

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f you look at the median price for a single family home, it’s a wonder that any of us can own a home. So many of us are a paycheck away from homelessness. So what can we do about it?

We can get involved to build a better future Hawaiians and for everyone who calls Hawai‘i home.

What we must not do is fight each other. We’re never going to completely agree with each other. The community of Hawaiians and for everyone is a complex one with diverse views. We aren’t going to agree on everything.

But we have to be able to agree to disagree, to realize that if one group of people is doing good things for our lähui, we should thank and support them even if we might not totally agree with them.

But what we cannot and should not do is to knock each other down. There are many other groups seeking to knock us down that doing it to ourselves is unacceptable.

Will we ever truly learn the lessons of the crabs in the bucket?

Why do some Hawaiians endeavor to pull others down when so many external forces are trying to keep us in the metaphorical bucket?

Will we ever rise to such maturity where we can respect each other for our differences yet honor each other’s wishes to make

a better life for our lähui, our people and to honor our ancestors?

During the next few months, there will be a lot of work put into self-determination on many different fronts. It is our duty to work toward making this a better place for ourselves and our children and their children. It means having your voice heard as our community discusses affordable housing, better paying jobs and careers for the next generation. It is your right as kanaka to fight to have a say in your future.

Hawaiians have the right to exercise their freedom to seek, as an indigenous, native, aboriginal people, to determine their political future, and we should all do so.

But we need to do so in a way that builds each other up – not pull each other back into the bucket.

I urge you to get involved to make positive change that benefits us as a lähui so we and our community can become stronger and better for everyone.

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

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

mea o loko table of contents Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. Ka Pouhana, Chief Executive Officer Community Engagement

Ke¯haunani Abad, Ph.D. Director Communications

Garett Kamemoto

MO‘OLELO NUI | COVER FEATURE

Could this be the end for the ‘O¯hi‘a? Page 14

By Garett Kamemoto

A newly identified disease is killing thousands of mature ‘o ¯hi‘a trees on Hawai‘i Island.

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John Matsuzaki Digital Media Specialist

Francine Murray Communications Specialist

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On the cover

A formerly pristine ‘o¯hi‘a forest devastated by Rapid ‘O¯hia Death in Puna on Hawai‘i Island. - Photo: Courtesy J. B. Friday

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Home for the holidays page 11

By Francine Kananionapua Murray

HE HO‘OMANA‘O | IN MEMORIAM

Pua mai ka liko lehua i ka lei o ke aloha mau a mau page 5

By KE¯haunani Abad

Kumu Hula Leina¯‘ala Kalama Heine.

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Always full of aloha, Kumu Hula Leina ¯‘ala Kalama Heine leaves behind a lei of memories.

OHA GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT ¯lama loan OHA’s Ma program assists the Kanoho ‘ohana as they renovate their home to be closer to family.

Powering hope and opportunity Page 17

By Francine Kananionapua Murray

OHA grant helps students power through homework on the Valley Island.

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Trustees and administrative staff visited with protectors on Mauna Kea at Hale Ku Kiai Mauna near the Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station. Board of Trustees Chair Robert Lindsey, Jr. called the it “an opportunity for us to share and meet and talk about issues important to the protectors of the Mauna.” - Photos: Alice Silbanuz

OHA Trustees visit Mauna kea 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 ‘A¯ina O Hawai‘i.

OHA urges state to stop enforcement action and arrests citing legal concerns

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ive Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Chief Executive Officer Kamana‘opono Crabbe visited Mauna Kea protectors in a site visit to the mountain.

Board Chair Robert Lindsey said the meeting was “an opportunity for us to share and meet and talk about issues important to the protectors of the Mauna.”

“My sense is it was a very productive space of time that we had with them,” Lindsey said. “They were very passionate; they were very thoughtful.”

He added he’s “glad we had that opportunity to be on the mountain. It is a special place. The spirit felt nice. It was a beautiful and just an awesome day to be in the setting.”

Lindsey was joined on the site visit by Trustees Dan Ahuna, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, Colette Machado and Lei Ahu Isa. The meeting had been arranged the week prior to the visit to coincide with the board’s annual meeting on Hawai‘i Island, and came just hours

after officers from the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement arrested eight people in an area across the road from the Mauna Kea Visitors Center.

The eight were arrested for violating emergency rules prohibiting people from staying in the area between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

OHA released the following statement hours after the arrests.

“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly condemns this morning’s arrests on Mauna Kea and again urges the state to cease further enforcement action and arrests until legal questions relating to the Mauna Kea emergency rules are properly resolved. It is our understanding that the individuals were arrested this morning while they were in the act of pule, or prayer. Native Hawaiians have constitutionally protected rights to reasonably engage in traditional and customary practices, and regulations cannot eliminate the exercise of

these rights. We hope for a resolution that ensures our beneficiaries’ rights are protected instead of violated.”

It is the second time the state made arrests while enforcing the emergency rules. On July 31, seven were arrested and six others were given citations for camping in a restricted area of the mountain.

At the time, OHA asked the state to stop further enforcement until legal issues could be addressed.

Meanwhile, on Sept. 16, OHA sent a letter to the Office of Mauna Kea Management (OMKM) expressing serious concerns over the demolition of an ahu constructed by protectors of Mauna Kea in June. OHA said in a statement, “OHA notes OMKM’s own Comprehensive Management Plan requires procedures related to the construction of cultural features, preservation of cultural landscapes, and cultural training for workers on the mauna, none of which have been properly implemented. This incident is just the latest example of OMKM’s inadequate stewardship of one of Hawai‘i’s most sacred sites. OHA demands that OMKM, through its future actions, demonstrate an actual commitment to culturally sensitive management and accept its responsibility to do a better job in the future.”

Then, on Sept. 21, the DLNR dismantled a tent that had been erected across from the Mauna Kea Visitors Center. The DLNR said it did so after reaching an understanding with the protectors, who agreed to vacate the tent. No one was arrested. The DLNR said it did not spot anyone camping in the restricted area at the time. ¢

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IN MEMORIAM

(May 19, 1940 – September 9, 2015)

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Pua mai na¯ pualei o liko lehua i ka lei o ke aloha mau a mau

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kay, ladies. You are ready to fly … If I can sit out here … while the class is going on in the next room, then they’re ready to carry on,”* said our Kumu Leinä‘ala Kalama Heine when the kumu she had taken through to ‘uniki (graduation) were preparing hälau Nä Pualei o Likolehua for the Merrie Monarch Festival in 2010.

As anyone who knows Leinä‘ala Kalama Heine will recall, Kumu was often ahead of the curve, and always prepared with an organized, purposeful plan.

At the time, Kumu’s daughters, ‘Auli‘i Hirahara and Heali‘i Heine, were ‘ölapa (dancers). And Kumu’s eldest daughter, Niuli‘i Heine, was taking on her new role as kumu, along with *From an interview by ‘Äha‘i ‘Ölelo Ola aired in March 2010 and posted by ‘Öiwi TV in September 2015 (www.oiwi.tv).

Kalama Heine

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“We shared her with not just our family, but with an extended, extended, extended family,” said ‘Auli‘i.

“I liken her to Haumea — a woman from which much life and knowledge and creation and growth comes — a woman of conviction, connection, inspiration, and innovation,” said Noelani.

“For many of us in hälau, she was like a second mother. She was a female role model of strength and nurturing, wisdom and beauty, grace and fortitude. She touched the lives of many people — those who may have known her for decades and some who had the awesome opportunity to know her for a brief moment.”

‘Auli‘i, who teaches at Kamehameha Schools, described how one of her students connected with Kumu at Keiki Hula competitions years ago. “My student said, ‘I used to love looking at her when she was a judge … I would be nervous, but my favorite part was when I would look out into the crowd and I would look at your mom, she would be smiling right back at me.’”

Leina¯‘ala Kalama Heine with her children at Mother’s Tu¯tu¯ with her mo‘opuna (from left to right) La‘ia¯ kea Hirahara, Ma¯ lie Day 2015. From left to right, Kalama Heine, Heali‘i Heine, Kialoa Heine, Pi‘ilani Hirahara, Kalamaku¯ Heine, and Maluhia Hirahara on the occasion of Kialoa’s baptism in 2007.

Heine, ‘Auli‘i Hirahara, and Niuli‘i Heine.

“Her light is so bright,” said Niuli‘i.

“You actually can feel her energy. She’s giving of herself — her spirit, her essence, she’s willingly giving,” recalled Heali‘i.

A big part of Kumu’s giving was through guiding. “She pushed you to be the best you could be. Even if you didn't know you had that potential, she saw it in you and drew that out of you,” said Mälie.

“You know what her famous saying is? ‘I know each and every one of you better than you know yourselves.’ She can meet someone once. But she would know exactly who that person is and what they’re feeling,” A joyful visit of 14 kumu hula to Halema‘uma‘u in 2010. Decades of training had culminated a year said Niuli‘i. “I think it comes through hula prior when Kumu Leina¯‘ala was ready to have 13 long-time Na¯ Pualei o Likolehua hauma¯na ‘uniki … Using all your senses, which is aloha (graduate) as kumu. Pictured (from left to right) are Sky Gora, Janice Uemori, Niuli‘i Heine, Ma¯lie and what it represents — to taste, to touch, Shiraishi-Nagao, Leina‘a¯la Heine, Noelani ‘Iokepa-Guerrero, Mehanaokala¯ Hind, Pi‘ilani Hanohano, to smell, to see, to feel, to hear.”

Liko Cooke, Mikie Medeiros, Reyna Keaunui, Ka‘iulani Odom, Judy Layfield, and Jory Cummins.

Mälie recalled, “It was amazing how she could tell when we weren’t feeling good Mälie Shiraishi-Nagao and Noelani ‘Iokepa-Guerrero. physically, emotionally, mentally. Somehow she would know Following Kumu’s plan, hälau has continued on these past and ask, ‘Ok, what’s wrong?’ Even if you told her nothing was weeks without missing a beat. Yet despite how well Kumu wrong, she kept probing until she pulled it out of you. Then prepared for a smooth transition upon her passing, there is no the healing journey would begin and it didn’t seem that great way for so many of us in and out of hälau to fill the intensely warm and wonderful role she played in our lives.

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Herb Ka¯ne artwork restored at Volcanoes National Park

By Ka Wai Ola Staff

The restoration work was Friends of Hawai‘i Volcaor years, millions National Park. done thanks to an $8,000 noes of visitors to the Several pieces of Käne’s Jaggar Museum in grant by Tourism Cares, a art are displayed in the the Hawai‘i Volcanational park for the public $1,600 donation and 32 to enjoy. Käne was considnoes National Park have been captivated by a ered one of the principal dynamic mural by artist-his- hours of service by the non- figures in the renaissance torian Herb Kawainui Käne profit Friends of Hawai‘i of the Hawaiian culture and of Hawaiian spirits associwas renown for his work Volcanoes National Park. illustrating the history and ated in chant and stories culture of the Hawaiian and with volcanoes in Hawai‘i.

The artwork has been restored and is once Polynesian islands. He was also a general designer again bright and colorful. The mural, A Pantheon and builder of the sailing canoe Höküle‘a, and he of Volcano Spirits, depicts volcano goddess Pele- served as its first captain in 1975. Käne died in honuamea, her brother and shark god Kamohoali‘i, 2011. rival demigod Kamapua‘a and other Hawaiian Tourism Cares’ mission is to preserve and deities affiliated with volcanoes. enhance the travel experience for future generaThe restoration work was done thanks to an tions and awarded its “Tourism Cares Special $8,000 grant by Tourism Cares, a $1,600 dona- Globus Grant” to the friends of the park orgation and 32 hours of service by the non-profit nization. ¢

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OHA in the community

Soulee Stroud, Earl Pa Mai Tenn (trustee to the estate of Nadine Alexander Kahanamoku), Jolana Gollero and Chris Andres pose for a photo at the Kahanamoku Scholars information table. Gollero is a third year medical student at UH-JABSOM and recipient of the Nadine Kahanamoku Scholarship that is available to Native Hawaiian students studying at UH-JABSOM.

Celebration for the queen The 9th Annual ‘Onipa‘a celebration marked the 177th birthday of Queen Lili‘uokalani with a display of the KuÂŻâ€˜eÂŻ Petition, music, hula, food, crafts and cultural demonstrations. The Sept. 6 event drew hundreds to the grounds of 'Iolani Palace. - Photos: Alice Silbanuz

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Nola Nahulu provided musical direction to a choir that was part of the interfaith program that honored Lili‘uokalani as a leader of spirit, grace and righteous action. Representatives from the Baha‘i, Buddhist and Christian faiths shared short reflections about the need for people across faith communities to work collectively for peace and justice.

(Waimea) October 11, 2015 at 4 pm Kahilu Theatre 67-1186 Lindsey Road Kamuela, HI 96743 The film starts at 4 pm with a Q&A session with the filmmakers. Prior to the film there will be an active, participatory, cultural workshop in the afternoon.

Contact Kahilu Theatre for details at www.kahilutheatre.org or 885-6868.

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Makaio Villanueva, from the ‘ili of Kaluaopalena, had the opportunity to make beautiful la‘i lei at the Kalihi-Palama Hawaiian Civic Club table.

Halau NaÂŻ Pualei o Likolehua performs for the crowd in front of the Coronation Pavilion.

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OHA Board Actions Compiled by Garett Kamemoto

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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 oha.org/BOT. Aug. 20, 2015

‘Ae (Yes) ‘A‘ole (No) Ka ¯nalua (Abstain) Excused

Motion

Motion to approve the OHA Resolution “Congratulating Louis K. ‘Buzzy’ Agard Jr. for his numerous accomplishments and thanking him for a lifetime of service to the Hawaiian community,” revised version.

Board of Trustees

Motion passed with five AYES and four EXCUSED.

Aug. 27, 2015 Motion to approve Second Reading of BOT #15-03, Reorganization of the Standing Committee Structure of the OHA Board of Trustees to Create the Committee on Resource Management.

Motion passes with seven AYES and two NOES.

Sept. 10, 2015 Motion to approve the Chair’s appointment of the Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws Review, with Trustee John Waihe‘e IV as Chair; Trustee Lei Ahu Isa as Vice Chair; and Ms. Koalani Kaulukukui, Mr. Reynold Freitas, and Mr. Nathan Takeuchi as members.

Motion passed with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

Motion to approve the Chair’s appointment of the Ad Hoc Committee on Economic Innovation, with Trustee Lei Ahu Isa as Chair; Trustee Peter Apo as Vice Chair; and Mr. Eddie Flores, Ms. Lisa Victor, and Mr. Francis Oda as members.

Motion passed with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

Motion to approve the Chair’s appointment of the Ad Hoc Committee on Mauna Kea, with Trustee Dan Ahuna as Chair; Dr. Kamana‘opono Crabbe as Vice Chair; and Ms. Jocelyn Doane, Mr. Robert G. Klein, Esq., and Mr. Sterling Wong as members.

Motion passed with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

Motion to approve the Chair’s appointment of the Committee on Resource Management leadership, with Trustee Colette Machado as Chair and Trustee S. Haunani Apoliona as Vice Chair.

Motion passed with six AYES and three EXCUSED.

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Board of Trustees Restructures

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meet higher standards of ethics, transparency and accountability that are expected from our oversight responsibilities,” he said.

Trustee Colette Machado will be the chair of the new committee while Trustee Haunani Apoliona will serve as vice-chair.

In addition, the board also approved three new Ad-Hoc Committees made up of trustees, OHA staff and members of the community. They are: • Ad Hoc Committee on Mauna Kea, to Beneficiaries observe board proceedings at the Board of Trust- address long-standing ees Hawai‘i Island meeting. unresolved issues stemming from the erty Committee and the Asset and irresponsible stewardship of Mauna Resource Management Committee Kea, Chair Trustee Dan Ahuna. into a single committee.

• Ad Hoc Committee on EcoThe new Resource Management nomic Innovation, to review Committee was approved by two and report potential economic votes of the full board over two innovations and initiatives for conmeetings. The Beneficiary Advo- sideration by OHA, Chair Trustee cacy and Empowerment Committee Lei Ahu Isa. remains unchanged.

• Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws Chair Robert Lindsey, Jr. urged Review, to identify provisions in his colleagues to support the move the board’s bylaws that may need saying it would streamline opera- to be updated, clarified, added tions. “This new committee is about or removed, Chair Trustee John enhancing this board’s ability to Waihe‘e IV. ¢

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Home for the holidays Kanoho ‘ohana renovates home to be closer to family

By Francine Kananionapua Murray

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e would definitely use the Mälama Loan Program again,â€? said Mari Kanoho, who, together with her husband, John, received a Mälama Loan from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a few years ago to update their kitchen on the Big Island and are now renovating an apartment on O‘ahu.

The charming local couple was happy with the renovations of their home in the Volcano district, which included new kitchen appliances, cabinets and a new floor — to make it look like a brand new kitchen.

But sadly, Mari was hurt and was not able to return to work. As a result of her injury, their bills started to become a challenge and they ran into financial trouble. “Even though we kept up with our payments it was a little difficult for us,� said Mari. “But we were able to manage and come out of it okay.�

Mari contacted Consumer Credit Counseling, which

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helps families regain control of their financial lives through counseling and education, because even though they were able to keep up with their payments they felt the situation was a little overwhelming. The lender and counselor helped the Kanoho ‘ohana to keep their financial state of affairs under control in their time of need. “We are now moving on and looking at another renovation. We’re actually renovating an apartment in Honolulu this time,� said Mari. “We are working toward it, talking to contractors and will hopefully start in either November or December. It’s both exciting and scary.�

They are happy that the interest rates are still low. “I appreciate OHA having this loan program available to us.�

In their very own version of flip-this-house the Kanohos are taking on a full renovation this time. They are replacing the entire kitchen and master bath, which includes a storage and laundry area, putting in new flooring and repairing damaged ceilings. In addition, they are expanding the living room by extending the indoor area into the länai. “Our grandchildren are currently living in Honolulu,â€? Mari said excitedly. “It would be nice to be in it

by Christmas.� ¢

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ur Hawaiian ancestors respected all things in their universe. They recognized the power and generosity of the gods and were grateful for their protection and gifts. Early Hawaiians recognized the mana (spiritual essence) of all things, animate and inanimate, and protected that mana.

The ancestors were grateful for the gifts and abundance provided by the land and the gods. Gratitude and respect were values central to Hawaiian culture. Cultural values

and appropriate behaviors were taught, exemplified and expected — without question. Keiki learned these behaviors, early, like acknowledging the presence of one another, greeting even strangers with a smile or nod (“aloha e ka malihini.â€?) Respected mäkua and kĂźpuna taught vital skills for living and survival – fishing, swimming, hunting, making fishhooks and nets, farming, identifying and preparing healing herbs, prayer chants, and so on. Keiki respected their teachers by listening attentively and carefully observing the processes being demonstrated.

Keiki held all questions until the elders offered the opportunity to ask them. These are Hawaiian ways in learning and being.

Early Hawaiians had extensive experience in thoughtful use and management of resources and fruits of their labors that provided sustenance for the ‘ohana. Pre-

cious resources were never wasted.

Hawaiians were cultivators from very ancient times, relying on agriculture to provide most of the food for their extended ‘ohana and others. Tools and conditions were very rudimentary compared to the tools, equipment and fertilizers used in farming today. Yet, they made it work, by their ingenuity and toil.

When the first explorers arrived and needed provisions, Hawaiians were able to fulfill those needs and still have sufficient food for themselves.

Hawaiian planters were skilled experimental horticulturists who had amassed a great deal of knowledge about their crops. They knew the anatomy of the plants and conditions required for each to grow and flourish. The terrain, soil and climate were used ingeniously to help the plants adapt to a variety of conditions.

Irrigation for lo‘i was provided by ingenious feats of engineering, tap-

ping streams and rivers far mauka of the fields; and then, redirecting water to the lo‘i. However, for large fields of ‘uala, Hawaiians relied on the generosity of the gods for bountiful seasonal rains.

According to Hawaiian philosophy, all natural phenomena, like thunder, rocks, plants, and animals were kinolau (bodily forms) assumed by the gods. As described by Mary Kawena Pukui, the rain clouds, hogs, gourds and ‘uala, represent Lono. Kalo, sugar cane and bamboo are kinolau of Käne. Banana, squid and some other forms of ocean life are kinolau of Kanaloa. Coconut, ‘ulu and various forest trees are kinolau of KĂź. The god-form in foods provides spiritual nourishment, strength and protection.

Foods play a significant role in spiritual ceremonies when the gods were asked for guidance and protection.

The gods were present in everything our ancestors did, from preparation of lo‘i, to planting and harvesting of food plants. Prayers were said and thanks were given for the blessings of rain to grow the crops, for productive fields,

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Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i has changed greatly.

Modernization and â&#x20AC;&#x153;progressâ&#x20AC;? have changed almost everything.

The cultural values and practices that served our ancestors well are replaced. We no longer farm or fish for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ohana. And the responsibility for community is a function of our government. So, do Hawaiians still have kuleana to protect Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i? In fact, it has never been more important for Hawaiians to protect Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. The ever-changing population and over-use and abuse of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;äina by construction and constant influx of thousands of visitors, makes our participation in preservation critical. We need to protect the gifts provided by Papa, Wäkea and the gods. We can begin within our own communities by joining community efforts to protect and restore the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;äina. We need to bring abuses to light and then press and work for solutions. ¢

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loha mai käkou! On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ko‘olau Ballrooms, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation will hold a fundraiser to celebrate its 41st anniversary. This year’s fundraiser, like last year’s, is entitled Ho‘omalu Ka Lehua I Ka Wao: The Lehua Shelters the Forest.

Forty-one years ago the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, originally known as the Hawaiian Coalition of Native Claims, was founded by a group of passionate, committed grassroots community leaders — lehua if you will. At a time when the criticism heaped

upon them was perhaps as hot as flowing lava, they nonetheless took a stand to protect, preserve and perpetuate the Native Hawaiian identity, a quality synonymous with the very essence of Hawai‘i.

But for the stand taken by our founding brave lehua and the lehua we will be honor at this fundraiser, Beadie Dawson and Puanani Burgess, native Hawaiian practices such as the hula, ‘ölelo Hawai‘i (the Hawaiian language), aloha ‘äina (love for the land), mälama ‘äina (taking care of the land), and mälama iwi (the proper care for and

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;o-hiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a trees have been dying at an alarming rate on Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worst case scenario â&#x20AC;Ś Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i would never be the same,â&#x20AC;? said Flint Hughes of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

Rapid â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ă&#x2013;hiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a Death is a newly identified disease that has killed thousands of acres of mature â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a trees. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ă&#x2013;hiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a covers 840,000 acres of land in the state, more than 600,000 of those acres are on Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island.

Christy Martin, public information officer for the Coordinating Groups on Alien Plant Species, said death of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a could threaten the rainforest. She said the structure of the tree allows it to attract and hold water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That allows the water to seep very slowly into the watershed,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Two years ago, homeowners in the Puna area of Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island started to report something was killing mature health â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a trees in their yards. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until last year when researchers discovered a fungus called Ceratocystis fimbriata. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This fungus is shutting down the water transport system in the tree and when it turns off the water, obviously the tree is going to turn brown and die,â&#x20AC;? said Martin.

The disease has begun to touch Wao Kele o Puna, land owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Land and Property Manager Jonathan Ching said the disease â&#x20AC;&#x153;is a major threat to our native forest and our cultural practitioners who access and utilize forest products.â&#x20AC;?

He added the disease is â&#x20AC;&#x153;affecting the forestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s native species canopy, without which we can expect a rise in invasive species that would spring up.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you think about what â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a means to our culture, and what it means to the communities on Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island, you're talking about the loss of that part of our culture forever,â&#x20AC;? said State Rep. Jarrett Keohokalole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For too many Hawaiians already, the only time they see â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a is when they visit the hotels. The songs, the chants, the practices associated with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a and all the other plants and animals that depend on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a - will be that much harder to continue to preserve if they lose their significance on Moku o Keawe.â&#x20AC;?

In 2014, an estimated 6,000 acres from Kalapana to Hilo had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a stands where at least half the trees had died.

As a result, people are no longer able to transport â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a plants and plant parts from Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island except by permit.

The state Department of Agriculture passed emergency rules in late August in an attempt to prevent the disease from infecting trees on other islands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not seeing it on the other islands and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re determined to do everything we can to keep it that way,â&#x20AC;? said Hughes.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not known exactly how the fungus spreads from tree to tree, but what is known is that humans can help spread it. The fungus remains alive in the tree for as long as a year Visitors dunk their after it dies or is cut down. boots in a bleach bath Once the tree dies, Hughes said, beetles to decontaminate as a bore into it leaving a sawdust-like frass preventive measure. behind that can be transported on the clothes, shoes, vehicles and tools.

Researchers say shoes can be decontaminated with a 10-percent solution of chlorine bleach. Clothes and packs should be washed in hot water. Vehicles used off-road in infected areas should have their undercarriages washed so as not to carry infected soil to other places. In addition, tools can be cleaned with a Lysol-brand concentrate or a 70 percent solution of rubbing alcohol.

Martin said those gathering â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a for cultural purposes should try to do it in areas currently not infected to minimize the risk of spreading the fungus.

What you can do

Decontaminate before and after you visit the forest: â&#x20AC;˘ Clean shoes and tools with a freshly-prepared solution of 10% chlorine bleach and 90% water â&#x20AC;˘ Tools can be cleaned with 4oz/gal LysolTM Brand Concentrate or 70% rubbing alcohol solution â&#x20AC;˘ Chain saws blades should be brushed clean, sprayed with solution and run briefly â&#x20AC;˘ The undercarriage of vehicles used off road should be cleaned so as not to carry contaminated soil to other areas

â&#x20AC;˘ Clothing and packs should be machinewashed in detergent and hot water If you are gathering â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a for cultural practices, visit ohiawilt.org for current map of infected areas and select areas outside the zones for gathering.

You may not transport â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a plants and parts from Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island.

This includes flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, twigs, cuttings, untreated wood, logs, mulch and green waste without a permit from the Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Department of Agriculture.

See â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oÂŻhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a on page 16

Symptoms of Rapid â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;OÂŻhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a Death â&#x20AC;˘ Crowns of infected trees turn yellowish (chlorotic) and subsequently brown within days to weeks; dead leaves remain on branches for some time. â&#x20AC;˘ In some instances, leaves of single branches or limbs turn brown before the rest of the crown becomes brown. â&#x20AC;˘ Within two or three weeks all the branches in the crown of an infected tree show symptoms. â&#x20AC;˘ Ceratocystis manifests itself as dark, nearly black staining in the sapwood along the outer margin of the trunks of affected trees. â&#x20AC;˘ The stain is often radially distributed through the wood.

Ceratocystis stains on the sapwood of affected trees. The fresh-cut wood also has a strong fruity odor.

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Heine Continued from page 5 a mountain to get over.â&#x20AC;?

Kumuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of restoring wellness and bringing out greatness in individuals was as effective at a larger scale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom is all about shifting and moving and making changes,â&#x20AC;? said Niuliâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. For instance, when Kumu started competing in Merrie Monarch, hälau would walk on stage, position themselves, and then the dance would begin. When the music or chanting was over, the group ended and walked off.

In 1976, Kumu went out of the box and brought Nä Pualei o Likolehua on and off with an oli (chant), kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i (entrance dance) and a hoâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i (exit dance) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; now standard practice for all hälau.

Establishing cultural protocols to bring greater meaning and grounding to organizations and their activities were some of Kumuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest gifts to our

community. She did this with the Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ahu Canoe Racing Association, St. Andrews Priory, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, and PapakĂź no Kamehaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ikana, nonprofit organization Kumu founded to engage families in cultural activities and protocol.

She forwarded these protocols and training sessions, recalled â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Auliâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because she believed you had to understand and feel in your naâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;au what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to be doing and why it was so significant.

You had to understand what you were chanting about.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we need to do is inspire (people) to create their own (oli and mele) and to remember, to look at the past, to infuse it now so that we do it for the future,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Auliâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i remembers her mother saying about pushing herself and others to take the next step in growth.

Kumu inspired exactly that when her kähea (call) brought hundreds to Waimänalo Beach Park this past summer solstice. From sunrise through noon, we joined

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Still, as much as she would do anything for the lähui, Malie recalled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;above all â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ala was a mother and fierce protector of her children and grandchildren. They were her pride and joy.â&#x20AC;?

All of us in hälau could see that.

Nothing made Kumu happier than when her moâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;opuna would arrive.

She would carry the littlest ones while she taught us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; kiss them, smell them, make them smile. It was beautiful.

In so many ways, Kumu treated everyone she met in that same way â&#x20AC;&#x201D; always full of aloha, always giving of herself, always caring about otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a mother to everyone,â&#x20AC;? said Niuliâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was a gift for everyone,â&#x20AC;? said Healiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her light and her teachings will live on in us all,â&#x20AC;? said Noelani. ¢

Continued from page 14 Martin said researchers are in a race against time.

Hughes said there remain signs of hope for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a. He said it is still too early to tell whether the fungus will infect all â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;what the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a has going for it is broad genetic variation.â&#x20AC;?

He said that could be a signal that some varieties of the tree could be resistant to the fungus. He said researchers have so far not found the disease on the leeward side of Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island, which could mean that there are environmental factors that could stop the spread of the fungus.

And he said researchers are learning more every day.

He said he hopes as people take precautions, it will at least slow the spread of the disease to give researchers time to find more answers.

Rep. Keohokalole urged everyone to help out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get involved. Meet with the people trying to stop this

disease and spread the word about what we can do to help prevent its spread. Talk to your â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ohana. Talk to your neighbors. Share information about it on Facebook.â&#x20AC;? he said.

Martin said there are many difficult decisions ahead, especially if the spread of Rapid â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a Death cannot be stopped. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The potential solutions may be something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not currently comfortable with,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But faced with the loss of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ăśhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;a, would people consider something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currently off limits in their mind such as replanting with a hybrid, trying to find varieties that are resistant and replanting the forest with that so at least we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have watershed collapse?â&#x20AC;?

She said Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Island has dealt with something similar with the end of sugar cultivation. Acres of watershed land were replanted with trees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t applaud all of the species they chose, but we have water because of that tough decision. I think people need to prepare themselves for a tough decision.â&#x20AC;? ¢

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Powering hope and opportunity OHA grant helps the Boys & Girls Club of Maui nurture keiki

By Francine Kananionapua Murray

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hildren are our main priority.â&#x20AC;? So says Kelly Pearson, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Maui. Earlier this year OHA awarded the Boys & Girls Club of Maui a grant of $375,600 for its Power Hour Program, an after-school program that provides middle and high school youth a safe and nurturing environment to develop good study habits.

Pearson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe we provide a safe place and we take care of children.â&#x20AC;?

Approximately 2,000 members register for the program annually, and, because the Power Hour Program is mandatory for members during the school year, they attend.

The Power Hour is an educational assistance program, which consists of tutoring and homework help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes it lasts an hour and sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longer depending on how much homework the kids have,â&#x20AC;? Pearson explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The staff helps them by checking their planners to see what needs to be done.â&#x20AC;?

The objective is always to have the kids finish their homework before they leave the club.

The Boys & Girls Club was chartered in 2000, and has been tutoring children after school ever since.

The program motivates its members to strive to do their best academically, getting parents

involved in supporting their studies from the moment they register their children.

In the program, the students are in a safe environment and only staff and members are allowed in the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they are doing their homework they see the staff every single day,â&#x20AC;? said Pearson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe, and are comfortable enough that when they are doing their homework they can ask for help, which I think is very important.â&#x20AC;?

The grant assists with the larger goal of improving Native Hawaiian student proficiency in reading and math, thus increasing standardized test scores.

A large number of Boys & Girls Club members that are enrolled at the PaukĂźkalo Club also attend Hawaiian immersion school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They come over to our club on the bus and we have staff who speak fluent

Students receive tutoring and homework help at the Boys & Girls Club of Mauiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Power Hour Program. The program received a grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. - Courtesy photo.

Hawaiian,â&#x20AC;? Pearson elaborated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They help the students with their homework.â&#x20AC;? The Power Hour has both English and Hawaiian speaking staff so they are able to help each student thrive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the organization. I believe

in what we do,â&#x20AC;? said Pearson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No matter what I do in my day while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m at work, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m making an impact in the lives of our kids. Just knowing that we make a difference, that we are giving young people hope and opportunity, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.â&#x20AC;? ¢

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27th ANNUAL TALK STORY FESTIVAL Sat. Oct. 17, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Enjoy storytelling performances by local storytellers on the theme “Hawai‘i, My Home.” Performers share their experiences living in, moving to, growing up in and returning to Hawai‘i, and what makes this places so special. Tellers include Uncle Tom Cummings, Lopaka Kapanui, Charlene Kalae Campbell, TeMoana Makolo, Calvin Hoe and Jeff Gere. McCoy Pavilion auditorium at Ala Moana Regional Park.

Free admission. For more information, go to www.honoluluparks.com

Storytellers perform at the annual Talk Story Festival at the McCoy Pavilion. This year’s theme is “Hawai‘i, My Home.” - Courtesy photo DUKE PAOA KAHANAMOKU EXHIBIT Ongoing until Nov. 30.

From Olympic gold medals and daring surf adventures, to starring in Hollywood movies Duke Kahanamoku was Hawai‘i’s beloved ambassador of aloha who gained the respect of admirers worldwide.

The Bishop Museum is honoring Duke Kahanamoku with an exhibit made up of dramatic floor to ceiling graphic panels, historic photos, documents, and video excerpts.

Visit the Bishop Museum to witness the Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Exhibit, a reflection of Duke’s “larger than life” persona. Admission $19.95 for adults, $12.95 for Kama‘äina/Military. For more information, visit bishopmuseum. org or call 808-847-3511.

ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL Sat. Oct. 10, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Celebrate the Arts of Hawai‘i with live entertainment and great food at the Island Arts Festival featuring 75 to 100 fine artists and handcraft artisans, who display their art for sale. Art pieces include jewelry of all types, clothing, wood products, stained glass, ceramics, soaps and candles, bags, quilts, and lauhala products. Free admission. For more information contact Nancy Calhoun at 808-696-6717. For more information contact tropicalcottons@ aol.com

10TH ANNUAL MAUI ‘UKULELE FESTIVAL Sun. Oct. 11. 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Enjoy an afternoon of ukulele music at the beautiful Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Bring your blanket or lawn chairs and enjoy some of Hawai‘i’s favorite ‘ukulele players, including Jake Shimabukuro, Holunape, Raiatea Helm, Manoa DNA, Paula Fuga, Richard Ho‘opi‘i, Brittni Paiva, Kelly Boy De Lima and Derek Sebastian. There will be door prizes, food booths and more. Free admission. Visit ukulelefestivalhawaii.org for more information.

MOLOKA‘I HOE CANOE RACE Sun. Oct. 11. 7 a.m.

The 63rd Annual Moloka‘i Hoe is a 41-mile Outrigger Canoe race from Moloka‘i to Oahu across the Ka‘iwi Channel. It is considered to be the world championship of men’s long-distance outrigger canoe racing.

Beginning at 7 a.m. in Hale O Lono Harbor, and finishing at Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikïkï, paddlers from around the world compete for the championship. The Moloka‘i Hoe is one of the longest running annual team sporting events in Hawai‘i.

Perpetuating one of Hawai‘i’s and Polynesia’s most important and historic cultural traditions, the race tests the limits of physical and mental strength, courage, determination, and teamwork. For more information visit molokaihoe.com.

The Lexington Hotel’s Hawaiian Room brought island dancers and musicians to New York City, including prominent artists like Ray Kinney and Lani McIntyre in the early years. Courtesy: Hula Preservation Society THE HAWAIIAN ROOM Thurs. Oct. 15, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Filmmaker Ann Marie Kirk presents the film “The Hawaiian Room,” which tells the story of hundreds of Hawaiian dancers, singers, and musicians from Hawai‘i and how they became a part of the legacy of the pioneering Hawaiian Room, located at The Hotel Lexington in the heart of New York City. After you watch the film, get a chance to meet and hear from several original Hawaiian Room talents appearing in person.

Then on Fri. Oct. 16. from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., the Room’s TeMoana Makolo will teach a special “HapaHaole Hula: Hawaiian Room Style!” workshop. Volcano Art Center at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

For more information visit www. hulapreservation.org.

NA MEA HULA WITH LOKE KAMANU AND ‘OHANA Sat. Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Loke Kamanu and her ‘ohana will be sharing the knowledge and tradition of “Na Mea Hula” (all things hula). The display will include a variety of instruments, implements and lei styles, all of which play an integral role in the life of a hula practitioner. Bring your family for a memorable hands-on experience.

Volcano Arts Center, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. This event is free, however National Park entrance fee may apply. For more information, contact Desiree Cruz at 808-9877288 or visit http://www.volcano artcenter.org.

3RD ANNUAL NORTH SHORE FOOD SUMMIT Fri. and Sat. Oct. 23-24 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The North Shore Food Summit is an annual two-day event that brings together a diverse group of participants to reflect upon and shape the future of the North Shore food system. This year’s theme is “Community Food, Community Energy.”

Participants will explore the connections between food and energy including traditional and cultural resource management and the economic and environmental costs of food and fuel import dependency.

Waimea Valley and Turtle Bay Resort. For more information, visit northshoreland.org

A visitor makes a lauhala bracelet during a demonstration at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. - Photo: Jay Robinson ‘ULANA LAUHALA Wed, Oct. 28. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Spend time with park rangers and cultural practitioners who share the art of ‘ulana lauhala, or pandanus weaving. Learn how to prepare leaves for weaving. This is part of Hawai‘i Volcanoes’ ongoing ‘Ike Hana No‘eau workshops. Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Kïlauea Visitor Center länai. Free admission.

BIG ISLAND CONSTRUCTION AND CAREER DAY Thurs., Oct. 29. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The construction and career day is for high school students interested in a career in the industry. Youth will meet industry professionals about careers in construction. Information about technical colleges, universities and apprenticeship training programs will also be available. Hilo Civic Auditorium. For more information visit hawaiiccd.com. ¢

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Always with aloha Kahele teaches how to make fresh flower lei on DVD

By Francine Murray

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he mutli-award winning musician, Kuana Torres Kahele, shares one of his other many talents in a new educational DVD called “Make Lei,” one of the first ever videos on how to make several different types of fresh lei.

Kahele was a hula dancer long before he became a musician, making his own lei as well as lei for others for as long as he can remember. He later became a professional lei maker for various hälau competing in Merrie Monarch, weaving a full set of head, neck, wrist and ankle lei for each member in a hälau by himself. He believed that for competition the lei should all look the same, as if they were all made by the same hand.

Realizing there were so few people that made lei that looked like his, Kahele started

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A snapshot of Kuana Torres Kahele making a traditional lei haku in his new DVD, Make Lei available at www.napala palaimusic.com. to teach as his tütü had taught him — always make lei with aloha. He also added a touch of his personal flare and resourcefulness creating his own individual style.

As Kahele traveled for his performances, he started holding workshops where he taught lei making. Later, he started recording short lessons and posting them online.

Now, extended versions of his lessons are available on a convenient DVD that you can watch at your leisure. Gather your flowers and

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follow along with Kahele as you create your very own beautiful fresh flower lei.

An oli (chant) to Laka, the deity of the forest, opens the video presentation. And then, the first lei Kahele teaches us to make is a traditional lei haku featuring five colorful blossoms easily found on the Big Island.

The detail and his tips help to make even a difficult step easy to follow. Besides, it’s on video, so if you miss a step rewind it and watch it again until you get it.

There are more contemporary lei lessons that follow, in which he offers innovative, one-of-a-kind ideas in his techniques and suggested materials.

In total there a four lei styles featured on the DVD, interwoven with charming mo‘olelo, stories Kahele shares about himself, the culture and the lei.

One of Kahele’s tips from Facebook: If flowers are in short supply or you are in a pinch, you can buy a bouquet of flowers from the grocery store to make lei haku.

For more information about Kuana Torres Kahele or the DVD visit www.napalapalai music.com or www.mountainapplecompany. com.

If the four lei lessons were not enough for you - no worries, there is cause for celebration – “Make Lei 2” will be out in 2016. ¢

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Louis K. “Buzzy” Agard, Jr. honored

“our commitment to community enrichment and, as a research organization, they have the credibility to shape a rigorous and thoughtful exploration of the connection between indigenous wisdom and our modern relationships with the natural environment.”

Whales, other marine mammals gain protection Gas monitoring atop Mauna Loa. - Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey

Mauna Loa alert level elevated The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory elevated the Volcano Alert for Mauna Loa from “normal” to “advisory.”

Scientists say the change in status indicates the volcano is showing signs of unrest. However the designation does not mean a Mauna Loa eruption is imminent or certain.

The observatory’s seismic stations have recorded elevated rates of shallow, small-magnitude earthquakes on the mountain for the past year, while it has also measured inflation on Mauna Loa consistent with recharge of the volcano’s shallow magma storage system.

“It’s possible that the increased level of activity at Mauna Loa could continue for many months, or years, without leading to an eruption,” said Tina Neal, Hawai‘i Volcano Observatory scientist-in-charge.

“It is also possible that the current unrest could be a precursor to the next eruption of Mauna Loa. But at this early stage, we cannot determine precisely which possibility is more likely.”

Mauna Loa last erupted for three weeks in 1984. The eruption was preceded by up to three years of earthquake activity.

$8.6 Million for Native Hawaiian Education The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $8.6 million in federal grants to support Native Hawaiian education programs

The OHA Board of Trustees presented Louis K. “Buzzy” Agard, Jr. with a resolution congratulating him for his numerous accomplishments and thanking him for a lifetime of service to the Hawaiian community on Aug. 27, in the OHA Boardroom. Seated: Louis K. “Buzzy” Agard, Jr. Second row: Trustees Leina‘ala Ahu Isa, Rowena Akana, Hulu Lindsey, daughter Lesley Agard, Trustees Colette Machado and Haunani Apoliona. Third row: Ka Pouhana/CEO Kamana‘opono Crabbe, nephew Keoni Agard, Chair Robert Lindsey, Trustees John Waihe‘e, Peter Apo, Dan Ahuna and son Kuni Agard. - Photo: Nelson Gaspar to improve academic achievement, strengthen early childhood literacy and readiness programs, assist homeless families, and foster mentorship and academic support programs.

The grants were announced by Hawai‘i’s Congressional Delegation.

Sen. Brian Schatz said, “The 11 programs supported by these grants address the unique educational needs of Native Hawaiian students by using culturally relevant materials and curricula.”

“Native Hawaiian traditions are a core part of our state’s identity and each new generation of students should have the opportunity to learn in a culturally-appropriate way,” added Sen. Mazie Hirono.

Kamehameha partnerships for college prep Kamehameha Schools has partnered with the University of Hawai‘i and Chaminade University to advance Native Hawaiian student success statewide.

At the University of Hawai‘i, less than three percent of Native Hawaiian students transfer out of the community college system to attend UH Mänoa. The partnership with Kamehameha Schools is designed to give Native Hawaiian students a solid cultural and educational foundation, preparing them for sustained success in college.

KS Chief Executive Officer Jack Wong said the program will “offer Native Hawaiian students opportunities to earn college credits in high school and increasing rates of post-secondary level enrollment and completion.”

The partnership with Chaminade would ensure Native Hawaiian students seeking degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, will have a solid foundation.

Chaminade University’s director for the Office of Native Hawaiian Partnerships, RaeDeen KeahiolaloKarasuda said the partnership will focus efforts in development of a cohort of Hawaiian STEM leaders.

“A Hawaiian sense of place steeped in Hawaiian cultural practices will

be the foundation on which the cadre of 21st century STEM professionals will be built,” she said.

Aloha ‘äina radio series on Hawai‘i Public Radio The Kohala Center and Hawai‘i Public Radio are launching a 13-week original radio series exploring the traditional Hawaiian kinship with the natural world. The series will be comprised of approximately 65 two-minute segments exploring the roots and historical endurance of the values of aloha ‘äina. The series began Sept. 21 and runs through Dec. 18, and will be archived on hawaiipublicradio.org.

Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer, president and CEO of The Kohala Center said, “When we first sat down with HPR a year ago, our goal was to help listeners – all listeners – deepen their reverence for the land and natural resources that sustain us.”

HPR President and General Manager Michael Titterton praised The Kohala Center saying it shares

A federal court has settled two cases challenging the U.S. Navy’s training and testing activities off the coasts of Southern California and Hawai‘i. The settlement stems from the court’s earlier finding that the Navy’s activities illegally harm more than 60 separate populations of whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions.

As part of the agreement, the Navy has agreed to put important habitat off limits to mid-frequency sonar testing and testing and the use of powerful explosives.

Natural Resources Defense Council President Rhea Suh said the settlement protects the fleet and safeguard whales. “This settlement shows the way to do both, ensuring the security of U.S. Navy operations while reducing the mortal hazard to some of the most majestic creatures on Earth.”

“Some of the marine mammals threatened by Navy activities are already on the brink of extinction, such as the Hawaiian monk seal,” said Conservation Council for Hawai‘i’s Marjorie Ziegler. “This settlement helps protect the marine habitat the Fisheries Service just last month identified as essential to the seal’s survival.”

Warm ocean waters bleach Hawai‘i coral reefs For a second year in a row, researchers say reefs are feeling the effects of coral bleaching as the result of warmer-than-normal ocean waters. Coral bleaching is the result of loss of algae living in the coral tissue, making it vulnerable to disease and increasing the risk the coral will die.

The state is advising people to reduce stressors on the reefs by

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Coral bleaching in Ka¯ne‘ohe Bay. - Photo: Courtesy DLNR being careful not to damage coral.

Last summer, the reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands experienced their third and worst reporting mass-bleaching event to date.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Superintendent for Papahänaumokuäkea National Marine Monument Athline Clark said, “With the Monument’s fishing restrictions and healthy herbivore populations, there’s hope the reefs in the NWHI will repopulate.”

Aloha Center opens in Chicago A bit of Hawai‘i has opened in Chicago. The Aloha Center Chicago opened in the Avondale Vintage Building. Executive Director Lanialoha Lee said the center aims to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture in the Midwest.

Lee partnered with six other Chicago-based Polynesian and Hawaiian organizations to establish the center. She called the center her grandmother’s dream and says a city-sponsored festival for Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders “is long overdue.”

Free Hawaiian cultural lessons The City is holding free Hawaiian cultural lessons at Kühiö Beach Park pavilion near Kealohilani Avenue. The classes start at 9 a.m. each Wednesday and include ‘ölelo Hawai‘i or Hawaiian language lessons, Hula lessons and Hana No‘eau or handicrafts. The courses continue through Nov. 4. And are taught by parks department staff. ¢

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) HAMAKUA DRIVE BIKEWAY IMPROVEMENTS TRADITIONAL DISTRICT OF KOOLAUPOKO, ISLAND OF OAHU, HAWAII FEDERAL-AID PROJECT NO. STP-6010 (001) Tax Map Keys: (1) 4-2001,003,038,077 AND 082 Notice is hereby given that the Federal Highway Administration, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Highways Division, and the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services propose a bikeway improvement project. The location of the project is in Kailua along Hamakua Drive. The project limits go from Kailua Road along Hamakua Drive to Keolu Drive. The current vehicle traffic and on-street parking configuration will be altered to accommodate the new bike lanes.

The proposed condition will have at least one lane in each direction, with a possible reduction of on-street parking capacity. The City and County of Honolulu is also considering implementing the removal of travel lanes from Hamakua Drive, between Hekili Street and Keolu Drive, which would reconfigure the vehicular travel lanes to provide one lane in each direction, and a twoway left turn median lane between Hekili Street and Aoloa Street. The planned undertaking includes the following tasks: removal of pave-

ment striping, markings and signage along the existing roadway and affected intersections, and installation of new striping, markings, and signage to reflect the reconfigured vehicular and bicycle lanes and on-street parking. The existing pavement and edge of roadway will remain in its current condition. The only subsurface disturbance will be for the installation of signage. The area of potential effect for the project is proposed to be the existing Right-of-Way limits of Hamakua Drive and short segments of the intersecting streets.

Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (2006), Native Hawaiian Organizations and Native Hawaiian descendants with ancestral lineal or cultural ties to, cultural knowledge or concerns for, and cultural or religious attachment to the proposed project area are requested to contact Ms. Kelly Cruz via email at kcruz@honolulu.gov or by US Postal Service to Attn: Kelly Cruz, City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services, 650 South King Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

Please Respond by November 20, 2015.

Honolulu Ahupua‘a NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN that a human burial site, designated as State Inventory of Historic Places (SIHP) # 50-80-14-7770, and previously disturbed, disarticulated human remains, designated as SIHP # -7772, were identified by Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. during the course of an archaeological inventory survey related to the Block B West Project, Kaka‘ako, Honolulu Ahupua‘a, Honolulu (Kona) District, O‘ahu, TMK: [1] 2-3-001:005 (portion).

Following the procedures of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 6E-43, and Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 13-300, these remains are believed to be over 50 years old. Based on the context of the finds, they are most likely Native Hawaiian.

The project area is located within the ‘ili of Kukuluäe‘o. Background research indicates that during the

Mähele, this ‘ili was awarded to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Kuleana (maka‘äinana) Land Commission Awards (LCA) within the vicinity include LCA 1903 to Lolohi and LCA 10463 to Napela. The landowner is Victoria Ward Limited (VWL), and the contact person is: Dawn Chang, 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 750, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813 [TEL (808) 539-3583, FAX (808) 539-3581].

The landowner has proposed preservation in place for SIHP # -7770 and relocation for SIHP # -7772; however, the decision to preserve in place or relocate these previously identified human remains shall be made by the O‘ahu Island Burial Council in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) and any recognized lineal and/or cultural descendants, per the requirements of HAR Chapter 13-300-33. Appropriate treatment shall occur in accordance with HAR Chapter 13-300-38.

All persons having any knowledge of the identity or history of these human remains are requested to immediately contact Ms. Regina Hilo at 601 Kamokila Boulevard, Room 555, Kapolei, Hawai‘i 96707 [TEL (808) 692-8015, FAX (808) 692-8020].

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

Waialua Ahupua‘a NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES IS HEREBY GIVEN a historic property containing the human skeletal remains of an estimated minimum number of three individuals was documented by Cultural Surveys Hawai‘i, Inc. in the course of an archaeological inventory survey for a Hale‘iwa Town Improvement District Walkway/Utility/ Landscaping Project The burial site is located in the ahupua‘a of Kawailoa, Waialua District, O‘ahu, TMK [1] 6-2012:Kamehameha Highway Right-of-Way (City and County of

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Honolulu) and TMK [1] 6-2-012:030 (Kamehameha Schools). The find is located east (mauka) across Kamehameha Highway from the entrance to 66-011 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa Joes Seafood Grill. The project proponent is the City and County of Honolulu (Department of Design and Construction) [contact: Ann Shimatsu (808) 768-8805/ ashimatsu@honolulu.gov.

The find 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 exploratory test excavation in a road shoulder and are not associated with any surface feature or subsurface cultural layer. This burial site is assessed as over 50 years old.

Background research indicates that in the Mähele this area was awarded to the ali‘i Victoria Kamämalu. Neighboring kuleana claims were awarded including LCA 9951:3 to La‘anui and LCA 3942:4 to Nauahi (Nauwahi).

The decision to preserve in place or relocate these previously identified skeletal remains shall be made by the O‘ahu Island Burial Council and the State Historic Preservation Division (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 persons having any knowledge of the identity or history of these burials immediately contact Ms. Regina Hilo, O‘ahu Burial Sites Specialist, located at Room 555 Käkuhihewa Building, 601 Kamökila Blvd., Kapolei, Hawai‘i, 96707, [Phone: (808) 692-8020, Fax: (808) 6928020 e-mail Regina.Hilo@hawaii. gov], to provide information regarding appropriate 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. ¢

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Merging committees is about improving board’s oversight responsibilities

Board of Trustees 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: 808.594.1883 Email: robertl@oha.org

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Dan Ahuna Vice Chair, Trustee Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau Tel: 808.594.1751 Email: dana@oha.org

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Leina’ala Ahu Isa, Ph.D. Trustee, At-large T: 808.594.1877 F: 808.594.1853 Email: ladyg@oha.org

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Rowena Akana Trustee, At-large T: 808.594.1860 F: 808.594.0209 Email: rowenaa@oha.org

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Peter Apo Trustee, O‘ahu T: 808.594.1854 F: 808.594.1864 Email: petera@oha.org

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Haunani Apoliona, MSW Trustee, At-large Tel: 808.594.1886 Email: reynoldf@oha.org

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Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey Trustee, Maui Tel: 808.594.1858 Fax: 808.594.1864 Email: hulul@oha.org

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Colette Y. Machado Trustee, Moloka‘i and La¯ na‘i Tel: 808.594.1837 Fax: 808.594.0212 Email: colettem@oha.org

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John D. Waihe‘e IV Trustee, At-large Tel: 808.594.1876 Email: crayna@oha.org

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perspective added to his executive offered by one team a Land & Propof my colerty Director to oversee leagues did a newly-created division not give a true focused on addressing our picture of the direction growing challenges as a being taken by the Office major property owner. of Hawaiian Affairs Board While the board’s nowof Trustees. defunct land committee Robert K. Instead, that perspective and the administration’s is a shameless distortion existing land division Lindsey, Jr. of a renewed effort by our have worked together in nine-member policymakthe past to help OHA’s Chair, ing board to enhance our efforts to be a responsible Trustee, Hawai‘i ability to meet the higher steward of the properties standards of ethics, transthat we own, they also parency and accountability have not always enjoyed a that are expected from our oversight peaceful co-existence amid a series responsibilities. of sometimes-overlapping efforts to To suggest that the decision to improve our effectiveness as a land merge two standing committees and property owner. into one is part of some larger effort With the newly-created Committee to control power showed a lack of on Resource Management, our board understanding for the amount of expects to work more effectively with trust that has been placed in us as administration to better coordinate elected officials to act for the good roles and responsibilities to avoid of the organization, rather than for gaps or overlapping efforts that interthe benefit of ourselves. fere with our ability to ensure that At best, that particular viewpoint OHA’s land assets are well managed, provided as much insight into the and that the organization’s financial new direction being taken at OHA as situation remains sound. you would expect to read in a cheap Make no mistake about it: our tabloid purchased at a supermarket board’s decision to combine two of our checkout counter. standing committees is about avoiding For the record, the OHA Board an unnecessary drain on everyone’s of Trustees voted on Aug. 27, 2015 time and OHA’s resources. to merge our Committee on Asset From my perspective, splitting Resource Management with our our oversight responsibilities for Committee on Land and Property.

OHA’s land and finances across two Two weeks later, the board named committees became an inefficient Trustee Colette Machado as the and ineffective way for us to operChairperson, and Trustee Haunani ate, especially since all of our nine Apoliona as the Vice Chairperson, trustees are members of the board’s of our newly-combined Committee standing committees, anyway. on Resource Management.

By combining the two commitTogether, they bring 14 years of tees, we expect to reap considerably OHA board chairmanship experi- greater rewards and foster more ence and a combined total of 38 nimble decision-making for the benyears of OHA board experience to eficiaries who have entrusted us to efforts to improve our board’s over- maintain the financial accountability sight responsibilities. of our organization.

In February 2014, the board had creMore importantly, those benefiated our now-defunct Committee on ciaries can count on the leadership at Land and Property to improve OHA’s the helm of OHA’s board to always effectiveness as the 13th largest land- do one thing: exercise reasonable owner in the Hawai‘i, where we control care in all decision making, withmore than 28,000 acres statewide. out placing the organization under About eight months later, our CEO unnecessary risk. ¢

Mauna a Wäkea: A Time for Change

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loha mai from Kaua‘i and more recently we have seen facts come to light about processes that Ni‘ihau, I have were undermined or flat out spoken to ignored in the approval of the this topic on TMT project. The Hawai‘i numerous occasions Supreme Court barraged since the first arrests UH and State attorneys in happened on Mauna Kea August with questions about in April, but the stakes why the conservation use are getting increasingly district permit was approved higher and the Univerprior to the contested case Dan sity of Hawai‘i has been hearing taking place. The allowed to steer clear of contested case was brought Ahuna any significant criticism by a hui of Native Hawaiians or repercussions for its asserting that cultural and Vice Chair, role in the disorder hapnatural environments would Trustee, pening on our mauna. be adversely impacted as a Kaua‘i and We must demand action result of the construction Ni‘ihau on the part of the State of TMT. The permit was approved while the concerns were being raised and before the contested case took place.

Native voices were disregarded.

UH has everything to do with pushing this project through while ignoring Hawaiian voices and it is shameful because UH calls itself a center for “Hawaiian Learning.” A self-proclaimed Hawaiian learning institution that ignores the voices of Hawaiians sounds more like an Participants in the Aloha ‘A¯ina march through institution of exploitation.

Waikı¯kı¯. - Courtesy photo It is time we demand UH no to address the mismanagement of longer have sole authority to manage Mauna Kea and Haleakalä. They our mauna. We need a collaboraare protected natural environments tive management model that allows and sacred cultural sites in the con- equal access and decision-making servation district and there is a long power to the various stakeholdtrack record of adverse impacts, both ers associated with the mauna. culturally and environmentally.

We need cultural practitioners and In 1999, Nainoa Thompson spoke environmental experts to work about Mauna Kea while serving on along-side each other to ensure that the UH Board of Regents, "This proper management of ecosystems, is really about abuse of the native natural habitats, water resources, people being subject to racism and and the cultural significance of the disrespect.” We continue to hear mauna are given highest priority. We UH’s justification for what has taken need a fully developed and funded place on the mountain for the last decommission plan for ALL of the 40 years, yet the facts don’t seem to telescopes currently on the mauna. It correlate with the justification. To is time for a change in management allow blatant mistruths outweigh of the mauna. It is time for the comthe voice of the native people who munity to have an equal voice in the have been demanding change and management of the mauna. Demand answers for far too long amounts to the change now! Demand action nothing more than what Mr. Thomp- from OHA trustees, from legislators, son observed in 1999, blatant racism from the DLNR, from UH, from the and disrespect. Enough is enough.

Governor, and demand action from There is overwhelming doc- your own peers and ‘ohana… the umented evidence of UH’s time for change is now, it is up to mismanagement of Mauna Kea and ALL of us to make it happen. ¢

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Maximizing the Mission through Motivation strong case that self-determination trumps control when teachers, parents or managers are trying to promote responsible decision-making. The most authentic power driving choices, he believes, arises when you understand your needs and act in ways that serve those needs.

Find details in his book “Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation (Penguin Books, Leina‘ala 1996) As a former teacher, I want to Ahu Isa, Ph.D. share with you what I would tell my students: Some of you will Trustee, At-large find my class materials and topics

As our Warrior brother, Ku Ching, describes it, “I think I see some incremental changes in certain individual trustees and some evolution overall … into OHA getting more interested and playing a more active role on Mauna Kea issues.” Keep the Faith!

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s I write this article, it is late September and the Board of Trustees has just approved the Ad Hoc Committee of Mauna Kea and the Ad Hoc Committee on Economic Innovations.

Our caring and kind Chair Robert

At left, Trustee Lei Ahu Isa and former trustee Clarence Ku Ching on Mauna Kea. Above, Lanakila Mangauil and Ching at the Hawai‘i Island meetings. - Photos courtesy Trustee Lei Ahu Isa Lindsey has appointed me as Chair of the Ad Hoc Economic Innovations Committee and as Chair, my committee and I intend to maximize our trust funds. Our “mission” and purpose will be to provide funds and to grow them in perpetuity so our generations to come will not go without. Our members will spend time in deliberation, intentional listening, and making decisions that will move OHA forward in its overall mission of carrying out our fiduciary duties.

Choices can be driven from the inside, or from the outside. The impetus to action can arise extrinsically, from sources outside of an individual, to gain a reward or avoid a punishment. Or, it can arise from within (intrinsically), related to (a) authentic needs or as (b) reaction to imposed control. An attempt to impose control may work for a time, but later backfire when the reward or punishment is no longer supplied.

Edward Deci, a humanistic psychologist whose work is quoted in Kohn, makes a

more difficult than others. Indeed, some of you will struggle. But know this: it is my job to support your struggle; and every one of you will exit my class more knowledgeable about the content, better able to navigate it, and a more competent navigator of academics in general, than when you first walked in that door.

And I leave you with one of my favorites: “Hardly anything important happens that doesn’t have to do with relationships.

It’s getting to know people, being interested in them. Life is built on genuine relationships, where trust and integrity are without question. When that is there, there are no limits!”—G.T. Buck, president of Davis and Elkins College, on the roots of motivation (the lead article in online Chronicle of Higher Education, 11-17-09 A hui hou, Trustee Lei ¢

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no‘ai kakou… If you need None of us ran for office just to keep some something done, don’t bother seats warm. Good Trustees should be driven talking to the Trustto find solutions to problems that ees anymore. The are plaguing our people.

Administration is Instead, the Administration is running the show now. We’re just taking advantage of the Board’s rubber stamps that sign whatever weakness to push their own agenis put in front of us. das, such as producing strange When the year began I had cartoons and travelling all over high hope that OHA would finally the world (more on this in my become open and transparent. next article).

Rowena Instead, it took just a half a year You’ll probably hear the term for the new Board Chair to take “Ad Hoc” sub-committees as a Akana OHA a big leap backwards to way of trying to get more of us the ultra-secret and consolidated involved, but don’t be fooled.

Trustee, At-large power structure of the previous They only make suggestions and two Board Chairs. are easy to ignore. If you don’t believe me, I can show you a list PASSIVE TRUSTEES of requests that the Board Chair and AdminI’ve always argued that being a Trustee istration ignored when I was the powerful is not about simply showing up at a few ARM committee chair. What results could a monthly meetings. The people of Hawaii weaker sub-committee possibly produce? elected us in the hope that we would make their lives better. Unfortunately, the current FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Board Leadership is more interested in tying Despite the recent changes to the commitour hands and muffling our voice. tee structure, I will continue to push for more fiscal responsibility within OHA such as: fewer COMMITTEES = MORE PROBLEMS • Limiting the Administration’s excessive It was bad enough that there were only international travel; three Trustee committees, but now we’re • Encouraging Board Leadership to give back to just two. The current Chair might Trustees meaningful work and allowing argue that it will improve efficiency but them to gain further financial experience; the truth is it leaves one more Trustee with • Changing our spending policy limit to 4 ½ much less to do. percent of the Trust Fund given the state For many years OHA operated effectively of the current economy; with five committees. All of us worked hard • Conducting a full forensic audit of how and we were deeply involved in Hawaiian every penny is spent at OHA; and issues. Five Trustees had the opportunity to • Making sure the Administration keeps be a committee chair and could focus on a its promise to get rid of the “Fiscal Reserve” specific issue and become experts in that slush fund. field. The five-committee system produced These changes won’t come easy and I better Trustees. am sure to meet heavy resistance. But like I The current two-committee system takes said, I didn’t become a Trustee just to attend all the policy development out of our hands. a bunch of meetings every month.

It encourages us to just show up for meetings Aloha Ke Akua. ¢ every other week. While we don’t really get to develop policy anymore, we certainly get Interested in Hawaiian issues and OHA? Please visit my website at www.rowena all the blame when things don’t work out.

The Trustees are now dependent on the akana.org for more information or email me Administration to spoon feed us everything. at rowenaa@oha.org.

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s the ramp up toward an election of delegates who will convene to discuss and make recommendations for the re-emergence of a Hawaiian Nation moves along I’m compelled to repeat some thoughts I expressed in a previous column about nationhood.

Lost Opportunity

operations of fanatic militarists of the African continent, the starvation of children by the millions, and so forth. It’s naïve to think that the international community can coerce the United States into walking away from Hawai’i, a critical geo-militaristic command center of the nation’s forward thrust to the entire Pacific-Asian theater, which includes China, Japan, India, Pakistan, Peter Afghanistan, and Korea.

We have wasted years preoccupied by our anger at the federal Apo government and frozen in the The Federal Recognition Option straightjacket of our tragic history.

If federally recognized as Native Trustee, O‘ahu We’ve squandered so many timeAmericans Hawaiians can then sensitive opportunities to work on through a democratic process such shaping and defining a common as Na‘i Aupuni propose a nationvision of our political future with a level wtihin-a-nation model to the United States. of specificity that articulates what we mean While this model stops short of total sovby restoring the nation. The clock is tick- ereignty it does present self-determination ing down and I fear we are not prepared to opportunities that would restore a legitihave the kind of dialogue that will present mate Hawaiian national consciousness that clear choices for Hawaiians and the rest of could yield a realignment of our political, Hawai‘i to consider. social, cultural and economic institutions into a national growth model. The HawaiAn Independent Nation? ian institutional pantheon of the Ali‘i Trusts, Hawaiian nationals, an intense and grow- OHA and Department of Hawaiian Home ing constituency of Hawaiians, citing the Lands has a considerable combined ecohistorical truth that Queen Lili‘uokalani nomic capacity to support a unified national never relinquished her throne, therefore, growth model.

Hawai‘i is an illegally occupied nation.

They do not recognize the authority of the The Test of Nationhood State or Federal government and demand What good is a nation if it cannot generthe nation be restored. ate prosperity for its citizens? If our children They advocate a path to restoring the cannot access a quality education? If home Hawaiian nation lies in an appeal to the ownership, the foundation of all family international community for intervention wealth, is beyond the dreams of a vast under international law. While I under- majority of our people? If we continue to be stand the logic and respect the case for grossly overrepresented in every socio-ecoindependence from the U.S it’s not likely nomic statistic? Who cares what flag flies this strategy can succeed. The global body over us if the transgenerational trauma of politic of the international community, for whole communities of dysfunctional famiall its good intentions, is without author- lies claims yet another generation of our ity to stop the human massacres occurring children? What good is nationhood if the in the Middle East, the massive genocidal only thing that changes are the politicians? ¢

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Scotty Bowman: Native Hawaiian Impact and Legacy - Fort Vancouver, Washington Vancouver with their furs. When they arrived, it was a festive time and trappers donned their best and most colorful clothes. Winters in the wilderness convinced many they were superior to the fort’s regular work force.

Trustee’s note: This month’s column is guest written by Scotty Bowman, my former chief of staff.

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t the dawn of the 19th Century, the U.S. and Great Britain struggled for control of North America’s northern Pacific Coast, a region rich in furs.

By 1818, the countries agreed to share access to the Oregon Country (present-day British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho) until a boundary was agreed on.

Interestingly, many skilled trappers were non-swimmers. That fact concerned HBC officials after some trappers drowned when their canoes capsized in the thawTrustee, swollen streams and rivers, and At-large their entire winter catch of furs was lost. During a Hawai‘i supply During the winter of 1824stop, one HBC executive was 1825, in a bold move designed to anchor amazed by the swimming ability of HawaiBritain’s claim to the Oregon Country, ians. Shortly thereafter, the company began Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), the giant hiring Hawaiians to comply with its new British fur trading organization, built a trad- policy - each HBC canoe must include one ing post on the lower Columbia River. The Hawaiian. His job, if the canoe capsized, site was selected because it was becoming was to save trappers, tools and supplies, and the de facto boundary between British and their winter catch of furs.

American interests. The site offered flat land above the flood plain, easy access At the same time, the trading post comto the river and was surrounded by fertile peted with the United States’ interests, by farmlands. The intention was to make the representing Britain’s business and governfort self-sufficient, because shipping food mental interests. Its warehouses stocked was costly. The trading post was named Fort supplies for the fur brigades, the Native Vancouver and HBC moved its Columbia American and settler trade and for the 20 Department headquarters there from Fort to 30 other company posts. Its shops bustled George. from dawn to dusk manufacturing as many items as possible. Sunday was the only day Over the next two decades, Fort Vancou- of rest. Carts rumbled back and forth piled ver personnel enclosed more than 2,500 high with supplies and firewood. Native acres with fences and grew an excess of Americans arrived to trade, passing farmpeas, oats, barley, wheat, fruit and vegeta- ers and herders tending crops and livestock. bles to feed habitants and provision other Company clerks determined how much who HBC posts. Some food was even exported owed whom. for sale in Hawai‘i, Russia, Alaska and other markets. In addition, the fort became the fur A village was constructed near the fort trade capitol of the entire Pacific Coast. for company employees and their families.

Residents included trappers, blacksmiths, As fashion carried the beaver hat to the carpenters and other laborers. In its heyday, height of popularity, demand for the ani- the village housed over 500 people from mal’s fur increased tremendously. From diverse backgrounds including Hawaiians, Fort Vancouver, HBC dispatched brigades French-Canadians, English, Scottish and of trappers that included between 50 and members of more than 30 Native Ameri200 men, women and children. Fur trap- can tribes. It consisted of a variety of small ping was hard and dangerous because it dwellings, with styles reflecting the diversity was done during the winter, when pelts of its inhabitants. Today, the Fort Vancouver are thickest. After almost a year in the wil- National Site is a premier archeological site derness, the brigades canoed back to Fort well worth visiting. 34/48 ¢

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Things to consider for the upcoming Native Hawaiian Convention Trustee note: This column is guest written by Noelani Goodyear-Ka‘opua, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Mänoa.

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Kaho‘olawe, how will the entity respond? What will be the exit strategy?

2. Process is as important as product.

his November thousands of Känaka will Numerous Känaka have receive ballots from pointed out how exclusionary the Elections America, the Carmen “Hulu” Kana‘iolowalu and Na‘i Aupuni company running the process has been. The current roll Lindsey election for the upcoming Native does not even include half of the Hawaiian convention. UnfortuHawaiian population, and not all Trustee, Maui nately, millions of dollars have people on the roll will vote in the been poured into establishing the elections. A recent study, pubroll for this election, but only a lished in the American Political fraction has been put toward real education Science Review, looked at 138 countries that about what’s happening. When slick PR adopted new constitutions between 1974 is prioritized over community dialogue, and 2011. These constitutions resulted in this violates kapu aloha. The protectors on more democratic societies less than half of Mauna a Wäkea and Haleakalä have shown the time. The researchers found the process us a kapu aloha is not a command to be was the most important determining factor nice in the face of harm. The kapu aloha in increasing the power of the people, even compels us to confront difficult political more important than the text of the conissues, to speak truth to power, and to have stitutions produced. Governments should empathy for those with whom we disagree. be built from the ground up. ‘O ke kahua In that spirit, I humbly offer three things to ma mua, ma hope ke kükulu. The existing consider about the upcoming election and process was not built on a solid foundation of support from the lähui. The settler state convention. initiated this process with Act 195, and the 1. When you enter the lion’s den, have Roll Commission was appointed by the governor, not the Hawaiian people. an exit strategy.

Proponents of the Native Hawaiian roll and convention have not been forthright about the genealogy of rolls and reorganization in U.S. history. The establishment of Native rolls goes back to the 1887 General Allotment Act, aimed at assimilating the “Indians.” This act resulted in massive land loss for the original nations. Rolls have also created destructive and divisive ways of verifying Native identity. The term “reorganized governing entity” goes back to the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act, which allowed limited tribal self-governance under US plenary power. In contemporary times, the settler state pushes for a roll and reorganized governing entity so that it has someone to negotiate with. The occupier wants to quiet Hawaiian claims to land and natural resources. The entity created out of the upcoming reorganization process would enter negotiations with the state and federal governments from a subordinate position.

When the settler state pushes that entity to settle our sovereign claims in exchange for the Hawaiian homelands, OHA’s assets and

3. In light of all this, what might the delegates do?

A solid constitution cannot be drafted in only forty days, and the forty delegates who gather will not have the authority to speak for the entire lähui. Instead, the ‘aha delegates should consider: • Declaring that they do not have the authority to represent all Känaka, or the Hawaiian nation; • Proposing an inclusive, communitycontrolled process for engaging all Känaka in strategic-planning toward building a government;

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n Monday July 13, 2015, Since the bill was signed into law, Läna‘i House Bill 393 was signed was the first community to take advantage into law by Goverof this opportunity to restoring a nor Ige. According fishpond under new permitting to the bill, “The legand certification. Wai‘öpae fishislature finds that the repair or pond is the largest of at least five restoration of Hawaiian loko i‘a known fishponds on the eastern (fishponds) may require permits coast of Läna‘i. The fishpond was from the department of land and built before western contact and it natural resources, department of is believed to be about 800 years health, office of planning, federal old. At one time in its history the Colette Y. agencies, and county agencies. nine-acre fishpond was the main The legislature further finds that source of food for the community.

Machado the permit process for repair or This restoration of the fishpond restoration of loko i‘a may be is a partnership between Läna‘i Trustee Moloka‘i time-consuming, complicated, Culture & Heritage Center and and La-na‘i confusing, and inconsistent across Pülama Läna‘i. It is also a real agencies. Burdensome regulacommunity effort to restore this tions and permit requirements fishpond. Students from the E have historically prevented community ‘Ike Hou Iä Läna‘i - To Know Läna‘i Once organizations or native Hawaiian lawai‘a Again program have also been working on (aquaculturalists) from initiating projects the restoration. to restore, repair or maintain loko i‘a.”

E 'Ike Hou Iä Läna‘i - To Know Läna‘i The whole process in obtaining the certi- Once Again, is a cultural and science fications and permits required for restoring enrichment camp that was offered to Läna‘i the fishpond can take many years and the students over a four week period. The proClean Water Act requires first a water gram took students into the field where they quality certification and permit from the learned by hands-on experience at different Department of Health and then a permit places around Läna‘i. Places such as Läna‘i from the Army Corps of Engineers before Hale, Maunalei, Waia‘öpae & Naha Fishthe restoration activities can begin. To ponds. Throughout the program students streamline the process the Department of engaged in learning about archaeology, Land and Natural Resources is implement- marine science, watershed management, ing a statewide programmatic general permit loko i‘a and lo‘i kalo restoration, haku mele, and programmatic agreement that would and hula, and also worked with 808 Urban in allow applicants to submit a single permit the development of culturally based murals application for review. This law waives the at Läna‘i High & Elementary School. requirement to obtain water quality certiRestoration of the fishpond currently is fication for projects authorized under the expected to be completed within a year and state programmatic general permit, and it is hoped that through these efforts the greatly simplifies the process of restoration vitality of the fishpond will return. ¢ based on cultural practice.

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E na- â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ohana Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for length. Send your information by mail, or e-mail kwo@OHA.org. E ola na- mamo a Ha- loa!

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ter does not discourage anyone from attending in 2016.

HALEKULANI GIRLS - The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (HMHF) is looking for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ohana of Alice Fredlund and Sybil Bright Andrews, who were members of the famed Halekulani Girls. This is for notification of an award by the HMHF. If you have any information, please contact Ann Shinsato, Admin.

Assistant, at 808-392-3649.

MANAOLE/KAHIONA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Looking for descendants for a family gathering at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Lagoon on October 3, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information, call DeMont Conner, manager at Hoâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;omana Pono LLC at (808) 450-6055.

Mahalo Nui Loa.

MAHI - The Mahi â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ohana reunion scheduled for October 9th & 10th 2015 has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience, however we have decided to plan the reunion in 2016 instead. Those that have already registered your refund are forthcoming with a letter to you. Furthermore, I hope this let-

ZABLAN - The Hui O Zablan Luncheon will be from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, 2015 at Saint Louis Alumni Clubhouse, 916 Coolidge Street, Honolulu, 96826. It is a Potluck. Bring a main dish or dessert. The Hui will provide rice, noodles, salad, juice, paper goods and water. Cost per

family is $5. Donations for door prize, and can goods for the Hawaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;i Food Bank are welcome. For reservations, send Auntie Leatrice Zablan your payment at 4220 Kilauea Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816 by Sep 30, 2015. Checks payable to Hui O Zablan. Any questions call 808-927-7405 Yvonne Zablan Lui, Uncle Charlie's and Auntie Leatriceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter.

T-Shirts: Goldenrod yellow shirt with a red Family Crest design again features Cousin Kimo Zablanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art work. Cousins Jimbo and Tammy Correa Beaumont are producing the shirts at a very reasonable price. Shirts will be available for purchase at the Luncheon.

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There will be games, door prize drawing, pictures printing, shave ice and popcorn. Fun for all. Joaquin Zablan and Ane

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