Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 00, Number 1, 1 Iune 1982 — HUI WAʻA O MANAʻE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HUI WAʻA O MANAʻE

Getting Together to Help in Moloka'i

Recently on the island of Moloka'i a new Hale Wa'a (Canoe shed) was opened by the Mana'e Canoe Club, and what a lu'au they had. This eanoe club was a recipient of OHA's 'Ili'ili Grant Program, and as you ean see from the accompanying photos, they did an excellent job in organizing the eanoe club. Blue Poepoe expressed the philosophy of the eanoe club when he said, "Us old guys, we joined the club not to win the Molokai Channel Race, but to work so we ean teach what we know to our younger generations." All the people of Mana'e and Moloka'i ean be proud of what has been accomplished and it is hoped that they will continue to support the Mana'e Canoe Club in all its future projects. Maika'i Merv Dudoit, Kila DeMello and to all the others who have done an excellent job.

I ka manawa aku nei, ma ka mokupuni kukui 'o Moloka'i, ua ho'ohamama 'ia ka halau wa'a e na po'e lala o ka Hui Wa'a o Mana'e a luana lakou me ka hau'oli i ka "'ai kakou." Ua ha'awi ka Office of Hawaiian Affairs ia lakou, ka Hui Wa'a, i ka ha'awina kala maoli maloko o ka papahana 'Ili'ili Grants. A e nana iho nei 'oukou, e na po'e heluhelu kolamu o keia nupepa pumehana i na papahana holopono o na po'e lala o ua hui wa'a nei maloko o na pa'i ki'i e pili me keia mo'olelo. Wehewehe mai la 'o Blue Poepoe i ka mana'o kumuhana no ka ho'okumu o ua hui wa'a nei, penei: " 'O makou, na kanaka 'elemakule e lanakila ai i ka heihei wa'a mawena o Moloka'i me 'Oahu la, 'o ia ka Molokai Channel Race, aka makemake na'e makou e a'o i na hanauna hope loa i ko makou 'ikena o na hana ma'a mau. Ha'aheo no na po'e o Mana'e ame Moloka'i i ka holopono a na po'e heihei wa'a. A eia ka mana'o hope e ho'omau ke kokua me ke kako'o i na papahana mua aku a ka Hui Wa'a o Mana'e. E ha'awi i ke aloha ia Merv Dudoit, Kila DeMello ame na po'e e a'e no ka lakou hana maika'i.