Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 1, 1 February 1984 — Slide Show Maintains Busy Schedule [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Slide Show Maintains Busy Schedule

Schools, churches, community and service organizations, business groups, the University of Hawaii, families and other groups have been among those viewing the OHA multi-projector ceded lands slide show since its completion late last year. Requests for showings are still being received at the Honolulu OHA office, 5488960. lnterested neighbor island organizations may contact OHA representatives on Kauai, 245-4390; Maui, 2444219; Molokai, 553-3612; Hilo, 961-7496; and Kona, 329-7368. Titled, "Hawaii's Ceded Lands, 'Aina Mo'omoku," the project was produced by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Resource Development Committee with Trustee Hayden Burgess as chairman. It is an 18-minute professionally. narrated show explaining the unique concept of Hawaiian land tenure under whieh

land is a gift of the gods, benefitting all, but owned by none. This on-going presentation traces the status of land in the island from ancient times. The slide show also explains how the 1978 Constitutional Convention created OHA and how the State Legislature determined that OHA should receive 20 percent of ceded land ineome to be used for the Hawaiian people. Viewers also hear an explanation and see graphics on why O H A has been forced to appeal to the courts in order to obtain its entitlement to that ineome. OHA has been encouraged by the attendance, interest and response shown at these presentations whieh has attracted well over 3,500 people. Members of the OHA Board of Trustees and staff members are always on hand to answer questions.

Steve Kuna, OH A Land and Natural Resources ()fficer, explains chart on ceded lands at slide show presentation to members of the City Council Planning and Zoning Committee. Councilwoman Weleome Fawcett, seated, is an interested listener. Bob Freitas of Kuna's staff holds chart.

m ^ <■— • iinni n piiwiwmmniiwiiiii <mi ^ ■— Planning and Zoning Committee Chairman Leigh-Wai Doo of the City Council and his vice chairman, David W. Kahanu, focus their attention on OHA's slide show presentation.

Big Island Trustee Piilani C. Desha explains a point to Gaylyn Kauleinamoku of the Hawaiian Jaycee Women and other members of the organization following presentation of OH A show. Also looking on to Mrs. Kauleinamoku's left is Trustee Thomas K. (Unele Tommy) Kaulukukui Sr. who also fielded questions.