Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 5, 1 May 1985 — OHA Kupuna Coordinator Named Moʻi Wahine for Aloha Week '85 [ARTICLE]

OHA Kupuna Coordinator Named Moʻi Wahine for Aloha Week '85

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Kupuna Coordinator Betty Kawohiokalani Ellis Jenkins and John Po'o Kaleikulaokalani Kamakana will reign as Mo'i Wahine and Mo'i Kane over the 1985 Aloha Week Festival. Selected as prince and princess were Matthew Kamuela Patterson, a junior at The Kamehameha Schools, and Sarah Piilaniwahine Smith, St. Francis High School senior.

The 39th observance of Aloha Week on Oahu is scheduled for Sept. 19-29. The Aloha Week king and queen and their court will appear at all Aloha Week sponsored events and at such places as Lunalilo Home, Waimano Home and the Hawaii State Senior Citizen Center at Lanakila. Theme of the '85 observance is "Proud Heritage." The Aloha Week entourage will also make appearances at shopping centers, schools and other functions. The Moi'i Wahine is the wife of Jack James Jenkins and a retired public school teacher. She is a graduate of The Kamehameha Schools and earned her education degree from Muskinaum Colleqe, New Concord. Ohio.

Her community affiliations are with the Alii Pauahi Hawaiian Civic Club, Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the Nile, Daughters of Hawaii, Delta Kappa Gamma, Waialua Community Association, Kamehameha Lodge Auxiliary, 'Aha Hui Keiahumanu and the Waiaha Foundation. Betty's hobbies are singing, dancing the hula and working and meeting with kupuna. The Jenkins household numbers three children, including Nalani of "Loeal Boy" song fame with the Na Leo Pilimehana trio. Kawohiokalani means "one that is favored in heaven." Kamakana, whose spouse's name is Patricia, is a bus driver with Gomes School Bus Service. He is a graduate of Punahou School where he starred in football and he also attended Compton Junior College.

His hobbies are singing and playing the ukulele, fishing, horseback riding and raising horses. Po'o Kaleikulaokalani means "the head of the golden wreath of heaven." Piilaniwahine, "the woman that climbs the stairway to heaven," likes jazz and hula and is a member of Halau O Na

Maoli Pua. She was also a Honolulu City Council page. Daughter of Robert K. and Alieia Smith, Piilaniwahine plans to continue her education at the University of Hawaii, majoring in secondary education.

Matthew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Baldo Patterson of Waianae and he likes to sing and play the ukulele. He is also a member of the Kamehameha wrestling team and studies the Hawaiian language. Kamuela also has college in his plans where he'd like to major in law enforcement. He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.