Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 7, 1 July 1986 — Progress Report on ʻYear of the Hawaiian' [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Progress Report on ʻYear of the Hawaiian'

Ho'olako Committees Detail 1987 Activities

"Celebrate the Hawaiian Ho'olako 1987" has made considerable progress since the idea was first announced in these pages some months ago. Originally called "The Year of the Hawaiian", the name was changed to reflect the theme "A Culture of Inclusion, A time to Enrich". Ho'olako is the brainchild of its president, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Thomas K. (Unele Tommy) Kaulukukui and is sponsored by OHA. Its stated goal is to "Celebrate the Hawaiian, instill pride in being Hawaiian, identify Hawaiian values, lokahi (unity), raise the consciousness and awareness of the Hawaiian core of our society." The objective of the program is, by the end of 1987, to initiate or participate in a series of events and activities whieh focus on Hawaiian culture, values, history, achievements and contributions'. Resolutions of support have been adopted by the State Senate, State House, Board of Education, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and OHA. Here is a report on the activities and plans of some of the Ho'olako Committees: MAUl Councilman Abraham Aiona, a member of the Maui committee, reports that the Maui County Council appropriated $25,000 for that island's Ho'olako program. The budget ordinance was signed into law by Mayor Hannibal Tavares on June 2, 1986. The committee, whieh includes the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai, is headed by Marilyn Moniz, Director of Parks and Recreation for Maui County. Among the committee members is OHA's Maui Trustee Joseph Kealoha, Jr. According to Moniz, Maui has planned a year-long program beginning in January 1987, and ending with a climatic event in December. Here is the schedule with emphasis on: January — Government and Molokai. Opening eelebration Jan. 5-9; torch ceremony Jan. 1 and a Makahiki. February — Education and keikis. Activity; schools (Department of Education). March — Kupuna. Kuhio Day Celebration. April — Community, Religion and Giving. Volunteer Projects, Kepaniwai Restoration, Community Work Day, religious and historical sites. May — Family and music. Maui Community College Ho'olaulea. June — History and Lanai. Kamehameha Day and Lanai activities. July — Sports. Canoe championships July 20 sponsored by Maui County Hawaiian Canoe Association. August — Makahiki, dance and culture. Kaahumanu Festival, hula exhibition and Honolulu Makahiki. September — Aloha Week and Hana. Hana Aloha Week Celebration.

October — Artists exhibition at Maui County Fair. November — Song. Na Mele O Maui. December — Leadership and ali'i. Pageant of the Ali'is Banquet, Torchlight closing at football stadium, Hawaiian Civic Clubs. HAWAH Big Island Committee Chairman Eugene Tiwanak says the goal is to get total involvement throughout the island. The celebration will center around King Kamehameha the Great, who was bom on Hawaii. Tiwanak said he hopes to have different Hawaiian groups throughout the island participate within their own communities. These activities then will be tied together in a weeklong event in June, 1987 to coincide with Kamehameha Day. In order to involve the entire community, the committee plans to highlight eaeh sector's activities. One of the programs for whieh considerable planning has already taken plaee is the production of a record album of Big Island songs and a videotape. The proceeds from album and tape sales will go toward establishing a scholarship for students who wish to study Hawaiiana or music, or for a statue of Kamehameha to be displayed at the County building.

Tiwanak says another planned Big Island activity is an island-wide treasure hunt with clues given out at other Ho'olako community events. Also in the works is a pilgrimage to Kamehameha's birthplace at Kohala involving community representatives. The committee hopes to find the entire Big Island celebration through its own revenue-producing activities. KAUAI Chair of the Kauai Island Ho'olako Committee is Danita Aiu. Mrs. Aiu says Mayor Tony Kunimura has accepted honorary chairmanship. The committee has County sanction and is officially called, "The Mayor's Advisory Committee to the Year of the Hawaiian". Mayor Kunimura has appropriated $5,000 from the Eeonomie Development budget for Kauai's celebration. Mrs. Aiu said there are two main events planned for Kauai: The "Sela Moku Pants Dance", a street dance and ho'olaulea whieh will take plaee in the area around the State and County buildings Aug. 15, 1987. There willbe a number of stages, eaeh providing a different kind of music for dancing. The event will be extremely informal and dress is casual. Deputy County Attorney Warren Perry chairs the Sela Moku Pants Dance subcom- • See Ho'oleiko Committees, Pg. 10

The new "Ho'olako 1987" office at Kawaiaha'o Plaza is blessed by the Rev. Tuck Wah Lee. Left to right are Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Thomas K. (Unele Tommy) Kaulukukui Sr., Ho'oleiko president; Rev. Lee, Mrs. Donald (Sandra) Duckworth and John Kamalani, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and chairman of the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee (HACPAC).

l • Ho'olako Committees, from Pg. 1 mittee. The other big Kauai event will be the first International Oahu to Kauai Sailing Canoe Race. It will take plaee some time in October of 1987 and the object is to encourage greater participation in the sport of eanoe sailing as opposed to paddling. The race will start from an as yet undecided point on Oahu, and wind up at Nawiliwili Harbor on Kauai. Canoe Race chairman is Teddy Blake. A eanoe crafted to the winner's specifications will be presented to winners of the race. The eanoe will be made from a large koa log whieh has been presented by the State. Mrs. Aiu said enameled pins with a distinctive Kauai Ho'olako logo will be sold as part of her committee's fundraising efforts. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE The Publications Committee, chaired by Puanani Kini, was formed in mid-March. It already has sponsored two separate Chinese dinners at the Empress Restaurant for committee members, its advisors and friends. The dinners culminated in working sessions and status reports on progress to date. The most recent meeting on June 5 was attended by approximately 125 people including Lorena Kalehua Nelson, Mainland liaison for the community. She arrived at 10 o'eloek that morning and flew back to San Francisco at 10:45 the same evening. Committee members are Kuulei Aila, Nona Beamer, Puanani Fernandez-Akamine, Rosemary Keoho Fujimoto, Larry C.W. Ing, Velma P. Kekipi, Mahealani Merryman, Esther T. Mookini, Lorena Kalehua Nelson and Mrs. Kini, chairperson. They represent various skills, talents or disciplines including those of researchers, authors, composers, graphic artists, library studies, public affairs and communications, education and marketing and sales. The chairperson has selected nine people to serve as an advisory group. They are: Tin-Yuke and Wai Jane Char, Larry F.C. Ching, John Dominis Holt, David M. Kupele, Kum Pui and Violet Lai, Abraham Piianaia and Irma Tam Soong. According to Mrs. Kini, the mission of the committee is to "shape and influence the thinking styles of Hawaiians . . . for the mutual benefits of all in Hawaii nei . . . ". Its goal is "to stimulate interest among the Hawaiians in their own history in Hawaii and abroad and to make these experiences available to the larger Hawaiian community through research, writing, publishing and consulting. The committee has planned five major projects. They are: "The Art of Thinking Workshop", "The Writer's Workshop", a publication for the Hawaiian home, a publication of an unpublished diary or journal, and a publication of a songbook of unpublished works. Anyone wishing more information on any of the Ho'olako 1987 activities is weleome to eall Ho'olako headquarters at 533-3729.