Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 7, 1 July 1986 — Leeward, Windward Kupuna End Year [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Leeward, Windward Kupuna End Year

Leeward and Windward kupuna marked the end of another school year May 14 and 16, respectively, with functions at Kemoo Farm Restaurant and Pat's at Punaluu. These annual year-enders recognize the work of the kupuna and their resource teachers in the respective schools. It is also a coming together of the kupuna in a spirit of po'okela and aloha. At Kemoo, newly-named District ResourceSpecialist Mieko Higuchi presented framed meritorious achievement certificates to District Resource T eachers Kalani Akana and Alohalani Kaina on behalf of the Leeward Oahu District School Advisory Council for the outstanding job they did in the recent 'Aha Kupuna 'O Oahu conference at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel. Akana and Kaina in turn honored their kupuna with presentation of framed Palapala Ho'ohanohano in recognition of their service. In a bit of cheery news, it was announced that Alohalani's husband, Enoka Kaina, received his law degree at the May 18 University of Hawaii graduation exercises. Congratulations were very mueh in order. Leeward kupuna this year did no entertaining, hula or put on a skit. Instead they took a laid back position and

enjoyed the singing of Emma Veary and Charles K.L. Davis and the piano and harp stylings of Nyla Hallman. Kaiponohea Hale from The Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian Studies Institute and an entertainer himself, was called on stage by Emma and they thrilled the packed luneh hour crowd with two beautiful duets. Hale, along with fellow staff member Pua'ala Nu'uhiwa, are perennial guests of the kupuna and they also appeared at the Punaluu function where Windward kupuna took a hang loose attitude and sang their hearts away with sing-alongs and impromptu entertainment. Among guests were Sen. Clayton Hee and Rep. Charles T oguchi who pledged continued support of the kupuna program. Hee brushed up on his Hawaiian and apologized for being a littie out of touch with the language, evoking laughter from the large attendance. Music and songs were primarily provided by kupuna Frances Kailikea Linken, Lilia Kanahele Hale, Victor Kala, Kaiponohea Hale and Noelani Mahoe of Robert Lokomaika'iokalani Shakenberg's Office of Instructional Services. Windward resource teachers Kawao Durante and Allison Ledward coordinated the function whieh was a special treat for visitors who packed the plaee to overflowing. Again| po'okela and aloha were contagious. ■

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Kupuna Vera Rose dances the hula to the aeeompaniment of felIow Kupuna Victor Kala, Lilia Kanahele Hale and her sister, Frances Kailikea Linken, during Windward kupuna year-ender at Pat's at Punaluu.

District Resource Teachers Alohalani Kaina, left, and Keith Kalani Akana, right, pose with their certificates along with Mieko Higuchi, district resource specialist, Leeward Oahu, during year-end activity at Kemoo Farm Restaurant.