Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1987 — Hawaiian Civic Clubs' Family Sunday [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiian Civic Clubs' Family Sunday

Pulama Na Ki'i, Varied Program Mark Ho'ike'ike

Pulama Na Ki'i or Cherish the Likeness and the Hall of Discovery were among the most heavily visited exhibits during the 16th annual Ho'ike'ike on the Great Lawn Prince Kuhio Family Sunday Mar. 1 at the Bishop Museum. Sponsored by the Oahu District Council, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, through the corporate sponsorship of Hawaiian Telephone Company, the event attracted an estimated 5,000 people, according to a Bishop Museum count. The Hawaiian Civic Clubs manned food booths and had several tents housing Hawaiian crafts, plants, feather products, T-shirts, lauhala bags, tapa, Hawaiian aloha shirts, quilts and a wide assortment of merchandise to view and buy. Crafts demonstrations were also held and activities for children included treasure hunts, Hawaiian games, kupuna storytelling and an appearanee by the Punana Leo Hawaiian language keikis. It was a beautiful sun-baked day with a comforting breeze to make it pleasant for everyone as they also enjoyed entertainment on the Great Lawn provided by the Royal Hawaiian Band under Bandmaster Aaron Mahi, Hawaii kupuna Maile Lum Ho Vargo and Ulunui Kanakaole Garmon, the Kipapa Rush Band, Wendell Silva and Miehael Aikin. There was also a celebrity box luneh auction, a kupuna hula contest and a Prince Kuhio look alike eontest. The spirited auction brought in $215 for the association's scholarship fund as announced by AOHCC President Benson Lee who served as auctioneer. The top bid of the day was $65 for the privilege of having luneh with Gov. John David Waihee III and his wife at Washington Plaee. Mrs. Garmon, member of Oahu's Ali'i Pauahi HCC, won the kupuna hula contest with Phyllis Chan of Queen Emma second and Gladys Puuloa of Koolauloa taking third. The look alike winner was J.J. Madura, Waikiki Hawaiian Civic Club's meonopua man of the day who walked around the grounds selling Chinese delicacies. Heinie Kamai, a fellow member, was second. Traffic was also steady to exhibits in the Hall of Hawaiian Natural History, Hawaiian Hall, Immigrant Heritage Ga'iery. Polynesian Hall and Jabulka Pavilion. In Jabulka, there was an autograph session and a leeture and demonstration on Early Mapping of Hawaii by Gary Fitzpatrick. A mapping exhibit was also on display. It was in the Ray Jerome Baker room on the third floor of Paki Hall where more than 1,000 visitors viewed a unique collection of portraits of native Hawaiians taken in 1920-21 by Dr. Louis R. Sullivan, a physical anthropologist from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. There are more than 500 photos in this collection. People were encouraged to search for their 'ohana and perhaps trace their geneaology from these photos whieh were taken by Dr. Sullivan while doing research on Hawaiians.

Lynn Davis, who heads the Museum's photograph collection department, said it was exciting to see these people eome up and view this collection. She especially noted that kupuna were the ones who spent a lot of time looking over the photographs, taking notes and asking questions. Davis noted, too, that her staff wrote out several order forms for photo reproductions. She added that it was a real pleasure assisting many of them. Some people, she reported, were able to find their family mem-

bers. Davis and her staff of Debbie Dunn, Betty Lou Kam and Clarice Mauricio were on hand to help visitors by passing out brochures, assisting some with identifying photos and answering questions. The collection is available for viewing on Family Sundays only and every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, except holiday weekends. Davis said neighbor islanders unable to meet this schedule may be accommodated if they eall her at the Museum, 8473511.

This was another event incorporated in the Ho'olako 1987: The Year of the Hawaiian calendar. It was chaired by Sherry Evans of Koolauloa HCC and assisted by fellow member Lae Kamaunu. Agnes K. Cope of Nanaikapono HCC and executive director of the Waianae Culture and Arts Society was the program chairperson. The official Ho'olako theme song was sung by winning composer Silva and another version composed at the November, 1986, AOHCC convention by Vargo and Violet Hughes was also sung by Vargo and Garmon. _____ __

This Bishop Museum photo from the Louis R. Sullivan collection shows Robert Kaneakua of Moloka'i.

J.J. Madura, left, and Heinie Kamai were declared first and second plaee winners in Prince Kuhio look alike contest.

These Pa'ia, Maui, Hawaiians are from the Bishop Museum files of Louis R. Sullivan. Mrs. Stephen Kila holding baby Julia Kapuakela. John Kapule stands at right.

Toni Lee displays celebrity luneh boxes while Benson Lee, president of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, asks for bids during auction.

Waimea, Hawaii, kupuna Pearl Ulunui Garmon, left, and Maile Lum Ho Vargo of Hilo entertain Ho'ike'ike crowd. Kupuna Garmon, a daughter of Aunty Edith Kanakaole, later in the day won the kupuna hula contest.