Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 7, 1 Iulai 1987 — Ainahau O Kaleponi Celebrates Hoʻolako [ARTICLE]

Ainahau O Kaleponi Celebrates Hoʻolako

Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club of Southern California is planning to observe Ho'olako 1987: the Year of the Hawaiian with an exhibition of ancient Hawaiian artifacts to be displayed in the Irvine Room of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Plans are being coordinated between the club and Armand Labbe, Bowers Museum curator, and Dr. Yoshihiko Shinoto, director of the Department of Anthropology at the Bishop Museum. This will be a first time exhibition for Southern California. Additionally, Ainahau will be coordinating a special lecture series and weekend ohana day to be held in conjunction with the exhibit whieh is planned for sometime in September. In other club news: • Ainahau recently awarded four summer 1987 Kamehameha Schools Ho'omaka'ika'i Explorations awards to Zenell Kama, Jaide Kamalani, Alethea T avares and Spencer T ong. Recipients of academic and trade school scholarships will be announced July 26. • A1 and Nani Yee have opened up their home for a series of workshops on making kukui nut leis. Members are encouraged to make their own leis. • Plans for Ainahau's annual aha'aina in August are being completed. • Easter songs in Hawaiian and English were sung by the choral group as a holiday treat for residents of St. Francis Rest Home. • Held a successful garage and bake sale to raise funds for Miss Ainahau in her quest for the 1987 Miss Hawaii of California title. • The laulau sale was also successful and quilting classes were held at Jane Pang's residence.