Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, 1 Ianuali 1988 Edition 02 — Hawaiian Unity Day Proclamation [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiian Unity Day Proclamation

Whereas, the major event of Ho'olako, the Year of the Hawaiian, will take plaee on Saturday, January 23, 1988, and will mark the end of the makahiki season, whieh signifies the closing of the Hawaiian year; And whereas, at 3 p. m. on Saturday, January 23 at the Aloha Stadium and from locations throughout the Hawaiian islands and points on the mainland, pahu drums will sound the opening of Ho'olokahi;

And whereas, we complete Ho'olako to be enriched, we begin Ho'olokahi to unify, to eome together. The enrichment of this year, Ho'olako, gives mana to Ho'olokahi or Hawaiian Unity; And whereas, the first time in 168 years, the Hawaiians will eome together as a people united, and the first time in 200 years, Christian ministers and Hawaiian kahunas will offer and share prayers together;

And whereas, Hawaiian Unity Day , under the sponsorship of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, will be celebrated at the Aloha Stadium with over a hundred Hawaiian entertainers, recording artists and hula halaus, all Hawaiian royal societies and Hawaiian civic clubs from throughout the State;

And whereas, Ho'olako will close the activities of the Year of the Hawaiian, but is renewed with the spirit of Ho'olokahi to unify, to eome together; And whereas, in this spirit of unity, we recall the significant moments in Hawaiian history during the Year of the Hawaiian;

And whereas, a proud, a dignified and generous people called Hawaiians still eonhnue today to foster and nurture the Hawaiian spirit of aloha as the way of their ancestors and are observed by all who meet the Hawaiian from throughout the islands and the world; And whereas, those whose hearts have been touched by the Hawaiian will also be present to demonstrate Ho'olokahi as a symbol of the true meaning of aloha;

Now, therefore, I, John Waihee, Governor of Hawaii, do hereby proclaim Saturday, January 23, 1988, to be Hawaiian Unity Day and urge all Hawaiians and Hawaiians-at-heart of these islands to share in the beginning of Ho'olokahi to unify or eome together in a renewed spirit of aloha. Done at the State capitol, executive chambers, Honolulu, Hawaii this llth day, January 1988.

Governor John David Waihee III signs Hawaiian Unity Day proclamation flanked by, from left to right, Lillian Kruse, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr., Paul Kekuewa, Henry Kaapana, Charles Heen, OHA Trustees Louis Hao, Manu Kahaialii, Kevin M.K. (Chubby) Mahoe.