Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 1989 — Oʻahu Civic Council Charts Course For 1989 [ARTICLE]

Oʻahu Civic Council Charts Course For 1989

With a eall to work together in the philosophy of "pulama," the officers and directors of the Oahu district eouneil of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, held their first quarterly general eouneil meeting to plan activities for 1989. New Oahu district eouneil president Dexter Soares chaired the January 14 morning meeting at the Kekuanaoa conference room at the Kamehameha Schools. Representatives of most of Oahu's 21 Hawaiian civic clubs were in attendance.

Soares announced the formation of a new kupuna advisory eouneil to the Oahu district eouneil. Its five members, who between them represent 200 years of support and involvement in the civil club movement, will be advisors to Soares and the eouneil leaders on matters of protocol, association history and spiritual guidance. Kupuna advisory eouneil members are: Agnes Cope ( Wai'anae Hawaiian Civic Club), Dr. George Mills (Ko'olauloa HCC), Elaine Mullaney (Queen Emma HCC), George Richardson (Queen Emma HCC), and Emily Thomas (Waikiki HCC).

Officers of the O'ahu district eouneil, including Soares, are: immediate past president Lila Medeiros; first vice president Kauila Clark; second vice president Kenny Haina; treasurer Ethelreda Kahalewai; association directors Peter Ching, Betty Jenkins, Linda Delaney; eouneil directors Agnes Cope, Harriet Paishon, Gladys Rodenhurst, and Dennis Sai. The eouneil also includes corresponding secretary Yvonne Ryan, recording secretary Candice Hurley, parliamentarian Hardy Hutchinson, his-

torian Eleanor Williamson, ehaplain Louise Kong, and sergeant-at-arms Susan Pine. Council members heard a presentation on the 1990 U.S. Census, made by guest speaker Rhoda Kaluai, loeal community outreach specialist for the

U.S. Census Bureau (see related story this issue). Kaluai outlined her plans to meet with groups and organizations throughout the state, and offered to bring her presentation to civic clubs to help them inform their members. She plans information workshops onee sample forms of the mail-in eensus are available. Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it will revert to the 1980 census checkoff system, whieh will allow Asian and Pacific islanders to eheek off a box representing their specific ethnicity, such as Hawaiian. The Census Bureau had planned to lump these groups together and have people write in their ethnicity.

Keturning to civic club business, Soares announced the appointment of nine individuals to head the following special projects and observances: association resource directory (Kauila Clark); calendar of club events (Maxine Hee); Hawaiian games workshops (Elaine Mullaney); Ho'ike'ike, the annual eouneil fundraiser May 7 at Bishop Museum Family Sunday (Sherry Evans); Kamehameha Day (Roy Benham); Aloha Week (Benham); Pnnee Kuhi'o Day (Dennis Sai); Ali'i Sunday (Lila Medeiros); and sports (Flossy Camaeho).

Also appointed to head standing committees were: Peter Ching (budget and fiance); Paige Barber (government relations); Dawn Farm-Ramsey

(health, education and welfare); Betty Jenkins (public relations, membership); Linda Delaney (constitution and bylaws); Agnes Cope (na mea Hawai'i), and Charles Rose (AHCC annual eonvention). Rose, who is the 1989 convention coordinator, said that the convention committee, chaired

by Walter Rodenhurst, will present its recommendation for this year's convention to the AHCC board atitsFebruary 11 meeting. In other business, the Oahu district eouneil agreed to: • host a May testimonial dinner in honor of Hawaii's U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. The fundraiser event is sponsored by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.

• participate in the Peanut Butter Festival and Super Jam" fundraiser for the institute of Human Services (IHS) on Sunday, March 19 at Aloha Tower. Clubs are asked to run food and beverage, and crafts booths and to share a part of their proceeds with the organizers. Kenny Haina (Princess Ka'iulani HCC) was appointed district eouneil liaison with festival organizer Anita Templar. Templar is spearheading the event to benefit the homeless on behalf of the Rev. Claude DuTeil, director of IHS;

• and recognized with commemorative plaques the 25 anniversaries of the Queen Emma HCC and the Pnnee Kuhio HCC, and the 55th anniversary of the Waialua HCC. The 1989 schedule of Oahu district eouneil board meetings is: April 3, July 10 and October 16. General eouneil meetings are scheduled April 8, July 15 and October 21.