Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 4, 1 April 1990 — Kupuna invited [ARTICLE]

Kupuna invited

An open invitation to kupuna statewide and on the mainland is extended by OHA's kupuna alakai Betty Kawohiokalani Jenkins and kupuna kako'o Maile Vargo and Ulu Garmon to "Mai Ka Lani Mai Ka Wai O Ke Ola," (From the heaven comes the water of life) to the third annual Kupuna conference. Princess Kaiulani Hotel is the site selected for the weekend of Apnl 27-29 where kupuna will embrace the theme of water. Saturday night "Legacy of an 'Ohana in the Celebration of a Kupuna" will focus on the living treasures of the Lunalilo Home. The program will honor the legacy of Ka Moi Lunalilo and his beneficiary kupuna. Three kupuna awards will be presented. The Ka Ha Mai Kalahikiola Naliielua awardee will be selected by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees. The Ka Ha Mai Nalani Ellis award, presented by the OHA Kupuna Team will be given at the awards dinner on Friday, Apnl 27. A third kupuna award will be awarded through a ballot process at the conference. Conference offerings inlcude 14 workshops plus a mele wai and mele hula. Among the 14 workshops are opportunities for kupuna to explore, share, and experience water themes. A new workshop this year will afford kupuna an opportunity to have fun in the hotel's pool. The planning committee of Mai Ka 1 ani Mai Ka Wai O Ke Ola include Harriet 0'Sullivan, Pikake Wahilani, Kupuna Elizabeth Ellis, Yuki Kaneshiro, Nadine Malilay, Peter Ching, Hinano Paleka, Lydia Namahana Maioho and OHA's 'ohana.