Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 2, 1 February 1992 — ALU LIKE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALU LIKE

(presented by Ka Wai Ola O OHA and Alu Like as a public seruice)

Transfers and awards Aloha nui kakou, e na 'oiwi o Hawai'i. Hau'oli makahiki hou ia 'oukou pakahi. He nui ko kakou mahalo i no na mea maika'i o keai makahiki i hala. A he nui ko kakou mahalo i ke Akua no keia ho'omaka hou'ana. In late 1991, Alu Like bid aloha to William Akutagawa, former employment training coordinator on Moloka'i and Everett "Sonny" Kinney, former island representative on Hawai'i. Both Billy and Sonny have taken the executive director positions for Na Pu'uwai (Moloka'i Health System) and Hui Malama Ola Na 'Oiwi (Hawai'i Heaith System of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act.)

Annette Creamer, former employment and training coordinator at the Kaua'i Island Center now serves as the Kaua'i island representative. Rose Marie Duey former employment training coordinator at the Maui Island Center now ser ves as the Maui island representative. Miehael Dias, is featured in na lima hana no'eau and serves as the Hawai'i island representative. The Alu Like Native Hawaiian Substance Abuse Prevention Project supervised by David Ha'ena Kamiyama was one of eight projects nationwide to receive from the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) an exemplary award for "outstanding efforts to prevent aleohol and other drug problems." The awards were presented to kupuna Annie Kainoa and Nona Davi!la in Washington D.C. Others who serve in the project are David Kawika Parker and Nalani Reinhardt. The project also received a Governor's Commendation for its achievements.

We are grateful for the beginning of a new year and look forward to successful use of those days that lay ahead. E ho'a kakou i ka lama kupono na hulu Hawai'i. E kukulu a'e kakou no ke ea o ka 'aina me ke aloha a me ke ahonui. E alu like mai kakou, e na 'oiwi o Hawai'i. S. Haunani Apoliona

Conference Feb. 4-5 The Alu Like, ine., Native Hawaiian Vocational Education Program (NHVEP), funded by a U.S. Dept. of Education Grant, will hold it's first Statewide Conference Feb. 4-5, at the Airport Holiday Inn. The theme for this two day conference is "Ho'oulu Na'auao" or "nurturing the growth of knowledge." It's main purpose is to give NHVEP projects the opportunity to share hana no'eau (skilled work), na'auao (knowledge) and mana'o (thouahts).

The NHVEP secondary projects are Hana Kupono, Career Education, Mau'i District Vocational Education, E Kulia i ka Nu'u and Senior Career Intern whieh deals with Hawaiian secondary students in improving academic and employment skills. It has classes in public intermediate and high schools statewide; summer interships in business management for high school seniors with several major Honolulu businesses; college preparatory guidance at Kailua and Castle High Schools, and career internships in business management for high school seniors with several major Honolulu businesses; college

preparatory guidance at Kailua and Castle High Schools, and career awareness projects at Kealakehe (Kona) and Waimanalo Intermediate Schools. The post-secondary efforts comprise the University of Hawaii Community Colleges Native Hawaiian Vocational Education Project established at Honolulu, Mau'i, Kaua'i, Kapi'olani, Leeward, Windward and Hawai'i Community Colleges working to increase enrollment, retention and completion rates of Native Hawaiian students.

The Adult Projects assist Hawaiian adults to become productive and upwardly mobile members of the labor force. It is provided through the Hawai'i Computer Training Center, the Entrepreneur Training Program, the KailuaWaimanalo Community Education Coalition (KWCEC) and the newest project, E Mohala Like Ana i ka Hana. That, in conjunction with a private organization, Winners at Work, is an innovative cooperative vocational education program for Native Hawaiian young adults with learning and physical challenges.

The first day panel on Hawaiian Values include Ilei Beniamina (Aloha), Pualani KanakaoleKanahele (Lokahi), Hokulani Holt-Padilla (Malama), Kauanoe Chang (Kulia i ka nu'u) and David Kekaulike Sing (Na'auao). The second-day panel members are made up of Alu Like, ine. Program administrators: Mahealani Merryman of the Native Hawaiian library project; Winona Whitman of the employment and training program; Loretta Beralas, Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna project; Tyrone Reinhardt, substance abuse systems development project; and David Kamiyama of the offender/ex-offender and substance abuse prevention programs. Gov. Waihe'e has been invited to attend.

Speakers include Dr. Charles Toguchi (DOE superintendent of schools), Dr. Joyce Tsunoda (chancellor, University of Hawai'i Community Colleges), Haunani Apoliona (president/CEO of Alu Like), and Dr. Bill Yamada (administrator of the Native Hawaiian Vocational Education Program).

At Maui library

The Holomua resource van will continue the series of quilt pattern trading workshops held in cooperation with the Bishop Museum by presenting workshops at the Wailuku Public Library at 6 p.m., on Feb. 6. The Lahaina Public Library at 6 p.m., Feb. 20. and the Hana Public and School Library at 6 p.m. on Feb. 24. Copies of 55 quilt patterns that have been donated to Bishop Museum by the family of expert quilter Hannah Baker will be available for tracing. Interested quilters should bring their own tracing paper for the 72" X 42" patterns. NHLP will provide the pencils. Books on quilting will be available with a Hawai'i State LJbraryYard.

The Holomua resource van staff will also be conducting programs at the Paukukalo Homework Center at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6, Waihe'e Elementary School at 8 a.m. on Feb. 7, Princess Nahienaena School at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, King Kamehameha III School at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 21, Keanae School at 8 a.m. on Feb. 24, and Hana School at 8 a.m. on Feb. 25.

Outreach librarian Pat Louis will do a second presentation for the Kamehameha Schools Parent-Infant Education Program on Feb. 5. She will also be involved in a book-talk at the Waimanalo Elementary School that was rescheduled from Jan. 14 to Thursday Feb. 20. At the workshops, Pat Louis will encourage parents to read to their children as well as display a demonstration collection of favorite books to parents and children.

The Remote Regions Project (formerly Books-By-Mail) also schedules monthly visits with the kupuna at the Alu Like Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna Programs (KOPP) in Waimanalo. This program involves taking books and videos to share with the kupuna and setting up special programs. NHLP Outreach librarian Pat Louis will conduct a special Parent-Child Reading Workshop for the kupuna on Thursday Feb. 13.

The Alu Like Native Hawallan Substance Abuse Preventlon Project was one of elght projects natlonwide to receive an award from the Offlce of Substance Abuse Prevention for "outstanding effort." The project also received the Governor's Commendation. At the Hawai'l presentatlon

were: (from left) project director David Ha'ena, project kupuna Annie Kalnoa, Gov. John Waihee, project kupuna Nona Davis and deputy director of behavioral services for the state Department of Health Masaru Oshiro.