Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 1992 — Hui Naʻauao schedules sovereignty workshops [ARTICLE]

Hui Naʻauao schedules sovereignty workshops

Hui Na'auao, an educational organization receiving federai funds to teach the Hawaiian community about selfdetermination, has released a schedule of Ho'āla workshops. Ho'āla or awakening is the first workshop in the educational project. It recaps Hawaiian history from preWestern contact through annexation. Its goal is to "increase understanding of the cultural, spiritual, historical, legal and equitable basis for Nā Kānaka Maoli right to sovereignty and self-determination." December 1992 5 Hale Na'auao, 3415 Ka'ohinani Dr. just off Kimo Rd., whieh comes off Nu'uanu Pali Rd.; 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 6 or 7 Elderhostel, Waikiki Hotel, Hawaiian Monarch room, time to be arranged. 8-10, 15 Pearl City High School, Learning Center, during its Hawaiiana classes. 18 Waimea Kūpuna, Waimea, Hawai'i Workshops will also be held at Hale Na'auao in Nu'uanu every other Saturday from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dec. 5 & 19, Jan. 9 & 30, Feb. 13 & 27, March 13 & 27, April 10 & 24, May 8 & 22. The University of Hawai'i, Mānoa will include a schedule of Ho'āla workshops as well as the next two workshops in the five-workshop series during its summer non-credit sessions, 1993. For more information on the schedule, eall Hui Na'auao at 595-6647.

Hui Na'auao's educational project is a three-year program funded in part by a nearly $1 million grant from the Administration for Native Americans. It's composed of three phases. The first, Ho'āla, lays an historical foundation for self-determination. The second, Ho'okahuā, examines technieal and legal issues sovereignty raises. The third and final phase, Ho'olōkahi, to bring about unity, proposes to assemble Hawaiians statewide to participate in consensusbuilding activities focusing on righting the historical record and moving * toward a process of self-determina-tion and governance. The hui is made up of 40 Hawaiian organizations. Educational project director is Kunani Nihipali, assisted by Lurline McGregor and education specialists Lehua Napoleon and Hiko'ula Hanapi. Elizabeth Pa Martin, an attorney, serves as hui president.