Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 5, 1 May 2002 — OHA is helping re-build Kawānanakoa Gymnasium in Keaukaha [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA is helping re-build Kawānanakoa Gymnasium in Keaukaha

By Manu Boyd The onee dilapidated Kawānanakoa Gym at the comer of Desha and Baker avenues on Hawaiian home lands was not safe or adequate for the throngs of volleyball and basketball players. And after years of the Hawai'i County's stalling and pleas from the eommunity for support, the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs presented

$667,000 to Pat Englebrand of the Hawai'i County Department of Parks and Recreation, marking the Tight at the end of the īunnel' for the East Hawai'i community. The new facility, a partnership between OHA, Hawai'i County and the State Legislature, is scheduled for completion in October, and is significantly larger than its predecessor, with all the ameniSee GYM on page 18

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The new Kawananakoa Gymnasium in Keaukaha is scheduled for completion this October.

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ties a modern gym should have. "This will not only be for the kids and families in Keaukaha, but for all on this side of the island. This family and eommunity gathering plaee at Keaukaha is an example of what ean happen when OHA, county government and the state work together for our communities. Although it has been a long path, I'm proud that OHA will be an important part of this Native Hawaiian community, and that the keiki and families of Keaukaha will be safe," said OHA Chairperson Haunani Apoliona. ■