Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2003 — 'Olino [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

'Olino

- Hawaiian Eaaa/ Cofflpetition Winner<s^—

He Hawai'i Au Na llihia Nōkōkōamakali'i Gionson Papa 1 1 Ke Kula 'o Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u Moku o Hawai'i Kūlana 'ehkahi, Mo'olelo Hawai'i Māhele9-12 He Hawai'i au no ka mea ho'ōla wau i nā welo o nā kūpuna o'u. 'O ia ho'i, mau nō ka lapakapa o ko lākou mauli i loko o'u, a pēlā pū me nā Hawai'i 'ē a'e e ola nei i kēia manawa. 'Ike 'ia ma ka mauli Hawai'i nā 'ao'ao a pau o ke 'ano o ke kanaka Hawai'i.

'O ke 'ano o ka lawena o nā kūpuna, 'a'ole ia he 'ano lawena i laha i waena o nā po'e a pau o ka honua. 'O nā mea li'ili'i, e like me ka ālai 'ole i ka puka i hiki i nā kūpuna ke komo a ha'alele, a i 'ole ka noho 'ole ma ke pākaukau no ka mahalo i ka nui o ka hana e loa'a ai ka mea'ai ma laila, 'o ia ka mea e Hawai'i ai ka Hawai'i. He 'ano pili 'uhane ko ka Hawai'i kekahi, he pili wehena 'ole ma waena o ka piko 'ī o ke kanaka a me ka lani, ka pō, kahi e noho malu ai nā kūpuna i ha'alele i kēia honua a hele aku i kekahi 'ao'ao. Ma ke kahe 'ana o ka wai o ka manawa, ua komo mai nā 'ano pili 'uhane 'ē a'e, e like me ka ho'omana Kalikiano. Akā, loa'a nō kekahi 'ano ho'omana Kalikiano pili loa i ka nohona o ka Hawai'i. Kapa 'ia ka 'ike a mākou i a'o ai mai nā hanauna ma mua o mākou 'o ia ka 'ike ku'una i nalo. Akā, 'a'ohe waiwai o ka namunamu no ka nui o ka 'ike i nalo. Ua nalo, no laila, pono wale e ho'omau. A 'o ka māhele hope o ka mauii ola

Hawai'i, 'o ia ka 'ōlelo makuahine. 'Ike 'ia nō ka lāhui o ke kanaka ma kāna 'ōlelo, a uiu nuuu uioiu, u

he 'oia'i'o loa kēia no nā Hawai'i. la'u, 'a'ole 'o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i

he 'ōlelo wale nō, e like me nā 'ōlelo 'ē a'e o ka honua. Nui nā māhele o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i e hō'ike kiko'ī ana i nā ha'awina na'au o nā kūpuna, nā mea e hō'ike ana i nā lāli'i o ka nohona o ke au i kala loa. Ma waena o kēia mau 'ao'ao 'ehā o ka mauli Hawai'i, ahuwale ke 'ano o ka Hawai'i. 'O ke kanaka i hiki ke mālama i nā 'ao'ao 'ehā o ka mauli e like me nā kūpuna o ke au i hala, 'o ia nō ka Hawai'i. 'Oiai he mea nui ke koko, 'oi aku ke ko'iko'i o kēia. Loa'a nō ka po'e koko Hawai'i e mālama 'ole nei i kēia mau 'ao'ao o ka mauli. Inā 'a'ohe mea e 'ā ai Ho'omau 'ia 'o GIONSON ma ka 'ao'ao 12

% - Kekaikamahineolilinoe Speed's winning poster, left, was selected as the overall winner. According to Speed, Nō 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino represents people teaching peopie, something her own grandmother shared with her. The kupuna in her poster represents her own TOtū Pa'u, sharing knowiedge by reading to her mo'opuna. Speed's winning imoge will be featured on T-shirts, and given out to the community at the Nō 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino Rally, Jan. 15 at the State Capitol. Shirts will be passed out at 8 a.m. that morning behind 'lolani Palaee where rally participants are asked to meet prior to the short maieh to the capitol.

Grade<s 6-8 Yony States Grade 8 Kanuikapono Learning Center lsland of Kaua'i

Grades 4-5 Kawai Adrian Kauwēloa Grade 4 Kula Kaiapuni 'O Pū'ōhaia lsland of O'ahu

Editor's note: With this special presentation of Nā 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino, the calendar, special events feature and island music review usually featured on this page will resume in the February issue of Ka Wai Ola o OHA,