Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 8, 1 August 2004 — Nā ʻōiwi ʻōlino: nā pulapula a Hāloa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Nā ʻōiwi ʻōlino: nā pulapula a Hāloa

Eō e nā 'ōiwi 'ōlino 'eā Nā pulapula a Hāloa 'eā Mai Hawai'i a Ni'ihau 'eā A puni ke ao mālamalama 'eā ē Answer O natives, those who seek knowledge, the descendants of Hāiloa, from Hawai'i island in the east to Ni'ihau in the west and around this hrilliant world. Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū! Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū! I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! Aloha e nā kūpuna kahiko 'eā Nāna e ho'oulu mai nei 'eā Iā kākou e holo pono 'eā A loa'a e ka lei lanakila 'eā ē Love to our ancient forebears who

continue to inspire us to move forward on a righteous path, that victory will be realized. Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū! Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū! I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! E hana kākou me ke ahonui 'eā A pili me ka hā a ke aloha 'eā 'Oiai e kūlia i ka nu'u 'eā A kau i ka 'iu o luna 'eā ē Let us work together with patience Holding close the essence of aloha, as we strive for the very best until we achieve our ultimate goal. Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū! Kū'ē au i ka hewa, kū'ē! Kū au i ka pono, kū!

I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! I resist injustice, resist! I stand for righteousness, stand! He mele no nā 'ōiwi 'ōlino, kū! Mahalo a nui to Aunty Mālia Craver for responding to OHA's 2002 request for guidance in our advocacy and native rights work, and for giving her mana'o, "Nāi 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino," in the fall of 2002, when she stated "my expectation of giving that name to the project was to have the children and families be people of knowledge and wisdom in every thing they do or with every aspect ... with our kūpuna, a positive name means that it's your expectation that a person or group of people will grow to do the things that the name meant." Mahalo a nui to Manu Boyd, inspired by Aunty Mālia's mana'o, for further expression of this

mana'o in the three, soon to be five, verses of the mele oli, "Nāi 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino." It is a fact that when we gather together with good intent, wisdom, discernment, and aloha to chant "Nāi 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino," we are unified in thought; we are unified in spirit; and we connect with our ancestors as we express our hope for the future. "Nāi 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino " calls on all Native Hawaiians, in Hawai'i and away from our shores, to renew and heighten our commitment to advance Hawaiian issues through unified action and "political activism" in the expression and exercise of Hawaiian self-determi-nation, toward Hawaiian governanee. With a unified voice, a unified spirit, and a unified vision, there will be unified success no nā 'ōiwi 'ōlino. Aloha a hui hou. 45/48 ■

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Haunani Apoliona, MSW Trustee, At-large