Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 1, 1 January 2005 — OHA TV award [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA TV award

The OHA roundtable-discussion television series Ho'oulu Lāhui Aloha won the award for best Native Hawaiian show at 'Ōlelo Community Television's 5th Annual Awards Banquet on Dec. 11. The series, whieh OHA staff

has been producing since May 2003, won out over a number of well-respected 'Ōlelo shows that also focus on Native Hawaiian issues. Series director and OHA Media Snecial-

ist 'Aukai Reynolds accepted the video recognition award on behalf of the agency and the over 20 stu-dio-certified OHA employees who crewed the series in the past year. "The award is quite an achievement when you consider that an entire 'Ōlelo station is dedicated to native issues," Reynolds said. "I have to thank the OHA staff for sticking it out for the whole year. It is the crew, after all, that makes the show a success." He added, only half-jokingly: "Watch out Oprah: here we eome." Ho'oulu Lāihui Aloha: To Raise a Beloved Nation, whieh airs every Wednesday. at 7 p.m. on 'Ōlelo NATV Channel 53, features community members discussing various issues facing the Native Hawaiian eommu-

nity. Past topics for the series have included burial issues, the Native Hawaiian Coalition, hānai relationships and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

OHA's award-winning Ho'oulu Lahui Aloha TV ShOW. Photo: Mike Coffman