Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2005 — We are Hawaiian, we are ʻohana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

We are Hawaiian, we are ʻohana

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! The New Year is here and we greet it with renewed zeal and enthusiasm. Wonderful changes have been made throughout the past year to strengthen our journey to our ultimate goal - building a Hawaiian nation. We have schools teaching our keiki to read, write and speak in our native language. A

greater number of our young people are graduating from college and going on to earn their master's degrees. Our kūpuna are sharing their gift of experience and wisdom with all the people of our islands. We were magnificent in the year 2004, and we are looking forward to a bigger and better year in 2005. Like brothers and sisters,

Hawaiians have many different views and do not see eye to eye on how, when and what to do to achieve our justifiable goals. Some Hawaiians want things to remain the same but expect things to get better by doing nothing. Others want to act now while the fire is hot and do something instead of doing nothing. When all is said and done,

we will forever have one thing in eommon - we are Hawaiian. We are 'ohana. May the "Spirit of Aloha" remain with you always to warm your heart with kindness and fill your days with cheer. It is a privilege and a great honor for me to continue to serve you, our 'ohana, and the people of Hawai'i Nei. ■

Donald B. Cataluna

Trustee, Kaua'i and Ni'ihau