Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 2005 — Former OHA trustee valued sound leadership, ʻohana and Hawaiian history [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Former OHA trustee valued sound leadership, ʻohana and Hawaiian history

Kina'u Boyd Kamali'i, 1930-2005

By Manu Buyd Just days after her 75th birthday in October, fonner OHA trustee and conununity leader Klna'u Kaniali'i passed away at her home in Honolulu. Klna'u was a hoahānau (cousin), but as is typieal in Hawaiian families, we grew up calling her "Aunty," as she was from my father's generation. Her lengthy career in puhlie service included government positions, puhlie office, connnunity organizations, poliīieal appointments and more, but her passion was working on behalf of Native Hawaiians. As a trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from 1992-1996, she focused on issues including heahh, repatriation of iwi kupuna, historic sites preservation and more. In the state Legislature, she served in the House representing Waikīkī and Ala Moana districts. Her proudest accomplishment was serving as the chair of the Native Hawaiian Study commission, to whieh she was appointed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Aunty Kīna'u was a longtime member of the Prince Kūhiō Hawaiian Civic Club, proudly wearing the club's purple silk lei, her favorite color. She served as the club's president for several years and was an active delegate

in the civic clubs' annual convention. In 1985, she was recognized as the outstanding Hawaiian of the year by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. My earliest memory of Aunty Kīna'u was at a Prince Kūhiō Civic Club party at her home on Hawai'i Kai Drive. It was a windy day, and her lauhala hat flew off her head into the marina. My brother and I were tasked to retrieve it, "immediately!" I don't remember how we got it out of the water, but we did, quickly. She had a hearty laugh and smiling eyes, but could also be impatient and demanding. She was incredibly strong. Kīna'u was born in Honolulu on Oct. 24, 1930, to Victor Keli'imaika'i Boyd and Elizabeth Kealoha Duvauchelle. She was the granddaughter of Robert Nāpunakō Boyd, who along with Robert Wilcox, led the revolution in 1895 to restore power to Queen Lili'uokalani. Robert Nāpunakō Boyd was the son of Edward Harbottle Boyd of Maunawili, and Beke Adams. E.H. Boyd also had elder children from Beke's sister, Maria Hi'o Adams. Their son, Iames Harbottle 'A'alapuna Boyd, along with Helen Manu'ailehua Cleghorn, daughter of Governor Archibald Scott Cleghorn, are my great-grandparents. Another

daughter of Edward and Maria Boyd, Sarah Kaleimoku Boyd Mossman, is the grandmother of Boyd Mossman, OHA trustee and retired judge. Kīna'u's own name was inherited through association with the Kamehameha family. "Mom really loved family history," said daughter Na'unanikīna'u Kamali'i, an attorney. "She enjoyed fishing and the oeean, and would often speak of her early days growing up at Mōkapu. She inherited my grandpa's fishing poles and used them whenever she had free time. Her favorite spots along the windward coast for fishing included Punalu'u and Hau'ula, where the family spent many summers," Na'u said. Kīna'u Boyd Kamali'i had great conviction, a zest for life, and was an outspoken leader. She was fair, honest, hardworking and loved to have fun. Although she could be "po'o pa'akikī" (stubborn) and sometimes gruff, she was filled with aloha and shared it with many. Besides Na'u, Kīna'u Boyd Kamali'i is survived by another daughter, Sissi, son Rudolph Kamali'i Jr., sister Yvonne Kealoha "Blondie" Boyd Erickson, many cousins, friends and colleagues. Aloha nō ... S

Hb Hali'a ne Kīna'u Bnyd Kamalīi Na Manu Boyd, hoahanau lā Kūlanihāko'i e ho'olana mālie iho nei E kū mai ka 'ōpua hiwa i ka pohu la'i 'O ka pi'i a'ela nō ia o ke ao pōpolohua mea a Kāne Ea mai ka wai kapu lani, lokuloku ihola a puni Hawai'i He hānini kuluwaimaka ia o nā kūpuna E ho'ōla mai i nā kupukupu a uluwehi Aia ku'u hoahānau i ke ala o ka ho'i 'ole mai He moe loa ia i ka 'olu o Niolopua Ua maha mau nō i ka poli o ke Akua Me nā kini 'aumākua mai ka hikina a ke komohana ē He wahine hana nui 'o Kīna'u Boyd Kamali'i Mau loa ka mahalo no ia lei ha'aheo o ka lāhui Auē ho'i ē, ola ke aloha ē! As the heavenly pool of Kūlanlhōko '/' ls stilled Dark clouds stand In the ealm The purple clouds ofKōne amass high above Sacred waters rise, Hawali experiences a downpour These are tears ofthe ancestors Thatgive llfe to new sprouts, green and verdant My cousin now travels the path ofno return Asleep !n the comfort ofNlolopua Atrestln the embrace ofAkua And the ancestra/ guldes from east to west Kīna 'u Boyd Kamaii '/' is a woman of great accomplishment Endless is our admiration for this proud adornment of our people Alas, herlove lives on!

— HE HO'OMANA'O • IN M EM ū R I A M