Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 11, 1 November 2009 — Mahalo nui loa [ARTICLE]
Mahalo nui loa
As we approach our Thanksgiving holiday, I would like to send my personal and warmest "Mahalo" to the many wonderful Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians who have supported and assisted OHA's efforts to reach out to Hawaiians across the eontinent. It has been both a privilege and a joy to meet Hawaiians on the mainland who continue to preserve and promote their cultural identity, as they know it, no matter where they reside. Getting to know our 'ohana now living from West Coast to East Coast, one cannot help but be filled with sadness - that our families must be separated by such distances - but also with pride - that our 'ohana living on the continent have never lost their love and longing for their Ku 'u Home O Hawai'i Nei. I Me ka 'oia 'i'o a me ka ha'aha'a, Aulani Apoliona