Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 6, 1 Iune 2010 — Hikoʻula Hanapi, the passing of a visionary [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hikoʻula Hanapi, the passing of a visionary

Trustee's note: OurHcmaiian community lost a dear friend, Hiko'ula Hanapi in April. I want to thank Fran Sanford, Executive Director ofHOEA, anelNalani Kekaula for contributing to this pieee in Hiko's honor: Fran for her introductory remarks anel Nalanifor her Kanikau. Some people possess mana so strong that we feel their spirit long after their passing. We might see that spirit in

a brilliant rainbow arehing across the land they loved, or an 'iwa bird circling and darting above our head as if being greeted by an old friend. Hiko'ula Hanapi, who passed away on April 17, was such a person. He was an accomplished artist who nurtured and encouraged other Native Hawaiians to practice their art and take it to the next level. He was a visionary who started the Keomailani Hanapi Foundation "to increase the number, visibility and accessibility to Native Hawaiian art and artists." I am grateful that he was able to see the results of his hard work, whieh resulted in HOEA, Hawaiian 'Ohana for Education in the Arts, a Pilot Native Hawaiian Art Education Project, funded by the Administration for Native Americans and with matching funds from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The HOEA Project is just the first phase of Hiko's vision. The second phase is to build a Community Art Center on Hawaiian Home Lands in Waimea, Hawai'i Island. For that to happen we need the Native Hawaiian eommunity to work together now to acquire the land and then build a permanent Art Center. The greatest honor we ean bestow on a visionary such as Hiko, is to follow in his footsteps and tum his dream into reality. Aloha e, ku'u Hiko e. He Kanikau no Hiko'ula Hanapi (A Kanikau for Hiko'ula Hanapi, wiillen by Nalani Kekaula) He Kanikau, he hali'a aloha

This is a dirge, afond remembrance oflove Nau no e Hiko'ula Hanapi e For you dear Hiko'ula Hanapi Ku'u hoahele i ka makani Lawakua o Napali My traveling eompanion in the Lem'akua winel ofNapali Ma ke ala wawae loa i Kalalau. on the long trail to Kalalau. Aue ku'u hoaaloha ho'i e Alas my dearest friend Eia no wau me ka hui ma'e'ele i ko'u nui kino

Here am I with a pain pastfeeling Ma muli o kou lilo ana Because oflosing you. Aue ku'u hoapili ma ke one kani o Nohili Oh, my close friend on the barking sands ofNohili Ua nanea kaua i ka la wela i laila We relaxed in contentment in the hot sun there Aue ku'u alaka'i i uka o Koke'e Ah, my guide in the uplands ofKoke 'e Kahi a kaua i 'ako ai i ka mokihana Hie plaee where we piekeel mokihana I wili 'ia me ka maile lauli'i To be twisted with the small leafmaile Aue ku'u hoapilipa'a i Ha'iku Oh, my special friend at Ha 'iku I ko ke kahuna lapa'au hale At the home ofthe healer (Sam Lono) He wahi a kaua i ho'okipa ai A plaee we two used to visit. Aue no kou mau pilikoko Alas, for your relatives He hoku malamalama no 'oe You were a radiant star I kou 'ohana aloha In your beloved family. A pehea kau mea aloha And how about the one you loved, Mehameha 'ia ka home aloha ma ka Wai'aka The loving home by the Wai'aka stream See LINDSEY on pagE 27

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Rūbert K. Lindsey, Jr. Trustee, Hawai'i

Continued from page 24 NE60ĪIAĪI0N ISSUES Governor Lingle has raised some cloudy issues regarding the doctrine of sovereign immunity. She seems to have nightmares about Native Hawaiians, under elaim of immunity, going berserk in various places and elaiming immunity from prosecution. Her argument is ridiculous. That doctrine only applies to a government's lawful activities and to its officers acting in their legal capacities. It does not apply to that government's individual citizens' activities outside the sovereign's territory. The transfer of lands and natural resources from the state and federal governments to the NHGE will be a highly volatile subject for negotiation. OHA's unsuccessful attempts to obtain land from the state as payment for past-due rents together with the state's vigorous defense to our legal aehon to limit the state's sale of ceded lands indicate how contentious the issue of land ownership will be. Indeed, even before we get there, there will be serious discussion within the Native Hawaiian eommunity about whieh ceded lands (if not all) should be transferred. In addition, the Act requires eonsideration of the existing rights related to such lands and assets and the exercise of governmental authority over them. Here we ean

expect there to be discussion of planning and zoning. Other issues involved here include mineral rights, water rights and biological resource protection. Other issues to be covered in negotiations will be civil and criminal jurisdiction by the NHGE. Will Native Hawaiian courts be established for legal matters within the NHGE territory, and what laws will be applied? And, of course, there will be heated negotiations over the extent of the taxing authority, if any, of the NHGE. There is a "kicker" in the Act whieh is somewhat troublesome to me: the Act provides that "other powers and authorities that are recognized by the United States as powers and authorities typically exercised by governments representing indigenous, native people of the United States[,]" ean be subject to negotiations. That language suggests the possibility that some of the NHGE's inherent powers might be whittled away. We ean expect an attempt to do so. We need to remember, however, that negotiation is a process that involves "give and take." If you want to take something away, we might consider that if you are willing to give something in retum. The hnal establishment of a working governmental entity will be subject to rough passage over a stormy sea. It's a good thing Native Hawaiians are seafaring people. ■

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