Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 6, 1 June 2011 — OHAIN THE COMMUNITY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHAIN THE COMMUNITY

AI-YA-YA-OHA! On their 1 0-day trip to Hawai'i, lnuit College Students were interested in learning about the history, culture and current issues of Native Hawaiians. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs welcomed them on April 29 for a visit all the way from Nunavut, the northernmost and newest territory of Canada. They shared their indigenous eulture through their language and by performing drum dances, games, ai ya ya singing and female competitive throat singing. The students are a part of a program called Nunavut Sivuniksavut, whieh means "our land is our future." In the program they are learning about the lnuit history, including the colonization of the Arctic and the lnuit relationship with the federal government as well as modern issues affecting them like climate change, contaminants and the animal rights movement. - Photo: KaiMarkell

OHA LENDS A HAND TO FIGHT HUNGER The staff of OHA held a friendly competition to see whieh department could bring in the mostfood to donate to the Hawai'i Foodbank. With a goal of 2,000 lbs of food and $2,500, the Trustees and staff of about 1 40 people collected a total of 3,899 pounds of food and $5,339 for the 201 1 Foodbank Drive. Left to right, OHA Foodbank Drive co-Coordinators Colleen Choi and Charene Haliniak present the $5,339 eheek to representatives from the Hawai'i Foodbank: Sheri Rolf, Annual Food Drive Chair, Linda Takayama, Hawai'i Foodbank Board Chair, Charen Ching, Lori Kaya, and Megan Young. - Photo by 0HA Communications

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