Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 2, 1 February 2012 — MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pepeluali February 2012 Vol. 29, No. 2 ea/goverance 2 bills seek fairness in testing for immersion keiki page 4 BY KEKOA ENOMOĪO Parents anel teachers want parity for Hawaiian immersion students and are asking the Legislature for its support

ho'ona'auao/edi)gatioh Charter school: Gontinuing support ffom OHA 'literally keeps our doors open' page 7 BY HAROLD NEDD 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools are benefiting from a $1.5 million grant from OHA

MO'omuheu/GtlLTURE ' Gatching the 'lke Kn'oko'a

t| wave page 14 ii BY MARY ALIOE MILHAM Bringing the past to life, the volunteer effort aims to make 60,000 pages of

centuries-old Hawaiian-language newspapers searchable online

he ho'omana'o/in memomam Law Professor remembered with laughter, tears, song page 9 BY SARAH PAOHEOO Hundreds gathered at the University of Hawai'i East-West Center to bid a fond farewell to the man who walked quietly, litigated fiercely and loved deeply, Jon Markham Van Dyke

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