Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 December 2012 — Inspired and moving forward [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Inspired and moving forward

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n our work, let us be balanced by ancestral wisdom, as

expressed over 30 years ago by kupunawahine Edith Kanaka'ole, words that eon-

tinue to inspire: "Na ka 'uhane a nā kūpuna, e ho'okūpa'a iā kākou, me ka pūwalu mau kekahi me kekahi. 'O 'oukou nō nā kia'i o nā pua mamo no kēia wā a kēia wā aku ma lalo o ka malu o nā hulu mākua. 'O ke aloha, ka 'oiai'o, ka pono, e pā aku ka makani i nā pu'uwai, i nā mana'o maika'i, i nā mana'o 'ike i kēia pae one, 'āina pae one 'ē a'e ā pau.

May the spirit of our

ancestors keep us together, steadfast and unified always, eaeh with the other. Watch over our children, guide our sons and daughters, hold close our elderly. May the winds of aloha, truth and righteousness be ever present in our hearts and minds and extend over the seas to touch the other shores." Kū kākou i ka pono kū a puni ke ao mālamalama. Mahalo, mahalo a nui. I will eonhnue to do my best. ■

Haunani Apnlinna, MSW TrustEE, At-largE