Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 2014 — LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION

The Lei Court will be invested at the 88th annual Lei Day Celebration on Friday, May 1, 2015, at Queen Kapi'olani Regional Park and Bandstand. The 2015 celebration is themed "Lei Momi," or pearl lei, a luminous lei. For members of the public interested in the annual lei contest, free lei-making workshops will be held at various locations on

O'ahu. Some workshops require advanced registration. Visit the website for more information.

Cultural classes

Ka Lei Papahi 'o Kakuhihewa invites all interested in Hawaiian language, dance and oli to sign up for classes Jan. 17 through June 6,

2015, at the University of Hawai'iManoa Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Classes are held Saturdays starting at 9 a.m. with Hawaiian language, at 10:15 a.m. with hula, and at 11:30 a.m. with oli, and are offered throughout the day. For the upcoming semester, the hula and oli classes will visit various Hawaiian sites on O'ahu to perform hula and oli learned in class. To register or for information, call Alma Cirino at (808) 3734355 or email almacirino@gmail. com. Registration is continuous from January 2015, and during the semester. If you miss the January registration date, you may still register by attending a class. Ka Lei Papahi is a Native Hawaiian cultural and education organization consisting of kupuna and makua who teach or have taught in the state Department of Education Hawaiian Studies program.

Law book

The follow-up book to the seminal 1991 Native Hawaiian Rights Handbook will be released in April 2015, and a 40 percent discount is being offered to those who preorder by Dec. 31,2014. The forthcoming Native Hawaiian Law: A Treatise is a reference for understanding critical issues affecting Native Hawaiians, including burial rights, traditional and customary access and gathering rights, the federal Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, konohiki fishing rights, as well as the relationship between Hawaiians and U.S. law and international law. The limited-time offer is $48 for the hardcover edition and $24 for the softcover. Regular prices are $80 and $40, respectively. To order, visit kamehamehapublishing.org and click on "Store." University of Hawai'i law professor Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie is the editor, with help from Susan K. Serrano and D. Kapuaa'ala Sproat, both also of the law school. The book's release was announced by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp., Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law and Kamehameha Publishing. ¦

The Hawaii Psychological Association in October honored OHA Ka Pouhana Kamana'opono Crabbe with its Patrick H. DeLeon, Ph.D., Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes "continuing contributions toward the advancement of psychology as a science and profession in the areas of practice, research, public interest and education." Crabbe has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Hawai'iManoa and is a former director of psychology training at the Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. The award is named for a longtime chief of staff to the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye who was an advocate for psychology, nursing and Hawaiian health. Crabbe, right, posed with HPA's Alex Santiago, left, and his father, Mogul Kaleiokalanakila Kalawaia Crabbe, during an awards luncheon at HPA's annual convention at the Hyatt Regency WaikTkT Beach Resort and Spa. - Photo: loch Villanueva

The 2014 Lei Queen and Court, from left, Princess Pualani Evangeline Kauila, Queen Louise Kekahilinaniopauahi Wade Alina and First Princess Lydia U'ilani Fu Kuie'e. - Courtesy: Dave Miyamoto/Dave Miyamoto & Co.