Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 10, 1 October 2015 — MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS

MO'OLELO Nlll I G0VER FEATURE Could this be the end for the 'Ōhi'a? page m BY GARETT KAMEMOĪO

A newly identified disease is killing thousands of mature 'ōhi'a trees on Hawai'i lsland.

HO'OKIHIU WUWil I EOONONie SELF-SUFHGIEHCY 0HA's Mālama loan »,*, „»,„ , oa», nnor„ r program assists the MALAMA L0AN Kanoho 'ohana as they Home for the holidays page n Ker * t0 BY FRANGINE KANANIONAPUA MURRAY

'Okakopa | Octobep 2015 | Vol. 32, No. 10

HE HO'OMANA'O I IN MEMOHIAM

Pua mai ka liko lehua i ka lei o ke aloha mau a mau mge 5

BY KĒHAUNANI ABAD Always full of aloha, Kumu Hula Leinā'ala Kalama Heine leaves behind a lei of memories. OHi GRiNTEE SPOTLIGHT Powering hope

and opportunitypiGEi7 BY FRANGINE KANANIONAPUA MURRAY OHA grant helps students power through homework on the Valley lsland.

ON THE COVER A formerly pristine 'ōhi'aforest devastated by Rapid 'Ōhia Death in Puna on Hawai'i lsland. - Photo: Courtesy J. B. Friday

Kumu Hula Leinā'ala Kalama Heine. - Courtesy photo