Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 12, 1 December 2019 — MEA O LOKO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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mo'olelo hoi i c0ver feature Fostering Aloha: Native Hawaiian Keiki in Foster Care pages 11-15 BY PUANANI FERNANDEZ-AKAMINE

Kekēmapa Decembep 2019 Vol. 36, No. 12

'āina - land & water Restoring our Lifeline in Wai'oli / page 5 BY KAWENA LEI GARVALHO-MATTOS

A series of stories about Native Hawaiian keiki in foster care from the perspectives of agency professionals, Resource Families (foster families), and former foster youth. e ho'okakana | next generation leaders Step Up and īake Control of the Narrative page 4 BY ALIOE SILBANUZ Maui native and small-business owner Koa Hewahewa, who is on the frontline of the efforts to protect our watershed and ensure water rights for Native Hawaiians, is featured in December's E Ho'okanaka profile.

Torrential floods on Kaua'i in April 2018 caused widespread ), damage to lo'i kalo in Wai'oli. Twenty months later, the 'auwai supplying fresh water to area farmers is still not repaired. ho'okahua waiwai | e00n0mi0 self-sufficiehcv Support Native Hawaiian Bnsinesses During the Holiday Season pages h BY KA WAI OLA STAFF Peruse part 2 of 0HA's staff picks in our annual Holiday Gift Guide and support Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs.