Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 6, 1 June 2020 — Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa Announces Upgraded Website [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa Announces Upgraded Website

Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa's redesigned and upgraded website is now available for viewing at www.kalaupapaohana.org. "The new website is more complete and features some great material to help people learn about the history of Kalaupapa in the words of the people themselves," said Charmaine Woodward, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Ka 'Ohana and great-granddaughter

of Kalaupapa businessman David Kamahana and Alana Ah Lo. Produced by Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa, the website includes a Kalaupapa hmeline spanning from 1866 to the present, information about the relationship between the people of Kalaupapa and the Royal Family, and a reading list of nonfiction books based on the voices

of the people of Kalaupapa. A five-minute video, "The Pride of a Nation," serves as a brief introduction to the people and the history. The website includes details for the planned Kalaupapa Memorial and "The Restoration of Family Ties," a program developed by Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa that has helped hundreds of descendants

Clarence "Boogie" Kahilihiwa receives a lei from Momilani Motta Cheek, whose greatgrandparents died at Kalaupapa, during a ceremony at the future site of īhe Kalaupapa Memorial. - Photo: Henry Law

reconnect to their Kalaupapa ancestors. There is also a photo gallery and a current news calendar. You ean also sign up to receive emails. "We hope the website will appeal to descendants, teachers, students; anyone with an interest in Kalaupapa," said Woodward. Founded in 2003, Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa was the vision of the late Bernard Punikai'a. Longtime Kalaupapa resident Clarence "Boogie" Kahilihiwa is the current President.