Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 5, 1 May 2021 — Aloha hou from Kaua'il [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Aloha hou from Kaua'il

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Pa 'akikī kōmaka o Kaua 'i. Tough are the kānaka of Kaua 'i. - 'Ōlelo No'eau 2560 On behalf of myself, our team and the staff at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, I wanted to send a big mahalo to our Kaua'i Island communities and people for your hospitality, mana'o, and endless aloha for our precious home. Speeial thanks to the hui at 'Alekoko

Fishpond, Hui Hana Pa'akai o Hanapēpē, Ho'omana, Pu'uwai Canoe Club, and the many other hands and voices at our island visit, for allowing us to share space during this time and kūkakūka on issues that mean so mueh to the collective. Your tireless work further demonstrates the resiliency of the lāhui. Mahalo nui for eonīinuing to uphold the kuleana. E aloha 'āina kākou! Mālama pono. ■

Dan Ahuna TrustBB, Kaua'i and Ni'ihau