Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 9, 1 September 2021 — MEA O LOKO [ARTICLE]

MEA O LOKO

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MO'OLELO NUI | C0VER FEATURE Protecting a Precious Wahi Pana pagesi4 15 BY PUANANI FERNANDEZ-AKAMINE OHA grantee Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, a Hawai'i lsland nonprofit, has been working to protect Waipi'o Valley and advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge, wisdom and practices for 20 years. MAULI OLA | HEALĪH AND WELLBEING Protecting our Lāhui from C0VID-19 lnsert PAGES 17-20 Dr. Keawe Kaholokula responds to rumors about the vaccines, Professor Jon Osorio makes the case for vaccination from a historical perspective, and Lili'uokalani's firm handling of a smallpox epidemic is recounted.

Kepakemapa (September) 2021 | Vol. 38, No. 09 KĀLAIHO'OKELE WAIWAI PA'A LOA | EC0N0MIC STABILITY Bellissimo! mu BY ED KALAMA A controversy became a collaboration between Native Hawaiian fashion designers and līalian fashion designer REDValentino, thanks in part to mediation efforts by OHA. MO'OLELO | HIST0RY He Inoa nō Lili'uokalani pagezi BY DR. R0NALD WILLIAMS, JR. In honor of her 183rd birthday on September 2, this essay recounts little-known details related to the overthrow and Queen Lili'uokalani's courage and grace through it all.