Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 11, 1 November 2021 — Ke Kahua Ola o ka 'lke [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ke Kahua Ola o ka 'lke

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Na Hūala'i Pe'a, Papa 12 Ke Kula 'ū Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u Ekū 'elele pono no kou mo'okuauhau a e ho'omau i ka paepae hou 'ana i ka 'ike o nā mākua a me nā kūpuna, i pa'a ke kahua 'ike ke puka aku i ke ao. Ma Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalaniopu'u, ho'okumu 'ia he mākia i nā makahiki a pau no ka makahiki kula holo'oko'a. He ala kēia e hō'ike aku ai i nā haumāna, nā kumu, a me nā limahana i ke kūlia a ho'okō pono i kēia mau olelo mākia i ho'okumu 'ia. Ma ko'u wā papa mālaa'o ma nā makahiki 2008-2009, 'a'ole nō i ho'okumu 'ia he mākia, akā ua ho'okumu 'ia he lōkō e pili ana i ke kalo. 'O ke kalo ka mea e kū hō'ailona ana no ka mo'okuauhau. Ua ho'omaka wau ma kēia ala ho'ona'auao a ho ola olelo Hawai'i ma ka Pūnana Leo o Hilo. Akā nō na'e, ua hō'oia'i'o kēia lōkō 'o ke kalo, 'o nā hana a'u e hana ai mai ka papa mālaa'o a hiki i kēia lā, he ili ho'omana'o i ko'u 'ohana. Mai ko'u pae ha'aha'a, ua pa'u mau wau ma ka 'imi 'ana i ka pae 'oi kelakela i ola ka inoa o ku'u mo'oku auhau ma muli o ka'u mau hana. Eia wau i kēia lā, ma ka pae papa alaka'i e mau nei ma ke ala ho'ōla olelo Hawai'i. Ua koho 'ia he mākia i kūpono no ko'u makahiki hope 'o ia ho'i, "E paepae hou 'ia ka pōhaku." Ua ho'oma-

ka wau e ho'ohālikelike i ke ko'iko'ina o ko'u lōkō o ko'u makahiki mua, a me ka mākia 0 ko'u makahiki hope, ua pili 1 ke kahua pa'a o mākou. Ua hiki ke ho'opili 'ia i ke kahua 'ohana a me ke kahua 'ike. E 'imi pono i ka 'ike o ko kākou mo'oku auhau i pa'a ke kahua no ka ho'oili aku i kēia mau 'ike i ke kaiāulu Hawai'i a me ke kaiāulu o ke ao. Be a representative of your heritage and build-up the knowledge ffom your family so the foundation may be made firm when stepping out into the world. Every year, Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalaniopu'u creates a motto for the entire school year. It is a way for students, teachers, and staff members to strive and relate to these mottos throughout the year and upcoming years. In my kindergarten year, the taro logo was used to symbolize our heritage and genealogy. This logo reaffirmed that what I did then, and what I do now, will reflect upon my family. Now, being a senior, a new motto "E paepae hou 'ia ka pōhaku" (Re-set the stones, so that our home's foundation is solid) was selected as an inspiration for this school year. I began to compare my first year's logo and my final year's motto, both signifying a strong foundation of family and knowledge. Let us strive to find knowledge in our families and genealogies so our foundation is made strong, to share our knowledge with the eommunity of Hawai'i and the eommunities of the world. ■