Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 1, 1 January 2023 — THE SKIES ARE DARKENED [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE SKIES ARE DARKENED

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Continued from page 22 lana families and all who will miss dear Keaulana. Dane Ka'ohelani Silva, DC, LMT Nov. 9, 1946 - Nov. 27, 2022

Dr. Dane Ka'ohelani Silva, raised in Keaukaha, was a chiropractor and lomilomi practitioner who embraced teaching in his later years. Being in the right plaee at the right time, Dr. Silva - known as Kumu Lomilomi - enjoyed the tutelage of Papa Henry Auwae in lā'au lapa'au, Lanakila Brandt in ho'oponopono, Unele Bill Kaiwa, and other kūpuna practitioners who guided his path in martial arts and other cultural understandings. He had a brilliant mind, and his research interests were broad and deep, with a particular focus of inquiry into the impact and mitigation of inflammation. He participated in the establishment of Hui Mālama Ola Nā 'Ōiwi, the Native Hawaiian Heahh Care System that serves the island of Hawai'i. Representing the group Kahuna Lā'au Lapa'au o Hawai'i, Dr. Silva often joined the annual islandswide [preferred to statewide] kūpuna eouneil gatherings. He never hesitated to encourage Papa Ola Lōkahi or any of our heahh care systems to do better, but whh that historic appreciation of the purpose of the federal Native Hawaiian heahh care program, Dr. Silva was also quick to defend these programs. He and his lifelong friend, Desmon Haumea, co-founded Hālau Mauli Ola Heahh in Hilo. He was a member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha. He is survived by his wife, Pam Barretto Silva, two daughters, a son, and his grandchildren.

William Longfellow "Kaneloa" Thomas, MD Aug. 19, 1959 - Sept. 4, 2022

Dr. William Longfellow Kāneloa Ihomas graduated from Kamehameha Schools, the University of Hawai'i and the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Specializing in internal medicine, he was in the third cohort of recipients of the Native Hawaiian Heahh Scholarship Program (NHHSP) and the first NHHSP physician to commit to serving on the island of Moloka'i. He embraced the island and her people and rose to positions of leadership as medical director at Moloka'i General Hospital, a subsidiary of the Queen's Heahh Systems. His Kamehameha classmate, Liana Honda, writes: "Dr. Thomas had a few names ffom the formal to the beloved. [He was] known as Dr. T. by his patients, Bill by his classmates and friends, Will by his sisters, and Kako by his nieee and nephew. This humhle man was also known as Kāneloa. You see, [he] didn't have a Hawaiian name. He was a "junior" named after his father. When he started college one of his Hawaiian instructors bestowed a name upon him based on his character - Kāneloa - whieh dives deeper into hidden meanings fitting for Bill. A man of leadership. A man of strength. A man of caring. From then on, he was known as Kāneloa. And boy, did he live up to this name, in all its interpretations." Thomas was generous with his time, willing to serve as an advisor to the NHHSP and engage with younger scholars in the program. He had a hearty laugh and the best bear hugs. He was a member of Ahahui o nā Kauka and attended every gathering of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress, including the last one in Vancouver, British Columbia in July 2022. Thomas passed away in September; services on Moloka'i and O'ahu have been held. ■