Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 2, 1 February 1991 — Notes from the president/CEO [ARTICLE]

Notes from the president/CEO

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(presented b y Ka Wai Ola O OHA and Alu Like as a public seruice)

Ke aloha nui e na mamo aloha o keia 'aina aloha, e na kupa o na mokuni apau. We, at Alu Like, would like toextendourappreciation to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for ineluding our Alu Like service updates in eaeh monthly edition of Ka Wai Ola O OHA. Ka Wai 01a's extensive and wide distribution facilitates the eommunication of information to the Hawaiian community and community at-large and we are pleased to be partners in this effort.

We trust that our readers find the Alu Like monthly participant "success stories", project updates, upcoming events of our projects, and island activities to be informative and that they provide a better picture of the number of initiatives that Alu Like administers. Periodically, we will have new initiatives we are launching and would like to highlight aspects of such projects.

Cultural treatment of substance abuse A new initative that will start in 1991 is the Native Hawaiian Systems development project. The overall goal of the project is to strengthen Hawaii's system of substance abuse prevention and treatment by increasing its sensitivity to Native Hawaiian cultural values and healing practices. This will improve the system's acceptability, effectiveness and compatibility with Native Hawaiian communities and other communities that value interdependent cultural values and healing practices. The two communities and one island targeted for implementation of this project are Waimanalo, Hana, and Moloka'i.

At this time funding of this project has been committed for 12 months. During this project, Alu Like will assist these two communities and one island with integration of island support systems by developing community plans, and by recruiting and developing the necessary human resources to implement the service delivery system, and to implement a pilot project consistent with the plan developed by the Moloka'i community.

Free office training Persons of Hawaiian ancestry are encouraged to take advantage of an excellent opportunity to prepare themselves for employment in the business world The Alu Like ine. Hawaii Computer Training Center is offering a 15-week tuition-free training program. It includes learning to operate an IBM PC, the Almena typing method, business math and English, hands-on office training, job readiness preparation and job placement assistance.

New Lei Queen Feb. 16 Lei Queen candidates will try to be at their best at the McCoy Pavillion at Ala Moana Park on Feb. 16 from 9 a.m. til 3 p.m. The candidates, ages 31 through 50, are hoping to land the coveted title of Lei Queen. The eventual Queen and her court members will reign over the annual Lei Day celebration and lei contest to be held at Queen Kapi'olani Park Bandstand May 1. Contestants must display their talent in the art of lei-making, dance the hula, deliver a speech in Hawaiian and be judged on their overall poise and carriage. The public is invited to the contest, sponsored by the City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Testing of applicants for the next class will eontinue this month until all available seats have been filled. Applicants will be tested in typing, math and English. Priority is given to selecting those interested in seeking entry level placement in the business world after eomplehon of training. Tests will be conducted at the Hawaii Computer Training Center, 33 S. King St. Suite 300, on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The center was established in joint cooperation by Alu Like ine. and the IBM Corp. in October 1986. For additional information contact the Hawaii Computer Training Center at 538-0035. Center hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alu Like Library events The Alu Like ine. Native Hawaiian Library Project will present several exciting events this month. Lecture on lomilomi Dane Silva, a Hawai'i Island lomilomi therapist, will give a lecture on "Lomilomi and Hypertension," at the Waimanalo Public and School Library on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Kaho'olawe exhibit The traveling library exhibit about Kaho'olawe will be on display at Waimea Public Library on Kaua'i for one month starting Feb. 25. Quilting workshops There will be a series of quilting workshops that will give guilters the opportunity to trace any of the 64 copies of Hannah Baker quilt patterns in the Library Project collection. Maui resident Wailani Johansen, will share her experience with quilting and help with pattern tracinq.

Workshops are scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lahaina Library on Monday, Feb. 2, at Wailuku Library on Thursday, Feb. 14, and at Hana Library on Monday, Feb. 25, 1991. Please bring your own paper, pencils will be provided. Books on Hawaiian quilting will be available for borrowing, so be sure to bring a Hawai'i State Library card. Library Van The Holomua Resource Van, featuring Hawaiian books that may be borrowed with a public library card, will visit Lahaina lntermediate on Feb. 12, Paukukalo Homework Center on Feb. 14, Hana Elementary School on Feb. 26 and Ke'anae Elementary School on Feb. 27. Also featured will be children's activities and giveaways.