Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 11, 1 November 1987 — Hawaiian Civic Clubs Meet in Las Vegas [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiian Civic Clubs Meet in Las Vegas

23 Resolutions Submitted for AOHCC Convention

A total of 23 resolutions were submitted by the Sept. 15 deadline for discussions at the 28th Annual Convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Nov. 1214 in Las Vegas, Nev. Tomi Downey Chong of the WaialuaHCC and one of nine new committee chairpersons announced by AOHCC President Benson K. Lee, noted that late resolutions will be accepted by her committee only if the subject matter occurred after the Sept. 15 deadline. All late submittals must be accompanied by 500 copies of the resolution.

The convention is expected to attract more than 2,500 members, delegates, alternates, observers and guests at the convention headquarters in downtown Las Vegas at the Union Plaza Hotel and Casino. Besides Mrs. Chong, the other eight committee chairpersons announced by Lee are Dennis Sai, Prince Kuhio, convention sergeant-at-arms; Irma Farden, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, budget and finance; Anna Cariaga, Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka'u, health and human services; Ed Thompson, Kalihi-Palama HCC, public relations; Gigi Kawelo, Waianae HCC, Prince Kuhio Award; Loma Akima, Waimea HCC, Hana Lima Noeau; Linda Kawai'ono Delaney, Prince Kuhio HCC, constitution and bylaws; and Gard Kealoha, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Historic Sites.

The Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu submitted 13 resolutions with Prince Kuhio getting in seven followed by Kailua, Pearl Harbor and Kalihi-Palama with one apieee. Registration for the convention takes plaee in the Union Plaza lobby area from 5 to 7 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 11; 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., Thursday, Nov. 12; 8 a. m. to 12 noon Friday, Nov. 13; and 7:30 to 8 a. m., Saturday, Nov. 14. Bobbee Mills of Koolauloa HCC again will be handling registrations. The Nov. 12 agenda lists recreational activities throughout the day with Dr. George Mills, Koolauloa HCC, and his rules committee meeting at 3:30 p. m., and the AOHCC board meeting slated at 7 p. m. in the president's suite.

The general session convenes at 8:30 a. m., Friday, Nov. 13, in the T riple Crown Ballroom on the third floor with the presentation of colors, the singing of Hawaii Pono'i, the Star Spangled Banner, Wendell Silva's prizewinning Ho'olako song and another song composed by three kupuna at the 1986 convention. AOHCC Chaplain and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Moses K. Keale Sr., member of the Hanalei HCC, will give the invocation and Lee, who is from Pearl Harbor HCC, will then officially eall the assembly to order.

The social highlight of the opening day s session is the annual 'Aha Mele or song contest at 8 p. m. in the ballroom. Nola Nahulu, 'Aha Mele chairperson, has selected "Pehea Ho'i Au," as the contest song. It was written by Charles E. King and arranged by Kamehameha Schools music faculty member Randie Fong. The session reconvenes at 8:30 a. m. Saturday, Nov.

14, with awards and committee reports dominating the agenda. A meeting of the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee is scheduled for 1:30 p. m. the same day with the host Ahahui O Lili'uokalani HCC of Southern California holding an 'Aha Aina and Royal Ball at 6:30 p. m., following no host cocktails an hour earlier. Sherry Evans of Koolauloa HCC is chairperson of the outstanding Hawaiian, Hawaiian Civic Club member and non-Hawaiian.

In addition to Hawaiian games, golf, bowlingand cribbage, there will also be a lei contest and a display of Hawaiian crafts by various clubs. Hawaiian made products and food items will also be on sale. The two scheduled keynote speakers are U. S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Governor John David Waihee III. Toni Lee is the convention administrator.

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Officers and board members of the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee (HACPAC), whieh is honoring Hawaiians in Politics Nov. 1-7, pose with Govemor John David Waihee III following presentation of a poi pounder gift in recognition of his political achievements and in observance of Ho'olako 1987: The Yearof the Hawaiian. Reading from ieft to right, Betty Dower, Beatrice Rosa, Charles Rose, Toni Lee, Benson K. Lee, Gov. Waihee, H. K. Bruss Keppeler, Fred Cachola Jr., Tomi Downey Chong, Dawn Farm Ramsey and Ed Thompson. Ka Wai Ola O OHAeditor Kenneth S. Haina, missing from photo, is also a board member. All are members of a Hawaiian Civic Club, including the Govemor.