Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 9, 1 September 1989 — QLCC honors Queen on 151st birthday [ARTICLE]

QLCC honors Queen on 151st birthday

In commemoration of the 151st birthday of Queen Lili'uokalani the trustees and staff of the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center Lili'uokalani Trust will hold a publ'c tribute on Saturday Sept. 2 at Mauna 'Ala (Royal Mausoleum) on Nu'uanu Ave., beginning at 9:30 a.m. Parking is available across the street at the Tenri Cultural Center, 2236 Nuuanu Ave. The Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center provides services to its beneficiaries who are orphaned children or children of Hawaiian ancestry with only one parent, according to director Charles Nakoa. The concept of caring for orphaned and other destitute children was established through a deed of trust created by Queen Lili'uokalani, Nakoa said. Approximately 80 percent of trust beneficiaries live with their own families, two percent foster homes and the remaining live with relatives, he said. This year the center assisted about 2200 children. Nakoa said the center provides services, including funding for educational needs, to ensure "adequate and nurturing care" for Hawaiian youth. Beneficiaries must be verified as Hawaiian and orphaned through the death of parents, or singleparent status (born to an unwed mother), Nakoa said. Anyone interested in the services of the trust may caD: Main office and central unit, 847-1302; Leeward unit 688-2314; Windward unit 293-8577; Hilo unit 935-9381; Kona unit 329-7336; Molokai unit 553-5369; Maui unit 242-8888, and Kauai unit 245-1873.