Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 9, 1 September 1991 — Peters gets award [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Peters gets award

Hawai'i State Rep. Henry Haalilio Peters has been selected as the 1991 recipient of the prestigious Lei Hulu Mamo award. Peters, who has been elected to the legislature by the people of Ma'ili and Nanakuli every year since 1974, was chosen by the members of the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee (HACPAC) for his support of programs benefitting Hawaiians while serving the broader community in general.

Peters, who also serves the Hawaiian community as a trustee of Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, joins past Lei Hulu Mamo recipients U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, former State Rep. George Mills, former Territorial and State Sen. Richard Lyman, and last year's awardee, former State Rep. Joseph "Unele Joe" Leong. The lei hulu mamo traditionally was a lei of only the finest yellow mamo, or honey creeper, feathers whieh were wom as a symbol of highest esteem in Hawaiian society. Because only a few of these feathers could be removed from eaeh bird caught, they were among the choicest to be found. Thus, those who wore them in a lei were considered special. Ethelreda Kahalewai of Royal Feathers crafted the lei hulu whieh is to be presented to Peters this year, mounted within a koa case built by Fred Cachola. Peters will be honored at a Hawaiian banquet on Friday, Sept. 20, at the Honolulu International Country Club in Salt Lake. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7 p.m. Cost: $30 per person. Reservations requested. Please eall 5954643 for more information.

Henry Peters