Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 10, 1 October 1991 — Projects offer activities, lectures, and workshops for community [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Projects offer activities, lectures, and workshops for community

The Native Hawaiian Library Project will present some exciting projects during October. The Holomua Resource Van will be participating in the Bishop Museum Family Sunday on Oct. 6, whieh is being sponsored by the state Department of Education in honor of the first 150 years of education of Hawai'i. The Resource Van will feature activities like — —

bookmark making, petroglyph rubbing, and storytelling for children. Books, such as "The Wai'anae Book of Hawaiian Health," "The Wai'anae Diet Program Manual," "The Native Hawaiian Rights Handbook," and a newchildren's book about Princess Ka'iulani, entitled "The Last Princess," will also be available for borrowing with

a Hawai'i State Public Library card. The Ohina Mo'olelo Maika'i lecture series will present a Hawaiian herbal medicine program featuring the Rev. David Ka'alakea on Oct. 19 at Kaua'i Community College. Contact the Alu Like's Kaua'i Island Center for the lecture time. The Kaho'olawe Traveling Library Exhibit will be on display through Oct. 30 at the Leeward Community College Library. Parent-child reading workshops are scheduled for Head Start programs on Oct. 9 in Kapaa, Oct. 10 in Puhi, Oct. 22 in Waimea, Oct. 23 in Ele Ele, and at 8 a.m. Oct. 24 at Makaha Elementary School. Contact Outreach Librarian Patricia Louis for program times. Louis will visit sites to encourage parents to read to their children, show a demonstration collection of favorite books, ad silk-screen T-shirts that parents bring in or posters with our "E Heluhelu Mai - Read to Me" design of a Hawaiian woman reading to her child.

The Books-By-Mail Program also schedules monthly visits for kupuna at the Alu Like Ke Ola No Na Kupuna program in Waimanalo. This program involves taking books and videos to share with the kupuna and setting up special programs. Learning on the joo A few years ago, Joachim Kaaihue from Waimanalo eame to the Alu Like Employment and Training Center for help. With counseling assistance he was hired at the McDonald's in the Windward shopping center in Kaneohe . He had no experience in fast foods so he began at the bottom as a janitor. That was three-and-a-half years ago. Since then, he has learned all the various jobs and was promoted to manager, then to crew person to crew trainer on to crew leader, swing manager and, finally, to certified swing manager. Instead of becoming a business manager by attending college classes, Joachim achieved this goal on the job. by Sheila Craven Active on campus ln October 1990, Jean Kapiolani Kaohelaulii eame to Alu Like, ine. Employment & Training Program seeking employment. Since the last job she held was in 1982, she was placed into the work experience program at H onolulu Community College as a receptionist/office clerk. The work site was ideal for Jean because she was also bettering herself by taking classes as a commercial arts major.

While working and attending classes, she produced several major projects whieh were sponsored by the campus activities board. She produced documentation on the indigenous culture and preservation of the environment through the media. She put together a slide show documenting arts and botanical life on campus. Jean ended her program on April 22 and was picked upasastudent employee. Since then, she's been involved in two new projects. One project has her shooting pictures of the campus, whieh will be used in the school's new brochure. The other has her working on a documentation and $lide $how portraying student life for new incoming students. Best wishes goes out to Jean on these new projects.

Summer Youth thanked The Alu Like Summer Youth participants are instrumental in supplementing our staff as we> handle the influx of people obtaining driver permits and licenses. They receive training in computer input, license processing, typing, filing, mail routing, telephone skills and public relations. In addition, they have access to all office equipment and the opportunity to experience the world of work through an employee's eyes. Officials at the Hawai'i County Poliee Department say they are pleased with this year's workers. 1 hey are committed, conscientious, and able to follow instructions. On behalf of the Hawai'i County Poliee Department, we sincerely appreciate their hardwork and dedication. by Sgt. Jay Enanoria

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