Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 6, 1 June 1994 — UH summer programs focus on rediscovering Hawaiian resources [ARTICLE]

UH summer programs focus on rediscovering Hawaiian resources

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the University of Hawai'i Committee for the Preservation and Study of the Hawaiian Language, Art and Culture, several commemorative events are being planned, including a summer program at UHMānoa and on Moloka'i with free public lectures, workshops and credit and noncredit courses. "Hō'ike Hou o Nā Kūmu 'Ike: Rediscovering Our Resources" is a program for and about native Hawaiians. It is co-sponsored by the committee and the UHMānoa Summer Session, and supported in part by a grant from Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Public lectures: Admission is free. Dates are Sundays at 2 p.m. except for June 19. Location: UH Art building auditorium. • June 5, "Hula Costumes and Adornments," by Jan Yoneda • June 12, "Nā Lani 'Ehā: the heavenly four: Kalākaua, Lili'uokalani, Likelike and Leleiohōkū — the Music and Dance of the Kalākaua Dynasty" lecture-demonstration by Nalani 01ds;

• June 19, "Princess Ka'iulani: A Vignette," by Nalani 01ds (Location: UH-Mānoa Kuykendall auditorium); • July 3, "Nā Mo'olelo Kahiko o O'ahu," (sites of O'ahu) part 1 by Aunty Malia Craver; • July 17, "Nā Mo'olelo Kahiko o O'ahu," part 2 by Aunty Malia Craver; • July 24, "Recent Archeological Findings in Hawai'i," by Toni Han; •Julv 31, "Artifacts of the Bishop Museum," by Toni Han. Shunzo Sakamaki Extraordinary Lecture: • July 26, "No ka Po'e i Aloha i ka 'Āina: the Poetics of the Hula Ku'i." Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman, of the University of California at Santa Barbara, offers an overview of the enduring poetic tradition at the heart of modern Hawaiian music and dance. 7:30 p.m. at the Kuykendall auditorium, UHMānoa. Admission: free.

Credit courses: These special 3-credit courses designed for native Hawaiians may be audited but priority is given to qualified credit students. A $46 term fee, authorized by UH, is charged but the OHA grant allows tuition to be waived for all native Hawaiians who register. Non-Hawaiians may register on a space-available basis after the first class meeting. For registration information eall 956-7221. Call earlv, enrollment is limited.

Hawaiian family genealogy: How to investigate background through existing genealogies and use available resources and research methods to trace Hawaiian genealogies. Instructor: Edith McKinzie. Term 2 — June 27-July 29, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 2:30 p.m. Loeahon: Holmes 242. Register for HwSt 30 1 , Sec. 2 1 . Musical culture of Hawai'i: Emphasis on the hula, heart of Hawaiian culture. Instructor: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman, June 27-Aug. 5, Monday-Friday, 9 to 10:15 a.m. Location: Music BIdg. 9. Register for Music 478B (021). Enrollment limited to 25. Noncredit workshops: Registration required, enrollment is limited. Call 956-7221 for information.

The Hawaiian Language Legal Lexicon: An Overview of the Mahele and Hawaiian Land Titles: Limited to 25 participants. Workshop is specifically designed to assist native Hawaiians, who will have registration priority. Open to others on space-available basis. Presented in cooperation with the Richardson School of Law. Instructor: Paul Nahoa Lucas. June 28-30, Tuesday through Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Loeahon: UH Law School classroom #5. Free. Get your Hawaiian right: Free two-hour session designed for media, educational and poliīieal leaders to help them improve their pronunciation of commonlyused Hawaiian words.

Instructors: Makalapua Ka'awa and Kawehi Lucas. Session repeats: Wed. June 15, 12-2 p.m., Sat. July 9, 10 a.m. - noon; Tues., Aug., 16, 12-2 p.m. and Thurs. Aug. 18. 12-2 p.m. Loeahon: Moore Hall Rm. 319. For more information contact Henry Iwasa, executive secretary, Committee for the Preservation and Study of the Hawaiian Language, Art and Culture, 9567357. Moloka'i lectures: • Aug. 6, Sat. 12:15 p.m. "Nā Lani 'Ehā," 2:30 p.m. "Hawaiian Language Legal Lexicon; an overview of the Māhele and Hawaiian land titles. • Aug. 7, Sun., 12:15 p.m. "Hula Costumes and Adornments," 2:30 p.m. "Nā Mo'olelo Kahiko o O'ahu" Contact Manuwai Peters, 5676126. Lectures will be held at Kaunakakai Elementary School.

About the preservation committee: Thirty-five years ago, the last territorial legislature of Hawai'i, concerned that the native language and culture might be threatened by the advent of statehood, established the Committee for the Preservation and Study of Hawaiian Language, Art and Culture. It was assigned administratively to the University of Hawai'i. Its first meeting, on June 9, 1959, brought together members who were noted for their knowledge of, and commitment to, Hawaiian language and eulture. Today, the committee eontinues to support original research projects by noted scholars on Hawaiian language and culture.

Elaine Rogers Jourdane is the committee chair. Jan Yoneda is vice chair. Nalani 01ds is chair of the 35th anniversary celebration. Former members include: Ka'upena Wong, Sarah Quick, Esther McClellan, Samuel Elbert, Gard Kealoha, Rowena Keaka, Emily Hawkins, Naomi Losch, John Keola Lake, Abe Pi'ianāi'a, Susan Shaner, Kekuni Blaisdell, Rubellite Kawena Johnson, Pauline King, Richard and Lynette Paglinawan and Sen. Daniel K. Akaka.