Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 11, 1 November 1997 — Page 18 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

0peration 'Ohana. Helping you to better understand your heritager your ancestral identity and who you are today.

Na wai 4oe? sO wai kou mau mākua? Kūpuna? No hea mai kou 'ohana? (Whose childare you? Who are your parems? Cramlparents? Where is your family from? ) By understanding your past, you will be better prepared for what lies ahead - for your 'ohana (familv). kaiāulu (community) and lāhui (race). Operation 'Ohana seeks to identify Hawaiians worldwide, in order to better assess their needs as well as their aecompolishments. How raany Hawaiians are there in the world today? In the United States? In Hawai'i? Operation 'Ohana is striving to answer these fundamental quest'ions. The first step in the regLtralion proces» ii cimipleting your kumu 'ohana (family tree). We encourage you to know the names of your kūpuna - the origin of your Haa aiian heniage. This is a basic Hawaiian value we promote so that all descendants will know who eame before them. mai ka wā kahiko mai.

Register for Operation 'Ohana by calling OHA at 594-1888, or at community events: 'Ewa Plantation Days Festival Dec. 5 - (4-11 :30 p.m.), Dec. 6 - (11 a.m.-11 p.m.), Dec. 7 - (11 a.m.-7 p.m.) 91-1219 Renton Rd. in Waipahu on O'ahu. 9isit Operation 'Ohana under the tent at Lanakila Baptist. Bring a copy of your Birth Certificate for verification! ' , , ■ : fei . _ _ ii ■ mmm**