Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 1, 1 January 2000 — Ola [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ola

kwMwiP^ ^®ge ^~T»ap^L. As tke world acknowledges tne new millennium, we reflect on llie cycles of ola (life) okserved ky our kūpuna. Represented kere ky native flora, tke cycle kegins witk sprouting kupukupu fern; develops in kne form like tke liko lekua; kecomes strong, deep i rooted and prolikc like tke 'a'ali'ileūmakani; and, as suggested ky kala, passes on, inspiring new cycles of ola. Aloka makakiki kou iā kākou a pau!