Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 12, 1 December 2000 — DECEMBER NEWSBRIEFS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DECEMBER NEWSBRIEFS

OHA scholarships Native Hawaiian post-secondary students seeking scholarships may apply to the Office of Hawāiian Affairs for assistance. Administered by Kamehameha Schools, OHA scholarships are meritbased, and are awarded annually for the school year beginning with the fall semester. Applications will be available in late-December, and are due March 1. For information, eall Kamehameha Schools at 842-8216, or the Office of Hawaiian Affairs 594-1930. Educator awards Nominations are being accepted from throughout the community for OHA's Ke Kukui Mālamalama Awards for outstanding individuals in the field of Hawaiian education. For more than a decade, the program has applauded Hawai'i's finest educators including those from formal institutions as well as culturally-based groups. Nominees need not be of Hawaiian ancestry, though the focus of their work must be Hawaiian. The awards ceremony is scheduled for March 29. For a nominaūon application, eall OHA at 5941930. Applications are due Feb. 2. ASB Scholarships Amenean Savings Bank has four $3,000 scholarships available to Hawai'i high school seniors planning to attend any UH campus, BYU-Hawai'i, Chaminade or Hawai'i Pacific University. Scholarships will be awarded based on a minimum 3.0 GPA, leadership ability, community involvement and financial need. "American Savings Bank wants to encourage Hawai'i's best and brightest to eonūnue their education at one of the four participating universities," said Wayne Minami, ASB president and chief executive officer. "It's our way of eontributing to Hawai'i's future by keeping

our youth and their talent here in Hawai'i." Applications must be submitted to school principals or counselors by Feb. 2. For information, eall Lanee Tomasu at 539-7224. Museum management Bishop Museum Education Chair Guy Kaulukukui, Ph.D., was named manager of collections and information resources programs. He will oversee the musuem's 10 collections areas, as well as the library, archives and World Wide Web services. Aside from museum responsibilities, Dr. Kaulukukui is active in the community, conduct-

ing workshops on leadership and Hawaiian protocol. Prior to joining the museum staff in 1997, Kaulukukui taught social studies at Kamehameha, was an adjunct instructor in the Department of Economics and Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies at the University of Hawai'i, and an associate in the University of Hawai'i Center for Eeonomie knnr>ofinn

At press time, Bishop Museum president and director of 16 years, Dr. W. Donald Duckworth, announced his retirement, effective in June. Bishop Museum, designated "The State Museum of Natural and Cultural History," was founded by Charles Reed Bishop in 1887 in memory of his royal wife, Princess Pauahi, greatgranddaughter of Kamehameha I. Through Duckworth's tenure, he has been both praised and criticized - praised for his efforts to create a user-friendly environment by expanding public pro-

grams and accessibility. This, critics say, has compromised collections and the integrity of museum research. The ongoing Forbes Cave controversy is the latest issue whieh has heightened public outcry. In a statement to the Honolulu Advertiser, Duckworth, 65, stated, "I know I am leaving a plaee vastly better than what it was when I eame." Native childcare kōkua On Nov. 9, the Administration for Children and Families (AFC) announced the availability of competitive financial assistance for Native Hawaiian and Native Ameiiean Indian Organizations child care grants in the Federal

Register, Vol. 65, No. 218, pages 67,377-85. The eomplete announcement is available online at www.gpo.gov, and www.firstgov.gov. For information, contact John Coakley, AFC program specialist, at 415-437-8554, or email jcoakley@acf.dhhs.gov. Civic awards At its 41st annual convention in Hilo last month, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs announced this year's awards recipients in the followine cateeories.

• Piinee Kūhiō Award (outstanding Hawaiian civic club): 'Āinahau o Kaleponi, Huntington Beach, CA • Ka Po'okela o Kūhiō Award (outstanding Hawaiian civic club member for service to Hawaiian civic clubs): Lydia Ku'uleialoha Fahilga, 'Āinahau o Kaleponi • Kalaniana'ole Award (outstanding Hawaiian civic club member for service to the community-at-large): Charles Rose, HCC of Honolulu, Kailua HCC and Laupāhoehoe HCC • Kūlia i ka Nu'u Award (outstanding

Native Hawaiian non-civic club member): Lani Ma'a Lapilio • Kāko'o o Kalaniana'ole Award (outstanding non-Hawaiian for service to the Hawaiian community): Dorothy "Dottie" Thompson, Menie Monarch Festival • Pualeilani Award (outstanding Hawaiian civic club family): Peters 'ohana, Piinee Kūhiō HCC • NāHanaLimaNo'eauAward(arts and crafts display): 'Ainahau o Kaleponi • 'Aha Mele Award (choral singing competition): HCC of Honolulu, "Kaiolohiaomāmala" World-wide music New West Broadcasting Corporation in Hilo announced the establishment of its new online venture. BuyHawaiianMusic.com at www.buyhawaiianmusic.com, is an online retail outlet for Hawaiian music and Hawai'i based music artists. "We're starting online with approximately 500 compact disc titles and our inventory is growing," New West Broadcasting General Manager Chris Leonard said, "Our titles cover the entire spectrum of Hawaiian music, including Keali'i Reichel, Nā Leo, Gabby Pahinui, Willie K and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole." New West Broadcasting owns and operates three radio stations in Hilo, as well as www.kwxx.com, whieh has been streaming Hawaiian music online for more than two years. "We are presenting Hawaiian music to % a loyal and enthusiastic worldwide audienee with www.kwxx.com," Leonard said. "BuyHawaiianMusic.com allows us to further our goal of making Hawaiian music readily available to a world-wide market with a seCure, user-friendly cyberstore." Hawaiian music is rapidly gaining world-wide popularity. Several loeal acts have recently charted on the Billboard World Music chart, including Top Ten listings for Ten Feet, Three Plus, Iz and Nā Leo's latest release, "A Pocketful of ParadiseP ■

Dr. Guy Kaulukukui named Bishop Museum collections manager.