Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 1, 1 January 2001 — JANUARY NEWSBRIEFS [ARTICLE]

JANUARY NEWSBRIEFS

Educator awards The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is accepting nominations for its Ke Kukui Mālamalama Awards for excellenee in Hawaiian education. Nomination applications may be submitted through Feb. 2. For a decade, OHA has acknowledged outstanding educators, Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian, who further the education of Native Hawaiians; work to promote Native Hawaiian leadership; address education statistics of Hawāiians; perpetuate Hawaiian culture, history and traditions; promote self-esteem and self-determination; and other related areas. Ke Kukui Mālamalama means "the brilliant light," and uses the kukui as a Hawaiian symbol of education and enhghtenment. For a nominaūon form and for information, eall 5941930. OHA scholarships Native Hawaiian post-secondary students seeking scholarships for the 2001-2002 school year may apply

to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for assistance. Administered by Kamehameha Schools, OHA scholarships are merit-based, and are for the school year beginning in th( fall. Applications are available by calling Kamehameha Schools at 842-8216, or the Office of Hawaiian Affairs at 594-1930. Sovereignty grants The Pū'ā Foundation is accepting grant applications through March 1 for projects that give visibility to Hawai'i's poliheal, social and spiritual history, especially as it impacts Hawaiians; and those that promote human rights, self-determination and sovereignty. Grant awards range from $500 to $5,000. Established in 1996, the Pū'ā Foundation is dedicated to the redress between the United Church of Christ and the Hawaiian people reaching back to the 1896 overthrow. Pū'ā is a Hawaiian term referring to a kind of feeding where food is passed from the mouth of a paren to an infant. The foundation strives to help in passing nourishment of ancestral dignity and national eonsciousness from one generation to the next.

To request a grant application or for more information, eall 945-3570, or write to the foundation at 2331 ; Seaview Ave., Honolulu, HI 96822. Kōke'e appointment John Keoni Fujitani, formerly of Hilo, was named business manager for Hui o Laka, the non-profit group that operates the Kōke'e Natural History Museum on Kaua'i. Of his appointment, Fujitani said, "Hui o Laka is a venerable organization that is going through a period of accelerated growth. The key is to strike a halanee between future growth and preservation of our core values: service, contribution and education. In many ways, Hui o Laka is perfect for achieving such a halanee, and I weleome the challenge." Fujitani is owner of Liko Records, producing CDs by Gary Hale'āma'u, Hālau o Kekuhi and others. He earned his bachelor's degree in eommunieahon and t journalism from University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, and a master's in business administration ffom Hawai'i Pacifie University. ■