Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 2, 1 February 2002 — Mahalo KWO [ARTICLE]

Mahalo KWO

As a human being, wahine, Hawaiian activist on the front/side lines, and an applicant on DHHL's waiting list, mahalo nui loa for your kuleana as editor in skillfully editing my letters (and those of others), and presenting them in your eolumn in a concise, direct and most meaning manner for all readers to understand and benefit. Your work and heartfelt presence is tmly a gift you give so many every~ where. ī'm not sure if you are the same editor that edited the letter I previ~ ously sent regarding the F.B.L, yet for all of us who write to this eolumn and share our mana'o and strong feelings, I say mahalo nui loa again. It takes an ability to eommunicate from a higher sensitivity level by editing letters and making them more effective, allowing multi-faceted groups of people to drink from the "living waters," remembering who we are. īn my last letter, ī used the thoughts of giving strength to others reminding them that kōkua is always given from our ancestors and our receptivity to do our kuleana by listening and following through, whieh transforms us and others too. To nā Akua, and all ancestors and all peoples, mahalo. Anakura Melemai Kea'au