Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 8, 1 August 2003 — ʻōiwi [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ʻōiwi

a native hawaiian journal

Every other month, in collaboration with 'Ōiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journai, Ka Wai Ola showcases works by kanaka maoli writers to give increased visibility to their talents. David J. 'īmaikalani Wallaee is an educator and entrepeneur who owns and operates an after-school tutorial service. In this excerpt from "Papa's Mango Seed," the Moloka'i-hom and raised writer paints a vivid picture of his experiences growing up on Hawaiian Homestead land in Ho'olehua. His memories take us back to a time not too long ago in Hawai'i, when the simple pleasures of a childhood summer could be enjoyed ... just like the juicy, pickled mango that Papa used to make. Of his background, Wallaee writes, "There are many places I eall home. Ho'olehua, Moloka'i, was my childhood home. There I learned how to be an independent person who valued honesty and hard work, and who honored my parents and akua. It is the land of my birth, a plaee where the iwi of my grandparents lay, along with those of my mother. I return frequently to Moloka'i to restore my mana and rid myself of the 'ōEpala heaped upon my shoulders by the urban lifestyle I now live." Submit your writing to 'Ōiwia t: P.O. Box 61218, Honolulu, Hl 96839-1213. For information, eall 956-3031 , e-mail us at oiwi@hawaii.edu, or visit www.hawaii.edu/oiwi. — Compilecl by Shana Logan ■

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