Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 9, 1 September 2003 — Hawaiian nation building starts with ʻohana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hawaiian nation building starts with ʻohana

Eō e nā 'ōiwi 'ōlino 'eā, nā pulapula a Hāloa 'eā, mai Hawai'i a Ni'ihau 'eā a puni ke ao mālamalama 'eā! Aloha nui e na 'ōiwi Hawai'i. In mid-August, I was one among nearly 700 members of Nā Pulapula o Komomua, gathering as eight generations of descendants of Komomua and Ko'amokumoku of He'e'ia, O'ahu. Both ancestors originated in Makapala, Kohala, Hawai'i and traveled to settle in the Ko'olaupoko district of O'ahu at Ke'ālohi, He'e'ia in the 1850s. From their union descend 'ohana names that include: Akona, Hart, Look, Ho'opi'i, Ooleman, Loong, Cummings, Ching, Neil, Hoeft, Akona Jones, Kahaku, Nihipali, Kapu, Balai, 01mos, Omoto, Pulawa, Joseph, Lopes, KeaweLopes, Keawe, Martinez, Guzman, DeLima, Pang, Delima-Manuel, Ferreira-Delima, Pi, Ahuna, Ah Leong, Giddens, Nations, Chock, Cruz, Hollinger, Manago, Rorex, Galvan, Fowler, Hamano, Buhk, Morris, Tregloan, Mahuka, Jones, Poepoe, Koide, Snyder, Carson, Hoskins, Arakaki, Pieken, Kozai, Dilwith, Cruz, Kawahakui, DeFreitas, Quiocho, Hostetler, Kahale, Kahawai, Stricker, Ayala, Paulson, Wevers, Spurlock, Mannel, Halualani, Drew,

Taito, Bright, Perdomo, Kahiapo, Lenwai, Crissman, Morgan, Helm, Morgan-Kobashigawa, Koka, Lau, Kealoha, Peltier, Souza, Niau, Bleakley, Haole-Valenzuela, Laurito, Enomoto-Haole, Haole, Liu, Kau'i, Starkey, Hammond, Lam, Fujita, Lapearl, Cole, Hernandez, Carpenter, Somers, Tateishi, Sporkaeff, Wai'alae, Kamanu, Shizuru, Ishiki, Brede, McKeague, Sagapolu, Antone, Silva, Anderson, Paikuli, Paikuli-Stride,Brown, East, Loo, Shulman, Pitko, Berlinger, Delgado, Schellenber, Henline, Kaupiko, Medeiros, Canyon, Silva, Nelson, Santos, Leal-Kanekoa, Asue, MeKee, Lau, Dmytriw, Flaville, Carrell, Doane, Endler, Freitas, Ahloy, Alvarez, DeSilva, Martin, Palmeira, Flores, McCumber, Keama, Ka'ahanui, Howard, Kaluhiwa, Burgo, Gonsalves, Pastushin, Akau, Ferry, Correa, Montalbo, Falco, Kakelaka, Reyes, Guggiana, Saito, Rodrigues, Rust, Edwards, Spencer, Ho'okano, McCabe, Hipa, Peters, Kaupiko, AhYun, Walker, Moore, Borges, Kalaukoa, Miyashiro, York, Pratt, McCabe-Zuttermeister, Tavares, Gagne, Cunningham, Garcia, Coffey, Cortez, Padeken, Philbrick, Koki, Dacosin, Kenolio, Wong, Igarashi, Pascua, Nishioka, Dalire, Lai, Na'auao, Asinsin, Na'ole,

Barta, Farley, Goings, Siracusa, Clink, Vertido, Kobashigawa, Clarabal, Kamahele, Kea, Steward, Kaohi, Toledo, Gushiken, Wright, St. Clair, Ohara, Arima, Tomori, Kahapea, Zablan, Cuizon, Lauama, Supapo, Patu, Knight, Isagawa, Kalei'ohi, Pedro, Fafard, Ka'aihue, Nakamura, Flores, Sakamoto, Wedemeyer, Adams, Chappell, Arakawa, Dumlao, Hawn, Tilton, Akui, Kalili, Mendoza, Kalili, Kaneakua, Ashley, Berdy, Muraoka, Hoffman, Lili'o, Clark, Kaho'okele, Wade, Alina-Kamark, Garcia, Morales, Rickard, Griffis, Kekahuna, Moniz, Calhau, Honokaupu, Mawae, Weischmann, Pettit, Aragon, Leite, Yamamoto, Cooper, Cozart, Woodward, Gaea, Ezera, McWayne, Quindica, Ahulau, LeeSoon, Jamias, Young, Scott, Grote, Apoliona, Chin, Chu, Fuller, Campos, Pahukoa, Meyer, Davidson, 01ds, Beazley, Helm, Valdez, Cockett, Awai, Garboden, Davis, Yuen, Tuimaunei, Honda, Snow, Asing, Akiona, Coelho, Manalili, 01iveira, Kaukani, Paul, Kahiapo, Keao, Steinkamp, McGirr, Canne, Briones, Strickland, Quick, Gregerson, Kennedy, Ka'akua, Rowan, Kana'e, Turalde, Agoan, Aiu, Lum, Hewett, Welsh, Johnson, Witt, Robertson, Pimenta, Subee,

Aukai, Black, Colobong, Ka'eo, Kapalau. Ihese Komomua-Ko'amokumoku 'ohana and many more link to the eommon ancestor Hāloa. We are aboriginal, native and indigeous to Hawai'i. The 2000 Census of the United States counts nearly 240,000 Hawaiians, self-declared in Hawai'i and nearly an equal number on the continent. There are likely many more, who if they participated in the Census and self-declared as Hawaiian would increase the counts significantly. In this 21st century as rights of indigenous people of the world, the nation and Hawai'i have the moment in history to advance and reconcile historic wrongs, it is both visionary and prudent to gather the 'ohana. Reconnect and refocus a collective spirit and energy for the tasks ahead for designing the future. A Hawaiian nation will build and thrive upon healthy, compassionate, hardworking, peacemakers of our many 'ohana. Before 2004, set the goal to gather your 'ohana(whether large or small), formulate collective goals, elevate collective values of our culture, and live a unified lifestyle. Make the Hawaiian difference in your community whether in Hawai'i or elsewhere and be poised and ready to build our Hawaiian nation. 34/48 ■

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Haunani Apoliona, MSW 9 Trustee, At-large