Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 5, 1 April 2008 — OHA TV show [ARTICLE]

OHA TV show

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs" TV series Ho'oulu Lāhui Aloha: To Raise a Beloved Nation was nanied best Native Hawaiian show on 0'ahu's 'Ōlelo Community Television - it's second time receiving the honor. The roundtable discussion series, whieh is produced by nrore than 50 studio-certified OHA staff, won the award at 'Ōlelo's 8th annual awards banquet on Feb. 23. "The award is quite an achievenrent when you consider that an entire 'Ōlelo station is dedicated to native issues," said series director Aukai Reynolds, attributing the show's success to OHA staff, including associate producer Ierry B. Norris, who specializes in governnrent relations. OHA started the series in May 2003 to provide a forunr for conmrunity experts to discuss issues inrportant to OHA's Native Hawaiian beneficiaries. Topics have included kalo farnring, indigenous heahh care, Hawaiian nrusic and, for its prenriere, Hawaiian sovereignty. Ho 'oulu Lāhui Aloha airs on O'ahu Thursdays at 7 p.m. on 'Ōlelo NATV 53 and online at www.olelo.org.

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