Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 6, 1 May 2008 — Why I placed my name [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Why I placed my name

By īheresa Bigbie Directar ūf Hawaiian Gūvernance Awise man said recently, "Learn from the past, live in the present and prepare for the future." Our ancestors left us a legacy of faith and hard work as they approached life's challenges and opportunities. Grandma Ennna Makahanohano Kalama was such a woman. She and Grandpa Samuel Kaaumoana Kalama, who died

vhen still a young father, left a heritage based

upon these same principles, now passed

on to eaeh succeeding generation. As a widow, she and her family planted a garden, raised animals, prepared and stored food, ran a trucking business on the island of Moloka'i, and with faith and hard work trusted that God would make up the difference. Being prepared paid off when during the war years her family would not be among those standing in the long food lines so prevalent then. She encouraged learning and sacrificed her resources to support her family's need to look ahead. Why did I plaee my name? Because I believe that these very principles are inherent in eaeh and every Hawaiian. We are a people of faith. We are a people who care about eaeh other. It is who we are. Kau Inoa ean be a process to unify us in the present, l and prepare us for the future L \ as we learn from the past. ■ Anchored in faith, it is worB thy of our best efforts. E3

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