Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 5, 1 May 2010 — OHA in the community [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA in the community

SUPPORTING HEALTHY KEIKI On right, Stanton Enomoto, Chief Operating Officer for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, presents a eheek for $8,500 to YMCA of Honolulu CE0 Larry Bush at the YMCA Healthy Kids Day. OHA was the lead sponsor of the free event attended by more than 4,000 people on April 1 7 on the Great Lawn at Bishop Museum. Activities promoted healthy living for children and their families, including traditional Hawaiian games, health screenings and a lively Zumba workout demonstration. - Photo: Lisa Asato

HONORING A HAWAIIAN PRINCE 0ffice of Hawaiian Affairs Chairperson Haunani Apoliona served as Grand Marshal of the Prince Kūhiō Commemorative Parade through Waikīkī on March 27. Here she presents a ho'okupu to be placed at the base of the statue of Kūhiō, fondly remembered as the Citizen Prince. Thousands of onlookers gathered on Kalōkaua Avenue as marching bands played and dignitaries rode by, including members of the Kawōnanakoa family, descendants of Hawaiian royalty. 0HA Trustees 0swald Stender and Colette Machado presented lei for the Kūhiō statue and, along with 0HA Chief Executive 0fficer Clyde Nōmu'o, led a contingent of 0HA staff. 0HA and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority sponsored this year's Prince Kūhiō Celebration Events, along with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Kamehameha Schools. - Photo: UsaAsato

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