Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 11, 1 November 2010 — TV show tells story behind Moui canoe [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TV show tells story behind Moui canoe

A heartwarming story of how a Maui eanoe eame to be will be told in an hourlong TV special, Ka 'ililā 'au 's Canoe - A Joumey of Spirit, airing 7 p.m. Thanksgiving Day on KGMB. The eanoe was built by Kā'anapali

Beach Hotel employees and was named for a Maui youngster who died seven years before his dreamof seeing a tree on his family property eome to life as a eanoe. The eanoe now serves as an educational vessel for tourists and the community.

The special by Emme Ine. will also feature an update of Hōkūle'a and Hawai'iloa, two historical canoes built by the Polynesian Voyaging Society. The show will rebroadcast Saturday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. on KGMB. ■

OHA awarded a Small Grants Community Sponsorship of $1,500 to the Annual Windward Ho'olaule'a held at Windward Community College on Oct. 2. OHA Community Outreach Coordinator Ka'imo Muhlestein spent the day there to share OHA general information about 0HA's advocacy efforts, programs, and services while the community enjoyed island entertainment, food, arts and craft, keiki games and rides and the "Green" Trade Show. - Photo: Ka'imo Muhlestein