Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 5, 1 May 2012 — OHAIN THE COMMUNITY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHAIN THE COMMUNITY

NATIVE EDUCATION SPOTLIGHTED OHA CE0 Kamana'opono Crabbe, Ph.D., center back, delivered the keynote address at the I3th annual Native Hawaiian Education Association convention March 24 at Windward Community College. In his first puhlie address as CE0, Crabbe compared leadership to navigating a eanoe and said one way to acquire mana is through education. The two-day convention offered workshops, a panel discussion on the teachings of Aunty Maiki Aiu Lake and presentations of the NHEA Educator of the Year Award. This year's honorees were kumu hula Vicky HoltTakamine; University of Hawai'i Hawaiian studies professor Kalena Silva, Ph.D.; and Moses Raphael Kaho'okele Crabbe, center front, who is a kumu at Kamehameha Schools Hawai'i Kula Ha'aha'a and a brother of Kamana'opono Crabbe. Also pictured are musician and kumu hula Robert Cazimero, left, the Crabbes' nieee Kaulu Lu'uwai, sister Lehua Lu'uwai, brother Mark Napu'unoa Crabbe, and WCC lecturer Mehana Hind. - Courtesy: Windward Community College

A CALL FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OHA Compliance Manager Kai Markell demonstrated how a pū, or eoneh shell, sounds to a curious group of onlookers at the l Oth annual Historic Preservation Awareness Day at the state Capitol. The March 30 event featured more than 40 state, private and civic organizations and was co-sponsored by the state Legislature's Heritage Caucus, OHA and the Historic Hawai'i Foundation. The free event culminated legislators' Hawaiian Caucus Week, whieh also featured a legislative luneheon hosted by OHA. - Photo: LisaAsato

PROMOTING HEALTHY KEIKI Chris King, right, volunteered in the OHA booth at the YMCA of Honolulu's Healthy Kids Day on April 21 at Bishop Museum, where she talked to keiki about making healthy choices when it comes to bottled drinks. A healthier alternative to soda or juice as far as sugar content? Water, she said. Keiki visiting 0HA's booth were also treated to temporary Hawaiian tattoos and a bean-bag toss. OHA served as the title sponsor of the annual event promoting healthy lifestyles for keiki and their families through the various featured activities, including cooking and exercise demonstrations, health screenings, Zumba, dance, sports clinics, an obstacle course and the ever popular dodge-ball-inspired Gaga Pit. - Photo: Aliee Silbanuz

SCHOOLS EARN KALO VIDEO AWARDS Three Hawai'i high schools were recognized at an awards luneheon for their submissions to the inaugural Kalo Video Project, funded in part by OHA. The project of the Hawaiian Education and Reinstatement Foundation arose from meetings of the Summit Committee, started by former OHA Trustee Boyd Mossman, center in back row, to outreach and convene community groups that may not agree with OHA on various issues. The contest is the first phase in an effort to ultimately have every family in Hawai'i grow a taro plant at home while learning its significance in Hawaiian culture, history and health. The contestwas open to high schools statewide. The schools recognized April 7 at Ala Moana Center's Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant were, from left, Mililani, Kahuku and Konawaena. The groups received a plaque and a cash award for their schools. OHA Trustees Oswald Stender and Robert Lindsey are shown second and third from right, respectively. - Courtesy: Kaleo Paik

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