Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 5, 1 May 2012 — I Ulu I Ke Kumu Awards [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

I Ulu I Ke Kumu Awards

Four pillars in the Hawaiian community were honored March 24 for their significant contributions to the heahh and well-being of the Native Hawaiian lāhui at the annual I Ulu I Ke Kumu Awards, a fundraiser for scholarships for Hawaiian students at the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa. The evening gathering at the Hawai'inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge recognized, clockwise from top left, retiring Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama president and headmaster Miehael Chun; Nanette Kapulani Mossman Judd, past director of 'Imi Ho'ōla, a program for disadvantaged graduate students pursuing dreams of becoming a physician (pictured with UH Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and Hawai'inuiākea dean Maenette Benham); kumu hula and Honolulu Community College Hawaiian language associate professor Kimo Alama Keaulana (on stage with Benham); leaders in preserving Native Hawaiian cultural practices Richard and Lynette Paglinawan (Richard Paglinawan didn't attend due to illness; Lynette Paglinawan appears second from right in the group photo). During the event, Pā Ku'i A Lua, whieh was co-founded by Richard Paglinawan, honored the Paglinawans by presenting "Maha'u," one of the first haka the students of the pā leamed. Pictured are: 'ōlohe lua Kamilo, left, Kalamakū, Ikaika, Mailekaluhea, Keahi and Mahealani. - Photos: Lisa Asato

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