Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 6, 1 June 2012 — OHAIN THE COMMUNITY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHAIN THE COMMUNITY

AAPI GROUPS MEET WITH PHILANTHROPIC FUNDERS Hawaiian-focused organizations such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands attended the Nahonal Philanthropic Briefing for Asian Amehean and Pacific lslanders in Washington, D.C. The April 2 gathering, put on the by White House lnitiative on Asian Americans and Pacific lslanders, underscored the needs of these communities and how public-private partnerships are working to address them. The briefing also provided a forum to explore how federal agencies and foundations ean invest in AAPI communities, whieh includes Hawaiians. From left are: Kamana'opono Crabbe and Aedward Los Banos of OHA, Seema Patel of WHIAAPI, Kealoha Fox of OHA, Kiran Ahuja of WHIAAPI, CNHA's Robin Danner, Sefa Aina of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific lslanders, Miehelle Kauhane of DHHL, T. Lulani Arquette of Native Arts and Cultures, slam poet Kealoha, Chris Pating of Kamehameha Schools and Alek Sripipatana of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. - Courtesy photo

ALOHA E NĀ HAUMANA 0 HAU'ULA Students from Kula Kaiapuni 0 Hau'ula Hawaiian-immersion program visited 0HA's Honolulu office on May 1 4. Ike Ka'aihue, back row center, and Ka'imo Muhlestein, back right, of 0HA's Community Outreach Program gave kumu Ahulani Wright's and kumu Leialoha Powell's fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade classes a behind-the-scenes tour. OHA staff and leadership, including Ka Pouhana Kamana'opono Crabbe, had the opportunity to share their kuleana with our special visitors. Also pictured are Everett Ohta of 0HA's Advocacy Program, left, kumu Wright, next to him, and kumu Powell, second from right in back row. - Photo: Aliee Silbanuz

WORKING TOWARD BETTER RELATIONS ln May, the Native Hawaiian Cultural Communications Course, an annual exercise, was held over several days in Honolulu and Waimea Valley, to build bridges between Hawai'i's indigenous people and the Defense Department. Over the course of the gathering, military leaders from various branches and their staff learned about Hawaiian history, culture and values, as well as federal laws, such as the Nahonal Historic Preservation Act. Speakers included Native Hawaiian educators and cultural experts; OHA Chairperson Colette Machado and OHA eomplianee manager Kai Markell addressed an executive gathering on May 8 at Hale Koa Hotel. In October 201 1, the depuly secretary of defense signed the Department of Defense's final policy on consultation with Native Hawaiian Organizations, signaling a new era in improved relations between the two sides. The Defense Department has had a similar consultation policy with Alaska Natives and Americans lndians since 1 998. - Courtesy: Lono Logan

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