Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 4, 1 April 2014 — MEAO LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEAO LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS

EA I GOVERNANGE Hawaiian Nation, Arise page n A special 12-page section highlights renewed efforts for

Hawanan self-governance. I he process calls for Native Hawaiians to determine the next steps leading to the creation of a governing entity - as 0HA pledges to take a neutral role. Features and information include: • 0HA to serve as facilitator in Hawaiian nation building, PAGE 14 • 0HA Statement of Commitment on Self-Governance, PAGE 15 • A eall for unity at nation-building summit, PAGE 18 • Native Hawaiian Roll Commission's Kana'iolowalu registration form, PAGE 20 KAIĪULU I GOMMIINITV Moloka'i competition pmie o BYGHERYL C0RBIELL A language competition celebrates Hawai'i's mother tongue

'apelila | api'il 2014 | Vol. 31, No. 4 . HE HO'OMANA'O I IN MEMOUIAM i Former OHA Trustee Rodney i Burgess III vigorously f pursued ceded lands claims PAGE 4

BY GARETT KAMEMOĪO A sitting Trustee credits Burgess's work with reaching a 1993 settlement with the state NĀ HĀNĀNĀ I EVENTS Galendar of Events page 23 C0MPILED BY KAĪIE YAMANAKA Ready for some island hopping? The prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival attracts all-things hula to Hilo, the East Maui Taro Festival promotes kalo in Hāna, and May Day brings the annual Lei Day Celebration to Waikīkī's Kapi'olani Park Bandstand

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