Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 7, 1 July 2017 — MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEA O LOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS

MO'OLELO Nlll I g0ver FEATURE Hawai'i's pride returns page w BY LURLINE MGGREG0R After stopping at more than 150 ports in 23 countries anel territories, Hōkūle'a's Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage ended with a huge homecoming celebration on June 17. HO'ONi'ilUO I EDUC1TI0N Pāhoa school wins Blue Zone Project approval page 5 BY TREENA SHAPIR0 Creative use of limited resources has earned Hawaiian-focused charter school Kua 0 ka Lā a green light from HMSA for initiatives aimed at improving nutrition and increasing physical activity.

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Pūnana Leo o Maui director appointed to B0E page4 BY DAVE D0ND0NEAU

Kili Namau'u brings decades of Hawaiian language immersion education exDerience to the state Board

of Education.

'ĪINi I LAND AND WiTER Figtit for Puhlie Land Trust revenue continues page 12 BYSTERLINGWONG

0HA's new film "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" describes the longstanding fight to ensure the state fulfills its commitment to Native Hawaiians stemming from the loss of their ancestral lands.

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Miehael Yasak and Kili Namau'u. - Photo: Courtesy Kili Namau'u