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Mākeke | The Marketplace | September 2020
Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along with a check for $12.50, to: Ka Wai Ola Classifieds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200,...
Public Notice | September 2020
Cultural Impact Assessment - Mālamalamaiki Ahupuaʻa, South Hilo District, Island Of Hawaiʻi
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for a single-family residence being proposed for a roughly 6.48-acre parcel (TMK: (3) 2-5-012:028) situated in Mālamalamaiki Ahupuaʻa (located south of Honomū Ahupuaʻa), South...
Kūpuna Resource Guide
AARP Hawaiʻi | All Islands
Variety of services and resources including COVID-19 information and food assistance.
W: https://states.aarp.org/hawaii/
Ph: 866-295-7282 (toll free)
Aging and Disability Resource Center | All Islands
Information and resources on healthy aging programs, alzheimers support, medicare help, fraud assistance, listing of service providers.
W: https://www.hawaiiadrc.org/
Ph: 808-643-2372
Aloha...
Honoring Our Kūpuna
kupuna (n. 1. Grandparent, ancestor. 2. Starting point, source)
kapu (nvs. Taboo, prohibition; sacredness; prohibited, forbidden)
Aloha mai kākou,
“I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu; the branches grow because of the trunk.”
Without our elders we would not be here.
In traditional Hawaiian families, as beloved kūpuna...
Lunalilo Home: The Legacy of a King
Since 1883, Lunalilo Home has provided care for kūpuna with aloha; hōʻihi (respect, dignity); laulima (collaboration, teamwork); mālama (caring); hoʻomanawanui (patience); kūlia i ka pono (striving for the right); and lokomaikaʻi (benevolence, grace). The residential care home was established in accordance with the will...
HCF Selects Nonprofits to Receive OHA-Funded Grants to Support Food Security
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has selected 30+ nonprofits to receive a total of $721,739 in grants, funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to support community-based food security efforts in Native Hawaiian communities statewide.
The grants support HCF Strong Funds for each county, including Kauaʻi...
Caring For Our Kūpuna: An Act of Aloha
“Ua ʻai au i kana loaʻa; I have eaten of his gain."
Said with pride and affection by a parent who is being cared for by the child they reared
Most people hope to grow old in their own homes. No one dreams of someday going...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: September 2020
E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for...
Kūpuna Urge Community Vigilance as Hawaiʻi Coronavirus Cases Surge
Age of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths - Long Description
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in Hawaiʻi, concern is growing for the most respected - and most vulnerable - portion of the Hawaiian population: our kūpuna.
With roughly 3,000 new infections in Hawaiʻi during the...
OHA Joins Advocates Warning of Consequences for Illegal Eviction of Renters
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs joined a group of advocates for Hawaiʻi renters at a press conference on August 4th to warn landlords that they may face serious legal consequences, including possible liability for substantial monetary damages, if they evict tenants during the emergency...
The Importance of Naming a Successor
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our everyday lives, and with the recent surge in fatalities, it has brought to light the fragility of our respective time with our loved ones.
It is easy to talk about the importance of having an end-of-life plan in...
Shine On – The Legacy of the Hawaiian Moon Calendar
By Kuni Agard
Culture and business - the two can be partners in a way that is authentic, lucrative and pono. Nānā i ke kumu (look to the source)! From the inception of man, as told in the Kumulipo, kānaka maoli have relied on the...
Hui of Kumu Hula Declare a Kapu to Combat COVID-19
At a press conference livestreamed on Facebook on August 21st, a hui of Kumu Hula from acrosss the pae ʻāina announced a 30-day Lāhui Kānaka, a kapu intended to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in Hawaiʻi. Video of the press conference is...
We’re Living in Unprecedented Times
It has become popular lately to talk about unprecedented times. And while it’s true that many challenges we face today are unfamiliar to us, there’s also comfort in knowing that similar challenges have been faced—and overcome—in the past.
As the expression goes, “a light bulb...
We are a Spiritual People
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Our elders of long ago were a spiritual people. They prayed and gave offerings for the protection of the family. At this time of the pandemic, people are searching for help to ward off troubles. These are some spiritual...
A Lifetime of Commitment
Age is just a number for Hawaiian cultural icons Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli and educator Lynette Kaopuiki Paglinawan
“He mau makana nāu kēia na kō mākou kūpuna;
These are gifts for you from our elders.”
They may have found the secret to youth, hidden in the midst...
I Ola Lāhui’s ‘Ōlinolino Program Shines for Kūpuna and Their Caregivers
Too many kūpuna believe that their lives are only meaningful when they’re productive; that they are only useful when they are physically working. So, when they can no longer do the things they used to do, some kūpuna begin to think that they are...
Kūpuna Power!
It all began in 2011, when Brickwood Galuteria’s mom asked him to check on his aunt, then in her eighties. When he entered Auntie’s house, Galuteria was shocked to find her electricity had been turned off, and she was burning candles for light.
“If any...
Hawaiian History Month Pivots to Virtual Events in September
Download Hawaiian History Month Flyer - PDF Format
In honor of the 182nd birthday of Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani, on September 2nd, the 14th annual ʻOnipaʻa Celebration, organized by the Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī Foundation/Coalition, is launching a five-week series of virtual events to celebrate...