APRIL 2014
Vol. #3
‘Ahahui
Kiwila
Hawai’i o
San Diego
Newsletter
E HO’OLAHA I KA PONO HAWAI’I*“TO SPREAD THE GOODNESS OF THE
HAWAIIAN”
Third Annual Prince Kuhio Art & Essay Contest & Celebration
by Shalee K. Kekawa
by Shalee K. Kekawa
Everyone in the Hawaiian community was invited to
the Third Annual Prince Kuhio Celebration that is
hosted by AKHSD. The celebration of Prince Kuhio is
simultaneous with the Keiki Art & Essay Contest, and
we extend the contest invitation to keiki of the San
Diego community and encourage them t0 be creative
and share their insight on the life of Prince Kuhio
and his importance to the Hawaiian people. The
funds raised each year at this event go towards the
Academia and Culture Scholarships that AKHSD
award in April of each year.
participants. This year the keiki participants each
gave a synopsis and shared their entries with the
audience before being awarded and presented with
certificates and prizes by Pelekikena of ‘Ahahui
Kiwila Hawaii o San Diego, Dolly Crawford.
The first place essay winner was Randy Kenolio,
second place went to Ella Molina. Third place
winner was Angelique Cifuentes and fourth place
winner was Uriel Lopez. In first place in the art
category was Austin Gaier, followed by Kailihao in
second place and third place was awarded to Daniel
Gutierrez
This year we had seven contestants ranging in the
ages from six to 14. The youngest contestant was a
kaikamahine named Ella Molina. At six years of age,
she is also the youngest contestant that we have had
enter the contest. She wrote a wonderful essay as
well as drew a picture of the “Prince Cupid”.
Besides Ella’s essay, there were entries from two
students at the Pacific American Academy, Uriel
Lopez and Angelique Cifuentes, as well as an entry
from Randy Kenolio, who has participated in the
contest every year, thus far.
This year we celebrated the event at the Hui o
Hawaii o San Diego on Saturday, March 15,
2014.were entertained with a kahiko by the Na Opio
of Hui O Hawaii of San Diego, under the direction of
kumu hula Leinaala Cibulka. The raffle prizes and
silent auction items that were donated for the event
were great additions that were enjoyed by everyone
that won and purchased them. ‘Ahahui Kiwila
Hawaii o San Diego are thankful to everyone who
attended and helped make this event a success. We
are grateful to the keiki who participate and their
parents who encourage them to learn about Prince
Kuhio and his importance. We look forward to next
year and the creativity of the keiki who participate.
There were three Art entries submitted this year by
returning contestants Austin Gaier, Kailihao Ah Nee,
and Daniel Gutierrez, who are all returning
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Vol. #3
Talk Story Sessions
by Shalee K. Kekawa
In July 2012, Professor of
Hawaiian Studies, John Kalei
Laimana was asked by his niece
Shalee K. Kekawa, to come up to
San Diego and share his
knowledge about the history,
culture and people of Hawaii. He
is a professor of Hawaiian Studies
at Leeward Community College
and University of Hawaii, Manoa
and is currently a doctoral
candidate in the History
Department with a focus on 19th
century Hawaiian History. With
the support of ‘Ahahui Kiwila
Hawaii o San Diego, John and
Shalee worked together and
created the “Talk Story” Session
Workshops and in October of
2012 he came to San Diego for
the first workshop.
He was recently at the Hui o
Hawaii of San Diego from March
22nd through March 24th for the
fourth workshop that was widely
attended by many interested
people. Anyone and everyone
who is interested in learning
more about the Hawaiian people,
their history and the culture is
invited to these free workshops.
He has traveled to San Diego, Los
Angeles and recently to several
cities in Utah to lecture.
This last workshop he took us
through a brief history of the
Hawaiian Islands and laid the
foundation of the history that is
taught in many schools and at the
University of Hawaii and Colleges
in Hawaii. His lectures included
the importance of these voyages
to the Polynesians and the theory
that Hawaii was a central place
of connection that all Polynesians
traveled to and from, a long time
ago. He also spoke about
ancestral knowledge and how this
rests in our DNA as well as the
Kaikua’ana/Kaikaina (Elder
sibling/Younger sibling)
relationship that the ancient
Hawaiians practiced. We learned
about balance of the Ali’i and the
Maka’ainana (common people) in
each ahupua’a (area of land that
stretched mauka (the mountain)
to makai (the sea) that the
maka’ainana lived in) and how
important it was to have that
balance. Hawaiian society was a
two-tier governance system, not
a feudal system that we see in
European and American
governance The two- tier
governance system was built on
trust and the Ali’i and
Maka’ainana had to work
together in order for the balance
of the ahupua’a to thrive.
Kalei also spoke about the public
quarterly literacy examinations
that the Hawaiian people held.
By the mid-1800s, Hawai’i
boasted the highest literacy rates
in the world, ahead of Europe.
He talked about the first Pi’apa,
Hawaiian alphabet book, that
was published in January 7, 1822,
and how the Ali’i learned to read
and write and in turn the
Maka’ainana did the same. The
stories about how this high
achievement was reached by the
Hawaiian people put pride in my
heart for my Hawaiian ancestors
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and I believe those that attended
the lectures can say the same.
He plans to return in the near
future to share with us the vast
knowledge that he holds about
Hawaiiana. These trips he takes
to the mainland are funded by
himself and his ohana and I know
that he is doing work that is very
important to not only him, but to
many others, including myself.
Grants and additional funding is
being researched as well as other
forums where he can share his
knowledge, as well as those of his
colleagues that would like the
opportunity to come here and
share too. The website
http://www.naauhawaii.com/
houses articles that Kalei has
shared at past workshops as well
as some videos that can be
watched. A password is needed
for some of the videos that you
will find in the HWST 107 tab,
which his niece, Shalee K.
Kekawa can share if you email
her at skekawa@live.com. He
can be contacted at
johnlaim@hawaii.edu.
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AKHSD Upcoming Events
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Mainland Council Hawaiian
Civic Club Meeting – May
30-31, 2014, Spring Valley,
CA
America on Main Street –
June 14, 2014, El Cajon, Ca
Ho’olaule’a – July 19-20,
2014, Lawndale, CA
Pacific Islander Festival –
September 20-21, 2014,
Pacific Beach, CA
Lei Hulu Classes - PAA
Charter School 4260 54th
Street, SD, 92115, 10 am –
3pm:April 27, May 25, June
29, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept.
28, Oct. 19, Nov 23
AAPI outreach in San
Diego as our AARP
Life@50+ (national
convention) is coming to
SD Sept. 10-13.
News & Updates
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2014 Membership dues are
due. Please contact
Kathryn McLaughlin at
619-423-6742. You can
also mail your dues to
P.O.Box 21269, El Cajon,
CA 92021
CONVENTION
INFORMATION FOR 2014:
Moku o Keawe (Hawai’i) –
October 26 thru November
2, 2014. At the Waikoloa
Beach Resort, Marriott.
Call 1-808-886-6789
Monday through Friday
6am-2pm PST and ask for
the group rate of $149 for
Association of Hawaiian
Civic Clubs or you can go
online and reserve rooms
at
Pelekikena Message
– Ha Kupuna Project
The HA Kupuna Kaleponi
Project was held in San
Diego and conducted by
Colette Browne of HA
Kupuna National
Resource Center for
Native Hawaiian Elders.
The aim of the project is
to develop knowledge
about Native Hawaiian
elder health, long-term
care needs and service
preferences here on the
continent.
This project is based at
the UH School of Social
Work, and Dr. Kathryn
Braun, Professor of
Public Health, and
Social Work is heading
it up. AKHSD held the
event at the Hui
Building on Thursday,
March 13, 2014 and was
an all-day event with
information given
morning interviews
done, as well as a
healthy lunch, and a
focus-group meeting of
na kupuna and caregivers. A small makana
was presented to all
participants.
The report will be
available in a couple of
months. No names will
be used, and survey
records will be
destroyed on Dec. 2014.
They hope to visit other
cities in the near
future. Mahalo nui loa
na Kupuna and their
care-givers who shared
their
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mana`o and enjoyed a nice lunch
and "talk story".
Special mahalo to the committee
members, who worked under
tight time-line…we had roughly
two weeks to put this together
and we were all pleased with the
results…D. Dudoit-Meyer, A.
Austin for super healthy lunch, M.
Sanborn for picking up the
interviewer at their hotel.
54th Annual AHCC
Convention
by Dolly Crawford
Hāli`a Aloha - "Kulu ka waimaka, uē
ka `ōpua. The tears fall, the clouds
weep"
At the 54th Annual AHCC
Convention on Kaua'i, members
of AKHSD were active
participants in the Hali`a Aloha,
with the passing of two of our
kupuna and charter members this
past year. Uncle Bill Wright was
represented by Gail Wright and
Pelekikena Margaret Sanborn.
Uncle Bill Crawford was
represented by his `ohana, Aunty
Dolly Crawford, Noelani Crawford
Spaulding, Aunty Toni Mallow and
Rawlette and Kai Nani Kraut.
Resolutions remembering their
lives was duly adopted at this
convention.
Hau’oli La Hanau
Nani Olmos – January 19
Cinda Lopez – March 9
Kahinu Harrelson – March 16
Dennis Duarte – March 25
Bonnie Olmos –April 28