AARP Waianae Meeting Dec 5 at 10AM

AARP Waianae Chapter will meet Dec.5, 2008, at the Army Rest Camp Waianae at 10AM. It will be our installation of new officers and our Christmas party as well. Members and guests are all welcome. Lunch will be served for $7.00. If you are thinking about joining the chapter, please come and visit with us and meet some of our other members.

Mahalo & Aloha,
Rodlyn

Waianae United Methodist Church 50th Anniversary - Nov 22, 10AM-2PM

Aloha Representative Shimabukuro,

I am writing to invite you [and the community] to the 50th Anniversary of our church on Saturday, November 22, 2008, at 85-671 Farrington Hwy, from 10 am to 2 PM. There will be fun, food and entertainment.

As part of our celebration participants will be bringing a can food item to donate to the homeless shelter across the street.

In addition, we have a brand new Pastor, Debra Murray.

I sincerely hope that you can come and visit our humble church.

Renee Richardson
Program Producer
University of Hawai`i - Manoa
ITS - Academic Technology
2532 Correa Road, Bldg. 37
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-9662 Fax: (808) 956-5954

"What you think about, you bring about!"

[Note from Maile: The community is invited to this celebration. Please call to RSVP as soon as possible so they can estimate a headcount.]

Free Viewing of Noho Hewa at Nanakuli High & Intermediate School - Nov 23 at 6PM

NOHO HEWA: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaii
A film by Anne Keala Kelly

NOHO HEWA: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaii, is a documentary film and winner of the Honolulu International Film Festival’s 2008 Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary.

Join us for a free screening of this remarkable film by Anne Keala Kelly

Sunday, November 23, 2008
6:00 P.M., Free admission
Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Cafeteria
89-980 Nanakuli Avenue
Waianae, HI 96792
nohohewa@nohohewa.com

There will be ample time for dialogue with the filmmaker and guest, Dr. Noenoe Silva.

Dr. Noenoe Silva

“For those uneducated about the issues Noho Hewa addresses, Hawaiian activists can appear to be unduly angry, their causes ridiculously unrealistic. But in taking a stand on the side of the Hawaiian cause, the film does an excellent job of providing context to their perspectives. And it even goes one step further: It conveys knowledge that resonates in the heart as well as the mind.” The Honolulu Star Bulletin

Please Support a Young Airman from Hawaii

Aaron and Uncle Dave LaBolle in TJ

On Sun, 11/9/08, Lois Durr wrote:
Support to a young airman from Hawaii-my grandson, Aaron-Scott Langley

Good morning Maile, legislators, and others;

As I mentioned to you, it would be great if Aaron got some mail from a State Representative! He will be in basic training at this address until Thanksgiving.

The address is below print out and paste it on a letter, if you like.

No care packages, no email and no phone calls makes these cards and letters precious!

Thank you for sending a bit of Aloha to my granson, Aaron-Scott.

To those of you who have alredy written; thank you THANK YOU!!

AB Langley, Aaron-Scott
324 TRS FLT 044 (Dorm B-5) 362-908
1320 Truempter St. PSC#3
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5570

[Note from Maile: Aaron-Scott Langley is in basic training at the address above until Thanksgiving. He is not allowed to receive anything except regular mail from now until then. Aaron-Scott's grandmother and husband, Lois & Donald Durr, live in Makaha, and Maile grew up with Aaron-Scott's mother, Jamie, and uncle, David. Please send this young man a letter of encouragement while he is in training to serve our country. Mahalo.]

Camping May Be Allowed at Ka'ena

From: jessie
Subject: Camping may be allowed at Ka'ena
To: maileshimabukuro@yahoo.com, colleenyo@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 8:05 AM

honoluluadvertiser.com article title: Camping may be allowed at Ka'ena
[Click here to see related article about a meeting.]
"Camping may be allowed at Ka'ena"
By Eloise Aguiar
Advertiser North Shore Writer
Posted on: Tuesday, November 11, 2008

State officials are considering opening Ka'ena Point to camping and are looking at ways to improve management of the area, one of the last accessible wilderness areas on O'ahu.

Management of Ka'ena Point has undergone rule changes to protect the environment and wildlife there. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources controls the area, which is known to have endangered native Hawaiian species clinging to life amid destructive human use.

"There are issues of off-road vehicle activity that need to be addressed," said Dan Quint, DLNR director of state parks. "There's some interest and discussion of possibly creating some places to camp."

The proposal will be discussed at a state-sponsored meeting next week at Camp Erdman in Mokule'ia.

The meeting follows complaints voiced last week by dozens of hunters and fishermen, claiming that one game warden there has been overbearing and has harassed people at Ka'ena State Park who have done nothing wrong. DLNR officials said they are looking into the matter.

Some of the problems may stem from rules that guide game wardens and an apparent attempt to keep the area clear of homeless people, said Michael Nawaki-O'Connell, whose family has roots in Ka'ena. Nevertheless, residents said neither the homeless nor others should be treated with disrespect.

Nawaki-O'Connell said his family has fished and camped there for more than 40 years. Because of the no-camping rules, fishermen who stay overnight are told it's illegal if even one of their children happens to fall asleep.

"They said it's a privilege to camp at the state park," Nawaki-O'Connell said. "I said it's a constitutional right."

Nawaki-O'Connell is referring to the state constitutional right to gather and hunt as was done in the Hawaiian tradition.

He said he has 7,000 signatures on a petition to allow fishermen to go night fishing with such camping gear as blankets, portable cots and shelters, which are now prohibited by state park rules. Nawaki-O'Connell said he will take his concerns to next week's meeting.

Instead of picking on cultural practitioners, the state should be going after people who harm the environment, such as off-road drivers, said Hawaiian cultural practitioner Summer Nemeth.

Nemeth said her family was cited while they were practicing their Hawaiian culture and teaching their children to care for the land. Instead, the DLNR should be learning from the practitioners and fishermen, she said.

"What I'd like to see happen is for DLNR to recognize that fishermen and cultural practitioners are interested in managing Ka'ena in a right way, a pono way ... to work together in partnership to make sure the place can be used by everyone in the right way and not just for fishermen and cultural practitioners, but people who want to come out and see the beauty of the place."

Reach Eloise Aguiar at eaguiar@honoluluadvertiser.com.

Kaena Point Meeting in Mokuleia - Nov 18, 6:30pm

From: Jessie A. Torres
Subject: kaena point...mtng in Mokuleia
To: maileshimabukuro@yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 1:17 PM

FYI

HA Nov11, 2008
Kaena State Park Community Mtng
Nov 18, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.
YMCA Camp HR Erdman
69-385 Farrington Highway
Mokuleia
[Click here to see related article about camping at Kaena.]

Jessie A. Torres
"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity."
-Leo Tolstoy

Waianae SCP Update - November

From: Harmonee Willams
Subject: Waianae SCP Update - November
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 3:28 PM

Aloha All-
The update for the Waianae Sustainable Communities Plan Update includes the following:

- We will be holding the next community meeting Tuesday, November 25th, from 7pm to 9pm. I am still in the process of reserving a room, and will let you know as soon as it is confirmed. (the 24th is the back-up date, just in case.) Sorry for the mtg being so close to Thanksgiving, but we didn't want to wait too long to follow-up on the last meeting.

- We will be discussing the proposed light industrial area in Lualualei again. More info on that topic is attached, and more will be provided at the mtg. We also want to be sure to have some time to discuss other concerns with the Public Review Draft, so we will try again to reach consensus, and then move on to cover other topics.
**Please email or call me with any specific topics you would like to see on the agenda.

Attachments:
1. The Nanakuli-Maili Neighborhood Board Resolution passed on October 21st, which was discussed at our last meeting in September.
2. Some basic info on industrial districts.
3. Revised notes from the last meeting (thank you to those of you who sent in additions/corrections).

Aloha for now,
Harmonee
772-0316 (c)

Invitation to Ho`olaulea - Nov 15, 10AM-2PM

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From: Rita K. Martin
Date: Thu, 10/30/08
Subject: INVITATION TO HO'OLAULEA

Hope you can attend!

Rita K. Martin
Community Relations Coordinator
USVETS - Waianae Civic Center
85-638 Farrington Highway
Waianae, HI 96792
Cell: (808) 620-0900
Phone: (808) 696-6707
Fax: (808) 696-6779
www.usvetsinc.org
rmartin@usvetsinc.org

[Note from Maile: Please RSVP as soon as possible so Rita can estimate a headcount.]

Video of AARP's "Trick or Treat for Safer Street"

Subject: Video of AARP's "Trick or Treat for Safer Street" sign-waving
From: Rodlyn Brown

This is what we did this Thursday from 7:30-8:30AM. I was a huge success out here and I am very pleased with the response.

Aloha,
Rodlyn Brown
President, AARP Waianae

Ohana Ola Leadership Seminar - Nov 11-12

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From: Debbie Neuman
Subject: November Wanana
Aloha All,

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are having another community wanana at Ohana Ola on Nov.11 & 12 from 11-3.
Please feel free to send the flyer (attached) to anyone that you think might be interested. Hope to see you all there. Email me to confirm your attendance.

Mahalo!
Debbie