Nominate a Leader or Group from the Wai`anae Moku for An Award by Jan. 20!

Aloha,

Makaha Studios, WCRC/MA`O and the other Kauhale Partners are sponsoring an award for native Hawaiian Leadership in the Wai`anae moku. The recipient will receive an award from UH- Hawai`inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.

Please help us to nominate a person or group who you know has demonstrated ‘i ulu i ke kukui, the branches grow because of the trunk’, those kumu whose leadership, knowledge and insight continues to be shared to grow the native Hawaiian community.

Enclosed is the nomination, however; I’ve inserted the actual Nomination form fields in the body of this email. Please nominate someone by Wednesday, January 20th!

A selection committee will review the nominations and select the Awardee by Friday, January 22nd. Please contact your networks and mahalo for participating.

Aloha,

Kukui

Here is the nomination form:

I/We ______________________, nominator (s), wish to select the following outstanding individual (group) to receive an “I Ulu I Ke Kumu” Award in 2010 to be honored at the “I Ulu I Ke Kumu” Award Dinner on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Halau o Haumea, Kamakak?okalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. (Please note, recipients of the award need not be affiliated with UH-M?noa)


“I Ulu I Ke Kumu” Nominee:

Nominiee Name: _________________________________

Kumuhana (Role): _______________________________

Contact Info:

Address _________________________________ City ________ State _____ Zip ______

Phone (Work) ________________________ Phone (Home) ________________________

Email: ____________________________Alternate Contact: _______________________


Please provide a short statement that describes your nominees’ contributions:

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Please email, fax or call in your nomination asap! Mahalo nui.

J. Kukui Maunakea-Forth
Executive Director, WCRC
P.O. BOX 441
Wai`anae, Hawai`i 96792
Office/Fax: 808-696-5569
Cell: 808-864-9485
info@maoorganicfarms.org
www.maoorganicfarms.org

Malama Makua Yard Sale Jan. 9 & 10

Group photo from the 2008 Makua Christmas Vigil. [Click on the photo for a larger view].

MALAMA MAKUA YARD SALE, JANUARY 9 & 10

What: Yard Sale!
When: Sat. & Sun., Jan. 9 & 10, 8am-2pm
Where: 86-024 Glenmonger St. (corner of Pokai Bay St. & Glenmonger St., Waianae)
Why: Fundraiser to help Malama Makua pay legal fees and other costs
Who: Call Karen or Maile at 696-4677 or email maileshimabukuro@yahoo.com to donate items or for more information

Please spread the word!

Non-Profit Events: 2010

Hawaii Community Foundation offers Nonprofit Event Planner: A Registry of Charitable Events in Hawaii on our web site. The Event Planner features all types of events from black-tie galas to training workshops and is designed to be the one-stop place for nonprofits to check out the events around town as well as to post their own.

We are seeking events scheduled for January - March of 2010. If your organization has any events planned during this timeframe, or anytime in 2010, please visit the Nonprofit Event Planner page to post your event.

When submitting events, please include the following:

- Title of Event
- Date
- Time Start
- Time End
- Island
- Event Type
- Location of Event
- Cost
- Benefitting
- Chairperson
- Event URL
- Description

If you have any questions, contact webmaster@hcf-hawaii.org.

Rock and Roll Motorcycle Club Hosts 2nd Annual Christmas Party for Paiolu Kaiaulu Keiki

Santa made everyone smile at the 2nd annual Rock and Roll Motorcycle Club Christmas party for Paiolu Kaiaulu residents. Click on the photos for larger views.

Mahalo nui loa to the Rock and Roll Motorcycle Club for hosting their second annual Christmas party for the keiki and families of Paiolu Kaiaulu emergency shelter on 12/5/09. Rep. Jerry Chang of Hilo is a proud member of the motorcyle club, and he shared these and other photos with Maile.

For more information about Paiolu Kaiaulu, contact Rita Martin at rmartin@usvetsinc.org

Bradah Mel Makaha Event - photo update

Congratulations to Bradah Mel Pu`u on hosting another successful event! Makaha resident Christine Johnson took some photos of the event:





World Longboard Champion Bonga Perkins and teammates catching a wave at the 2008 Bradah Mel's Canoe Surfing Championship fundraiser at Makaha.

The Bradah Mel's Canoe Surfing and Stand-Up Surfing Championships - an event to help raise funds for two Olympic kayak hopefuls from Hawai'i - is scheduled to run this weekend on Dec. 12 and 13.

Proceeds from this event will help the Dolan brothers — Patrick, 21, and Ryan, 19, members of the U.S. Olympic Kayak team — in their quest to reach the 2012 Olympics in London.

The surfing event, which attracts some of the best paddlers and surfers from Tahiti, Brazil, France, Hawai'i and other states, will be held at Makaha Beach.

Bradah Mel Pu'u, an avid waterman and Wai'anae Coast lifeguard, has been holding the surf contest for the past four years as a fundraiser for his friend Leighton Look, who was paralyzed in a diving accident and passed away last September. This year's event will be held in Look's memory.

Registration will start at 6:00 a.m., and the event at 8:00 a.m..The contest kicks off with the Stand-Up Surfing division, then on to the Canoe Surfing.

For information, call Bradah Mel Pu'u at 478-9086.

Ka Wai Ola Stream Meeting 1/19/10

Aloha!
 
FYI - The request for proposal for the EPA CARE cooperative agreement is out!  We will be submitting for a Level 2 cooperative agreement, which is due March 9, 2010.  Check out the RFP at:
 
http://www.epa.gov/air/grants_funding.html
 
I will need your assistance over the next two months as we develop the work plan for Level 1 (our work up to this point) and prepare the proposal for Level 2.
 
Our next meeting is Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Details forthcoming!
 
Have a Mele Kalikimaka i ka Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
 
Leslie Kahihikolo, Project Director
Pacific American Foundation
728-7991
 

Wai`anae Coast Christmas Parade A Big Success

Scotty boy Butay, Draidon Wilson, "Santa" (Thomas Dods of First Hawaiian Bank), Kawena Nu`uanu, and Hohuli`i Nu`uanu, aboard the Santa Claus float at the Wai`anae Coast Christmas Parade. [Click on the photo for a larger view]

Mahalo nui loa to the Wai`anae Coast Rotary Club for organizing another wonderful Christmas Parade on 11/28/09. Maile was lucky enough to ride with "Santa" on the grand finale float, sponsored generously by First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Hawaii, and the U.S. military.

Click here to view other pictures Maile took at the Christmas parade: http://maileswaianaecoastphotos.shutterfly.com/

While waiting for the parade to start, Maile shot this video of the Kamaile Academy hula dancers, under the direction of Kumu Pua, rehearsing on their float (click on this link to view the video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHEB1VcPWAk

Kamaile Academy Hula Performance at Christmas Parade

Kamaile Academy performed beautifully at the Wai`anae Coast Christmas Parade on 11/18/09. Mahalo nui loa to Kumu Pua for her excellent work with the student halau.

Click here to view a video of the hula performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHEB1VcPWAk

MACA November Meeting Minutes

From: Makaha Ahupuaa Community Assn.
Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 5:05 PM


Following are the minutes for the November meeting of the Makaha Ahupu~a
Community Association. There will be no meeting in December.

Makaha Ahupua~a Community Association
Regular Meeting

MINUTES

Date Thursday 12 November 2009

Place Makaha Marketplace, Farrington Highway/Makaha Valley Road, Makaha
HI

Directors President Mark Suiso, Treasurer David Duke, and Secretary Jao
Ottinger

Present:

Meeting Opened 6:30 pm

1. Kamehameha Schools/Hawaiian Homelands. A proposal has been announced for
transferring ownership of the Makaha Valley Country Club and a large amount of
adjacent land to Kamehameha Schools (KS) and the State Department of Hawaiian
Homelands (HH). While the transfer is still pending, KS is going forward with
gathering data and developing a plan for the area, centering on a new learning
center. Joe Lapilio, speaking on behalf of KS, gave an informative
presentation on the plan, emphasizing that ³it is all conceptual at this
time.² Some problems brought up for discussion during refinement of
development plans were: pedestrian safety, storm water drainage, ³unilateral²
ageements still in effect, accounting for more traffic, and increased
drinkable water requirements.

2. Board Election. Following brief discussion of future ideas and options for
the Association,
Nine persons were named for consideration as Board members: Karen Ayau, Lanny
Busher, Debbie Castro, David Duke, Landis Ornellas, Jao Ottinger, Alex
Santiago, Terri Spotke, and Mark Suiso. All are current Board members except
Karen, Debbie, and Landis. The directors present voted to elect and retain
the six current members,and, to elect the other three persons as new members.
Following confirmation of those persons who agree to serve, and makeup of the
Board then finalized, election of officers will be scheduled for the next regular
Association meeting.

Meeting Adjourned 7:45 pm

Submitted by Jao Ottinger, Secretary

50-unit homeless project breaks ground

FROM THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER FRIDAY DECEMBER 18, 2009:

A developer broke ground yesterday on a 50-unit transitional and long-term housing project to serve the homeless in Wai'anae.

Housing Solutions Inc., the nonprofit developer of the 4.3-acre parcel for Sea Winds Apartments, said it is the only project in its inventory that includes transitional housing for couples without children.

Construction of 20 studios and 30 two-bedroom townhomes is expected to take 16 months. Sea Winds will be the eighth facility managed by HSI. Its seven other facilities have 646 units and house more than 1,200 men, women and children.