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December 16,2015 2015 Convention ASuccess! Halia Aloha: Auntie AggieCope AHCC Adopts Resolution15L33, Urges Support ofDOI Proposed Rules Nai Aupuni Update:Election Terminated, Ahato Proceed Waimea HCC: MalamaHonua InspirationalPatchwork Quilt Court Finds State Illegally
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Denied Funds to DHHL 20152016 NativeHawaiian Scholarship AhaSchedule Hauoli Mau LoaFoundation GraduateAssistantship Opportunitiesfor Fall 2016 for UHStudents First Foundation SeeksApplications fromNonprofits for CapacityBuilding Grants andServices, January 30 SAVE THE DATE: PrinceKuhio CommemorativeParade in Waikiki, March26, 2016, 10:00 a.m.
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Mahalo nui loa to EVERYONE who made our annualconvention a success! Final resolutions have been mailed and the resolutions andmatrix will be posted to the AHCC website soonPlease look out for a Convention evaluation coming to be sentout by emailLost and found: if you are missing a dark blue hoodie, a pinkrain jacket, or a pink pareo, please call Holoaumoku Ralar at(808) 2768047
Halia Aloha: Auntie Aggie Cope
Auntie Aggie was a strong pillar of our community touching manythrough her advocacy in health care, education, Hawaiian homelands, kupuna care, culture, and many other areas. She was amember of Waianae Hawaiian Civic Club and recently spoke to theAHCC board at its retreat in January 2015. Auntie Agnes “Aggie” Kalaniho‘okaha Cope saw that some Hawaiians
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in Waianae were becoming sick and couldn’t afford to go to thehospital, said son Kamaki Kanahele. That prompted Cope to help found the Waianae CoastComprehensive Health Center more than 40 years ago. It now hassatellite clinics in Kapolei and Waipahu, Kanahele said.Cope died Nov. 16 at the Ka Punawai Ola rehabilitation center inKapolei. She was 91. Cope’s contributions to the community were many: becoming afounder of the Waianae Coast Culture and Arts Society as well as theCouncil of Elders, and having a traditional Native Hawaiian healingcenter named in her honor. “She was an extremely grounded person … always thought about thecommunity first,” said former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who grewup on the Waianae Coast.Hanabusa said many people who otherwise would have been unableto afford medical care have benefited from services at the WaianaeCoast Comprehensive Health Center. Kanahele said that what crystallized the need for a health centeroccurred in the 1950s when a large group of seniors in Hawaiiancommunities became sick. He said his mother, who assisted the group in seeking medicalattention, looked everywhere for affordable services but was unable tofind a hospital or clinic to help them. She decided that Waianaeneeded its own clinic and persuaded the Hawaiian HomesCommission to provide land for it, Kanahele said.She then proceeded to raise money for it, including donations frombake sales. “She had all kinds of fundraisers,” Kanahele said.Hanabusa said the Waianae Coast Culture and Arts Society helpedschoolteachers develop their arts programs. Cope was born on Oahu. She was a graduate of Farrington HighSchool, Honolulu Business College and the University of Hawaii.She taught at Waianae and Nanaikapono elementary schools. She alsowas a hula dancer for her grandmother, grand hula master LokaliaMontgomery, and a traditional Native healer.She worked with the late author John Dominis Holt to develop acollection of oral histories passed from one generation to the nextabout the Waianae Coast titled “Ka Poe Kahiko o Waianae: OralHistories of the Waianae Coast of Hawaii.” In 2009 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Lettersdegree by the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was also named a“Living Treasure” by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission and honored bythe Office of Hawaiian Affairs for her role as a grand kumu hula andNative Hawaiian traditional healer. Gov. Neil Abercrombie proclaimed April 8, 2011, as AgnesKalaniho‘okaha Cope Day in the state. She is also survived by daughters Annie Kuuleilani Au Hoon andGeorgiana Kekuialono Kahele, and sons Danny Haawi Kanahele andDavid Kalani Kanahele. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 atHawaiian Memorial Park. Burial to follow services. In lieu offlowers, the family requests donations to the Dr. Agnes K.Cope Traditional Hawaiian Healing Center, 86260Farrington Highway, Waianae, HI 96792. From the StarAdvertiser, 1222015
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AHCC Adopts Resolution 15L33, UrgesSupport of DOI Proposed RulesAt our Annual Convention last month, the House of Delegates votedoverwhelmingly to support Resolution 15L33: "Urging support of theadministrative rules proposed by the United States Department ofthe Interior that facilitate the reestablishment of a formalgovernmenttogovernment relationship to more effectivelyimplement the special political and trust relationship between theUnited States and Native Hawaiians." There are just two weeks remaining before the December 30deadline for testimony and comments to the U.S. Department of theInterior (DOI). All members, clubs, and councils are encouraged tosubmit testimony in support prior to this deadline. The time to act is now! Here are a few tools you can use to craftyour testimony, courtesy of Imua Hawaii:
1. SIGN AN eSUPPORTER CARD: http://imuahawaii.org/signthesupportercard/
2. TAKE 2 MINUTES TO CRAFT TAILOREDCOMMENTS: http://imuahawaii.org/substantivecomments/
3. UPLOAD YOUR OWN COMMENTS TOREGULATIONS.GOV: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOI201500052438
Click here to view a video explaning the Proposed DOI Rules
Nai Aupuni Update: ElectionTerminated, Aha to ProceedHONOLULU – Nai Aupuni announced today that it has terminatedthe Native Hawaiian election process but will go forward with a fourweeklong ‘Aha in February. All 196 Hawaiians who ran as candidateswill be offered a seat as a delegate to the ‘Aha to learn about, discussand hopefully reach a consensus on a process to achieve selfgovernance. Nai Aupuni President Kuhio Asam said Nai Aupuni’s goal has alwaysbeen to create a path so Native Hawaiians can have a formal, longoverdue discussion on selfdetermination. “Our goal has always been to create a path so that Hawaiians cangather and have a serious and muchneeded discussion about self
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governance,” Asam said. “We anticipated that the path would havetwists and turns and even some significant obstacles, but we arecommitted to getting to the ‘Aha where this longoverdue discussioncan take place.” He said due to the delays caused by the ongoing litigation – that couldcontinue for years – it was decided that the most effective route atthis point would be to offer to convene all of the remaining delegatecandidates and allow them to an opportunity to organize Hawaiiansand achieve selfgovernance. Nai Aupuni said ElectionAmerica has been informed to stop thereceipt of ballots, to seal ballots that have already been received, andto prevent anyone from counting the votes.Nai Aupuni attorney William Meheula said consistent with offering toseat all candidates, Nai Aupuni has decided that the election votes willnever be counted. “Thus, the Akina litigation, which seeks to stop thecounting of the votes, is moot, and Nai Aupuni will take steps todismiss the lawsuit,” he said.“To be clear, Nai Aupuni does not know and will never learn theelection results.” Asam said Nai Aupuni will manage the process of the Aha but not thesubstance of the discussions. “We have retained Peter Adler andLinda Colburn of The Mediation Center of the Pacific to serve asfacilitators to lead the instruction week and to thereafter assist inorganizing the delegates,” he said. “They will contact the candidateswho decide to participate in the Aha.” The confirmation deadline to participate in the Aha is Dec. 22, 2015.An email will request that the candidates confirm whether theyintend to accept the terms and attend the ‘Aha that runs the month ofFebruary 2016 and will be held at a meeting facility in Kailua, Oahu.On Dec. 23, 2015, Nai Aupuni will post the list of delegates on itswebsite. Asam said a key component of the Aha is the education andinformation the delegates will receive during the first week regardingconstitution building, federal Indian law, international law regardingdeoccupation, decolonization, the rights of indigenous people, U.S.Constitution issues that relate to Native Hawaiian selfgovernance,the ceded lands claim, background on Hawaiian Home Lands,Kingdom Law and constitutions drafted by sovereignty groups.
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Click here for the Nai Aupuni Letter to Candidates
Waimea HCC: Malama HonuaInspirational Patchwork Quilt
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This project was created to share the importance, createawareness and support the concept of “Malama Honua” in ourcommunity. Community Members collaborate to create aninspirational art piece, a wall hanging patchwork quilt. Patchwork is a form of needlework that involves sewingtogether pieces of fabric into a larger design. The clever use of colorsand patterns along with the creative efforts of the quilter usingshadow techniques highlight the uniqueness of each one of a kindimage. The finished quilt sewn together into a final and beautiful work ofart is a symbol of how we as individuals are connected to each other,in Families, Communities, Islands, Countries, and the World ourIsland Earth. Together with Aloha, we can create a beautiful future! Click here for more information on this amazing project and
for a closer look at the quilt Mahalo Chelsea Dickson for sharing this!
20152016 Native Hawaiian ScholarshipAha Schedule
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Court Finds State Illegally Denied Fundsto DHHLAfter an eight (8) day trial which concluded in July, First CircuitCourt Judge Jeannette Castagnetti ruled on November 28, that theState violated its constitutional duty by its continuing failure toprovide adequate funding to the Department of Hawaiian HomeLands (DHHL). In a 40page decision issued late Friday afternoon, the courtconcluded, “the legislature has failed to appropriate sufficient sums tothe Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for its administrative andoperating budget in violation of its constitutional duty to do so. Thisfailure includes every fiscal year since at least 1992.” In her rulingJudge Castagnetti noted that the “DHHL suffers from a lack offunding and staffing, which adversely affects beneficiaries of theHawaiian Home Lands Trust.” Moses Haia, the Executive Director of the Native Hawaiian LegalCorporation applauded the decision. “This has been a long timecoming. We are thankful that the Court has provided the State andthe DHHL with a roadmap for making good on the State’sconstitutional mandate and on both the State’s and the DHHL’s trustduties under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. We trust thisruling will ultimately result in a significant increase in the number of
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beneficiaries living on Hawaiian Home Lands.” In fiscal year 2009, the legislature provided DHHL with less than$900,000 in general funds for its administrative and operatingbudget. For the next four fiscal years, the legislature appropriated nogeneral funds to DHHL. Funding was only restored after the Hawai`iSupreme Court ruled in 2012 that “the State has failed, by anyreasonable measure . . . to provide sufficient funds to DHHL.” For the last three years, the legislature has provided $9.6 million tothe department. Friday’s court’s ruling will require that thelegislature appropriate at least $28 million to the department for thiscoming fiscal year. In her ruling, Judge Castagnetti also left no doubt about whom theHawaiian Homes Commission and DHHL owe a duty of loyalty to.““Insofar as the years of underfunding by the State continued to placeDHHL in the intolerable position of having to use the Department’sown funds . . . . to pay for its administrative and operating expenses,it was beyond the bounds of reasonable judgment for the DHHLDefendants to not take action, to not file suit against the State and tooppose Plaintiffs in this case . . .” She concluded that the HawaiianHomes Commission has a “duty of loyalty to the beneficiaries of theHawaiian Home Lands Trust – not the governor or the Department ofBudget and Finance.” Six native Hawaiians: Richard Nelson III, Kelii Ioane, SherilynAdams, Kaliko Chun, James Akiona and Charles Aipia, filed thislawsuit in 2007. Akiona and Aipia have since died.According to Kaliko Chun, “This suit was filed on behalf of all nativeHawaiians; to make the State live up to its constitutional obligation;to get DHHL the money it needs; to get Hawaiians off the waitlist andback on the land; and to get DHHL to act like a trustee.” Mahalo Cedric Duarte for sharing this!
Hauoli Mau Loa Foundation GraduateAssistantship Opportunities for Fall 2016for UH StudentsHauoli Mau Loa Foundation pleased to partner with the University ofHawaii to support graduate assistantship opportunities at theUniversity of Hawaii, Hilo and Manoa for the Fall 2016 school year. Inaddition to a tuition waiver, students selected by the respectiveUniversity programs for the assistantships will receive a stipend andfunds for supplies and professional development for two years. Tolearn more about the selection criteria and application requirements,please visit the links below for each of the schools hosting graduateassistantships. You may contact the schools directly should you haveany questions about applying. Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental ScienceNatural Resources and Environmental ManagementCollege of Natural Sciences and the School of Ocean and EarthSciences and Technology Hauoli Mau Loa Foundation is a private grantmaking foundationestablished by an individual who, in her words, “found greathappiness in the islands of Hawaii” and sought “to return thegenerosity of the islands.” As such, the Foundation is grounded inHawaii’s cultures and values. In partnership with others, we seek to expand for those less fortunate,especially children, opportunities to find hope for their future, and we
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seek to enhance stewardship, preservation and protection of theenvironment.
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First Foundation Seeks Applicationsfrom Nonprofits for Capacity BuildingGrants and Services, January 30Founded in 1990, First Foundation is a private financial firm thatoffers banking, estate planning, wealth management, philanthropicconsulting, and trust services. The foundation is seeking applications from nonprofits in its servicearea for a capacitybuilding initiative that will provide cash grantsand inkind consulting services. The deadline for applications isJanuary 30, 2016. Through its Supporting Our Communities program, the company willaward cash grants of up to $5,000 and up to twenty hours ofconsulting services over two years to twenty nonprofits in Hawaii andCalifornia (primarily in Orange County, Los Angeles, Pasadena, theCoachella Valley, the Imperial Valley, San Diego County, and the BayArea). Funds are intended to support the organization’s capacitybuilding programs. Consulting services include support related todonor stewardship, board retreats, development planning, boardbuilding, design and development of critical policies and protocols,cash management, investment policies and practices, gift planning,and fiduciary audits. Click here for complete program guidelines, application
instructions, and an informational brochure. Mahalo Pohai Ryan for sharing this!
SAVE THE DATE: Prince KuhioCommemorative Parade in Waikiki,March 26, 2016, 10:00 a.m.Mark your calendars! The parade honors the accomplishments ofPrince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole, founder of the Hawaiian CivicClub movement and proponent of the Hawaiian Homestead Act of1920. A unique parade, it honors the dedication and commitment of amultitude of individuals and organizations who work yearround topractice and to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and who enhance thewelfare and wellbeing of the Native Hawaiian community.
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