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The long Kamehameha Day weekend is punctuated with draping of four statues, two on this island, one in O'ahu and one in Washington, D.C. Photo from Kai Kahele |
KAMEHAHMEHA DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND was without traditional parades and big gatherings. However, it was honored by Congressman Kai Kahele who sent out notes on the history of the namesake. Kahele tweeted that Kamehameha was "known as a fierce warrior, wise diplomat and profound leader," and that Kamehameha was "the first to establish a unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi." Kahele noted that Kamehameha oversaw construction of his great 1,000+ canoe Peleleu Fleet from Hilo Bay and that many of his war canoes were capable of carrying over 100 warriors and were hewn from koa trees harvested from the forests of Mauna Kea.
Kahele asked, "#DidYouKnow King Kamehameha’s original name was Pai'ea, which means “hard-
shelled crab? After emerging from hiding in Waipiʻo valley at age five, he was renamed Kamehameha, or the Lonely One."
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The Law of the Splintered Paddle is Kamehameha's most famous rule. Photo from Kai Kahele |
guaranteeing safety to all.
"The Law of the Splintered Paddle assured that every man, woman and child would be able to travel freely and in peace, with the right to lie down to sleep by the roadside without fear of harm.
Kahele also tweeted the Office of Hawaiian Affairs message on the Origin of Kamehameha Day, which notes that "The first Kamehameha Day was celebrated on June 11, 1872, by proclamation of King Kamehameha V, Lot Kapuāiwa. The King wanted to honor his grandfather and founder of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, King Kamehameha I."
Kahele pointed two the four commissioned statues of Kamehameha. The first was lost while being carried from Europe on a ship, during a shipwreck near Cape Horn in South America. It was later found and placed in the North Kohala Courthouse in 1912. Another is in Hilo and the other in Honolulu. The fourth and "final statue of Kamehameha stands in our Nation's Capitol at Emancipation Hall. It was dedicated on April 15, 1969 and is one of our heaviest statures in the collection, weighing in at over six tons!!" said Kahele.
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Congressman Kai Kahele's D.C. staff shared this photo of Kamehameha's statue in Emancipation Hall in the nation's Capitol on Kamehameha Day. Photo from Kai Kahele |
THE MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS will go to preservation of Native Hawaiian history, heritage and cultural programs. Congressmen Ed Case and Kai Kahele made the announcement this week on the $1.18 million.
The grants are administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency, through its Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program. The Institute’s mission is to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations. The
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Case noted that “The awardees include the Hawaiʻi state government, ʻIolani Palace, our country’s only royal palace, Kawaiaha‘o Church and other organizations whose programs seek to preserve our island heritage through exhibitions, educational services and programming, professional development and the stewardship of invaluable and often endangered collections.” Case is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee and its Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States to include Native Hawaiians. He said, “These grants match and forward my own efforts, through my House Appropriations Committee and otherwise, to apply advanced digitization and other technologies to the preservation of records of our indigenous people.”
Kahele said, “If our history is forgotten, Native Hawaiian culture will cease to exist. Securing these
grants to preserve and celebrate indigenous heritage is critical to the identity of native communities across the nation. I look forward to seeing these funds directly benefit our cultural museums and programs to further the knowledge of our keiki for generations to come.”
Case and Kahele also noted that the 12 Hawai’i grant recipients were among just 26 awardees nationwide. The Hawaiʻi awards represent over 50 percent of the $2.2 million total grants awarded this year by the Institute.
ʻAha Kane Foundation for the Advancement of Native Hawaiian Males receives $100,000 for Ka‘imina‘auaoka‘eo Archive and Database Project. Aha Kāne will work with a consultant and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to create a publicly accessible resource documenting three decades of repatriation work. Nā Mea Hawai‘i (Hawaiian ancestral remains, funerary possessions, and cultural items) are scattered throughout the globe but many documents, pictures, databases, emails, letters and other research relating to items that have been returned are stored in boxes in rural Hilo.
A consulting project director, repatriation specialist, and document technician will coordinate project activities, including the creation of a searchable digital archive and two new databases reflecting past and ongoing efforts to identify Nā Mea Hawai‘i held nationally and internationally. The transformation of these materials into a digital repository will increase an understanding of healing from trauma, improving the well-being of Hawaiian families while sharing Native Hawaiian world views and cultural practices with others.
Bishop Museum receives $100,000 for Ka Makaiwa: Strengthening Digital Access for Native Hawaiian Futures. The project will develop an approach to producing online exhibits and related
programming for the Bishop Museum. Its aim is to address barriers to physical access to collections expected to continue beyond the pandemic by expanding access to information by developing a high-quality, thoughtfully designed, and user-friendly online exhibit platform.
Institute For Native Pacific Education & Culture receives $99,842 for its Indigenous Science Center's Mahina Exhibit. It will address low science and math proficiency achievement rates for Native
Hawaiian students by designing more relevant STEM learning activities. The INPEACE Indigenous Science Center's Mahina Exhibit Project will create three exhibit designs with learning objectives targeted for students ages 4-14. Focused on the Mahina (moon), the exhibits and related activities will be designed to be enjoyable and thought-provoking for Native Hawaiian communities to engage in STEM learning through a framework that is familiar.
Through consultation with experienced exhibit designers, the science center's staff will gain a stronger understanding of best practices in exhibit design, and indigenous communities will benefit from approaches that translate their own histories into relevant and fun STEM learning experiences.
Hawai‘i Department of Accounting & General Services receives $100,000 for He Maka Kahiko | A View to the Past: Increasing Transparency and Discoverability of Hawai‘i's Visual Records.
Its aim is for the Hawai‘i State Archives to improve preservation and accessibility of negatives documenting history, heritage, and culture of Native Hawaiians. The project team will digitize over 22,000 fragile and deteriorating 19th and early 20th century negatives, many of which have been pulled from public access due to damage and signs of severe deterioration.
The digital images will live in a freely accessible, centralized, bi-lingual (‘ōlelo Hawai‘i–Hawaiian Language–and English), searchable online public access database. Two Hawaiian language graduate student interns will assist with digitization work and transcribing descriptive metadata.
See more grantees and their projects in the Sunday Kaʻū News Briefs.
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Free showers and lunches are available for anyone at St. Judes on Saturdays. Photo from St. Jude's |
On Saturdays, free lunches (take out only) are available between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
St. Jude's is also working with Kaʻū High & Pahala Elementary for educational outreach and better internet for the entire Ocean View Community.
KAʻŪ ART GALLERY is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in Nāʻālehu. It features and sells works by local artists and offers other gift items. Kaʻū Art Gallery's website has 24/7 access online and is frequently updated to show current inventory items. "We are always looking to collaborate with local artists in our community," said assistant Alexandra Kaupu. Artists with an interest in being featured at Kaʻū Art Gallery and Gift Shop, contact gallery owner and director Corrine Kaupu at kauartgallery@hawaiiantel.bi
GOLF & MEMBERSHIPS for Discovery Harbour Golf Course and its Clubhouse: The Club offers Social Memberships, with future use of the clubhouse and current use of the pickleball courts as well as walking and running on specified areas of the golf course before 8 a.m. and after 3 p.m. to enjoy the panoramic ocean views. Golf memberships range from unlimited play for the avid golfer to casual play options. Membership is required to play and practice golf on the course. All golf memberships include Social Membership amenities. Membership fees are designed to help underwrite programs and improvements to the facilities.
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KUAHIWI RANCH STORE, in person. Shop weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 am to 3 p.m. at 95-5520 Hwy 11. Locally processed grass-fed beef, live meat chickens, and feed for cattle, goats, sheep, chickens, horses, dogs, and pigs. Call 929-7333 of 938-1625, email kaohi@kuahiwiranch.com.
CHURCH SERVICES
Public Libraries are open for WiFi, pick-up, and other services. Nāʻālehu open Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pahala open Tuesday, noon to 7 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., limited entry into library with Wiki Visits. Schedule a Library Take Out time at picktime.com/hspls. Open for library card account help and reference assistance from the front door. WiFi available to anyone with a library card, from each library parking lot. See librarieshawaii.org.
Free Book Exchanges, at laundromats in Ocean View and Nāʻālehu, provided by Friends of the Kaʻū Libraries. Open to all. Keep the books, pass them on to other readers, or return them. Selection of books replenished weekly at both sites.
Read Report on Public Input about Disaster Recovery from damage during the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.
Food Assistance: Apply for The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences COVID-19 Family Relief Funds. Funded by Volcano Community Association, and members of the VSAS Friends and Governing Boards, who have donated, the fund supplies KTA or Dimple Cheek Gift Cards, or gift cards to other locally owned business, to VSAS families in need. Contact Kim Miller at 985-8537, kmiller@volcanoschool.net. Contributions to the fund can be sent in by check to: VSAS, PO Box 845, Volcano, HI 96785 – write Relief Fund in the memo. See volcanoschool.net.
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Apply for Utility Assistance to pay for electricity, non-government water, or gas. Applicants must be a Hawaiʻi Island resident, at least 18 years old, lost income or work hours due to COVID-19, and not previously received assistance from other COVID-19 federal or state-funded programs. Funded by CARES Act and distributed by Hawaiʻi County Economic Opportunity Council, required documents for application are government-issued identification, income verification documents for all household members, utility statement with address of services, lease/rental agreement or mortgage document, and proof of hardship. Hardship may include, but not limited to, pay stubs documenting pre-COVID-19 income, unemployment approval letter, or layoff letter. Apply at HCEOC.net or call 808-961-2681.
Apply for Expanded Hawaiʻi County Rent and Mortgage Assistance Program. Contact RMAP partners: Hawaiian Community Assets/Hawaiʻi Community Lending, HawaiianCommunity.net, 808-934-0801; HOPE Services Hawaiʻi, hopeserviceshawaii.org/rmap, 808-935- 3050; Hawai‘i First Federal Credit Union, hawaiifirstfcu.com/pathways, 808-933- 6600; Neighborhood Place of Puna, neighborhoodplaceofpuna.org/coronavirus-rent-mortgage-relief, 808-965-5550; Hawai‘i Island Home for Recovery, hihrecovery.org/RMAP, 808-640-4443 or 808- 934-7852; Habitat for Humanity Hawai‘i Island, habitathawaiiisland.org/rmap.html, 808-450-2118.
Apply for Holomua Hawaiʻi Relief Grants for small businesses and nonprofits, up to $10,000, support core operations, safe on-going and reopening costs, personal protective equipment, and training and technical assistance. The business or nonprofit must employ 50 people or fewer. See rb.gy/v2x2vy.
For free Veterinary Care, Spay & Neuter, visit hihs.org, Services Tab, Spay and Neuter or Community Vet Care, or email petsupport@hihs.org. Call 808-217- 0154. All appointments must be scheduled in advance and are open to healthy dogs and cats. Two pets per family will be accommodated, each pet with own appointment. Unavailable to animals other than dogs and cats. Unavailable to strays and those with contagious illnesses.