Aloha Cami,
I had a wonderful trip to Denver reviewing Administration for Native
American grants. It was a great learning experience, and I learned a lot
about the federal grants process, and especially this program that is
targeted to assist American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
communities. I reviewed requests for technology initiatives to strengthen
native governments' capacity to better serve their communities.
I'm glad to hear that you are learning so much from your classes and
reading. The crowning achievement of your tutu is not only the volumes of
literature that she left for all of us to learn and benefit from, but more
importantly, I believe that her true legacy is your `ohana. One of my
instructors was a wonderful man, Lionel Kinunwa, who was a Lakota healer
and academic, who shared the concept of cellular memory, which refers to
the belief that our ancestral knowledge and wisdom is imbedded in our
genes and is ever with us awaiting our self-discovery and access. So,
it's in your blood, and you are just beginning on your wondrous journey.
What our kupuna left for us, can certainly help all of us to treat each
other with more kindness and respect. That is what Hawaii can do for the
world. Aloha, Uncle Peter.
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