Aloha e Haumana,
We are asked to answer the question: As a parent of kupuna or caregiver, think about what kind of legacy would I want to leave for my children and family? How will they in turn preserve and perpetuate those family values and ideals that I want to leave with them?
I think about all that I have learned in this online course (Kana'iaupuni), the legacy that our great Ali'i Kamehameha left for us. I also think about his great-grand-daughter Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. She had no children of her own, but my goodness, what a legacy she left us! We are her children, the children of Hawai'i, Keiki 'o ka 'Aina... Under her leadership and through her legacy, we have opportunities to become educated, to become self-sufficient, to work hard and become employed, to keep learning and to share our knowledge - to sustain ourselves and to prosper as a people. What an amazing legacy our dear founder left for us.
I think about what I can offer. I am studying the deep concept of Aloha and Aloha as Leadership. I would like to teach Aloha to people who do not live in the islands, or perhaps have never visited once. Aloha is in our hearts and in our consciousness. It is our spiritual connection to the 'aina, our makua, and our kupuna when we are so far away. Aloha reminds us of who we are and where we came from...and what our purpose is here on earth. How cool would it be for each of us, near and far - to live real aloha everyday? Classes like this offer us that opportunity to learn, reflect and share what we have learned. It has been a very special journey for me, one that I would like to continue. This is an excerpt I would like to share, from Legends of Hawaii:Oahu's Yesterday, written by Aunty Pilahi Paki:
"From the Hawai'i point of view, the Hawai'i who know and understand the meaning of Aloha, their knowledge should be sought and they should be consulted in order that others may understand their past and its meanings. Aloha was the basis of Hawai'i's religion. Aloha is the basic element of the Natural Law as lived by God's Children of Nature, the true Hawaii...Aloha should be a positive element...The real Aloha must be lived daily, as a positive element for good, creating beauty on 'Oahu and throughout the world." Pilahi Paki, p. 12 - 13)
Reference: Paki, P. (1972). Legends of Hawaii:Oahu's Yesterday. Edward Enterprises, Honolulu: HI.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Live Aloha
Aloha e Haumana,
I am so enjoying this papa (class) I am taking called Kana'iaupuni and learning about our great leader King Kamehameha. It is wonderful to know about our history and what Hawaiian Leadership is all about. The stories of Kamehameha are fascinating. I especially enjoy learning about his leadership, because that is what I am studying in graduate school.
The question posed to us in our online class is: As a parent, kupuna, or caregiver, how can I use the knowledge learned in my everyday life with my children and family?
Like James, I am neither a parent or kupuna (elder) or caregiver...but I have found ways to lead with aloha, and that is with kindness, love, respect for others, and by being pono (living according to truthfulness) and 'olu'olu (having a pleasant demeanor). At Santa Barbara City College where I work as a counselor, we have quite a few native Hawaiians that attend classes here. Whenever they come to the career center, we greet each other with Aloha, a hug and a kiss. I try to make them feel welcome while they are so far away from home, they get so homesick, especially the younger students from the outer islands like Kauai, Maui, and Moloka'i.
I remember one time hearing a student across the way shout, "Eh, Howzit Aunty!" I looked around to see who the aunty was and realized - oh my goodness, he's talking to me! The 1st time this happened I was shocked because my Hawaiian nieces and nephews were very young at the time, and these students are in their early 20s. In our culture it is polite to call a person who is older Aunty or Uncle - I think because of the common hanai (adopting and caring for our youth) practices. It is a lovely cultural practice and I enjoy being Aunty to my students. Several of my mentors in my graduate program call themselves Aunty or Uncle, and sign their emails as such. It is very cool.
I particularly enjoyed reading about The Law of the Splintered Paddle in the book Kamehameha the Great (1992), by Julie Williams. As the story goes, when Kamehameha was a young warrior, he raided a particular village. One of the villagers who didn't recognize Kamehameha, sneaked up behind the chief and struck him with a paddle, which consequently broke, and ran away. Later in 1797, a full 12 years afterward, the man who struck Kamehameha was brought to trial. The villager knew he was facing death because it was kapu that a commoner even walk in the shadow of a great chief, much less hit him on his sacred po'o (head)! But instead of punishing him, Kamehameha forgave the man! He blamed himself for attacking innocent people, gave the man some land and set him free. Kamehameha then wrote a law to protect the weak from the strong. Mālama hoe kānāwai is the “Law of the
Splintered Paddle".
E nā kānaka,
E mālama ‘oukou i ke akua
A e mālama ho‘i ke kanaka nui a me kanaka iki;
E hele ka ‘elemakule, ka luahine, a me ke kama
A moe i ke ala
‘A‘ohe mea nāna e ho‘opilikia.
Hewa nō. Make.
Law of the Splintered Paddle
O my people,
Honor thy god;
respect alike [the rights of] men great and humble;
See to it that our aged, our women,
and our children
Lie down to sleep by the roadside
Without fear of harm.
Disobey, and die.
What a beautiful story. It brought tears to my eyes. I enjoy sharing the tidbits of knowledge and these interesting stories with my husband Dave, and my colleague Lydia who visits her friends on the Big Island of Hawai'i every year. Last month, my brothers from Hawai'i, Dave and I were visiting our nephew Ikaika in Reno for his Bar Mitzvah. We were driving through the parking lot of a big casino when a guy in a big truck cut us off and stole our parking space. My younger brother who was driving started rattling off some unpleasantries, when I piped up, "Gee, that's not very 'olu'olu, huh?" We all laughed, but it was a good reminder that we can still carry our Hawaiian values here on the mainland. We know who we are and we can challenge ourselves to live with Aloha in our daily lives.
I am so enjoying this papa (class) I am taking called Kana'iaupuni and learning about our great leader King Kamehameha. It is wonderful to know about our history and what Hawaiian Leadership is all about. The stories of Kamehameha are fascinating. I especially enjoy learning about his leadership, because that is what I am studying in graduate school.
The question posed to us in our online class is: As a parent, kupuna, or caregiver, how can I use the knowledge learned in my everyday life with my children and family?
Like James, I am neither a parent or kupuna (elder) or caregiver...but I have found ways to lead with aloha, and that is with kindness, love, respect for others, and by being pono (living according to truthfulness) and 'olu'olu (having a pleasant demeanor). At Santa Barbara City College where I work as a counselor, we have quite a few native Hawaiians that attend classes here. Whenever they come to the career center, we greet each other with Aloha, a hug and a kiss. I try to make them feel welcome while they are so far away from home, they get so homesick, especially the younger students from the outer islands like Kauai, Maui, and Moloka'i.
I remember one time hearing a student across the way shout, "Eh, Howzit Aunty!" I looked around to see who the aunty was and realized - oh my goodness, he's talking to me! The 1st time this happened I was shocked because my Hawaiian nieces and nephews were very young at the time, and these students are in their early 20s. In our culture it is polite to call a person who is older Aunty or Uncle - I think because of the common hanai (adopting and caring for our youth) practices. It is a lovely cultural practice and I enjoy being Aunty to my students. Several of my mentors in my graduate program call themselves Aunty or Uncle, and sign their emails as such. It is very cool.
I particularly enjoyed reading about The Law of the Splintered Paddle in the book Kamehameha the Great (1992), by Julie Williams. As the story goes, when Kamehameha was a young warrior, he raided a particular village. One of the villagers who didn't recognize Kamehameha, sneaked up behind the chief and struck him with a paddle, which consequently broke, and ran away. Later in 1797, a full 12 years afterward, the man who struck Kamehameha was brought to trial. The villager knew he was facing death because it was kapu that a commoner even walk in the shadow of a great chief, much less hit him on his sacred po'o (head)! But instead of punishing him, Kamehameha forgave the man! He blamed himself for attacking innocent people, gave the man some land and set him free. Kamehameha then wrote a law to protect the weak from the strong. Mālama hoe kānāwai is the “Law of the
Splintered Paddle".
E nā kānaka,
E mālama ‘oukou i ke akua
A e mālama ho‘i ke kanaka nui a me kanaka iki;
E hele ka ‘elemakule, ka luahine, a me ke kama
A moe i ke ala
‘A‘ohe mea nāna e ho‘opilikia.
Hewa nō. Make.
Law of the Splintered Paddle
O my people,
Honor thy god;
respect alike [the rights of] men great and humble;
See to it that our aged, our women,
and our children
Lie down to sleep by the roadside
Without fear of harm.
Disobey, and die.
What a beautiful story. It brought tears to my eyes. I enjoy sharing the tidbits of knowledge and these interesting stories with my husband Dave, and my colleague Lydia who visits her friends on the Big Island of Hawai'i every year. Last month, my brothers from Hawai'i, Dave and I were visiting our nephew Ikaika in Reno for his Bar Mitzvah. We were driving through the parking lot of a big casino when a guy in a big truck cut us off and stole our parking space. My younger brother who was driving started rattling off some unpleasantries, when I piped up, "Gee, that's not very 'olu'olu, huh?" We all laughed, but it was a good reminder that we can still carry our Hawaiian values here on the mainland. We know who we are and we can challenge ourselves to live with Aloha in our daily lives.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday Nov. 6th - 2nd day of Virtual Support Residency Weekend
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Elaine, our professor and writing coach has offered to help with writing procrastination and tight organization of our work. I am happy to report that I’m on a writing roll. Unfortunately, I hadn’t yet written anything on this learning achievement, and therefore did not have anything to submit for review. Maybe I can solicit a session with Elaine in the next few weeks?
Stayed up too late last night thinking, reading, and writing which caused me to miss the Early Morning Coffee drop in session with Deb at 9:30 am YS (6:30 am PST). How could this happen – I am usually up early every morning no matter how late I stay up! Kristin, my colleague at work gifted me my Native American name, “The woman who never sleeps”. Whatever!
If you’ve ever been on a brisk early morning walk with Deb in Keene in the fall, or if she’s taken you on a guided tour through the Glen in Yellow Springs, you know just how special it is to spend early morning time with Deb. She gets your body and brain ready for an incredible learning day. Early Morning Coffee Session with Deb is the same idea, but in a virtual setting. It’s awesome, and I missed it. Oh well, perhaps tomorrow?
Anyway, I took Carolyn’s advice from yesterday: worked out at the athletic club with Dave this evening, and had a small but heavenly piece of chocolate. (OK, truth be told, it was left-over Halloween candy, but that peanut butter cup really hit the spot!). Here is what I accomplished today:
1. Attended an appointment with Elizabeth, and confirmed the set up of my CAM grid, which will include a Topical Lit Review. Under each of the topics – Authentic Leadership and Pedagogy of Aloha – I will list the articles by method.
2. Spoke with my colleague Rick Warm regarding the grid: do you use excel or Word table? He sent me some great resources for with I am thankful.
3. I am getting a well-rounded view by reading about how different scholars conducted research for their Lit Review; I’m trying to see if I missed anything and also trying to figure out the best way to write mine. I read two more CAM exemplars from Cohort 6 colleagues who have already advanced to candidacy:
a. Martha Miser’s Women’s Approach to Democracy. Martha is an amazing scholar and writer; her paper was a well constructed with a multi-colored Boolean search, beautiful grid and very thorough references…82 pages long!
b. Wayne Curtis sent me his Critical Analysis of Methods Literature of Social Entrepreneurship. His work is clean and straight forward, 46 pages long – half the size of Martha’s – with a nice description of his search techniques, which included very good articles found on Google Scholar…Hmm..
4. So I discovered a very cool research tool called Google Scholar…even found some Native Hawaiian journal articles, but I am clumsy at using this tool to search, save and send, so I…
5. Scheduled an appointment with Deb for tomorrow to ask her some research questions. Oh, and did you know that Deb's Lib Guides have great CAM resources? From there I..
6. Downloaded the article she had posted: Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the Dissertation literature review in research preparation. This article gives background for why a thorough lit review is foundational for substantial, useful research. I highly recommend it.
7. The last thing I did tonight was write an outline of my CAM.
I think I will be able to meet my writing goals of 5 – 7 pages by the end of the residency tomorrow. I already have the outline and am starting to fill it in – three pages written so far. Goodnight!
Elaine, our professor and writing coach has offered to help with writing procrastination and tight organization of our work. I am happy to report that I’m on a writing roll. Unfortunately, I hadn’t yet written anything on this learning achievement, and therefore did not have anything to submit for review. Maybe I can solicit a session with Elaine in the next few weeks?
Stayed up too late last night thinking, reading, and writing which caused me to miss the Early Morning Coffee drop in session with Deb at 9:30 am YS (6:30 am PST). How could this happen – I am usually up early every morning no matter how late I stay up! Kristin, my colleague at work gifted me my Native American name, “The woman who never sleeps”. Whatever!
If you’ve ever been on a brisk early morning walk with Deb in Keene in the fall, or if she’s taken you on a guided tour through the Glen in Yellow Springs, you know just how special it is to spend early morning time with Deb. She gets your body and brain ready for an incredible learning day. Early Morning Coffee Session with Deb is the same idea, but in a virtual setting. It’s awesome, and I missed it. Oh well, perhaps tomorrow?
Anyway, I took Carolyn’s advice from yesterday: worked out at the athletic club with Dave this evening, and had a small but heavenly piece of chocolate. (OK, truth be told, it was left-over Halloween candy, but that peanut butter cup really hit the spot!). Here is what I accomplished today:
1. Attended an appointment with Elizabeth, and confirmed the set up of my CAM grid, which will include a Topical Lit Review. Under each of the topics – Authentic Leadership and Pedagogy of Aloha – I will list the articles by method.
2. Spoke with my colleague Rick Warm regarding the grid: do you use excel or Word table? He sent me some great resources for with I am thankful.
3. I am getting a well-rounded view by reading about how different scholars conducted research for their Lit Review; I’m trying to see if I missed anything and also trying to figure out the best way to write mine. I read two more CAM exemplars from Cohort 6 colleagues who have already advanced to candidacy:
a. Martha Miser’s Women’s Approach to Democracy. Martha is an amazing scholar and writer; her paper was a well constructed with a multi-colored Boolean search, beautiful grid and very thorough references…82 pages long!
b. Wayne Curtis sent me his Critical Analysis of Methods Literature of Social Entrepreneurship. His work is clean and straight forward, 46 pages long – half the size of Martha’s – with a nice description of his search techniques, which included very good articles found on Google Scholar…Hmm..
4. So I discovered a very cool research tool called Google Scholar…even found some Native Hawaiian journal articles, but I am clumsy at using this tool to search, save and send, so I…
5. Scheduled an appointment with Deb for tomorrow to ask her some research questions. Oh, and did you know that Deb's Lib Guides have great CAM resources? From there I..
6. Downloaded the article she had posted: Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the Dissertation literature review in research preparation. This article gives background for why a thorough lit review is foundational for substantial, useful research. I highly recommend it.
7. The last thing I did tonight was write an outline of my CAM.
I think I will be able to meet my writing goals of 5 – 7 pages by the end of the residency tomorrow. I already have the outline and am starting to fill it in – three pages written so far. Goodnight!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Friday Nov. 5th - 1st day of Virtual Support Residency Weekend
This weekend the Ph.D. in Leadership and Change Program is hosting a Virtual Support Residency (VSR) for students in cohort 5, 6, and 7 who have not advanced to candidacy. By "not advanced", I mean we still have work products or Learning Achievements that must be written, completed and evaluated before we can begin dissertation work. In any case, there are about a dozen of us attending. I will be documenting my journey for the next couple of days on our Sakai online platform, and posting it here since Sakai is private place for the professors and students to meet and discuss their work, and this is a public place where I can share my work.
Friday, Nov. 5, 2010
At 7 pm YS (4 pm PST) we all logged into the opening session and announced our goals for the virtual residency weekend. It was great to connect with Deb Baldwin, Elizabeth Holloway and Carolyn Kenny, our professors, and Wendy McGraw, our Sakai Technical Wizard/virtual conference support. Our professors had writing goals as well, which they shared with us as well. I was tickled to know they are in the writing and editing process right with us, except they are writing books that will be published. How cool is that?
For me, I enjoy hearing from our classmates about their experiences and seeing their faces through the online meeting room. Somehow, I don’t feel as isolated on this journey. I feel bad for some of my other colleagues who are struggling with completing their LAs (learning achievements) and unable to join us.
I have switched gears from writing my ILA essay and am choosing to work on the CAM (Critical Review of Methods) learning achievement; these are my accomplishments today:
1. Reviewed the CAM PowerPoint slide show that Elizabeth put together for us. Somehow it makes so much more sense the 3rd time around…
2. Reviewed my CAM discussion notes from a phone conversation I had with Elizabeth in September, regarding doing a literature review that combines the topics of Authentic Leadership and the Pedagogy of Aloha.
3. Touched base with Carolyn Kenny my advisor, regarding a new time line of finished learning products.
4. Read Shelly Chapman’s CAM exemplar entitled How We Know What We Know about Transformative Learning Theory
Friday, Nov. 5, 2010
At 7 pm YS (4 pm PST) we all logged into the opening session and announced our goals for the virtual residency weekend. It was great to connect with Deb Baldwin, Elizabeth Holloway and Carolyn Kenny, our professors, and Wendy McGraw, our Sakai Technical Wizard/virtual conference support. Our professors had writing goals as well, which they shared with us as well. I was tickled to know they are in the writing and editing process right with us, except they are writing books that will be published. How cool is that?
For me, I enjoy hearing from our classmates about their experiences and seeing their faces through the online meeting room. Somehow, I don’t feel as isolated on this journey. I feel bad for some of my other colleagues who are struggling with completing their LAs (learning achievements) and unable to join us.
I have switched gears from writing my ILA essay and am choosing to work on the CAM (Critical Review of Methods) learning achievement; these are my accomplishments today:
1. Reviewed the CAM PowerPoint slide show that Elizabeth put together for us. Somehow it makes so much more sense the 3rd time around…
2. Reviewed my CAM discussion notes from a phone conversation I had with Elizabeth in September, regarding doing a literature review that combines the topics of Authentic Leadership and the Pedagogy of Aloha.
3. Touched base with Carolyn Kenny my advisor, regarding a new time line of finished learning products.
4. Read Shelly Chapman’s CAM exemplar entitled How We Know What We Know about Transformative Learning Theory
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Timeline in Hawaiian History...1977 - 2005
1976 – The Hōkūleʻa , a replica of an ancient voyaging double-hulled canoe sails from Hawai‘i on May 1 and reaches Tahiti on June 4. The voyage is symbolic to the Hawaiian cultural movement.
• The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa establishes B.A. programs in Hawaiian language and Hawaiian Studies to meet the growing student demand for these programs.
1977 – ‘Ahahui ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, a non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the Hawaiian language is incorporated. Headed by Dorothy Kahananui, it provides Hawaiian language classes for adults, publications, resource persons, and workshops. A similar organization, Hui Ho‘oulu ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i is founded in Hilo by Edith Kanaka‘ole, a leader in the revitalization of traditional Hawaiian hula. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1978 – Hawai‘i celebrates the bicentennial of the arrival of Captain James Cook.
• The Hōkūle‘a capsizes in rough seas 20 miles off Moloka‘i; 15 of the crew are rescued. Eddie Aikau (1946 – 1978), 31, went in search of help on a surfboard, is lost at sea.
• Hawai‘i's Judi Andersen is crowned Miss USA.
• Governor Ariyoshi wins re-election; Jean King is the state's first woman lieutenant governor.
• John Waihe‘e, president of the Constitutional Convention, submits two provisions for the State Constitution: that the Hawaiian language be accorded the status of official language along with English; and that the study of Hawaiian be accorded special promotion by the State. Both provisions are passed. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1979 – Hawai‘i attracts four million visitors that year.
1982 – Eileen R. Anderson becomes the state's first woman mayor, defeating Frank F. Fasi for the office of mayor of Honolulu.
• Hurricane ‘Iwa strikes Kaua‘i, causing an estimated $234 million in damage.
• University of Hawai‘i at Hilo initiates a Hawaiian Studies degree program taught through Hawaiian. The focus of the degree is traditional Hawaiian language and culture, especially performing arts, to complement the focus of the Mānoa campus B.A. on Hawaiian history and politics. This is the first time that Hawaiian has been used as a medium of government funded education since 1895. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1983 – Kilauea volcano erupts at Napau crater, with lava flow stretching four miles, rolling through two houses and countess acres of forest land above Kalapana.
• Hawaiian language teachers Ilei Beniamina, Hōkūlani Cleeland, Kauanoe Kamanā, Larry Kimura, No‘eau Warner, Koki Williams, and Pila Wilson meet on Kaua‘i to discuss dismal state of Hawaiian language. They form a grassroots organization, ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, Inc., “The Language Nest Corporation”. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1984 – Frank Fasi elected mayor of Honolulu once again, defeating Eileen Anderson.
• The 25th anniversary of statehood.
• The first Pūnana Leo preschool opens in Kekaha, Kaua‘i, funded by Alu Like. Books and teaching materials must be created or translated into Hawaiian from English. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1985 – The 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i.
• Pūnana Leo ‘O Honolulu opens in Kalihi and Pūnana Leo ‘O Hilo opens. The method of teaching is entirely in Hawaiian with no English, and becomes established in all Pūnana Leo schools. Inadequate funding results in strong parent participation via in-kind service. This develops into the hana makua or “parent participation” component. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1986 – Astronaut Ellison Onizuka (1946 – 1986), 39, is killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
• John Waihe‘e is elected governor, the first elected state governor of Hawaiian ancestry.
• Pūnana Leo graduates enter kindergarten in public school and are assigned to the SLEP (Student with Limited English Proficiency) program for immigrants. Hilo parents refuse to send their children and instead, teach kindergarten in Hawaiian at Pūnana Leo ‘o Hilo, now referred to as Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i “Hawaiian environment school.” ‘Aha Pūnana Leo decides to reestablish public education through Hawaiian rather than creating more preschools. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1987 – The first elementary indigenous language immersion classes in the United States officially begin at Keaukaha Elementary in Hilo and Waiau Elementary in Pearl City. Pūnana Leo ‘O Maui opens. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1988 – Frank Fasi is re-elected mayor of Honolulu.
• With a F.I.P.S.E. grant from the federal government to ‘Aha Pūnana Leo president Larry Kimura, teacher training begins for the immersion program. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
• The passing of Native Hawaiian Education Act (NHEA) draws attention to the high literacy rates of Hawaiians at the time of annexation and the sharp drop in literacy during the period of American control. NHEA serves to help restore the linguistic integrity and educational excellence that were lost to Native Hawaiians when federal government policy denied Native Hawaiians the right to a public education through the medium of Hawaiian language and culture. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1989 – The 100th anniversary of Father Damien’s death.
• 1990 – 2000 – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, and the Kamehameha Schools are accused of violating racial discrimination laws in providing services only to those who can demonstrate Native Hawaiian ancestry. These suits endanger the resource base of the Native Hawaiian people, and block further public support for federal recognition of Hawaiians as a unique indigenous people of the United States. The claim of indigenous status highlights the importance of strengthening of the Hawaiian language and culture. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1990 – U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga (1916 – 1990) 73, dies on April 15.
• John Waihe‘e is reelected governor.
• Kalapana Mauna Kea Congregational Church is destroyed by lava from Kilauea volcano.
• A statue of Duke Kahanamoku is erected at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.
1991 – Miss Hawai‘i Carolyn Sapp becomes Miss America.
1992 – Hurricane Iniki causes massive devastation on Kaua‘i.
• Dole Foods Co. closes down Lanai Plantation.
• Voyaging canoe Hokule‘a returns from a 5,500-mile voyage, including a first-time voyage to Rarotonga.
• The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hawaiian Historical Society.
• Frank Fasi elected to a fifth term as mayor of Honolulu.
1993 – The 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom.
• The Rev. Paul Sherry, president of the United Church of Christ of the United States, formally apologizes to Native Hawaiians for the church’s role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
• The U.S. Senate apologizes to Hawaiians for the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893.
• President Bill Clinton signs a Congressional Resolution acknowledging the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893.
• The remains of Henry Opukaha‘ia, the first Hawaiian to convert to Christianity, are returned to Hawai‘i from Connecticut and reburied in Kahikolu Cemetery in Napo‘opo‘o.
• A statue of Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox is unveiled in Wilcox Park in Downtown Honolulu.
1994 – First regularly scheduled Hawaiian-language news broadcast presented on public radio.
• The island of Kaho‘olawe is officially transferred by the federal government to the state of Hawai‘i.
• Hamakua Sugar Company closes.
• Benjamin Cayetano is elected the fifth governor of Hawai‘i, and serves until 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.
1995 – Voyaging canoes Hōkūle‘a and Hawai‘iloa complete a 21-day trip from Hawai‘i to Tahiti.
• After 98 years, the O‘ahu Sugar Company grinds its last cane at its Waipahu sugar mill.
• Songwriter R. Alex Anderson, 100, known writing "Lovely Hula Hands" and "Mele Kalikimaka," dies.
1997 – Brook Mahealani Lee of Pearl City is crowned Miss Universe.
• June 26 – Israel "IZ" Ka‘ano‘i Kamakawiwo‘ole (1959 – 1997), 38, dies.
1999 – After 57 years, the Navy closes Barbers Point Naval Air Station.
2004 – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents approves UH-Hilo's first doctoral program, Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani's PhD. in Indigenous Language and Cultural Revitalization.
2005 – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents approves the offering of an M.A. in Hawaiian and an M.A. in Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
• The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa establishes B.A. programs in Hawaiian language and Hawaiian Studies to meet the growing student demand for these programs.
1977 – ‘Ahahui ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, a non-profit organization dedicated to the perpetuation of the Hawaiian language is incorporated. Headed by Dorothy Kahananui, it provides Hawaiian language classes for adults, publications, resource persons, and workshops. A similar organization, Hui Ho‘oulu ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i is founded in Hilo by Edith Kanaka‘ole, a leader in the revitalization of traditional Hawaiian hula. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1978 – Hawai‘i celebrates the bicentennial of the arrival of Captain James Cook.
• The Hōkūle‘a capsizes in rough seas 20 miles off Moloka‘i; 15 of the crew are rescued. Eddie Aikau (1946 – 1978), 31, went in search of help on a surfboard, is lost at sea.
• Hawai‘i's Judi Andersen is crowned Miss USA.
• Governor Ariyoshi wins re-election; Jean King is the state's first woman lieutenant governor.
• John Waihe‘e, president of the Constitutional Convention, submits two provisions for the State Constitution: that the Hawaiian language be accorded the status of official language along with English; and that the study of Hawaiian be accorded special promotion by the State. Both provisions are passed. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1979 – Hawai‘i attracts four million visitors that year.
1982 – Eileen R. Anderson becomes the state's first woman mayor, defeating Frank F. Fasi for the office of mayor of Honolulu.
• Hurricane ‘Iwa strikes Kaua‘i, causing an estimated $234 million in damage.
• University of Hawai‘i at Hilo initiates a Hawaiian Studies degree program taught through Hawaiian. The focus of the degree is traditional Hawaiian language and culture, especially performing arts, to complement the focus of the Mānoa campus B.A. on Hawaiian history and politics. This is the first time that Hawaiian has been used as a medium of government funded education since 1895. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1983 – Kilauea volcano erupts at Napau crater, with lava flow stretching four miles, rolling through two houses and countess acres of forest land above Kalapana.
• Hawaiian language teachers Ilei Beniamina, Hōkūlani Cleeland, Kauanoe Kamanā, Larry Kimura, No‘eau Warner, Koki Williams, and Pila Wilson meet on Kaua‘i to discuss dismal state of Hawaiian language. They form a grassroots organization, ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, Inc., “The Language Nest Corporation”. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1984 – Frank Fasi elected mayor of Honolulu once again, defeating Eileen Anderson.
• The 25th anniversary of statehood.
• The first Pūnana Leo preschool opens in Kekaha, Kaua‘i, funded by Alu Like. Books and teaching materials must be created or translated into Hawaiian from English. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1985 – The 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i.
• Pūnana Leo ‘O Honolulu opens in Kalihi and Pūnana Leo ‘O Hilo opens. The method of teaching is entirely in Hawaiian with no English, and becomes established in all Pūnana Leo schools. Inadequate funding results in strong parent participation via in-kind service. This develops into the hana makua or “parent participation” component. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1986 – Astronaut Ellison Onizuka (1946 – 1986), 39, is killed in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.
• John Waihe‘e is elected governor, the first elected state governor of Hawaiian ancestry.
• Pūnana Leo graduates enter kindergarten in public school and are assigned to the SLEP (Student with Limited English Proficiency) program for immigrants. Hilo parents refuse to send their children and instead, teach kindergarten in Hawaiian at Pūnana Leo ‘o Hilo, now referred to as Kula Kaiapuni Hawai‘i “Hawaiian environment school.” ‘Aha Pūnana Leo decides to reestablish public education through Hawaiian rather than creating more preschools. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1987 – The first elementary indigenous language immersion classes in the United States officially begin at Keaukaha Elementary in Hilo and Waiau Elementary in Pearl City. Pūnana Leo ‘O Maui opens. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1988 – Frank Fasi is re-elected mayor of Honolulu.
• With a F.I.P.S.E. grant from the federal government to ‘Aha Pūnana Leo president Larry Kimura, teacher training begins for the immersion program. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
• The passing of Native Hawaiian Education Act (NHEA) draws attention to the high literacy rates of Hawaiians at the time of annexation and the sharp drop in literacy during the period of American control. NHEA serves to help restore the linguistic integrity and educational excellence that were lost to Native Hawaiians when federal government policy denied Native Hawaiians the right to a public education through the medium of Hawaiian language and culture. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1989 – The 100th anniversary of Father Damien’s death.
• 1990 – 2000 – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, and the Kamehameha Schools are accused of violating racial discrimination laws in providing services only to those who can demonstrate Native Hawaiian ancestry. These suits endanger the resource base of the Native Hawaiian people, and block further public support for federal recognition of Hawaiians as a unique indigenous people of the United States. The claim of indigenous status highlights the importance of strengthening of the Hawaiian language and culture. (www.ahapunanaleo.org)
1990 – U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga (1916 – 1990) 73, dies on April 15.
• John Waihe‘e is reelected governor.
• Kalapana Mauna Kea Congregational Church is destroyed by lava from Kilauea volcano.
• A statue of Duke Kahanamoku is erected at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki.
1991 – Miss Hawai‘i Carolyn Sapp becomes Miss America.
1992 – Hurricane Iniki causes massive devastation on Kaua‘i.
• Dole Foods Co. closes down Lanai Plantation.
• Voyaging canoe Hokule‘a returns from a 5,500-mile voyage, including a first-time voyage to Rarotonga.
• The 100th anniversary of the founding of the Hawaiian Historical Society.
• Frank Fasi elected to a fifth term as mayor of Honolulu.
1993 – The 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom.
• The Rev. Paul Sherry, president of the United Church of Christ of the United States, formally apologizes to Native Hawaiians for the church’s role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.
• The U.S. Senate apologizes to Hawaiians for the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893.
• President Bill Clinton signs a Congressional Resolution acknowledging the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom in 1893.
• The remains of Henry Opukaha‘ia, the first Hawaiian to convert to Christianity, are returned to Hawai‘i from Connecticut and reburied in Kahikolu Cemetery in Napo‘opo‘o.
• A statue of Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox is unveiled in Wilcox Park in Downtown Honolulu.
1994 – First regularly scheduled Hawaiian-language news broadcast presented on public radio.
• The island of Kaho‘olawe is officially transferred by the federal government to the state of Hawai‘i.
• Hamakua Sugar Company closes.
• Benjamin Cayetano is elected the fifth governor of Hawai‘i, and serves until 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United States.
1995 – Voyaging canoes Hōkūle‘a and Hawai‘iloa complete a 21-day trip from Hawai‘i to Tahiti.
• After 98 years, the O‘ahu Sugar Company grinds its last cane at its Waipahu sugar mill.
• Songwriter R. Alex Anderson, 100, known writing "Lovely Hula Hands" and "Mele Kalikimaka," dies.
1997 – Brook Mahealani Lee of Pearl City is crowned Miss Universe.
• June 26 – Israel "IZ" Ka‘ano‘i Kamakawiwo‘ole (1959 – 1997), 38, dies.
1999 – After 57 years, the Navy closes Barbers Point Naval Air Station.
2004 – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents approves UH-Hilo's first doctoral program, Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani's PhD. in Indigenous Language and Cultural Revitalization.
2005 – The University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents approves the offering of an M.A. in Hawaiian and an M.A. in Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Timeline in Hawaiian History...1950 - 1975
1950 – In an effort to obtain statehood, a Hawai‘i Constitutional Convention convenes; the resulting constitution is later ratified by voters.
• The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities convenes in ‘Iolani Palace to conduct hearings on Communist influence in Hawai‘i's labor organizations.
1952 – The first regular television programming in Hawai‘i begins on KGMB-TV.
1953 – Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959) is named governor of the Territory of Hawai'i; he is the first part-Hawaiian governor of the Islands.
1954 – Japan Airlines inaugurates service between Tokyo and Honolulu.
• Joseph R. Farrington (1897 – 1954), 56, Hawai‘i delegate to Congress and leader of the statehood movement, dies in Washington, D.C.
1957 – Color television is first seen in Hawai‘i.
• The Nu‘uanu Pali bridge and tunnel opens to traffic.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors the Hawaiian-English Dictionary (1957) with Samuel H. Elbert.
1958 – James Drummond Dole (1877–1958), 80, founder of Hawai‘i's pineapple industry, dies.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors The Polynesian family system in Ka‘u, Hawai‘i (1958) with Dr. E. S. Handy.
1959 – Alaska is officially proclaimed the Forty-ninth State on January 3.
• Statehood for Hawai‘i is approved by the U.S. Senate on March 11 and by the House on March 12. An act signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower designating Hawai‘i the fiftieth state becomes law on March 18.
• Ground is broken for a new $24 million Honolulu airport.
• March 24 – Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959), 72, former governor of Hawai‘i and delegate to Congress, dies.
• The first general election after statehood takes place on July 28, and William F. Quinn, a Republican, becomes Hawai‘i's first state governor. The third Friday in August is designated Admission Day.
1960 – The fiftieth star is added to the U.S. flag on July 4.
1961 – Haleakalā National Park is dedicated.
• The Pali tunnel officially open to two-way traffic.
1962 – John A. Burns (1909 – 1975) is elected the state's second governor in the November elections. He serves as the second Governor of Hawai'i from 1962 to 1974.
1965 – Bus service begins between Honolulu and Kailua.
• Camilla “Cami” Grace Fusae Ka ‘iuhono ‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is the second daughter born to Harry and Charlotte Wengler.
1966 – William Shaw Richardson (1919 – 2010) becomes the first part-Hawaiian chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors Place Names of Hawai‘i (1966) with Samuel H. Elbert and Esther Mo‘okini.
1967 – The State Statuary Hall Commission chooses Marisol Escobar's seven-foot bronze statue of Father Damien for National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
• Hawai‘i attracts one million tourists in a single year.
1968 – Duke Kahanamoku (1890 – 1968), 77, dies.
• Hawaii Five-0 has its world premiere; it becomes a CBS series for the 1968-1969 television season.
• Neighbor Island counties elect their first mayors.
• Frank F. Fasi (1920 – 2010) is elected mayor of Honolulu; Fasi serves six terms – 22 years – as mayor of Honolulu.
1969 – The new Fort Street Mall is dedicated in downtown Honolulu.
• The first astronauts to visit the moon return to earth and are picked up at sea along with their Apollo 11 craft, by the U.S.S. Hornet, which arrives at Pearl Harbor, July 26. The men are taken to Hickam Air Force Base and flown to the mainland.
1971 – The $62 million Sheraton Waikiki opens.
1972 – The Hawai‘i Legislature ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment within 45 minutes of its passage in Congress. Hawai‘i was the first state to ratify.
• The state of Hawai‘i attracts two million tourists.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i authors Nānā i ke Kumu: Look to the source volumes I and II (1972).
1973 – Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i works with Alfons L. Korn to translate and edit The echo of our song: Chants and poems of the Hawaiians (1973).
1974 – George Ariyoshi, the country's first governor of Japanese ancestry, is elected.
• The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities convenes in ‘Iolani Palace to conduct hearings on Communist influence in Hawai‘i's labor organizations.
1952 – The first regular television programming in Hawai‘i begins on KGMB-TV.
1953 – Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959) is named governor of the Territory of Hawai'i; he is the first part-Hawaiian governor of the Islands.
1954 – Japan Airlines inaugurates service between Tokyo and Honolulu.
• Joseph R. Farrington (1897 – 1954), 56, Hawai‘i delegate to Congress and leader of the statehood movement, dies in Washington, D.C.
1957 – Color television is first seen in Hawai‘i.
• The Nu‘uanu Pali bridge and tunnel opens to traffic.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors the Hawaiian-English Dictionary (1957) with Samuel H. Elbert.
1958 – James Drummond Dole (1877–1958), 80, founder of Hawai‘i's pineapple industry, dies.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors The Polynesian family system in Ka‘u, Hawai‘i (1958) with Dr. E. S. Handy.
1959 – Alaska is officially proclaimed the Forty-ninth State on January 3.
• Statehood for Hawai‘i is approved by the U.S. Senate on March 11 and by the House on March 12. An act signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower designating Hawai‘i the fiftieth state becomes law on March 18.
• Ground is broken for a new $24 million Honolulu airport.
• March 24 – Samuel Wilder King (1886-1959), 72, former governor of Hawai‘i and delegate to Congress, dies.
• The first general election after statehood takes place on July 28, and William F. Quinn, a Republican, becomes Hawai‘i's first state governor. The third Friday in August is designated Admission Day.
1960 – The fiftieth star is added to the U.S. flag on July 4.
1961 – Haleakalā National Park is dedicated.
• The Pali tunnel officially open to two-way traffic.
1962 – John A. Burns (1909 – 1975) is elected the state's second governor in the November elections. He serves as the second Governor of Hawai'i from 1962 to 1974.
1965 – Bus service begins between Honolulu and Kailua.
• Camilla “Cami” Grace Fusae Ka ‘iuhono ‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is the second daughter born to Harry and Charlotte Wengler.
1966 – William Shaw Richardson (1919 – 2010) becomes the first part-Hawaiian chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i co-authors Place Names of Hawai‘i (1966) with Samuel H. Elbert and Esther Mo‘okini.
1967 – The State Statuary Hall Commission chooses Marisol Escobar's seven-foot bronze statue of Father Damien for National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
• Hawai‘i attracts one million tourists in a single year.
1968 – Duke Kahanamoku (1890 – 1968), 77, dies.
• Hawaii Five-0 has its world premiere; it becomes a CBS series for the 1968-1969 television season.
• Neighbor Island counties elect their first mayors.
• Frank F. Fasi (1920 – 2010) is elected mayor of Honolulu; Fasi serves six terms – 22 years – as mayor of Honolulu.
1969 – The new Fort Street Mall is dedicated in downtown Honolulu.
• The first astronauts to visit the moon return to earth and are picked up at sea along with their Apollo 11 craft, by the U.S.S. Hornet, which arrives at Pearl Harbor, July 26. The men are taken to Hickam Air Force Base and flown to the mainland.
1971 – The $62 million Sheraton Waikiki opens.
1972 – The Hawai‘i Legislature ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment within 45 minutes of its passage in Congress. Hawai‘i was the first state to ratify.
• The state of Hawai‘i attracts two million tourists.
• Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i authors Nānā i ke Kumu: Look to the source volumes I and II (1972).
1973 – Tūtū Mary Kawena Puku‘i works with Alfons L. Korn to translate and edit The echo of our song: Chants and poems of the Hawaiians (1973).
1974 – George Ariyoshi, the country's first governor of Japanese ancestry, is elected.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Timeline in Hawaiian History...1925 - 1949
1926 – The cornerstone for St. Francis Hospital is laid.
• Bishop Estate announces plans for a $2.5 million Kamehameha Schools campus.
• June 9 – Sanford B. Dole (1844 – 1946), 82, first president of the Republic of Hawai‘i and first governor of the Territory of Hawai‘i, dies.
1927 – The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, built at a cost of $4 million, opens.
• The John Rodgers Airport (now Honolulu International Airport) is dedicated.
• The first successful nonstop air flight from the mainland, Oakland to Hawai‘i is flown.
1928 – First chain grocery store in Hawai‘i, Oakland-based Piggly Wiggly, opens in Honolulu.
• May 1 is designated Lei Day in Hawai‘i.
• Mary Kawena Puku‘i, 33, begins translating Hawaiian writings into English at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. From then on, she works actively at passing on her knowledge, sometimes in collaborations with others (Bishop Museum Archives, 2010).
1931 – Kapi‘olani Boulevard from Ward to Sheridan is opened to traffic.
1932 – Princess Elizabeth Kalaniana'ole (1879 – 1932), 52, dies. Wife of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole, she was the former President of the Native Sons and Daughters of Hawai‘i and the Ka‘ahumanu Society, and Regent of Hui Kalama.
1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first U.S. president to visit Hawai‘i arrives.
1935 – May 1 - Harry A. Wengler, father of Camilla Grace Fusae Kaiu‘hono‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is born in Fredericktown, MO.
1936 – The first traffic light in Honolulu is installed at Nu‘uanu Avenue and Beretania Street.
1937 – August 5 – Charlotte Patrice Kalāmanamana Ukishima Wengler (1937 – 2010), mother of Camilla Grace Fusae Kaiu‘hono‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is born in Honolulu, HI.
• The Kodak Hula Show officially begins.
1938 – 18 U.S. Navy bombers land at Pearl Harbor in the greatest mass flight in aviation history.
1941 – The new naval air station at Kane‘ohe Bay is commissioned.
• December 7 - Japanese planes attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The U.S.S. Arizona and other ships are sunk. More than 2,500 lives are lost.
1942 – The government begins issuing gas masks to civilians in Hawai'i.
• A ban on liquor sales that had been in effect since December 7, 1941, is lifted.
• March 4 - A Japanese plane drops 4 bombs on the slopes of Tantalus at about 2:15 a.m.
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. opens its new store on Beretania Street.
1944 – The Democratic National Convention endorses statehood for Hawai‘i.
1945 – Prince David Kawananakoa (1868 – 1908), 40, dies.
• Residents celebrate their first curfew-free evening since December 7, 1941, on July 7.
1948 – President Harry S. Truman endorses statehood for Hawai‘i during his report to Congress.
• Bishop Estate announces plans for a $2.5 million Kamehameha Schools campus.
• June 9 – Sanford B. Dole (1844 – 1946), 82, first president of the Republic of Hawai‘i and first governor of the Territory of Hawai‘i, dies.
1927 – The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, built at a cost of $4 million, opens.
• The John Rodgers Airport (now Honolulu International Airport) is dedicated.
• The first successful nonstop air flight from the mainland, Oakland to Hawai‘i is flown.
1928 – First chain grocery store in Hawai‘i, Oakland-based Piggly Wiggly, opens in Honolulu.
• May 1 is designated Lei Day in Hawai‘i.
• Mary Kawena Puku‘i, 33, begins translating Hawaiian writings into English at the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. From then on, she works actively at passing on her knowledge, sometimes in collaborations with others (Bishop Museum Archives, 2010).
1931 – Kapi‘olani Boulevard from Ward to Sheridan is opened to traffic.
1932 – Princess Elizabeth Kalaniana'ole (1879 – 1932), 52, dies. Wife of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole, she was the former President of the Native Sons and Daughters of Hawai‘i and the Ka‘ahumanu Society, and Regent of Hui Kalama.
1934 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first U.S. president to visit Hawai‘i arrives.
1935 – May 1 - Harry A. Wengler, father of Camilla Grace Fusae Kaiu‘hono‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is born in Fredericktown, MO.
1936 – The first traffic light in Honolulu is installed at Nu‘uanu Avenue and Beretania Street.
1937 – August 5 – Charlotte Patrice Kalāmanamana Ukishima Wengler (1937 – 2010), mother of Camilla Grace Fusae Kaiu‘hono‘onalani Wengler Vignoe is born in Honolulu, HI.
• The Kodak Hula Show officially begins.
1938 – 18 U.S. Navy bombers land at Pearl Harbor in the greatest mass flight in aviation history.
1941 – The new naval air station at Kane‘ohe Bay is commissioned.
• December 7 - Japanese planes attack the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The U.S.S. Arizona and other ships are sunk. More than 2,500 lives are lost.
1942 – The government begins issuing gas masks to civilians in Hawai'i.
• A ban on liquor sales that had been in effect since December 7, 1941, is lifted.
• March 4 - A Japanese plane drops 4 bombs on the slopes of Tantalus at about 2:15 a.m.
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. opens its new store on Beretania Street.
1944 – The Democratic National Convention endorses statehood for Hawai‘i.
1945 – Prince David Kawananakoa (1868 – 1908), 40, dies.
• Residents celebrate their first curfew-free evening since December 7, 1941, on July 7.
1948 – President Harry S. Truman endorses statehood for Hawai‘i during his report to Congress.
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