Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 3, 1 March 1987 — First Statewide ʻAha Kupuna Slated Mar. 20 [ARTICLE]

First Statewide ʻAha Kupuna Slated Mar. 20

"Kupuna in the Year of the Hawaiian" is the theme for the first ever statewide 'Aha Kupuna scheduled for Friday, Mar. 20, at the Queen Kapiolani HoteI. An estimated 200 kupuna, including those from all of the neighbor islands, will be meeting that day to share and to teach. Registration is expected to get under way at 8:30 a.m. with the program starting at 9. The State Department of Education's Honolulu District will be hosting the 'Aha and networking with the Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs under Community Kupuna Coordinator Betty Kawohiokalani Jenkins. Eaeh DOE kupuna district has been assigned to work on a different Hawaiian instrument whieh will be presented at the workshop. The entire group has also been practicing on a song composed by Kamehameha

instructors Kaipo Haie and Randie Fong and will sing it together at the 'Aha. Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate is providing air transportation for the neighbor island kupuna while OHA is in charge of all loeal ground movements. These kupuna will be staying at the Pagoda Hotel. Additionally, OHA will also be hosting the neighbor islanders on Saturday, Mar. 21, for visits to Iolani Palaee with the cooperation of the Friends of Iolani Palaee, the State Capitol, Bishop Museum and then to the Polynesian Cultural Center for dinner and show. The Sunday, Mar. 22 schedule calls for all kupuna to attend ali'i Sunday services at Kawaiahao Church honoring Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. It will then be home for the neighbor island kupuna later in the auwinala.