Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 5, 1 May 1988 — Kaʻu Task Force Followup Postponed [ARTICLE]

Kaʻu Task Force Followup Postponed

A followup conference scheduled Apr. 16 on Ha'aheo O hlawai'i: A Seminar on Ka'u, the Report of the Special Task Force for the Hawaiian Studies Department at the University of Hawai'i Manoa, was postponed, according to an announcement by Dexter K. Soares, chairman of the co-sponsoring education committee, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. In a report at the Apr. 9 Oahu District Council AOHCC meeting at the Kaneohe Senior Citizens Center, Soares explained that legislative issues impacting on the report and a Department of Education 'Aha Kukakuka "At Risk" conference the same day at the Kamehameha Schools were the major reasons for the postponement. A new date for the followup conference will be announced. The first workshop was held last Dec. 5 at the Princess Ruth Auditorium on the Kamehameha campus. It provided AOHCC members and the Hawaiian community with an update on the status of Hawaiian Studies Programs within the UH system. The conference also provided an overview of proposed plans and objectives in areas of Hawaiian Studies. The Apr. 16 conference was to have discussed such subject matters as Student Recruitment and Retention; Faculty Development and Facility; and Site Provisions.