Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 6, 1 June 2000 — ʻŌʻō Awards [ARTICLE]

ʻŌʻō Awards

The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce named four Hawaiian community leaders as this year's recipients of the 'Ō'ō Awards. Attomeys Crystal K. Rose and James Douglas Keauhou Ing, Kupuna Malia Craver of the Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center and master woodworker Wright Bowman Sr. are this year's recipients. The 'ō'ō, a traditional digging stick used by mahi'ai (farmers), symbolizes fruitful labor. It is awarded to professional and community leaders who possess creativi-

ty, motivation, industry and skill, as well as a sense of community.