Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 2, 1 February 2003 — Education convention [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Education convention

On March 24 and 25, the fourth annual Native Hawaiian Education Association Convention will be held at Leeward Community College. "'Ōpu'u A'e" (budding forth) is this year's theme, offering a series of workshops on cultural research methodologies to practical hands-on learning. Keynote speakers include sovereignty leader Dennis Pu'uhonua "Bumpy" Kanahele and Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center Trustee Tommy Kaulukukui. Children are also weleome, with activities planned for students grades K-12. For information or to register, eall Yvonne Yamashita at 956-8204, or visit online at www.nhea.net.

Lei Queen In celebration of Lei Day, May 1, the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking candidates for Lei Queen. This year, contestants must be between the ages of 13 and 30 and be proficient in lei making and hula. Applications are due the day of mandatory orientation meeting for Lei Queen hopefuls, Wed„ Feb. 19, 6 p.m., at McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Beach Park. The Lei Queen selection event will be March 1. Applications are available in all satellite city halls and district parks, and may be forwarded to Naomi Carter, Department of Parks and Recreation, City and County of Honolulu, Recreation Support Services, 1000 Ulu'ōhi'a St„ Ste.

309, Kapolei, HI 96707. For information, eall Naomi Carter at 692-5118, or Sandi Rosso at 692-5850. Writing tour Aspiring young Hawaiian women writers have the opportunity to trace the journey of Princess Ka'iulani through Europe in an innovative project in 2004. The new creative writing program is a collaboration between the Native Hawaiian Library, Alta Mira Press and writer/researcher Carolyn Lei-lanilau. The program seeks to inspire Native Hawaiian youth to create and document their own literature. A 10-day writing tour "Hulipiha Mele o Pikake a Europa" (Tracing

the Scent of Pikake in Europe) will be led by Lei-lanilau. The tour will revisit cultural and historical landmarks in London and Paris where Princess Ka'iulani went to school and toured. Participants will present their works at the American Library in Paris and Great Harrowden Hall or Royal Festival Hall in London. The NHL and Alta Mira Press will publish writings penned during or after the tour. Native Hawaiian women between the ages of 15 to 18 may apply. If you love adventure, language(s) and want to be part of a historic event that creates litefature for Native Hawaiian youth, please contact Carolyn Lei-lanilau for details. She may be reached by email: puakenikeni911@hotmail.com or by phone at 510-658-5378. The deadSee NEWSBRIEFS on page 4

NEWSBRIEFS from page 3 line for applications is April 30, 2003. Two selection committees based in Honolulu and San Francisco Bay Area will review the applications. Adoptive parenting The need for foster and adoptive families for children throughout Hawai'i is increasing at an alarming rate. Children and teenagers who witness domestic violence, are beaten, sexually abused or exposed to drug abuse are often taken into protective custody by the State. What they need are love, stability and an safe, nurturing environment. The Pride Program is recruiting potential foster and adoptive families for children of Hawai'i. The project aims to significantly increase the number of certified, caring loeal families to serve the growing need for foster care and adoption. The project is a collaboration between the State Department of Human Services and Hawai'i Behavioral Health (HBH). Interested participants may be married couples, single or widowed; 21 years or older; financially self-sustaining; and willing to go

through background checks and training. The 18-hour required training covers special needs of abused children, developmental needs, separation from birth families, and guidance on how to work in the foster care system. Onee a child is placed into the home of a certified family, the Department of Human Services continues to offer training, provides Quest medical insurance for care and medications, supplements cost of room and board, and therapy support. In addition, a social worker is assigned to assist foster families in helping the child. For information on how you ean help to improve the lives of Hawai'i's keiki and 'ōpio through foster care or adoption, eall the following statewide offices: Hawai'i - 935-7949; Maui (also serving Moloka'i and Lāna'i) - 873-8066; Kaua'i - 246-9102; and O'ahu - 454-2570. 4 lmages of Aloha' After a half century of chronicling the images of life at Kamehameha, photo archivist and former school photographer Luryier "Pop" Diamond now finds the eamera lens focused squarely on himself. Kamehameha Schools Press celebrates the 50th anniversary of

Diamond's date of hire at the school with the release of a compilation of his work titled "Images of Aloha: Photography by Luryier "Pop" Diamond." In his nearly 30-year career of photographing the people, events

and landmarks of Kamehameha Schools, Diamond, 88, capnirprt A

vivid images of "1 on the hill." The 218-page book offers a A nostalgic pictorial

essay featuring over 200 black and white

images of Pop's photography at - Kamehameha Schools, particularly

spanning the 1950s and 1960s. The I book highlights the Bishop 1 Museum work-study program, football and other sports, vocational | education, Founder's Day, JROTC, 1 activities and events, the Senior ! Cottage program, Song Contest, and graduation. For information, i contact 842-8719 or l kspress@ksbe.edu or order online 1 at www.ksbe.edu/kspress/ Tūtū and Me \ Tūtū and Me traveling preschool

offers a free preschool program to enrich Native Hawaiian grandparents, aunties, uncles, parents and their keiki ages birth to five years. Mobile teams of early childhood educators travel to pre-selected neighborhoods where they conduct

this innovative program that offers learning 17 opportunities for

E/ keiki to improve / their sociaI, lanW guage/literacy, cognif tive, physical and emotional development, and ready them for grade

school. Recognizing that a carej giver has a profound, lasting * influence on keiki, the program is designed to equip caregivers

effectively promote the wellbeing of their keiki in the home. Tūtū and Me is a school-year program currently available at Pū'ōhala and Pauoa Elementary schools on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., and at Makakilo Elementary School and Queen Lili'uokalani Church in on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tūtū and Me is a U.S. Department of Education-funded project for Native Hawaiian See NEWSBRIEFS on page 7

NEWSBRIEFS from page 4 Family-based Education and is managed by Partners in Development Foundation in eooperation with the Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches Hawai'i. Call 524-7633 or log onto www.tutuandme.org. Hawaiian bible 'Ai Pohaku Press wants to republish the Hawaiian language bible, and asks for help locating an old version in order to replicate the

authentic translation. If you or your family has a copy of a pre1900 Hawaiian language bible (not those published by the Ameiiean Bible Society at the turn of the eentury), please contact Native Books at 845-8949 or email nativebk@lava.net.