Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 20, Number 05, 1 May 2003 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Will the Legacy be Lost?

It's up to you. At this moment in history, the faith of a queen anel the future of the Hawaiian people hang in the halanee. 110 years ago, the Hawaiian monarchy was illegally overthrown. Yet Queen Lili'uokalani believed that the power of pono would prevail, and that one day her people would restore the Hawaiian nation. That day is now. The challenge is ours. Self-determination is a process that no individual or group ean shoulder alone. We must all work together to raise the beloved nation. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs offers an ambitious action plan to marshal the determination and collective will of the Hawaiian people to determine their future. The one-year process (May 2003 - May 2004) includes: • Sharing information to generate discussion among the community and media in Hawai'i and the continental United States; • Surveying the community to determine who wili be eligible to run as delegates to the 'aha and who may vote for these representatives; • Eiecting alaka'i (delegates) to represent Hawaiians at an 'aha (discussion) to form a governing entity; • Convening an 'aha in Spring 2004. There, delegates wiil debate the various models of governance and draft organic documents for the governing entity; • Ratification of the organic documents by the people. The ultimate decision to to ratify, reject or revise the plan drafted at the 'aha wiil be up to ihe Hawaiian people. Let us chart our course together, and cherish a legacy that must never be lost.

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