Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 2, 1 February 2011 — MEAOLOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS pepeluali februapy 2011 Vol. 28, No. 2 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEAOLOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS pepeluali februapy 2011 Vol. 28, No. 2

mo'olelo nui | g0ver feature 'A woman of great courage and vision' page u BY FRANGINE MURRAY Remembering the legacy of Aunty Frenchy DeSoto, beloved "Mother of OHA" ea | governange US supports UN indigenous

rights declaration page 4 0HA's Chief Advocate calls it "another avenue to improve the quality of life for our people" BY LISA ASAT0

mauu ou i hulīh Native Hawaiian health study earns OHA grant pages We speak to the first recipient of the weight-loss surgery, who is now 175 pounds lighter and no longer needs diabetes medication BYMELISSAMONIZ ho'okahua waiwai | egonomic self-sufficiency Woodturners paradise page 20 BY KATHY MUNENO Helped by an OHA loan, Syd Vierra turns out eye-catching bowls, calabashes and urns nā hanana | events page 26 Happenings in the Hawaiian community, from Captain Cook on Hawai'i lsland to Kapolei, 0'ahu's second city.

Aunty "Frenchy" DeSoto is remembered as a fighter with a heart o\ qo\A. - Cover photo: John Matsuzaki