Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 12, 1 December 2011 — MEAOLOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEAOLOKO TABLE OF CONTENTS

kekemapa | december 2011 1 Vol. 28, No. 12 mo'olelo nui / c0ver feature Phot0: Courtesy Land deal? m is BY HAR0LD NEDD The Abercrombie administration has offered a tentative deal to resolve back payments owed to OHA. State lawmakers have struck down previous proposals, most notably in 2008. Here, we offer a look at the current proposal and ask you to weigh in H0'0Nt'tlU0/EDUClTI0N Scholarship 'Aha to visit 5 islands moe 9 BYJ0E KŪHIŪ LEWI8 ln an effort to boost college success for Native Hawaiians, 0HA and its partners are hosting scholarship fairs statewide to connect the community to the resources and agencies that ean help

I0'0LEL0/HIST0RY Patriots in the Paeille f PtGE 16 BY KATHY MUNENO f 75 years ago, in the run up to war, President Roosevelt claimedjurisdiction over a series of remote Pacific islands.

Young men from Kamehameha Schools were critical to that effort. Hear the stories of 4 surviving colonists of the Hui Panalā'au ho'okihw wiiwai/eoonomio self-shfficiencv Gifts for a Hawaiian holiday page 30 BY LYNN C00K Hawaiian books, music and DVDs are always in fashion. This Christmas season, we offer a guide to our favorite picks