Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 9, 1 September 2012 — ALU LIKE KŪPUNA GROUP VISITS OHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ALU LIKE KŪPUNA GROUP VISITS OHA

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs welcomed Alu Like lnc.'s Ke Ola Pono No Nā Kūpuna Program with mueh aloha July 24. 0HA's Community Outreach presented the group with information on the agency's various programs and advocacy efforts, including the Hawaiian Registry ancestry-verification program and the Hawaiian Voice, Hawaiian Vote campaign, whieh aims to register more Hawaiian youth to vote. Nā Kūpuna showed their appreciation with song and dance and presented OHA staff with lei that were gratefully received. Here, a lovely group of ladies - Nona Akana, left; Rhoda Napoleon; Hanakia Tui, O'ahu manager; Vicky Midado and Dolly Albordo - are applauded for their beautiful hula. The kūpuna program provides Hawaiian elders with services such as nutrition, recreation and education, whieh include hula and Hawaiian history studies. - Photo: Andrew Pezzulo

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