Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 December 2012 — MEAOLOKO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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mo'olelo nui | g0ver feature Seeking sanctuary page 14 BYTREENASHAPIRO Plans for a pu'uhonua, or wellness center that will incorporate Hawaiian cultural practices, is in the works as an alternative to prisons HO'OKAHIU WilWil | E00N0MI0 SELf-SUFFIGIENGY A Governor boosts Hawai'i ^ lsle farming program age 4 The pilot project in Waimea ■ already has 14 homestead lessees ■ signed up to become farmers ^

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ea | goverance Voices of unity moe 5 BYMARYALICE MILHAM A report from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs annual , — convention in Washington, D.QW"

r Nī HiNiNi | EVENTS i Exploring Waimea Valley by moonlight page 19 BY SARAH PACHEC0 See Waimea Valley eome alive at night with a guided Moon Walk on Dec. 28

Drug-treatment counselor Cy Kalama addresses stakeholders at a Pu'uhonua Summit in H^gdp«wflWMa Pouhana Kamana'opono Crabbe, standing at right, looks on. OHA helped the state Department of Puhlie Safety organize the two-day summit as the department prepares a plan for the creation of a pu'uhonua, or wellness center, as an alternative to prisons. The report will be submitted to the Legislature this month. - Photo: LisaAsato

\ Botanical specialist i David Orr. - Photo: Sarah Paeheeo