Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 10, 1 October 2019 — MESSAGE OF MAHALO [ARTICLE]

MESSAGE OF MAHALO

It is with so mueh joy for my 'ohana and I, knowing my Dearest Pa's life's work continues through the next generations dedicating themselves to the service, well-being and productivity of all our people through the Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship. Some of the greatest lessons I have learned from my grandfather is the power and beauty of the aloha spirit and how you put it to good work, in forming and cultivating relationships, bringing people together, and making for a better world for all. I look forward to meeting those in the program, past, present, future, and learning of their experiences and their next steps. This program makes possible for his legacy of aloha to live on through our youth of today and tomorrow. The experience to work in this government setting will be the best first hand education. Mahalo a nui to all who have and continue to make the Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship possible. Through his life, his commitment and dedication to mentor our future leaders to learn and apply all that is taught at home in Hawai'i and beyond to kōkua and care for eaeh other is further accomplished through this program. On behalf of the Akaka 'Ohana, as he would say, mahalo nui loa me ke aloha pumehana" — Trustee Kalei Akaka