Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 4, 1 April 1987 — HACPAC Function Draws Good Crowd [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HACPAC Function Draws Good Crowd

Two dozen Hawaii state legislators and four members of the Honolulu City Council attended a Feb. 19 legislative reception sponsored by the Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee (HACPAC) in the Von Holt Room of St. Andrew's Cathedral. It was an opportunity for the Hawaiian community to meet and rap with state lawmakers about issues impacting on the Hawaiian community, according to HACPAC President John Kekuhaupi'o Kamalani. HACPAC is the political arm of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs whieh has been very active since Kamalani took over almost two years ago.

A HACPAC committee headed by Tomi Downey Chong prepared food for the reception and they also served the beverages. Members of several Hawaiian Civic Clubs make up the nucleusof HACPAC. Many of them were on hand to greet and register guests, make introductions and serve the food.

More than 150 guests, including the lawmakers, attended the affair whieh had virtually no speech-making. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs was represented by Board of Trustees Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr. and Trustees Clarence F.T. Ching of Oahu and Moanikeala Akaka of Hawaii. Administrator Kamaki A. Kanahele III was also in attendance. Severa! state and county department heads were among others in attendance. There were conversational groups among all those attending — Hawaiian Civic Club members and others with department heads and lawmakers. OHA Trustees were also busy meetingand

The late House Speaker Kichard Kawakami and House Republican Floor Leader Whitney Anderson were among the several legislators in attendance. Among City Council members were Donna Mercado Kim, Randall Iwase and Mari!yn Bornhorst. Kamalani expressed satisfaction over the turnout and commended lawmakers for making themselves available, taking time out from a busy schedule.

The late Speaker of the House Richard Kawakami of Kauai talks with Of fice of Hawaiian Affairs T rustees Clarence F.T. Ching and Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr.

■ • ^ $r 7 ... -»>• I— m ill : GOP House Floor Leader Whitney Anderson is all ears listening to Toni Lee of Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club as Rep. Ctu-ol Fukunaga looks on.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs T rustee Moanikeala Akaka of Hawaii has interesting conversation with Phillip Fernandez of Pearl Harbor HCC.

New Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Chairman ūima Pi'ianai'a chats with Councilman Gary Gill. talking with people.

Rep. Andrew Levin of Hawaii leans over table to greet Harriet 0'Sullivan of Ali'i Pauahi Hawaiian Civic Club. II I lillilill I I lllllMIMliil«illlliim"i

Rep. Rod Tam bends an ear for Julieann Cachola. Councilman Gary Gill ean be seen in background.