Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 5, 1 May 1987 — 'Model for All Hawaiians' [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

'Model for All Hawaiians'

Senate, Oahu District Oouneil Honor Richardson

"His community involvement has touched and helped many Hawaiians and non-Hawaiians to make for themselves a better life. He is a model for all Hawaiians who want to be of service to their people." These statements are contained in a Hawaii State Senate Certificate honoring George Richardson who has served 33 consecutive years as president of the Ewa Hawaiian Civic Club. Richardson, more affectionately known as Unele George, was recognized during a brief period by his fellow Hawaiian Civic Club presidents and directors of the Oahu District Council, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, at the group's quarterly meeting Apr. 11 at the Punaluu home of Dr. George Mills, another veteran of the HCC movement. Unele George, who will observe his 84th birthday on May 27, has been with the Ewa club since its ineephon May 4, 1948, and its president since 1954. His longest organizational tenure, however, has been as a member of the Republican Party of Hawaii for 63 years. Richardson has been with the Leeward Lions Club for 42 years; 33 eaeh with the Kamehameha Lodge and Hale O Na Ali'i; 27 with Hui Aloha; 13 with Pearl City Farmers; and 12 with the Waipahu Juvenile Patrol. Additionally, he served 10 years as grand marshall of the King Kamehameha Day parades. In other eouneil matters, members heard from: • Sister Rosita Aranita and Helen 0'Connor of the Affordable Housing Allianee in a plea for support of Hawaii's homeless people, most of whom are Hawaiians. "We hear and read a lot about a convention center but what about our homeless? There are not enough emergency shelters or affordable housing for these people, many of them chiidren,"Sister Rositadeclared. The eouneil later voted to support AHA by contacting legislators. • Peter Ching, sports activities committee chairman, noting that a number of recreational activities and events are being planned following return of a survey form he distributed to all those in attendance. All presidents and club representatives were asked to complete the survey form and return in the attached self-ad-dressed stamped envelope. Some of the activities listed are bowling, golf, volleyba!l, softball, tennis, kamau, cribbage and Hawaiian games such as 'ulu maika, moa pahe'e, palaie, hu, konane. • Kekoa Paulsen, 1977 Kamehameha Schools graduate now working in the Public Affairs Division, reported on centennial events, noting the schools will be entering 21 units, including its band and carcade, in

the June 6 Kamehameha Day parade as part of the 100year observance. • Mary Serrao of the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association on Hawaii hosting the 1988 world sprint eanoe competition whieh last year was held in Tahiti. She suggested perhaps some of the clubs would be interested in participating in the arts and crafts phase of the big event. • Kinau Kamali'i of the Prince Kuhio club highly proelaim the editor of Ka Wai Ola O OH A as doing an "outstanding and amazing" job with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs newspaper. "I have seen this newspaper in its original form and what this man has done since he took it over has been just amazing. This is the only publication whieh links our Hawaiians to what's going on in our Hawaiian community and among us," she said.

• H.K. Bruss Keppeler who reminded members to report following pau hana on Friday, June 5, to help work on the eouneil float for the Kamehameha Day parade. Reports on Ho'ike'ike on the Great Lawn at Bishop Museum's Family Sunday Mar. 1 and Prince Kuhio Day activities were also given. Council President Lila Medeiros appointed Mrs. Evans to onee more chair Ho'ike'ike 1988 and some clubs thereupon immediately submitted written requests to participate. The next Oahu District Council meeting is slated for 9:30 a.m., Saturday, July 11, with the Kamehameha Schools as the tentative location. King Kamehameha, Princess Ka'iulani, Ali'i Pauahi, Wahiawa and Waialua are the host clubs. Koolauloa, with Mrs. Evans and Lae Kamaunu and Dr. Mills and his ohana, also hosted the Apr. 11 luneheon whieh featured barbecued steamship round of beef . The next AOHCC board meting is scheduled for the Mills plaee at 9 a.m., May 16.

George Richardson gets his Senate certificate and a big kiss from Lila Medeiros, president of the Oahu District Council, Association of Hawaiian Civic Ciubs.