Ka Wai Ola - ‘Okakopa 2010

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‘OKAKOPA 2010:

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ON THE COVER:
At the head of the party
WHAT’S INSIDE:

‘Imi Na‘auao: Research
• The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System

New OHA report:
• Native Hawaiians suffer disparities in state criminal justice system

Mauli Ola: Health
• Gathering for indigenous healing attracts thousands
• Early death higher for Hawaiians than whites, study says

Ea: Governance
• How laws are made in the United States Congress
• American Bar Association urges support for NHGRA

Mo‘omeheu: Culture
• Leaving a legacy
• Groundbreaking held for first marae in Hawai‘I

Native Hawaiians On Top Of Their Game
• Na‘alehu Anthony, Noelle Kahanu and Heather Giugni, three Hawaiians in film, who bring their stories to the big screen, at this year’s annual Hawai‘i International Film Festival in October

• OHA visits Lana‘i for community meeting
• Hawaiian convention opens Oct. 12
• Iroquois Nationals: playing for pride

‘Alemanaka : Calendar
• Hawai‘i’s oldest and largest storytelling celebration features a mixed bag of Hawai‘i’s best storytellers including Lopaka Kapanui, Maui’s Tita Kathy Collins and Makia Malo

Na hanana: Events
• Group to revive 19th-century poem-chants at Kaua‘i’s Queen Emma festival

Ke au i hala: From the Archives
• Election-time riot in Hawai‘i? It happened in 1874

NĀ Puke: Books
• New book on Maui lo‘i restoration has real-life roots

Ho‘okahua Waiwai: Economic Self-Sufficiency
• Reality TV Star launches cosmetics line
• OHA funds tax-relief workshops for small Hawaiian nonprofits

COLUMNS

• Chair Haunani Apoliona | PILILA‘AU – ‘ohana reunion o ke koa kaulana
• Robert K. Lindsey, Jr. | ‘Where does OHA stand?’
• Colette Y. Machado | Kāko‘o Ho‘ona‘auao helping Moloka‘i families
• Boyd P. Mossman | Calling the ‘middle’ to action

‘Okakopa 2010

On this month's cover:
At the head of the party

Party politics aside, the Chairmen of Hawai‘i’s Democratic and Republican parties
share a common goal of wanting the best for Native Hawaiians.

Cover photo: John De Mello

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