Kēkēmapa 2012

Ka’i Lamakü Newsletter

‘Ōlelo No’eau: `A`ohe pilo uku.

No reward is a trifle.

Even a small gift is appreciated.

Helpful Links: Kamehameha Schools 125th Anniversary http://www.ksbe.edu/125/ Ka Pili Oihana Internship Info/Career Services- http://apps.ksbe.edu/cphc/career-services KS Alumni Relations- http://alumni.ksbe.edu/alumni

Hawaiian Value of the Month:

Mahalo Thanks

Aloha e Nā Haumāna

As the year and semester comes to a close, please enjoy the articles and helpful information below.

• 125 Years • Michel Arakaki • Makali`i

Got News to share? Contact Uncle Ku: kucalina@ksbe.edu

Ka’i Lamakü CollegeShop!

Join us as we discuss strategies to address the challenges of financing your education: • Learn ways to address your financial challenges. • Understand the latest changes in the FAFSA process • Receive tips on successful financial aid and scholarship applications • Get information on scholarships for native Hawaiians. • Learn about internship opportunities.

Maui Thursday, January 3, 2013 Kamehameha Schools – Maui Campus Pauahilani Q-36 275 `A`apueo Parkway in Pukalani 5:00 PM Registration 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Financial College Shop RSVP with Aunty Paula by Friday, December 21, 2012

Contact Us: Ka’i Lamakü Website: http://apps.ksbe.edu/cphc/KaiLamaku email: kailamaku@ksbe.edu

Aunty Chendra Kauahikaua O`ahu chkauahi@ksbe.edu (808) 843.3440 Aunty Nohea Walker O`ahu nowalker@ksbe.edu (808) 843.3420

Aunty Paula Purdy Maui, Moloka’i & Lana’i papurdy@ksbe.edu (808) 572.3111

Uncle Kūlani Calina Hawai’i & Kaua`i kucalina@ksbe.edu (808) 935.5137

Brandi Medeiros Administrative Coordinator brmedeir@ksbe.edu (808) 573.7005

- continued Ka’i Lamakü CollegeShop! O`ahu Saturday, January 5, 2013 Kamehameha Schools – Kapālama Pauahi Administration Conference/ Lanai 1887 Makuakāne Street in Kalihi 9:30 AM – Registration 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon RSVP Aunty Nohea by Friday, December 28, 2012 Hilo Saturday, January 12, 2013 Queen Lili’uokalani Children’s Center 919 Ululani Street in Hilo 9:30 AM – Registration 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon RSVP with Uncle Kū by Friday, January 4, 2013 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

125 Years Nä `Ōlelo A Solomona 31: 10 `O wai ka mea i loa`a iä ia ka wahine noho pono? He waiwai `o ia i `oi aku i ko nä momi. A reading from the Bible Proverbs Chapter 31; Verse 10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. An historic celebration of a 125 years of the legacy of Ke Ali`i Pauahi Bishop culminates this month with Founders Day. The Christian service highlights Pauahi’s love of God and her selfless mission to better the lives of her people. Her legacy is visible today across three campuses; through programs that serve children through-out ko Hawai`i pae `āina; and post educational scholarships that fuel education in the halls of academia and in the midst of kupuna. Bernice Pauahi Pākī was born December 19, 1831 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i to High Chiefs Abner Pākī and Laura Kōnia Pākī. She was the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha I, the warrior chief who conquered all the islands of Hawai‘i under his rule in 1810. She attended the chief’s children’s school, known more commonly as the Royal School, where Pauahi embraced her kuleana as an ali`i. She married American businessman Charles Reed Bishop whom she shared a great love. The couple remained childless. But, Pauahi could not remain blind. She witnessed the tragedy of her native people. At the time of her will in 1883, only 44,000 native Hawaiians remained of a once estimated 1 million at the time of Captain Cook. Destitute and without a voice, Hawaiians were succumbing to disease and displacement. Pauahi knew that her land holdings would meet her peoples need for education and wellbeing. The restitution of a nation could be her legacy. In 1887, under the direction of her beloved husband, this legacy came to fruition: the Kamehameha School for Boys was opened. One hundred

and twenty five years later, two sister campuses make-up the tri-campus school with facilities in up-country Maui and in the Puna district of the Big Island. The famous fourth campus is the Extension Education Services which provides outreach to native Hawaiian students not attending one of the three campuses. Hawaiian culture foundation is a key component in the Exploration series for students grades 5 – 9. College preparatory enrichment is provided to high school students in the Kamehameha Scholars program creating a pipeline to higher education. Finally, through Career and Post High Counseling and Guidance, Hawaiian families are building new generational success in post-high education in Hawai`i and through-out the continental U.S. All of this is possible because of a princess’ generosity and foresight. The `ohana nui of Kamehameha Schools is invited to celebrate this legacy of a 125 years at EES Founders Day services through-out Hawai`i. Guests are encouraged…to listen to scripture that Pauahi dedicated her life to emulating and to launa with peers who have benefitted from her will. Finally, to say mahalo nui to a woman worth “far above rubies.”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Founders Day 2013

Kaua`i Celebrated on Saturday, December 8 8:30 am Service Wilcox Elementary School Cafeteria 4319 Hardy Street Lihue O`ahu Celebrated on Saturday, December 8

9:00 am Service Kawaiaha’o Church Honolulu

Maui Saturday, December 15 9:00 am —11:00 am Kamehameha Schools Maui Keöpüolani Hale (High School Campus) Hawai`i - Hikina Hawai`i - Komohana Saturday, December 15 Saturday, December 15 10:00 am Service 9:00 am Service Haili Christian Church Moku`aikaua Church Hilo Kailua - Kona

Oli Mahalo A Chant of Thanks Na Këhau Camara

ÿUhola ÿia ka makaloa lä The Makaloa mat has been unfurled Püÿai i ke aloha ä In love, (food is/was shared) we share Kükaÿi ÿia ka hä loa lä The great breath has been exchanged Päwehi mai nä lehua Honored and adorned is the Lehua Mai ka hoÿokuÿi a ka häläwai lä From zenith to horizon Mahalo e Ke Akua Gratitude and thanks to our Akua Mahalo e nä küpuna lä ÿea Gratitude and thanks to our beloved ancestors Mahalo me ke aloha lä Gratitude, admiration, thanks, and love

Mahalo me ke aloha lä To all who are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Student Intern, Kamehameha Counselor Michel Arakaki

“To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams,

to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you

happy - this is success!” Sasha Azevedo

We all have dreams. And though our dreams may be different, they all lead us to find our true passion in life. My dream was to one day be in a position where I would be helping people. My parents assumed I meant that I wanted to be a physician. Being more of a realist, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human services from HPU. “She encouraged me to dust off the cobwebs from my old dream of earning a master’s degree and ‘just go for it’.” Shortly thereafter, I began working with children with special needs. Success, for me, became the moments when I witnessed small changes in “my kids.” And then, a simple conversation with my aunty changed my life. She encouraged me to dust off the cobwebs from my old dream of earning a master’s degree and “just go for it.”

Kamehameha Schools is responsible to assist

people of Hawaiian ancestry to achieve their highest

potential as “good and industrious

men and women.”

Being a single mom, I wasn’t sure if I could do it. My aunt’s belief in me gave life to my dream. I enrolled in Chaminade University’s Masters of Counseling Psychology program in the Fall of 2009. Once in the program, my passion grew into an obsession. I became a sponge and soaked up all I could with the knowledge that one day I would use what I learned to help others.

In the Fall of 2011, I began my search to find an organization to fulfill the internship requirement of the master’s program. On the day of my internship interview with Kamehameha Schools’ Kaʻi Lamakū program, my aunty lost her battle with cancer and passed away. With her words “just go for it” burning in my heart, I walked into the interview. I kept repeating those words over and over for strength. Thankfully, I was given the gift of interning with Kaʻi Lamakū. “… or just taking the time, like my aunty did, to remind them to press on.” During my time as an intern, I was blessed to hear the dreams and goals of many of my students. Success, for me, came on the days students would call me to thank me for helping them with such services as completing financial aid applications, finding community support… or just taking the time, like my aunty did, to remind them to press on. I realized, after sessions spent laughing, comforting and jumping for joy with my students, that I was living out my dream. I completed my internship with Kaʻi Lamakū in the Spring of 2012. Walking across that stage to accept my master’s degree was the second best feeling. The moment that trumped it came when my biggest supporter, my daughter Kaelin, giving me a thumbs up out in the audience that night. My journey has now come full circle as I was given the opportunity to continue living out my dream as a Program Coordinator/Counselor in our Kilohōkū program at Kamehameha Schools’. My kuleana is to support student’s dreams by connecting them with professionals representing their field of interest. Success for me is in the success of my students. I encourage you to just go for it and believe that you will have that moment where you realize you are living out your dream. Imua e na haumāna!

Hana Lima Scholarship Orientations Hālāwai Ho`ona`auao

O`ahu (above): The orientation helped Hana Lima scholarship recipients to visualize their voyage and plot their coordinates in order to reach their educational & career goals. Hawai`i (left): Brittney Castro and Shaena-Ann De Canto (HCC Culinary Art students) get valuable career tips from Heidi Dangaran of the Kilohōkū program.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kāpili `Oihana Internship Program (KOIP) Renee Jorg, coordinator Kāpili `Oihana, which means “to build a career or profession,” is a 12-week program offered during the summer with pat-time and full-time positions that may be paid or unpaid. For individuals who qualify, a limited number of stipends may be available through KS Financial Aid.

- continued Kāpili `Oihana Internship Program KOIP is for degree-seeking students in an accredited college program looking for internship positions in the summer to gain real-world work experience in a professional environment, to have the opportunity to develop new skills and competencies, and to build a network of professional contacts. On-line application will be available on January 7th, 2013. For more details, please call Renee Jorg @ 573.7060 or 1.800.842.IMUA, ext 37060. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012-2013 Native Hawaiian Scholarship ‘AHA Dates Need money for college? Meet and talk to professionals from major scholarship organizations for Native Hawaiians – all in one place!

City Location Date Time Lïhu’e Kaua’i

Community College

December 11, 2012 6:00-8:00 pm

Kahului UH Maui College

December 12, 2012 6:00-8:00 pm

Kaunakakai UH Maui College-Moloka’i Campus

December 13, 2012 6:00-8:00 pm

Wai’anae Wai’anae High School

January 8, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Häna Helene Hall, Häna Bay

January 9, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Waimänalo Waimänalo Hawaiian Homes

January 10, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Kapölei UH West O’ahu January 15, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm Läna’i UH Maui

College-Läna’i Campus

January 16, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Papakölea Roosevelt High School

January 17, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Pearl City Leeward Community College

January 23, 2013 3:00-5:00 pm

Honolulu Kapi’olani Community College

January 24, 2013 6:00-8:00 pm

Makali`i The Stars of the Season Stars play such an important role in our culture. We know that they lead our ancestors across the pacific, the original GPS. We also know that the three wise men followed an especially bright star across the desert to a humble manger with the Christ child. Stars have always heralded great happenings,

- continued Makali`i one even blazed across the sky the night a future warrior chief was born on the Kohala coast. So, let’s get to know the stars of the season: Makali`i, the Pleiades. In ancient Hawai`i there lived the Chief Makali`i. He wanted all the mea`ai for himself, so he stole it. He put it in an `upena (net) and hung it on some stars set high in the sky. Too high for anyone to reach, hunger began to haunt the land. Well `Iole (the Hawaiian rat) saw the food and decided to climb into the sky to recover the food. He reached up and scampered onto the `upena. He gnawed, as `iole do, until a puka appeared in the `upena, and all of the food fell back to the earth. Thus the food was shared by all. The rising of those very stars would come to herald the season known as the Makahiki: the season of harvest. When ancient kahuna saw the Makali`i rise on the horizon at dusk, it opened the season of sharing and games. War was put aside and processions began on all islands, starting clockwise with their left shoulders to the sea. Food was gathered, accounted for and shared. Some were given in honor of the akua Lono. It became the season of peace and the reconnection of `ohana. These very stars named after the greedy chief have come to signify a season of goodwill. Our ancestors worked together to harvest the kula lands. The food would be shared by all, so that there would be no hardship, like that experienced in the original mo`olelo. This was servant leadership in its original form. Feasts were held, games were played. Whole communities played. In the shallows of the beach, competitors splashed water, landing some very accurate missiles, amongst great good natured laughter. On land, familiar Makahiki games like ulu maika and moa pahe`e (bowling games) and huki huki (tug-of-war) replaced the more aggressive games of the Kū season. But, never doubt, these were still games of skill of a warrior people. Only the good natured laughter and banter declared that the games were played in goodwill. Today, the Makali`i, the seven chiefly eyes, still signal the change of seasons in Hawai`i. We continue to play the ancient Makahiki games and new ones dominate our attention: Monday night football and college basketball. Our celebrations include western favorites: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Chinese New Year’s and Valentines. The holidays also signal a time to serve others: adopting needy families for gift giving or helping with church food drives. While the names have changed, the tradition still lives with each rising. Eō Makali`i, Lono-i-ka-Makahiki! The chiefly eyes mark the season of harvest and goodwill!

Holiday Wishes from the Ka`i Lamakū Staff Hauoli la nui mai kākou! Wishing you and yours a Happy Holidays and as always, “eat and be merry” and let’s start our New Year’s with a BANG! Malama pono, Aunty Chendra As finals are approaching and plans are being made to occupy your Winter break from school, don’t forget to embrace the opportunity to give back! Pauahi served her people with everything she had, and you have the perfect opportunity to support your community. Volunteer during this break. Go to a soup kitchen and feed the homeless, help out with a holiday canned food drive for your local food bank, visit the kupuna in care homes, or read a story to children at your local library. The reason for the season is love and hope and joy and peace that our Heavenly Father has given us and what better way to exemplify that than to reach out and help! Mahalo, Aunty Nohea Aloha Kalikimaka a Ke Akua Pū I kēia Makahiki, mai poina nā po`e makamae i kou `ola. E mahalo iā lākou, e mahalo Ke Akua no kou `ohana a me mau hoaloha. He mea waiwai kēia po`e i kou `ola. Mālama pono `Anakala Kūlani May this Holiday Season give you an opportunity to rest, relax and rejuvenate – you deserve it! Take the opportunity to catch up with family and friends and for those of you who have been away on the continental U.S. – don’t forget to hit the beach and get your tan back. Share a joyful heart with those that you are blessed to spend time with this Holiday Season and remember that often times the best gifts are simple acts of kindness that will brighten someone’s life and yours as well! Merry Christmas from Aunty Paula