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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0431.000 1996-1998 - - C~ c. - c: :J l„ = RESOLUTION - - r, `AHA PUNANA LEO JULY 23, 1997 WHEREAS, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE `AHA PUNANA LEO HAVE GATHERED ON THE 23 OF JULY IN HILO, HAWAII, AND, WHEREAS, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS TEN PRESCHOOLS TAUGHT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF HAWAIIAN AND ALSO ASSIST PUBLIC HAWAIIAN IMMERSION SCHOOLS, FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 SUCH STUDENTS ASSISTED, AND, WHEREAS, WE PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS LEARNING THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IN ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS, FOR A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SUCH STUDENTS ASSISTED, AND, WHEREAS, THE MAJORITY OF THE CHILDREN, PARENTS AND TEACHERS IN OUR OWN SCHOOLS AND THE OTHER SCHOOLS WHICH WE SERVE ARE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND, WHEREAS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF HAWAII ARE DISSIMILAR IN MANY WAYS TO THOSE OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC IMMIGRANT PEOPLES LIVING AMONG US, AND, WHEREAS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILARITIES AMONG OUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THOSE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE OTHER FORTY-NINE STATES, AND, WHEREAS, FOR MANY YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN MUCH VISITING OF EACH OTHER'S PROGRAMS AND SHARING OF EACH OTHER'S MATERIALS BETWEEN US OF THE `AHA PUNANA LEO AND THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF OTHER STATES IN OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND REVITALIZE THE NEARLY EXTINCT INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF OUR PEOPLES, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BE INFORMED OUR DESIRE THAT NATIVE HAWAIIANS BE LISTED IN THE CENSUS IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS OUR FELLOW NATIVE AMERICANS AND THAT WE BE SEPARATED FROM THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC CATEGORY. RESOLVED THIS 23 OF JULY 1997 IN HILO HAWAII KAUANOEKAMANA PRESIDENT' I OoOtaL 1I4 ~ac,~c.~c~,~-~~~c,or~-.~ i+~ie tto. ~Ab11 Itef. To: itct. Dste AUG 0 6 1997 Hale Kakob • 1744 Ki~o ble, Hilo, Hawai `i 96720-5245 • kelepona (808) 959979 • kelepa`i (808) 959-4725 w ~A IG CL P ZG;.,12 a n a 18 O `OLELO HO`OHOLO `AHA PUNANA LEO LA 23 O IULAI, 1997 `OIAI, UA `AKOAKOA NA LALA O KA PAPA ALAKA`I O KA `AHA PONANA LEO MA KA LA 23 O IULAI MA HILO, HAWAII, A `OIAI, HE `UMI A MAKOU KULA KAMALI`I E MALAMA ANA MA LOKO O KA `OLELO HAWAII ME KE KOKUA PU `ANA I NA KULA KAIAPUNI HAWAII O KE AUPUNI, I HIKI KA HUINA NUI O NA HAUMANA A PAU I KAHI O KA 1,500, A, `OIAI, KE KOKUA PU NEI MAKOU I NA HAUMANA O NA KULA KAlAPUNI `OLELO PELEKANIA E A`O ANA I KA `OLELO HAWAII I HIKI AKU I KAHI O KA 5,000, A `OIAI, 'O KA NUI LOA O NA KEIKI, MAKUA, A ME NA KUMU O KO MAKOU MAU KULA PONO`I A ME NA KULA `E A`E A MAKOU E KOKUA ANA, HE MAU `OIWI O KA MOKU`AINA O HAWAII A `OIAI, `A`OLE I LIKE KE KULANA O KA LAHUI `ZSIWI O HAWAII NEI ME KO NA LAHUI `ASIA A PAKIPIKA E NOHO PU NEI I WAENA O MAKOU MA NA `ANO HE NUI LOA, A `OIAI, UA NUI KA LIKE MA WAENA O KE KULANA O MAKOU ME KE KULANA O NA LAHUI `OIWI O NA MOKU`AINA `E A`E HE KANAHAKUMUMAIWA, A `OIAI, NO NA MAKAHIKI LO`IHI, UA NUI KE KIPA AKU A KIPA MAI A KA`ANA AKU A KA`ANA MAI MA WAENA O MAKOU O KA `AHA PUNANA LEO A ME NA LAHUI `OIWI O NA MOKU`AINA `E A`E MA KA `IMI `ANA I KA HO`ONA`AUAO ME KA HO`OLA I NA `OLELO `OIWI `ANE HALAPOHE A MAKOU, NO LAILA, E HO`OHOLO `IA E HO`OMAOPOPO `IA KE AUPUNI PEKELALA O `AMELIKA HUI PiI `IA I KO MAKOU MAKEMAKE E HELU `IA NA `OIWI HAWAII MA NA HELU KANAKA MA KA MAHELE HO`OKAHI ME NA HOA`OIWI `AMELIKA O MAKOU A E HO`OKA'AWALE `IA MAI KA MAHELE O KO `ASIA ME KA PAKIPIKA. HO`OHOLO `IA MA KEIA LA 23 O IULAI, 1997 MA HILQ HAWAII. KAUANOEKAMANA PELEKIKENA Q~ Hale Kako `o • ]744 Kim`ole, Hilo, Hawai `i 96720.5245 • kelepona (808) 959-4979 • kelepa'i (808) 959-4725