HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 575 Draft 01 1980-1984~~ ~ o
P.ESOLUTION N0. °~75 ~3
WHEREAS, the Kalani Honua Retreat and Culture Center
recently observed its first anniversary with a Ho'olaule'a to
proudly reflect upon its successes in the many intercultural
programs the Center offers; and
WHEREAS, the celebration was also intended to benefit the
1953 Kalani Honua Summer Youth Proaxam which this year aaill
includE a session for the handicapped., co-sponsored by the Hilo
Association Por Retarded Citizens; a multi-language institute,
co-sponsored by the Department of Education; keiki camps,
performing arts program for teens, and a Hawaiian International
Dance Festival; and
and other interests; and
WHEREAS, Kalani Honua, a unique center of learning is
located in an appropriate Hawaiian environment, which features
instruction by native masters of the hula, lei making, weaving,
ffshing, storytelling, music and ancient crafts, augmented by
workshops in performing and visual arts, and offers a
continuous flow of seminars for business, science, religious
WHERERS, the documented accomplishments of Kalani Honua can
be attributed to the live-in, cultural experiences taught by
respected resource people who have been able to bridge ttie gap
between the past and tfie present.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAVlAII that it recognizes the Kalanf Honua Retreat and
Cultural Center in its first successful year of operations, for
providing a quality, educational experience which has benefited
the people who took part in the programs and our community as a
whole.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of
Hawaii remit true copies of this Resolution to Sheila Bright,
Administrator; Richard Koob, Executive Director; Ernest Morgan;
the National Endowment for the Arts and the State Foundation on
Culture and the Arts.
Dated at Hilo, Hawa"i,._.tbis~_16th._.day._of March, 1983.
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