No Nā ‘Ōiwi ‘Ōlino

E ō e nā ‘ōiwi ‘ōlino, nā pulapula a Hāloa, mai Hawai‘i a Ni‘ihau, puni ke ao mālamalama
(answer natives, those who seek wisdom, descendants of Hāloa, from Hawai‘i island in the east to Ni‘ihau in the west, and around this brilliant world)

Aloha e nā kūpuna kahiko, nāna e ho‘oulu mai nei, iā kākou e holo pono, a loa‘a e ka lei lanakila
(love to our ancient forebears, who continue to inspire us to move forward on a righteous path, that the adornment of victory will be realized)

E hana kākou me ke ahonui, pili me ka hā a ke aloha, ‘oiai e kūlia i ka nu‘u, a kau i ka ‘iu o luna
(let us work together with patience, holding close the essence of aloha as we strive for the very best until we achieve our ultimate goal)

Ka‘i mai e nā hoa kui lima, lei ‘ia i ka pua lehua, akaka wale ho‘i ka mana‘o i ka ‘ā o ke ahi awakea
(march forward partners together, arm in arm wearing adornments of crimson (lehua), thoughts are clear and focused as the torch is ignited at mid-day)

Welowelo e ka hae Hawai‘i, i hō‘ailona wehi no nā kini, ke Akua pū me kākou, i pono ke ea o ka ‘āina
(the Hawaiian flag waves proudly on the breeze as an adorning symbol of the multitudes, may God be with us always that the life of the land will be pono)

Nā ‘Ōiwi ‘Ōlino calls upon us to honor our tradition, our past; to achieve the success as a people, working with patience, compassion and courage with clear thought and recognition that we are interdependent, living the values of our ancestors, in the present; and, to chart collective success of Native Hawaiians, facing future, in Hawai‘i and elsewhere.

April 2010 funding approvals to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, King William Charles Lunalilo Trust Estate and Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts for a collective sum of $375,000 by the OHA Trustees touches these expectations.

E Kū Ana Ka Paia: Unification, Responsibility and the Kū Images Exhibit (June-October 2010), Bishop Museum's project enables the presentation of three Kū images that in pre-contact Hawai‘i stood together at Ahu‘ena Heiau in Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i. One image arrives from the British Museum in London, England, and the second Kū image arrives from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, to join the third at the Bishop Museum. These images transcend their individual manifestations and now represent the Hawaiian people as a whole, bringing ourselves and our community together, representative of pre-contact times, yet symbolic of unification and the Native Hawaiian pursuit of self-determination, in modern times.

Restoration of King Lunalilo's royal tomb at Kawaiaha‘o Church by King William Charles Lunalilo Trust Estate boldly honors the legacy of King Lunalilo, first elected King to the Throne and sixth monarch in the Hawaiian Kingdom of post-contact Hawai‘i, who dedicated his assets and lands for care of Hawaiian Elders (Kūpuna) by the Lunalilo Home serving our elders since 1883. Lunalilo and Kamehameha I are the only two of the eight monarchs not buried at Mauna ‘Ala in Nu‘uanu, O‘ahu.

The first ever Nā Hōkū o Hawai‘i Music Festival (May 27-30, 2010) of the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts, extends HARA's mission to preserve, protect and promote the music and recording industry of Hawai‘i. The convention and festival forum will educate and enable Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs whose products are music, performance and recording to pursue and achieve business success in these modern times, producing and distributing musical works, enhanced by global networking opportunities and use of new media tools and emerging technologies. 17/48