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Holo Holo in Ka'u

Posted by Robert Ebanez on February 10, 2009 at 6:00pm
There is a large standing pohaku at the doorway of the entrance of this heiau. This is a luakini (human sacrifice) heiau to the Gods and was used for War purposes too. We were holo holo at this spot late one Akua night, and my brother-in-law Gene Hiraki and I were the only ones here on the beach. He wanted to check out the area across the bay about 700 yards away. He started to walk over to that area and left me alone on this luakini heaiu. Being away from home and living on Oahu, I know what kind obake stuff can happen here at night. I've been through too many in my life-time.So I asked Ke Akua and my mom to watch over us as we holo holo since I know her personally..She's my mom dah....Mom was a beautiful Hawaiian woman. Her picture was taken at Auntie Pat Bacon's home with her mother Kawena Pukui in 1975. Kawena and mom were first cousins. Their mother's were sisters. Our picture is posted on my website.Royal Hawaiian blood or not, it is still uncomfortable standing alone on a luakini heiau on a full moon night (Akua). Well, Gene was 700 yards away from me, but what can he do if I start screaming. He wouldn't hear the screams anyway.The fishing was good (opps) I mean holo holo was good. I was catching menpachi like it was going out of style...the problem was the menpachi was too big and the meat was tough. I had my ulua pole set-up and I slid one of those live bumbucha menpachi's as bait for braddah jack ulua.Then the fishing bell went off, the 4.0 conventional reel started spinning fast and whatever was on the other end had to be big because most of my main line was out within a few seconds.I grabbed the pole,unhooked the safety line and set the hook into the fish. I'm standing on the border walls of the heaiu fighting this fish. Below me was a 3 foot drop to a small ledge and below that is a 20 foot drop into the deep ocean.All of a sudden the fish jerked my pole so hard that I fell 3 ft standing up and landed on that shallow ledge below, then the line snapped. The fish was gone. I'm holding my pole and looking straight down this cliff and realized I could have been in the newspaper the next day with the caption missing fisherman in Ka'u.I climbed back up the stone wall of the heaiu and put the ulua pole away. I was done for the night. That was a close call of certain death for me. So, I'm standing facing the sea reflecting what just happened. I turned to my right to check on Gene. He was still holo holo on that side.As I was cleaning up my fishing gear, I felt a chill down my spine and my body. I stood up and thought, shooooots, well that was not exactly what I was thinking, but for PG rating purpose on this site, shooooots is the appropriate word I'll use for now.I felt someone standing right behind me. Do you ever get that feeling?I thought ,what the heck, I gotta know . I turned to my left and saw this white thing coming at me and my heart almost fell to the floor.It was a white dog. A bull terrier mixed, Poi dog. He was wagging his tail and very friendly. I was thinking, who's dog is this? There was no one around here for miles.So, I had a new friend, to play with and talk to. Braddah was starving, so I gave him some fish and he ate it so fast. I told the puppy ; don't you freaking howl, because that will freak me out brah, especially hear on this luakini heaiu.Then the dog stood up, turned, and took off running towards the beach, like someone called him.I was to afraid to ask Gene, if he saw that dog, in case his answer was, What dog?I think I had enough holo holo for the night. I was ready to go home and sleep on a nice warm bed.Aloha noBobby E
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Hereʻs an article to piss you off Kanakas! - Straight from the horses mouth!

Posted by KU on February 10, 2009 at 8:00am
http://www.navy.mil/search/print_bbs.asp?bbs_id=732Navy NewsStand - The Source for Navy NewsPearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Bulletin BoardA 1958 History of Pearl Harbor and Our ShipyardStory Number: phnsy031113-0111/13/2003FromOn Oahu right now there are headquarters for Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific, the world's largest military command. Also located on this island are headquarters for the Pacific Fleet, our Submarine Forces, Fleet Marines, Pacific Air Forces, Pacific Army Forces, and naval construction forces. Admirals and generals here control U.S. fighting men on nearly half the world's surface. In view of these facts, it's quite interesting to note that, less than 200 years ago, this place was isolated and undiscovered. One hundred years ago France, Great Britain, America and Russia were agreed that Oahu held the key to the north Pacific Ocean. As for Pearl Harbor itself, the sheltered inlet was the subject of favorable comment and speculation for 82 years before someone did something about it. For nearly 20 years after Captain James Cook's arrival in the Hawaiian Islands, Pearl Harbor lay completely unnoticed by foreigners. Hawaiians themselves gave it little attention, as a matter of fact. They drove canoes through the surf at Waikiki instead, and it was not until foreign sailing ships began crowding Oahu's shoreline that Honolulu harbor itself was used.WAI MOMIIt was 1793 before a non-Hawaiian got a look at what was then called Wai Momi ("water of pearl"). Captain George Vancouver, the man who introduced cattle to the Islands, was asked by his friend King Kamehameha to investigate the basin. A sandbar, which allowed only ships with 15-foot draft or less to enter, blocked the harbor, so Vancouver sailed a small boat there. Though his trip only took him in a couple of miles, he later wrote favorably of Pearl's possibilities. In 1816 the Russian explorer Otto Von Kotzebue checked on the place, and said Europeans could make it the world's finest harbor if it were in their hands. Kotzebue, however, did little to follow up his theory. Early stories of the Islands show he fell victim to its beautiful women, and it may be his exploring took quite another tack.KAMAHAMEHA DIESThe first truly careful check of Pearl Harbor took place in 1824. Kamehameha II was visiting London with his queen that year, and both died, she of measles and he of an abscessed lung. The British assigned HMS Blonde to carry the bodies home, which provided a nice cover for another enterprise, since the English also put a party of scientists aboard Lord Byron's vessel. One of the scientists, Lt. Charles B. Malden, made a thorough survey of the entrance, harbor, and all three lochs of Pearl Harbor. His chart was good enough to be published by the Royal Hydrographic Office, and appears to be the first usable aid to mariners who were interested in Pearl Harbor. Malden's find astounded his colleagues, for he discovered the basin to have nearly 30 miles of protected shoreline. All of it was steep, which meant that in many places a ship's captain could moor without use of a dock, by stringing lines to trees, then stepping ashore. Interior depths were suitable for any warship then in existence, according to soundings, and the harbor was recognized as one of the world's largest natural anchorages. Malden's chart focused attention of maritime nations on Oahu, for here was an excellent spot to base a fleet. Food and provisions were abundant, the population was easy-going, and conditions regarding navigation and weather couldn't be better. Besides, there was no other port even comparable within a radius of more than 2000 miles. First shedding of American blood at Pearl Harbor occurred exactly 147 years before the beginning of World War II, when the U.S. sloop Lady Washington combined with the British sloop Jackal to help King Kalanikupule put down a local uprising. Forces from Ewa were attacking the royal troops, so the two ships slipped into the Pearl River basin and laid down a shore bombardment. The king's army won, and on the following day, December 7, 1794, the victorious vessels exchanged salutes. A British shot went wild, killing Captain Kendrick of the Lady Washington and a number of his crewmen. No one remembered the incident for long, however, because it was a type of accident all-too-frequent in those days of crude ordnance.PEARLS DISCOVEREDPearls have been found at Wai Momi twice. Once was ln 1798, when King Kamehameha I barred all divers but his own from the place immediately, and the small beds there returned a profit only to the monarch. The other time was when a shipyard worker, eating oysters he'd ordered for lunch one day in 1953, bit down on a pearl. This second event received much more attention than the first. From 1819 until shortly after the Civil War when oil was pumped in Pennsylvania, the U.S. whaling industry centered about Oahu. It became a resupply and trading point, and all nations expanding their commerce started eying it. Pearl Harbor was unnoticed because of the sandbar across its entrance, and Honolulu was the port used. The only extensive use of Pearl was in connection with the sandalwood trade. This fragrant lumber was sold to Yankee traders for resale in the Orient. Before they killed off thousands of subjects through overwork and stripped the forests, the Hawaiian chiefs used Pearl Harbor as an assembly point for this material after it was cut in the mountains. It was then taken out by water to ships in Honolulu for transportation west. American naval attention started to focus strongly on Pearl Harbor in 1840, and continued thereafter. Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, one of our most noted explorers, was asked by Kamehameha III during that year to survey the basin. He stated it could be the Pacific's biggest and best harbor, once the sandbar was removed. Then, in 1843, an over-eager British officer tried to seize the Islands and annex them to his homeland. His country disavowed the move, but Dr. G. P. Judd, minister for foreign affairs here feared a repeat of the incident. Judd asked U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant F. W. Curtis, here with the USS Constitution, to make a military survey of Oahu, and to suggest how it best be defended from attack. Curtis made recommendations for construction of forts and location of cannon, and also urged investigation of Pearl Harbor's potential.HAWAII PROSPERSBy mid-century the kingdom of Hawaii was getting wealthy. Great Britain was ready to annex the realm at the first sign of official encouragement, and France was nagging officials for preferential treatment in the field of trade. The local government was greatly influenced by Americans living here, however, and in 1854 it drafted a request for annexation to the U.S. for protection. Kamehameha III died that year, though, and his successor was against the plan, so nothing came of it. The chief result was that the U.S. Navy was ordered to help guarantee the safety of Hawaii against any aggressors. Though U.S. Naval officers strongly advocated doing something to take advantage of Hawaii's strategic location, our government took no official action until the Civil War was nearly over. The Confederate raider Shenandoah was roaming the north Pacific, attacking the Union's whaling fleet, so the North Pacific Squadron was formed in 1865. U.S. warships followed a policy of cruising the islands starting in 1866, and we rented a coaling station here for them. During the period of Hawaii's emergence as a valuable area, white settlers developed its sugar industry. Growth of this enterprise was impeded by only one thing...the high tariff imposed on foreign sugar in the U.S. If sugar were to realize its great potential for enriching the islands, something had to be done about the tariff. Best solution seemed to be annexation, so talk of it began to grow once more, in 1870. A pair of U.S. Army officers helped put across a treaty of reciprocity shortly thereafter. Major General J. M. Schofield and Lt. Col. B. A. Alexander visited Hawaii in 1873, under secret orders to study its defensive capacity. The report they filed in Washington recommended that Hawaii be allowed to ship sugar to the United States free of tariff, in exchange for giving America rights to Pearl Harbor and a strip of land all around it. A treaty containing these provisions went into effect in 1875.SUGAR BOOMSThe treaty did not contain exactly that the U.S. wanted, mainly because of its seven-year duration. America was reluctant to use Pearl Harbor without some guarantee it could stay there, so when the treaty came up for renewal the U.S. Senate held out for permanent possession of the basin. Hawaii's sugar trade, meanwhile, had boomed, and local officials feared loss of tremendous sugar income, so they agreed to permanent possession. This became effective on November 9, 1887. Pearl Harbor became the property of the United States.NAVY CONSIDERS PEARLIn 1891 President Harrison urged his Congress to develop and improve Pearl Harbor as a naval station. The U.S. Navy was building steel warships then, and was seeking bases for its expanding fleet. In 1894 a Navy surveying party made test borings in the sandbar, and their findings prompted further urgings to exploit the place. It would be easy and economical to dredge and, by dumping what was dug out into deep water, the possibility of further major dredging would be wiped out. Since the start of reciprocity in 1875, however, the sugar industry here had mushroomed. Foreign laborers were imported by the thousands from the Philippines and Orient. Hawaiian sugar made deep inroads on markets previously the exclusive domain of stateside growers of beet sugar. The domestic men were mad and started agitating to cut down this terrible tide that threatened to wipe them out. So the U.S. Senate began thinking of treaty abrogation.REVOLT HELPSKilling the treaty would mean loss of Pearl Harbor, however, just when our Navy was ready to take advantage of it. Things were at an impasse with both sides standing to lose or gain heavily unless a compromise was reached. Then the Spanish-American war, a revolt in Hawaii, and annexation solved everything. An uprising here resulted in establishment of the Hawaiian Republic. The Spanish-American war saw America, who'd started to fight only in Cuba, winning a naval battle in the Philippines and also shipping large contingents of troops there for land fighting. Hawaii's importance was highlighted, and when the new Republic sought annexation, it was granted. Hawaii and Pearl Harbor were made a permanent part of the U.S. in ceremonies held August 12, 1898. U.S. sailors and marines from ships present took part in the event. The Navy Department swung into action at once. Within a few months it sent Commander Z. L. Tanner here to lay out plans for building coalsheds, wharves and warehouses. In May, 1899, a coaling station with a capacity of 1000 tons was established downtown, and plans involved increasing that capacity 20-fold. Six months later the Naval Station, Honolulu, was established, with Commander John F. Merry, for whom one of the shipyard landings is named, in charge.MERRY'S LANDINGMore than half of Merry's expenditures during his first year were for oxen, horses and wagons. Mules were used in the shipyard later, the last one not being disposed of until 1930. Conditions were primitive with the Naval Station being part of the coaling station. The first permanent contingent of Marines to be stationed here, in fact, were berthed in an abandoned coal shed for their first three years, and lived another seven in tents before a barracks was built for' them. A small radio station started operating in 1906, the same year that Panama ceded the U.S. land for a canal across the isthmian country. The "sparktricians" could send messages 225 miles out to sea, and successfully receive transmissions from vessels 140 miles away. Then Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, which has just completed a half century of service to the country, was established. Congress passed an Act creating it on May 1, 1908, and authorized nearly $3,000,000 for the purpose. Of this sum, $2,000,000 was to be for a drydock that would enable repair of warships without their having to return to the West Coast, and thereby, as the man said, hangs a tale. It's the kahuna story, repeated scores of times in local and government periodicals. Drydock #1 was the subject of much controversy within the Navy Department, mainly because of a design feature that would allow a ship to be enclosed independently within its inner half, thus allowing free use of the outer section. Then, construction expenses began to mount. Congress was asked for more money, but refused it, so architects did the only thing they could...they redesigned the drydock. They couldn't make it shallower, so they kept making it shorter and shorter so as to stay within the $2,000,000 allowed them. Before this forced process could show itself completely ridiculous, Congress came through with another $1,178,621.21. Work on the dock started on September 21, 1909.DRYDOCK TROUBLEThe Hawaiian gods started giving trouble after that, for on February 17, 1913, the entire drydock structure rumbled, rocked, and caved in. Immediately local workers began chanting the Polynesian-and-pidgin equivalent of "I told you so," for' they had earlier complained how the drydock was being built on the site of a temple once dedicated to Kaahupahau, the Shark Goddess. This fearsome female, they said, had long before proclaimed that sorrow would come to anyone profaning the Pearl River basin, which was her province. Navy engineers examined the wreckage and said the collapse was due to inadequate thicknesses in the original design, but locals were having none of this. Kaahupahau caused it, they claimed, and she'd do it again unless appeased in some way. A worker on the drydock named David Kanakeawe Richards became seriously disturbed by the murmurings of his fellow-laborers. These continued even after work was resumed in 1915. So, when Governor William Frear of the Territory stopped by to see how work was moving along, Richards approached him. Frear was wise to local ways, and had an inkling of what Richards had in mind, but he respected Hawaiian customs. He told Richards to use his own judgment. Richards visited a local kahuna, a priestess who told him what should be done. The man sprinkled wood and ashes over the drydock as she instructed him, chanting Hawaiian phrases all the while. The kahuna herself came by a few days later to add her powers of invocation to those of Mr. Richards. After she had blessed the drydock enterprise and appeased Kaahupahau she told Navy officials they would have no further trouble "so long as you call on the kahuna for your great building." The lady was exactly right, for neither that drydock nor any of the other three since built has collapsed.FIRST WARSHIPDredging was far enough along to permit entrance of the gunboat Petrel into Pearl Harbor in the spring of 1911, but it was shortly before Christmas of that year when the first large warship passed though the narrow entrance. This was USS California, flagship of the Pacific Station, which threaded her way to an anchorage on December 15, 1911. The armored cruiser was crammed with local celebrities and dignitaries as she broke a blue ribbon stretched across her path, and a parade of small craft was strung out behind her. A luau inside the harbor was attended by celebrating participants in this history-making event. They boated from the warship to the feast and went back to Honolulu by train that night.A MOVE IN 1913The Commandant and his staff moved out of the Old Naval Station in 1913, and from that time things began to center around Pearl Harbor. A high-powered radio station was authorized, and $500,000 was provided for work to be done by the Bureaus of Yards and Doc engineering. More than $420,000 worth of buildings had been erected shortly before his moving date of August.THREE YEARS LATERThe first submarine disaster ever sustained by the Navy occurred on March 25, 1915 when the F-4 sank in 305 feet of water off Honolulu, with the loss of 21 men. She was raised by using six pontoons, then towed to the Pearl Harbor yard for refitting. Three other submarines towed by the USS West Virginia from San Francisco that year-were based downtown. Their reliefs, which arrived in 1915, moved to the present location of the Submarine Base just after arrival. These were the K-3, K-4, K-6, and K-7. The yard's eighth year, 1916, was its biggest. Work on the ammunition depot at Kuahua Island was completed, as was the shipyard hospital. Drydock 1's first section was sunk into Place, and the section of 15 more was made ready. The shipyard was electrically lighted and equipped with telephones throughout, and the radio station sent its first official message to Washington directly, without relay. Biggest source of pride, however, was the Secretary of the Navy's annual report, which showed $10,209,755 had been invested in the yard since its beginning. It ranked 10th in national standings. First was New York, into which only $30,807,907 had been invested, although it was 108 years older than Pearl Harbor. On February 4, 1917, boarding parties seized the German ships Geier and Locksun. These were a gunboat and her tender. Not long thereafter, local people learned sailors had made the first capture of an enemy warship in World War I. Yard workers overhauled the captured pair, and they were commissioned as the Schurz and Gulfport that same June. This helped fatten a few paychecks for the yard worked on only 12 ships in the subsequent year.MRS. DANIELSThe next big year was 1919 when the drydock was at last completed. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wearing a hat that could pass for a small shade tree, pressed a button that started flooding the dock on August 21, while simultaneously causing an American flag to be run up a mast on the drydock's caisson. First ship to be serviced in the completed drydock entered it on October 1, just after battleships made a visit to the island base. Naval aviation came to Pearl Harbor on December 1, 1919, though the first force consisted only of four seaplanes. A space in the yard was assigned to them, and ramps were built. A year later this was officially named a naval air station.WORLD WAR I ENDSAs World War I ended, everything Navy gravitated toward Pearl Harbor. The old Naval Station was closed for insufficient funds, and submarines were moved to their present location. A marine railway was started, and shipyard hospital facilities expanded. Cuts in appropriations, however, slowed completion of Projects recommended by a Special Board which stated Pearl Harbor ought to be expanded to the point where it could handle the entire Fleet, if required, as a strategic necessity. The accent was on Naval aviation in the twenties, and Luke Field on Ford Island was shared by the Army and the Navy. This continued until Hickam Field was acquired for Army use, after which the island in Pearl's east loch became a naval air station. During that decade fuel storage capacities were expanded until they could hold more than 4,000,000 barrels for use by the Fleet. First major Fleet maneuvers in Hawaii were held in the spring of 1925 when the Army and Navy joined in a problem centered about an enemy attack on the Hawaiian Islands. That same year local residents were thrilled by an air-sea navigation feat that occurred when the PN-9 #1, commanded by Commander John Rodgers, was forced down at sea while attempting a non-stop flight to Oahu from San Francisco. Rodgers and his crew then "sailed" their seaplane to the Islands in nine days, using wing fabric to catch the wind.DEPRESSION AFFECTS PEARLThe Depression kept operations at Pearl Harbor to a minimum, but enough money was appropriated to expand moderately. Most expenditures were for acquiring equipment, and the national government's "make work" program resulted in the Repair Basin being started. Work picked up in 1936 with dredging operations expanded, a barracks started, and the shipyard's water supply system improved. About 2,000,000 cubic yards of the bottom were dredged out during 1937, and work began on the concrete moorings alongside Ford Island that later came to be known as "Battleship Row." That same year the massive radio towers at the shipyard were dismantled and moved to a new location so the yard would have room for expansion. In 1940 things really began to pick up here. The Navy Department was advertising throughout the Mainland for workers at this shipyard, and thousands seized the chance for travel and a home in Hawaii. More than 4,000 arrived before July, 1941. Among the items approved by Congress were two more drydocks, a new power plant, and over $1,000,000 worth of dredging and mooring facilities. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard had started on its way to becoming the Pacific's largest industrial enterprise. Work began on underground storage facilities, housing for the new workers, and increasing the hospital's capacity.PEARL HARBOR ATTACKEDThen came the attack by the enemy on Pearl Harbor navy yard. Norfolk and Washington had been threatened during the War of 1812, and Norfolk during the Civil War, but both had been demolished by retreating defenders before they were ever attacked. During the Spanish-American War there was great fear of attack by Spanish forces at Cuba upon our East Coast ports, which resulted in our Naval District of Harbor Defense, but no enemy had ever hit one of our yards while it was manned. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy sent aircraft over Oahu in two massive waves, Of 96 warships present, 18 of the major ones were sunk or damaged, while shipyard workers pitched in to help sailors and marines. Many were later cited for their actions during and after the attack, including George Walters, Harry Danner, and Julio DeCastro, to name just three of the men who turned to, during battle. George ran his traveling crane back and forth on.its tracks, trying to shield the USS Pennsylvania, Cassin and Downes from low-flying attackers. Harry was all over the place, first working on the Pennsylvania's engines, then helping round up an ammunition-passing party, then manning a gun, then working on USS Honolulu's engines so she could get underway and clear of the harbor. Julio helped cut men out of the hulls of sunken ships. When the attack was over, the shipyard force began picking up the pieces, with the attack's horrible results before their eyes. USS Oklahoma was overturned, and 1102 bodies were encased forever in the sunken Arizona. Perhaps these two reminders inspired workers, for the machinery at Pearl Harbor never got out of high gear until victory was won.KOREAN WARDuring World War II and Korea, workers at this shipyard applied their skills to overhaul and repair 10,000 ships of the Navy. They've also worked on foreign ships, and civilian vessels in need of immediate repair. Perhaps no other yard has worked on as many types of ships owned by the Navy, as has this one, since they've handled everything from landing boats to battleships and carriers.FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARYOn August 1 and 2 the yard celebrates its 50th anniversary, an event which focuses attention on the phenomenal growth of the Hawaiian Islands. Fifty years ago Oahu's chief activities were agricultural. Now the island has developed so rapidly that its annual calendar of events is jammed with activities. The August date was selected instead of May 13 so that the shipyard celebration would hold center stage alone, rather than compete for public attention. The Open House to be held at the shipyard will be an interesting and unusual thing, but the naval shipyard at Pearl Harbor deserves another longer look for what it has done. The yard was the beginning of a military complex centered about Oahu that now controls U.S. forces in nearly half of the world's area. From $1,800 allowed its first commandant so that he could purchase wagons, horses and, of all things, oxen, the original shipyard is now part of Navy holdings here worth $1,500,000,000-almost as much money as the entire U.S. government spent during its first 100 years of existence. The millions and millions of dollars it has poured into the Territory have been translated into better homes, better education and better lives for thousands of people here. Further, as a spot in which people of nearly 100 different nationalities have worked in harmony together, it has helped considerably in wider understanding of what makes people tick. It is quite unlikely that there is any other place in the world where so many backgrounds, languages and cultures have melted in one pot.PEARL LOOKS AHEADIts future looks good, too. The Pacific is still a major strategic area, and Oahu hasn't moved any. It will always hold the key to this oceanic area. A guided missile-firing submarine is based at Pearl Harbor, and will soon be joined by a nuclear-powered one. The giant carrier Ranger will be here shortly, and specially-fitted destroyer escorts steam from here regularly to their posts on our Distant Early Warning line. Vigorous and forward-looking, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard will continue to figure importantly in the plans of many, from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to people in Kalihi, Kahala and Kaimuki.About the AuthorIf you have enjoyed the history of Pearl Harbor, the story of the museum and the stories on Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Hee, you may thank Chief Journalist Joseph D. Harrington. He was sent to the LOG's rescue and did the research and writing on this large assignment. A Bostonian who entered the Navy in 1942, Joe is known throughout the Navy as a writer, having appeared frequently in Our Navy and having won the U.S. Naval Institute's annual essay contest for enlisted men in 1952, '53 and '55. His writings have also appeared in a number of magazines including the Reader's Digest, which carried his story of the USS Squalus rescue in October, 1956. We says that a few magazines not so sharp have rejected his manuscripts. Chief Harrington has been staff correspondent at Fleet Headquarters since November 1956 and during that time traveled more than 50,000 miles covering Navy news and writing feature stories. He left in July for duty on the staff of Pacific Stars and Stripes, the daily newspaper published in Tokyo for distribution to the U.S. armed forces throughout the Far East. Good luck and best wishes from the LOG staff and a big mahalo for his help with the 50th Anniversary edition follow Joe to his new assignment.
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Posted by Ululani on February 10, 2009 at 7:30am


For my family and friends who like KNOW:

Yesterday I went to my office then to the gym as usual. After that my husband and I went out for a walk in our neighborhood. Sometimes we go to the beach because I can park for free behind one of the offices where I work out of as well there. I only do that on the weekend. I usually park in one of the parking lots and pay one dollar for an hour. IMHO it is WAY better than at Waikiki. They ruined her. They suffocated and her sucked the life out of her.Well I love going to the beach. I actually live along a lake and have a pool. I love being NEAR water. I HAVE to be near water LOLSo when I have free time I go to the beach. This is the latest pic I took. It goes on for miles and miles and it's not POLLUTED like how they've polluted Waikiki. You can see that the setback in this picture is REASONABLE unlike in Hawai'i where they suffocate every square inch!Some people are surprised that I do not like super development. However I don't like monstrosities to be built and know that they are trying to make the islands like Manhattan... which is an island too LOLSome people have asked me why I still donate to less fortunate oiwi in SOME way. I tell them that just because there are a FEW pilau oiwi no mean that ALL oiwi are lidat. Know what I mean??? LOL I REFUSE to let the PILAU ruin it for others so don't worry. I will NOT stop donating to less fortunate oiwi in SOME way even though some pilau people are PILAU TO ME LOL No mattah!Anyway I love da beach:

Latahs!


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PROTECT OUR LANDS DISPLAY THE HAWAIIAN FLAG FEBRUARY 24 - 25

Posted by Free Hawai`i on February 10, 2009 at 5:30am
On February 25, the Supreme Court will be hearing the “ceded” lands case.The fake State of Hawai`i is arguing Hawaiians have no rights to those lands.MANA (Movement for Aloha No ka Aina), is calling on all supporters of Kanaka Maoli rights and sovereignty to fly or display a Hawaiian flag on February 24 & 25, the eve and day of the Supreme Court hearing on the "ceded" lands case.Fly your flag proudly! This will be a sign of our resistance to the State's attempt to dissolve our land rights, and a symbol of our unity.Spread the message far and wide – fly our flag on February 24 and 25.
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missing thnigs

Posted by melissa stenger on February 9, 2009 at 7:14pm
im missing aussie australia and dylan my bff from australiaand im missin daniel who hasnt called me for 3 monthsdaniel if u read this u should call cuz we miss u
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These guys cause PILIKIA

Posted by KU on February 9, 2009 at 5:30pm
Kalani MondoyWhy is he talking about his ancestors and bragging about it on you tube?Taken from Kalanis blog:http://maldito.livejournal.com/"PROTESTING: Yeah what else is new. Today in downtown the streets were being closed very early due to the Immigrant/whatever-else-you-can-think-of march/rally. That's why I changed my flexcar reservations to an hour later and a different location. I want to avoid that crap although by the time we go home it should pretty much be over."

Lana Robbins Aka UlulaniOffice Phone(727) 797-1665 x 111Cell Phone(727) 542-1729I can see all the poi can you?Why does she encourage the abuse and hides her face behind innocent children (her nieces and nephews) on Maoli World?The only reason I can figure is they are JEALOUS and are wannabees. They talk trash and poke fun of people, call others stalkers and yet post all information that they can find on the internet about others. Hey I know how to do research too. I can post a lot more. Keep it up and Iʻll have all the trash you guys wanna see here.
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ALOHA SPIRIT

Posted by Namaka'eha on February 9, 2009 at 4:00pm
I have to say that the ALOHA SPIRIT regins in HAWAII NEI. Thank to the friends on MW and abroad. The po'e has given new meaning to the ALOHA SPIRIT and often not thanked enough for their friendship. To the 'ohana across the ocean, from the North Shore of Moloka'i to Kalalau Valley, from the O'ahu to Mau'i and all islands inclusive. Thank you for your kokua and just sharing your mana'o. A'ole pilikia. The sun will rise and a new tomarrow brings faith, hope and prosperity to all. Mahalo to all families who has provided thier kokua to help others do their own genealogy.MAHALO KE AKUA.
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Oli Kāhea no Hōkūle`a ma Palamila

Posted by ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa on February 9, 2009 at 1:00pm

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I Malaki e holoholo ana ka waa kaulua kaulana loa o Hokulea a hiki i ka moku o Palamila (Palmyra) i ka moana hema o Hawai`i nei. Ia lakou na mea waa e nee mai i ke one o kela moku, pono lakou e kahea aku i na mea noho ma laila. Haku ia keia oli na lakou e Ohukaniohia (o wau no hoi):In March the famous double hulled voyaging canoe Hokulea will sail until it reaches the island of Palmyra, in the seas south of Hawaii nei. When they, the canoe crew, approach the sands of that island, it is proper for them to chant their arrival to the residents there. This chant was composed for them by Ohukaniohia (thatʻs me):Nupanupa lipo ka ‘āpapa i ka la‘i e‘O Palamila ho‘omalu i ka pohu loaKa‘apuni i ka nalu po‘ipū ka papa una‘oa o KupaKūpa‘a ka holona no ke anahuluMai ka mauna kūnihi o Hawai‘i kuauliHiki mai nā mamo maka ‘ālohilohiHiki pū nō me ke alohaE pae, e pae,E ho‘oku‘u ku‘u mai. ‘AeLush and deep green lies the island in the calm‘Tis shaded Palmyra in the windless seaRinged by breaking waves is the coral flat of Cooper IslandWe have held firm for the 10 day voyageFrom the steep-sided mountains of dark-backed Hawai‘iHere come the bright-eyed descendentsArriving altogether finally, with alohaTo land, to come ashore,Give us passage. Grant consent
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A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE LIFE

Posted by Namaka'eha on February 9, 2009 at 10:30am
Have you ever wondered why the grass in greener in certain areas? Have you ever looke at the mahina and say how often it changes or look at the mountain that has a mo'olelo to it. We often don't notice the small things in life that makes are culture unique. Hanauma Bay and Waikolu Valley....Okay, where is the mo'o? Many places through out Hawaii Nei, I see these similar shapes of the 'aina. Evey waterfall and ever part of HAWAII NEI has a mo'olelo. I'm GREATFUL for the translations, authors and researchers then an now. Thank you aunty Mary Kawena Pukui for all of HER contributions to perpetuate the Hawaiian langauge and culture.MAHALO TO EACH ANE VERY KANAKA AND NON KANAKA MAOLI 'OHANA who celebrate and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture.MAHALO KE AKUA! HAVE A NICE WEEK.
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Today is such a great day LOL.. and pics!

Posted by Ululani on February 9, 2009 at 9:00am


For my family and friends who like know:


Today I went to my office early to get some work done. My desk is totally cleared! Which can be difficult to manage because there are SO many papers that come into my hands LOLI actually have this written on a board that I have near my desk:"Na pilikia = Na kala"To remind myself that in my work troubles mean money to donate to MY causes LOL Yes... it amuses me.Here is a pic of good times in Hilo! It's one of my favorite pics of me LOL:

Older with our cousin Sheryl Ann (love this pic too):

And the back of my head these days LOL:

My work epitomizes a lot and you have to be tough both mentally and physically to be in it. It's not for the thin-skinned nor for the weak.Latahs!




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"WHY I OBJECT TO THE AKAKA BILL" - A HAWAI`I NATIONAL SPEAKS

Posted by Free Hawai`i on February 9, 2009 at 5:30am
US Ignores Treaties Still Active With Hawaiian KingdomAs a Hawai`i national and a native Hawaiian, I object to the seditious Akaka Bill.... The US has acknowledged its government's complicity and crime in covert and overt actions in destabilizing, invading, belligerently occupying our sovereign nation, the Kingdom of Hawai`i - its government, its territory, and holding its people hostage.... The Queen's second protest, the Memorial and Ku`e Petitions of 1897 against unlawful annexation signed by over 98% of our Hawaiian citizens spoke for the people, but went ignored......The domestic joint-resolution known as the Newlands Resolution over-rode the people's choice in favor of the U.S. military-protected puppet Republic of Hawai`i....The domestic Statehood Act of 1959 confirmed the seizure of the Hawaiian Kingdom for the US.... The Reorganization of the Native Hawaiian Government [through the Akaka bill] is a fraud [and a] deceitful misrepresentation of the Kingdom of Hawai`i.I will not be a part of this criminal charade and I hope you won't be either.We will fight this US ipso facto usurper attempting to replace our lawful, internationally recognized legitimate government, the Kingdom of Hawai`i.Free Hawai`i by US belligerent de-occupation.Say, "NO" to the Akaka Bill S. 381.He Hawai`i au,TanePearl City, O`ahu
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e Malama Haloa! Submit Testimony to Support State Ban on GMO-Taro!‏

Posted by Pono Kealoha on February 9, 2009 at 2:48am
Aloha mai kakou,We are very happy to report that the community's inspiring efforts to Malama Haloa and stop GMO-taro continue to thrive in 2009! Many, many people are now ma'a to the importance of protecting our precious island foods, and more and more community leaders are listening to the people and educating themselves about the many important health, 'aina and cultural reasons to protect taro.This year, taro farmers across Hawaii have introduced a new bill to the State to establish legal protections for the safety of the taro plant. This bill would establish a full ban on GMO-taro based on the importance of the taro plant as the foundation of Hawaii's heritage, as well as unique allergy-free health food, and special local agricultural industry that could be irreversibly damaged by introducing GMO-taro.There will be a 1st hearing in the State Senate Committee on Energy and the Environment (ENE)this TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th at 3:30pmState Capitol rm. 225COME JOIN US!for SB709- to Protect Taro from genetic modification.read the bill here: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB709_.HTMFIND OUT MORE & EASILY SUBMIT YOUR TESTIMONY HERE!!!!http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2699/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26585Bill SB709 Background Info:This bill was introduced by Senators English & Galuteria. The bill has similar language to SB958, from last year, however taro farmers & supporters are suggesting changes, or amendments, to some of that language because it does not protect ALL varieties of taro (it only protects specific named Hawaiian varieties, an incomplete list), and it does not address the health & economic concerns we have about GMO-taro. So we will be requesting amendments to the bill before it passes out of this committee at the Tuesday Feb. 10th hearing. These amendments would be to use the language of a bill the taro farmers introduced with the Hawaiian Caucus on the House side, HB1663. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB1663_.HTMSenators know of these recommended changes and will hopefully work to fix the bill to better represent our community, science & industry concerns, but they need to hear from us for encouragement!About This 1st Hearing on Tuesday:It will be before the ENE committee. While we do believe to get support from most of the committee members, we can never be sure because of all the behind-the-scenes decision making and last minute no-shows that are inherent to politics. However, the more that these committee members hear from us to know they have the backing of the community, the more likely they will show up and back this bill. If this bill passes through this committee it will then go to the senate WTL committee, then cross over to the House....but this hearing on Tuesday is the 1st step, and very important to start the session strong! Please submit your testimony now!Please call these guys on MONDAY -and- TUESDAY morning!There are only 7 of them so it should only take max of 5 mins to call all of them...Senator Mike Gabbard, Committee Chair - (808)586-6830 (District: 19 - Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Makakilo, Kapolei, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Portions of Waipahu and Ko 'Olina )Senator J. Kalani English, Committee Vice-Chair - (808)587-7225 (District 6 - Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe)Senator Josh Green (808)586-9385 (District 3 - North and South Kohala, North and South Kona)Senator Gary L. Hooser (808)586-6030 (District 7 - Kaua'i, Ni'ihau)Senator Les Ihara (808)586-6250 (District 9 - Palolo, St. Louis Heights, Maunalani Heights, Kaimuki, Kapahulu, West Diamond Head, Waikiki Gold Coast)Senator Russell S. Kokubun (808)586-6760 (District 2 - Waiakea Uka, Kalapana, Volcano, Kahuku)Senator Fred Hemmings (808)587-8388 (Distirct 25 - Kailua, Lanikai, Waimanalo, Hawai'i Kai)Talking Points:- "I support protecting all natural taro and banning GMO-taro."- "I support the amendments that the taro farmers are proposing to SB709 to protect all varieties of taro and to protect the health of consumers & our local taro industry from GMO-taro, by changing the bill language to reflect that of HB1663."- "Please support taro farming in Hawaii by showing up to vote in support at the committee hearing on Tuesday at 3:30 and pass this bill with those appropriate amendments."- "Mahalo for listening to our community concerns and taking action to protect this sacred and important food resource in Hawaii."SUBMIT YOUR TESTIMONY HERE:http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2699/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26585Please forward this email wide and far!Contact NaKahuOHaloa@gmail.com for more info and to get involved!Nana ka maka, Hana ka lima...e Malama Haloa!
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Ms. Diana of 1972

Posted by Robert Ebanez on February 8, 2009 at 9:30pm
On the morning of August 18, 1972 Hurricane DIANA, surf estimated to be 30 feet in height struck Hawaii Island's Puna coast at Kalapana, Kapoho Beach lots and Kapoho Vacationland. At Vacationland, which was most severely hit, the surf swept four homes off their foundations, extensively damaged one of them, flooded another home, washed rocks and debris inland and eroded 200 feet of a private road. Tides at Hilo Harbor rose 4 to 5 feet above normal beginning about 8 a.m. and lasted throughout the day. Although there were no floods, rainfall was heavy over most of the eastern side of the Big Island with pockets of very heavy rainfall. Ten inches fell in a small area northeast of Hilo and 8 inches fell in the Punaluu area southwest of Hilo.It would have been helpful to us surfers in Ka'u to have known the above surf report back then. All we knew was big waves from the storm hitting the coast and we figured the best place to surf was our secret spot, not where I saw the 16 foot shark.We had several surfers with us from Na'alehu to Pahala. The night before I had a hard time sleeping,just thinking how big the surf might be at this spot. I loved that rush..It's weird....Driving down at 4:30am that morning through the first chained gate and into a road that goes about 10 miles to the sea,we could hear but not see the pounding surf since it was still dark. Our group of surfers were celebrating the waves as we drove towards the bay. Then about 5 miles out we could see the waves even though the sun has not risen. The waves were monsters. We never seen it that big before at this spot.That noisy celebrating, stopped! You could hear a pin drop among our group of surfers.It's like going to War. We are warriors and practicing our ancient culture. Surfing.When we got there, the waves were breaking across the bay which is about a mile wide. We studied the situation, waxed our boards. And told the other surfers, if you ready come, if not then its okay,but cook lunch..he he he..something like that...We are braddah warriors, each surfer in that group that day, would risk his life for anyone in need.That is respect my man. To all the surfers out there , I respect all of you regardless of your gender and skill in surfing. Just respect mother nature.Lambert had the longest board among us three. A 7ft pin tail. I had a 6ft 2 inch lightning bolt and Cy had his 6'8 . We jumped in and paddle out to the breaks.I told you, we were freakin crazy.Be safe.Aloha noBobby E
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Ke Kai 'Ula

Posted by Mikahala on February 8, 2009 at 9:19pm
Ke Kai 'Ula (The Red Sea)'O ke kai ke 'aKe 'a akaaka i ka pakipikaKe kai kupono i welo i ka 'aina'O Hawai'i 'Aina aloha no na 'Oiwi'Aina mua kaulana a ka 'IThe sea of the fire, the burningThe shining (stars) in the PacificThe sea of righteousness that streams with the landHawai'i beloved land of 'OiwiFamed, land of God beforehandBy signing the Kai 'Ula petition, you will become a part of the “redness” of unity for the well-being of ‘Oiwi and Hawai’i. When you are a descendant of those who, 116 years ago, sacrificed their lives in defense of their country and who signed the Palapala Hoopi’i Ku’e Hui’Aina, you recognize that the same spirit that prompted them is alive in you. We ask you to simply be the ‘Alalauwa in this tide throughout Hawaii calling for great change.
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GMO Debate Begins Again

Posted by Pono Kealoha on February 8, 2009 at 5:02pm
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GMO debate begins again

Bills aim to regulate, ban modified food

by Bret Yager
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Published: Sunday, February 8, 2009 7:57 AM HST
Multiple bills on genetically modified organisms have been introduced in the state Legislature this session, promising the debate will be kindled anew.

Some of the bills would require genetically modified whole food products to be labeled and public notification of where testing and growing are being done, and one would ban GMO taro from the state altogether.

Another bill would prevent these issues from even being taken up in the future.

House Bill 1226 introduced by House Speaker Calvin Say would prohibit the state or the counties from passing bans on genetic modification. The bill makes an exception for legislation passed before January 2009 -- such as the Hawaii County ban on GMO coffee and taro passed in October. It also exempts laws to control genetic modification of taro.

Others bills to be considered by lawmakers:

-- HB 1663 prohibits development, testing, release, importation, planting or growing of GMO taro. The bill has 13 introducers, including state Rep. Faye Hanohano, D-Puna, who signed onto three GMO-related bills. Several other Big Island lawmakers, including Reps. Mark Nakashima and Denny Coffman, are also backing GMO-related bills.

-- HB 368 requires labeling for sale or distribution of any genetically engineered whole food for human consumption, and HB 369 applies the same labeling requirement to genetically engineered fish.

-- HB 367 would force the state Department of Agriculture to notify the public of the location of fields tests and where GMO crops are being produced. A companion bill, Senate Bill 239, has the same objective.

-- Senate Bill 709 would place a moratorium on the growing GMO taro anywhere in the state.

The House bills have been referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nakashima said.

Hanohano said public notification about GMO testing and growing is a good safety net, with the same concept applying to labeling and the ban on GMO taro.

"I'm really concerned about taro and coffee," she said. "We really don't know enough about GMOs to say if they're safe or not."

Genetically modified corn and papaya "are one thing" because they've already been in use for some time, she said. But genetic engineering of new crops should be approached with caution.

"I'm leery because not enough testing has been done," Hanohano said.

It's unclear if any of the proposals will bring out the crowds like the one that jammed county offices last fall, and Honolulu is a bit further to travel than Hilo. But all indications are that postures haven't softened much on either side.

Tom Greenwell, owner of 52 acres of coffee and a contractor farmer for another 150 acres, said the need for genetic research is as pressing as ever. On Thursday, he'd gotten an e-mail from the Hawaii Coffee Growers Association about new legislation that targeted coffee.

"Our feeling is it's just not good to ban research that could potentially be helpful," Greenwell said. "If it wasn't for research, I'd have to be growing something else besides coffee."

Grafting techniques developed in the 1960s allowed him to use root stock that resists root nematodes. It allowed his farm to survive, he said.

"One day there's going to be other (diseases) that come along, and we just may have a recipe," he said. "If we don't have research, guaranteed, we won't have the recipe."

The Hawaii Coffee Growers Association will research the bills and figure out what to do next, he said.

While GMO supporters say fear of genetic engineering is overblown, GMO opponents -- including many Big Island coffee growers -- worry that contamination of their crops with altered genes would cause marketing difficulties and a loss of the coffee's specialty crop status. Detractors also say genetic engineering of foods can cause allergies and other ill health effects, while Native Hawaiians have taken a cultural stance against altering the genetics of taro, a crop they consider sacred and a part of their lineage.

Una Greenaway, a Kona organic coffee grower and outspoken opponent of GMO, said she plans to travel to the state capital for upcoming hearings on the bills. She supports the food labeling, calling it a consumer choice bill. She said the public also has the right to be notified where crop testing and growing is being done -- even though most people already know. But Say's bill to "ban the ban" bothers her.

"Why would the public pass a bill that says the Legislature can't pass a bill or respond to a situation in the future if needed?" she asked. "Why would the outer islands want to give up control of their agriculture?"

Greenaway noted HB 1226 exempts the recent county GMO coffee and taro ban and GMO taro bans in general.

"It is clearly an attempt to fragment and divide the anti-GMO forces in this state," she said.

E-mail Bret Yager at byager-@hawaiitribune-herald.com.


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HOAILONA

Posted by KU on February 8, 2009 at 8:30am
Wow, I bet some people can't believe to see this. Could you imagine going to sleep and seeing Kūkailimoku the ancestor of the Kamehameha's come to life and inhale the spirit of the enemies fronting him? Haʻahaʻa was not the way of the chiefs but the way of the common folk. Did you know that the Aliʻi Nui were all related such as Liliuokalani to Kamehameha? Furthermore that most Aliʻi Nui genealogies were not made public after the 1850's because of the pilikia the poʻe haole were causing. Did you also know that Kaluawaialenoho the Kahuna of Molokai has many descendants including those of Princess Poʻomaikelani? Be careful what you wish, be careful of the thoughts you send and remember to respect each other. You wouldn't want Kūkailimoku to come and visit you when you're asleep.
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HARMLESS ON THE OUTSIDE, DEADLY ON THE INSIDE ON "VOICES OF TRUTH – ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I’S FUTURE"

Posted by Free Hawai`i on February 8, 2009 at 8:00am
Enforcers of the illegal US occupation of Hawai`i are back pulling out all the stops trying to get the Akaka bill passed this year.A Trojan horse, the Akaka bill is a huge trap that when sprung would seal forever the theft of the Hawaiian Kingdom and throw Kanaka Maoli into the same legal class as convicts in US federal prisons – wards of the US government.Sound like a disaster? Discover the three most deadly aspects of the Akaka bill this coming Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV.We'll need everyone on board this time to stop the theft of our nation.And if you're wondering what you can do to kokua (help,) here's three superb examples of everyday people who saw the need to become active – and did – this week on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.MONDAY, February 9th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53"Out Of The Box – A Visit With Hinaleimoana Wong"An educator at two charter schools in Hawai`i, Hina delivers the kind of education students crave – and can get virtually nowhere else. “You don’t have to go far from home to be successful,” is the message she gives her students. As she herself says, “we want our people to live and thrive right here.” Watch It Here.MONDAY, February 9th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, February 13th At 5:30 PM - Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53SATURDAY, February 14th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53"Garden Island Activist – A Visit With Puanani Rogers"Few can claim to have seen action on Kaua`i over the years like Nani Rogers. A long time fighter for Hawaiian rights, Nani was trained by some of the best. Today's she's involved in preventing further desecration at Naue. Don't miss her unique insights and find out why the people of Kaua`i are like no other. Watch It Here.THURSDAY, February 12th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, February 13th At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52"Enough For Tomorrow – A Visit With Foster Ampong"What do future economic realities say about Hawai`i? Will there be enough for everyone or will you be one of many left out? Hear what Foster says about creating a sustainable future in Hawai`i that includes everyone. Watch It Here.Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you’ll be inspired to do the same.If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts.Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal.You can watch Voices Of Truth anytime on the web.And for news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.
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Kapaa First Hawaiian Church

Posted by Lokomaika'i Kuhaulua on February 8, 2009 at 6:27am
Aloha,Kapaa First Hawaiian Church: The Queens Church, Est 1836Origanally established at the Coco Palms ResortMoved over to it prest location in 1880In need of some help1-I am looking for information on the cemetary, there are alot of unmarked graves, if you know of anyone that is buried there or can give me information on this please let me know.2- I am looking for members of the church that has moved away, passed away(where are they buried and date of death)3- I am looking for any historical event that happened at the church- Baptism, membership, weddings, funerals or any photos.4- any story you would like to share about this churchmahalo to all of youlokomaikai kuhaulua
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