Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club August 2017 Newsletter CONGRATULATIONS PHHCC 2017 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club P.O. Box 66 Aiea, HI 96701 Aukake 2017
Next General Membership Meeting Thursday, August 24, 2017 6:30 p.m. Halawa District Park Gym SPAM JAM (see page 9) Call Dan Kalili for questions 453-0565 In this newsletter.. President s Message and Membership Survey 2 Scholarships Presentations 4 Ali I Sunday 5 Malama Mauna Ala 6 Kahea for Plumeria 7 Aloha Festival Participants Meeting 7 Calling for Laua e and Crown Flowers 8 Onipa a 8 August Spam Jam 9 September Stew Challenge 10 Hauoli La Hanau 11 Long Range Schedule 12 1
PEARL HARBOR HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB E Paepae I Luna Loa I Ka Malamalama Hold High the Light of Knowledge Chartered: April 16, 1964 President s Message AUGUST Mahalo, to our Officers and Board of Directors and all the members who helped with our Scholarship Fundraiser s throughout our past year. We contributed our valuable time and strong efforts to raise those moneys. A special recognition should be mentioned here to those members, family members and friends who came out to assist in the IUCN Convention held at the Neal Blaisdell Arena. This was the largest fundraiser this club has ever accomplished in one day and raised the most money. Along the same line we must recognize the person who worked very hard behind the scenes to coordinate this fundraising event, and that was Toni Lee". Toni is a charter member of Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club and knows every member that she personally contacted for this large event. Her efforts made this event the most successful fundraiser in recent years. This is why we had a healthy amount to give out in scholarships for our leaders of tomorrow. The latest very successful fundraiser was the Annual Mango Jam. Mahalo to our members who made and donated mango items for us to sell. Mahalo, to all who came out and worked at our Mango Munchies booth. Another mission accomplished fundraising event. T-E-A-M! YEAH, TEAM! 2
Congratulations to all of our scholarship recipients who qualified for scholarship from Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club. I hope you all apply yourselves and get that degree. Study hard, and remember your commitment to Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club that you all have twenty hours of community service and attend three of our monthly General Membership Meeting. This commitment started in July 2017 and ends in June 2018, so you have all that time to complete your commitment to our hu`i. I m asking every club member to check your schedule for September. As we want as many members to come out and assist with the Aloha Festivals Floral Parade, on Saturday, September 30. If you can assist you can call Toni Lee at (808) 222-7853; she ll have something to fit every request for your assistance. Ahui Hou, Charles Kapua Charles Kapua President 3
SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTATIONS On Friday, August 4, 2017, Scholarship Chair, Toni Lee presented two Scholarship checks to Tara Wilson, Director of Advancement and Executive Director of Pauahi Foundation from the Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club. These checks were presented to Tara for the Dr George H. Mills and Dorothy Gillette Scholarships for $1,250 each. Traditionally our Club gives to these two Scholarships every year. 4
ALI I SUNDAY Sunday, August 6, 2017 PHHCC members attended Ali'i Sunday for Kamehameha III at Kawaiaha'o Church. Kamehameha III was the son of Kamehameha the Great and Queen Keopuolani. King Kamehameha III reigned thirty years, 1825-1854, the longest of any King in HAWAI'I. In 1835 he decreed that a permanent house of worship be built. Plans for Kawaiaha'o Church were drawn by Rev. Hiram Bingham, and seven years later Kawaiaha'o Church was dedicated. In one of his speeches one Sunday he said, Ua mau Ke ea o Ka 'aina I Ka Pono...The life of the land is perpetuated by righteousness which later became our State's Moto. Attending the service and in the picture are Moana Sanders, Ka'iulani Hess, Mama Sandy Kaina, Charles Kapua, Kahu William Kaina and Toni Lee. 5
MALAMA MAUNA `ALA Thirty Five Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club Members and `Ohana gathered at Mauna `Ala on Saturday morning, August 12, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Our members gathered in front of the Chapel to pule and started our kuleana. Traditionally, Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club takes our keiki, Makua and Kupuna to Malama Mauna `Ala every year in August. We started at 9:00 a.m. and completed our kuleana by 11:00 a.m. We cleaned the Chapel, the Kamehameha Crypt and the entire grounds of this sacred place. After we were pau we gathered on the steps of Mauna `Ala and paid tribute to our Kupuna with the Oli Mahalo. Members that came out were: Christine Anjo, Crystal and Ethan Asano, Collette Chang-Hasegawa, Mark, Kehau, Abby, Hi`ilei, Kala and Kala`i Ellis, Aileah, La`iku, Keani and Reuben 6
Esmeralda, Evan Gushiken, Marvalin Kalahiki, Penny Kalua, Charles Kapua, Kaa`i Kekaulike, U`ilani Kuie`e, Toni Lee, Alberta Low, Kelley, Kylie, Mark and Teighlor Nakagawa, Miu Lan Oman, John Jr., Josh, Taylor and Terrilyn Pacheco, Carol Rosa, Moana Sanders, and Brad and Shanyse Souza. KAHEA FOR PLUMERIA LEI Next Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 7:30 a.m., Pearl Harbor Members will be at Ft DeRussy Park with the Na Koa Wounded Warriors Canoe Race and Craft Fair. If you have or have access to Plumeria Lei please make 20 foot lei and bring them down to drape over the Koa Canoe. We will be honoring the fallen Warriors as well. Pearl Harbor members will be demonstrating fresh flower lei making, lauhala weaving, coconut weaving the making of the Hu. Please come out and kokua. We will have lunch for you. ALOHA FESTIVALS PARTICIPANTS MEETING On, Tuesday, August 22 nd at 6:00 p.m. there will be a Parade Participants Meeting at the Mission Memorial Auditorium next to Honolulu Hale at 6:00 p.m. Please come out with your red and white t-shirts to meet and greet the parade participants and sell our Aloha Festivals Ribbons. We have 400 Ribbons to sell for our Scholarship Fund. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PLEASE don t forget to give Toni Lee, Scholarship Chair the information the Club needs to forward your Scholarship Checks to the College s that you will be attending. Remember, all of the events listed above are available for you to work your Community Service time. Some of our Recipients started with Mauna `Ala. 7
CALLING FOR LAUA`E AND CROWN FLOWERS Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club will be dressing our Beloved Queen Lili`uokalani s Statue on Saturday, August 26, 2017 in the afternoon. We are going to Haku Laua`e to drape on the Statue and then put the strands of purple Crown Flower lei on top of the laua`e. We have found that the statue is very hot when we drape the lei so we are going to try to put laua`e lei on first and lei the purple crown flower on top of the laua`e so the crown flower lei will last longer. So if you have laua`e and purple crown flower, please bring them to U`ilani Kuie`e s office in Mapunapuna where we will be stringing lei that morning at 9:00 a.m. You can start picking the Crown Flower on Wednesday, wet them down and refrigerate them. We will string the lei on Saturday morning. ALI`I SUNDAY FOR LILI`UOKALANI Kawaiaha`o Church will celebrate Queen Lili`uokalani s life on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Please come out to honor our Queen. Wear your red and white aloha attire. After Church we will go to the Queen s Statue to have a service there with the Queen Lili`uokalani Children s Center. ONIPA`A! Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club will be at Onipa`a again this year on Sunday September 3, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. on the grounds of the Iolani Palace in front of the Barracks. We will have a Hawaiian food booth. If you are available, please come out to help in the booth. Jennifer Gomes is the Chairman for out Booth. 8
SPAM JAM The dinner theme for August is SPAM. Think of your favorite SPAM dishes to share with other members. Here are some suggestions: Spam fried rice Spam musubi Bow tie Spam Salad Spam potato salad Spam fries Spam tacos Spam burger Spam cupcakes Spam cheesecake The Kalili `Ohana has dusted off spam recipes from their archives and will be preparing green beans, spam and egg and sweet sour spam. Be creative and surprise us! 9
September Stew Solicitations Calling all interested parties to participate in our 4th Annual Stew Cook Off Contest in September. Bring a pot of your favorite stew to share with our membership. Past winners: 2014 Traditional Hawaiian Beef Stew by Charles Kapua; 2015 Japanese Stew provided by Dan Kalili and 2016 Jennifer Gomes' onolicious Pastele Stew. Come out and share your winning stew dish...be creative. Other kinds of stews suggested are hamburger stew, watercress stew, pork & cabbage stew and Chicken stew. Thank you for your participation. Remember, prizes will be awarded. There will be gift certificates with s grand prize cash card. 10
Congratulations to those Celebrating their Birthdays in August Alamida, Kyla Greene, Madeline Gushiken, Andrea Hagiwara, Maya Kalili, Dan Kalili, Dreana Kalua, Penny Lee, Sanoe Rabago, Doreen Somera, Desiree 11
LONG RANGE PLAN AUGUST SEPTEMBER 2017 A Hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Joseph Campbell AUGUST 2017 August 18 Friday xxxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x x Statehood Day Hawai`i August 19 Saturday 7:00am Ft. DeRussey Beach Na Koa Wounded Warrior Regatta August 22 Tuesday 5:00pm Mission Memorial Auditorium 71 st Aloha Festivals Floral Parade Participants Meeting August 24 Thursday 6:00pm Halawa Gym PHHCC General Membership Meeting August 26 Saturday 9:00am 2810 Pa`a St. Suite #3 Sew Flower lei for Queen Liliu`okalani August 27 Sunday 8:00am Kawaiahao Church Alii Sunday Queen Liliu`okalani SEPTEMBER 2017 September 4 Monday All Day xx xx xx xx Labor Day Week-End September 9 Saturday 4:00pm Aloha Festivals Investiture Ceremony Royal Hawaiian Hotel Coconut Grove September 9 Saturday 5:00pm Aloha Festivals Opening Royal Hawaiian Center Ceremony September 10 Sunday 4:30pm 2810 Pa`a St. Suite #3 PHHCC BOD Meeting September 15 Friday 9:00am Outrigger Properties Celebrate Aloha Fest. WBW, Embassy Suites, Outrigger Reef, Resort, Beachcomber September 16 Saturday 9:00am Aloha Festivals Keiki Ho`olaulea Pearlridge UpTown Center Court September 17 Sunday 9:00am Aloha Festivals Royal Central Union Church Court Blessing September 23 Saturday 7:00pm Aloha Festivals Waikiki Ho`olaulea Kalakaua Ave. Between Lewers St. and Uluniu St. September 28 Thursday 6:00pm Halawa Gym PHHCC General Membership Meeting September 30 Saturday 9:00am Annual Aloha Fest. Floral Parade Ala Moana Park t Queen Kapiolani Park 12