KA LEO O KEALOHA ( The Voice of Love ) Kaumakapili Church 766 N. King St., Honolulu, HI 96817 Email: kaumakapili@yahoo.com Website: www.kaumakapili.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaumakapili.org Nōlaila ho i, o ka mea lohe i kēia mau ōlelo a u, a mala ho i ia, E ho ohālike iā ia me ke kanaka na auao, nana i kūkulu kona hale maluna o ka pōhaku. [Mataio 7:24] Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them to practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. [Matthew 7:24] Volume 15, Issue 1 Ianuali 2018
Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 2 IANUALI 2018 ACTIVITIES Lāpule Pō akahi Pō alua Pō akolu Pō aha Pō alima Pō aono 1 2 6:00p Hebedoma 3 6:00p Hebedoma 4 6:00p Hebedoma 3-5p Ukulele Class 5 6:00p Hebedoma 6 7 10:30-12n Worship 9:00a-10:00am Sunday School begins 9:00-10:00a Adult Bible 9a-10a Ukulele Class 8 9 7:30-9:30a Food Bank Prep 5:00-6:00p Adult Bible 10 8-10a Food Bank 11 3-5p Ukulele Class 12 13 Interim Team: Kahu Sherman Thompson 14 10:30-12n Worship 9:00a-10:00am Sunday School 9:00-10:00a Adult Bible 9a-10a Ukulele Class 12pm Council Mtg. 15 16 5:00-6:00p Adult Bible 17 18 3-5p Ukulele Class 19 20 Interim Team Farewell 21 10:30-12n Worship 9:00a-10:00am Sunday School 9:00-10:00a Adult Bible 9a-10a Ukulele Class 11:30am Aloha Luncheon Kahu Wooten 22 23 7:30-9:30a Food Bank Prep 24 8-10a Food Bank 25 3-5p Ukulele Class 26 27 Aloha Sunday Kahu Douglas Wooten 28 10:30-12n Worship 9a-10a Ukulele Class 29 30 31
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Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 4 The History Corner By Andrew Poepoe The Honorable Joseph Mokuohai Poepoe was designated a Kahu Ikena, a Caretaker of Knowledge, by the Hawaiian Historical Society. The citation on the certificate reads: For his dedication to the preservation and perpetuation of Hawaiian history and his work and writing as a 19 th century Kanaka Ōiwi historian and intellectual. Joseph Poepoe was recognized and respected as a scholar, historian, writer, translator, statesman, and a proponent of Hawaiian language newspapers. One of the major positions that he held was as editor of the newspaper Kokua Home Rula, from 1903 to 1908. This paper was the voice of the Home Rule Party. In those years home rule was a burning issue amongst Hawaiians and those who sympathized with these Hawaiians, and Kokua Home Rula sent critical messages out to the public about meetings, rallies, speakers, and actions to be taken by the followers of the Home Rule Party. Andrew Poepoe and Hardy Spoehr hold a certificate recognizing Joseph Mokuohai Poepoe as a Kahu Ikena, Joseph Poepoe was born in Kohala in 1853. He attended several schools and finished his education in Honolulu at the Royal School and at Ahuimanu College. He was a school teacher, he studied to become an attorney and served in the offices of attorneys to become proficient, he wrote books, and he wrote for and served as an editor of newspapers. He was fluent and able to read and translate documents in several languages. Members of the Kalakaua family were his friends. Joseph served in the Territorial House of Representatives and he died in April 1913. The Hawaiian Historical Society was founded in 1892. The society is dedicated to preserving historical material. As part of the Society s 125 th anniversary in 2017 the Society recognized a number of individuals as Kahu Ikena, a Caretaker of Knowledge. Hardy Spoehr is a member of the Society and served as its president from 2001 to 2004. Trinidad Baptism on December 31, 2017
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