E Onipaʻa Kākou E ʻOnipaʻa Kākou A Monthly Column in Ka Wai Ola To highlight the work of Lili'uokalani Trust and to share how the Queen's legacy continues, LT teammates write monthly articles for Ka Wai Ola, a newspaper published by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). View all articles February 1, 2023 Meet Liliʻuokalani Trustʻs Newest Trustee: Mahina E. Hugo English by Ellise Fujii, 'Ōlelo Hawaiʻi by Justin SantosAll kamaliʻi are destined for great things. For one young ʻŌiwi girl who was raised in Kailua, Oʻahu, her future would include serving the lāhui in ways she could never have imagined. Read the full article September 1, 2022 Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e Queen Liliʻuokalani: Reflections of an LT Kamaliʻi By Kinohi MalaniQueen Liliʻuokalani was born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaʻeha to high Chiefess Analeʻa Keohokālole and Caesar Kapaʻakea. On Sept. 2, 2022, we celebrate the queen’s 184th lā hānau. Read the full article August 1, 2022 LT Releases Kupukupu Wellbeing App for Kamaliʻi! By Trenton MansonLearning the skills we need as adults – such as managing our time, setting goals, and understanding our own emotions – can be difficult.Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) has developed an exciting new phone app called Kupukupu to help kamaliʻi do this. Read the full article July 1, 2022 E Mau ana ka Hoʻoilina o Liliʻu By Andrew Frias“Mālama ʻia nā pono o ka ʻāina e nā ʻōpio;The traditions of the land are perpetuated by its young people.”Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) has been hard at work on its 2045 Strategic Plan, spanning Early Childhood (ages 0-5), Youth Development (ages 6-18), and Opportunity Youth Services (ages 16-26). Read the full article June 1, 2022 Puʻu Lei o Liliʻu: Aunties’ Hui By Sonny Ferreira“Through the collective, kamaliʻi and ʻohana will thrive.” – Richard Likeke PaglinawanNative Hawaiian (NH) kamaliʻi are disproportionately represented in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems. They are also overrepresented in terms of chronic absenteeism from public schools. However, we know that our kamaliʻi have the inherent mana and potential to thrive – they just need support from caring community members. Read the full article May 1, 2022 Waiwai Economics: Solid Investments for Lifetimes of Change By Chris Molina“Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua; Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.”Thriving kamaliʻi emerge from the aloha and mālama provided by their ʻohana and kaiāulu. Read the full article April 1, 2022 Hoʻāmana: Igniting the Mana of our Kamaliʻi By Leialoha Benson and Nikki Roimata MozoHoʻāmana means to turn on, to ignite mana. Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) has created the Hoʻāmana program to help kamaliʻi realize, ignite, and grow their mana. Read the full article March 1, 2022 Mom Power: Building Stronger Keiki and Mākuahine Bonds By Staci Hanashiro“I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu; The branches grow because of the trunk.”Without our ancestors, we would not be here.– ʻŌlelo Noʻeau #1261 Read the full article February 1, 2022 Cultural Practice is our Strength By Makalauna FelicianoGreetings with love distinguished descendants of Hawaiʻi.Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT)’s Strategic Vision 2045 and LT’s Cultural Practice Framework provides a foundation for LT services that are Hawaiian culture-based. Our services are firmly grounded in the cultural context of our Queen’s legacy, our history as a people, and the values and traditions of our ancestors. Read the full article February 1, 2022 Nohona Hawaiʻi kō Kākou Waiwai Na Makalauna FelicianoAno ʻai me ke aloha e nā pua kaulana aʻo Hawaiʻi.E hoʻolako ʻo kō LT Nuʻukia Hoʻolālā 2045 a me kō LT Kumuhana Hoʻomaʻamaʻa Moʻomeheu he kumu kēia i nā hana i meheu Hawaiʻi. Paʻa nō kēia i ka pōʻaiapili meheu o ka hoʻoilina o kō mākou Mōʻī Liliʻuokalani, i nā moʻolelo, i nā waiwai, a i nā hana a ko kākou kūpuna. Read the full article January 1, 2022 Data: A Tool to Promote Thriving Native Hawaiian Kamaliʻi By Trenton MansonOver the past few years, we have increased the use of data in our decision-making and planning. Data on key indicators allow us to deepen our understanding of the conditons of kamaliʻi across the pae ʻāina. Read the full article December 1, 2021 Hawaiian Solutions to Hawaiian Problems By Joan Kaʻaiʻai PaglinawanHistorically, ʻike kūpuna (ancestral wisdom) was passed down generationally to share and practice for community wellbeing. With assimilation to western ways, systemic losses were experienced by Hawaiians as they were stripped of their language, self-identity, practices, and beliefs. Read the full article November 1, 2021 Hekili, Alaula, and Naupaka: Honoring Our Essence By Sharon EhiaNa wai ke kama ʻo ʻoe (whose child are you)? No hea mai ʻoe (what place claims you)?These provocative questions are displayed alongside a powerful mural of trauma and healing by Meleanna Meyer. Due to our history of colonial oppression, Hawaiians may have experienced cultural disconnection. Read the full article October 1, 2021 Nānā I Ke Kumu, Helu ʻEkolu: Look to the Source By Pālama Lee, Ph.D.Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) believes every Hawaiian child has the inherent right to live an abundant and culturally informed life which is poetically captured in our Strategic Plan’s vision, e nā kamalei lupalupa, or thriving Hawaiian children. Read the full article September 1, 2021 E Hoʻohanohano kō Mākou Mōʻī Wahine Liliʻuokalani By Pālama Lee, Ph.D.Queen Liliʻuokalani’s 183rd birthday is on Sept. 2, 2021. Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaʻeha was born in 1838 as one of six kamaliʻi to high ranking Aliʻi Analea Keohokālole and Caesar Kapaʻakea. At birth, Lydia was lawe hānai to high Chiefess Laura Kōnia and Abner Pākī and grew up as the younger sister to Ke Aliʻi Pauahi. Read the full article August 1, 2021 Sex Trafficking of Kamaliʻi in Hawaiʻi By Pālama Lee, Ph.D.Child sex trafficking is a very real problem in Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi law defines child sex trafficking as the commercial sexual exploitation of anyone under 18 years old for the exchange or promise of anything of value including cash, shelter, and food. Read the full article July 1, 2021 A School Without Walls: A Partnership With Kealakehe High School By Deann ThorntonThis past fall, Kealakehe High School (KHS) and the Hawaiʻi Department of Education partnered with Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) to offer an ʻāina-based Alternative Learning Opportunity (ALO). Read the full article June 1, 2021 Use LT’s Mālama Line to Access Services By Lokelani KalamaHave you ever wondered what services Liliʻuokalani Trust (LT) provides and how to access them? Read the full article April 30, 2021 Sharing Food is Part of our Culture By Andreana Dudoit Reyes“I ola no ke kino, i ka māʻona o ka ʻōpū: The body enjoys health when the stomach is well filled.” – ʻŌlelo NoʻeauHui, how you?” “Eh, come inside, go eat!” is the usual exchange of greetings when visiting a home in Hawaiʻi. Sharing food is an important part of our culture, playing a key role in connecting ʻohana and communities. Read the full article April 1, 2021 Promoting the Practices of Hānai and Luhi Invoking abundance in contemporary timesBy Chris MolinaToday, a disproportionate number of Native Hawaiian kamaliʻi are in foster care. Recent data (2014-2018) reveal Native Hawaiian kamaliʻi comprise almost half of all children in care. Sadly, the experience of foster care may cause further damage to kamaliʻi, mākua, and their relationships with each other. Read the full article March 1, 2021 Tipping the System to Benefit Native Hawaiians: Systems Mapping in Action By Pālama Lee, Ph.D.The current system reinforces injustices perpetuated against Native Hawaiians, disconnects them from their culture, and limits opportunities for their families to thrive. Read the full article February 1, 2021 Nā Waiwai ʻo Liliʻuokalani me ka Hoʻomohala ʻŌpio Na Moon KauakahiʻE hoʻolohe i nā leo o nā ʻōpio, no ka mea, ʻo lākou nō nā alakaʻi mua aku o Hawaii nei.”I kō kākou mau makahiki ʻōpiopio, mau nō ka haʻina o nā mākua, “Paʻa ka waha a hoʻolohe ka pepeiao wale nō,” no ka mea, i kēlā wā aku nei, ʻaʻohe kahi ka manaʻo o nā ʻōpio i ke au o nā mākua. Read the full article February 1, 2021 Liliʻuokalani Trust and Youth Development By Moon Kauakahi“Listen to the voices of our youth for they are the future leaders of Hawaiʻi.”In our adolescent years in Hawaiʻi, we were always told by our parents that we should only listen and not say a word; our thoughts had no place in the adult world. Read the full article January 1, 2021 Ka Pili ʻOhana By Melinda LloydUnpublished data from Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare Services show that Native Hawaiian (NH) kamaliʻi are over-represented in the child welfare system in Hawaiʻi and spend significantly longer time in foster care compared to non-Hawaiians. Read the full article