Hawaiians Unite: December 2007

Sunday, December 30, 2007

All Kamehameha Warrior Band @ Tournament of Roses "BandFest" - 12/29/07

Kamehameha Alumni Association Serves Bento Lunch To All Kamehameha Warrior Band

By this point in their tour of southern California, the haumana are hungry for spam musubi. Many thanks to the Kamehameha Schools' Alumni Association - Southern California Region - for providing spam musubi, Hawaiian Sun juices and nori chicken to 350 starving students this afternoon!

Miscellaneous Photos From "All Kamehameha Warrior Marching Band" Rehearsals at Knotts Berry Farm

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Combined Kamehameha Warrior Band Has Landed In Southern California!

Aloha kakou,

All praise to Ke Akua! The Kamehameha Warrior Marching Band arrived on a red eye to LAX early this morning, and wasted no time in already starting rehearsals (see photos) there at the Knotts Berry Farm Hotel parking lot. It was chicken skin for us alumni who live here in SoCal to see such an awesome representation of our alma mater here on this side of the Pacific Ocean! And for me to see one of my lifetime heroes, Mr. John Riggle, who was the director when I was in the band back in the early '80's - still inspiring and leading his students!

I wanted to say mahalo to all those who've donated kaukau, resources and time to help feed the 3-campus marching band during this historic trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade. The SoCal menehune include:

Kama'aina Glee Club under the direction of alumna Sherri Patrick-Corey

'Ainahau o Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club

Kamehameha Schools' Alumni Association -Southern California Region

Hope Chapel Huntington Beach (my Foursquare family!)

Ocean View High School Band Booster President, Evelyn Peasley (Huntington Beach)

The Dwight 'ohana

The Namahoe 'ohana

The Cashman 'ohana

Lindsey (Shaun) Allen

The Heyl (Enumoto)'ohana

The Tafoya (Simao) 'ohana

The Kodani 'ohana

BE SURE TO TUNE IN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, 8am (PST) TO SEE THIS AWARD-WINNING MARCHING BAND PERFORM IN THE 119th ANNUAL TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE ON YOUR LOCAL "ABC" AFFILIATE!

Imua Kamehameha!

Me ke aloha pumehana o Iesu Cristo,

Noelani, KS '83

About Me

Name: Noelani Jai

Location: Huntington Beach, California

My involvement in the movement for justice for Hawaiians began when I read the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling in John Doe vs. Kamehameha Schools (8/2/05). A student at Kamehameha Schools for most of my childhood, I am a direct beneficiary of Princess Pauahi’s gift of education to our people. Like all Native Hawaiians, I was devastated by the court's decision, for it threatened our ability to access this vital resource intended by our Princess for her people who were (and still are) suffering at the bottom rungs of society. In short, her work (and ours) is not pau. I issued a call to gather. In less than two weeks over 2,000 Native Hawaiians and supporters gathered at the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco. We asked Ke Akua for justice on earth for the aboriginal people of Hawai'i. Our struggle continues, but we (like our Princess) place ourselves in His loving hands, knowing that as we humble ourselves and seek Him, He will be faithful to forgive and heal our people and our 'aina. Let us move forward together in unity, brothers, and sisters. E holopono me ka lokahi.! He inoa no 'Iesu Cristo, Noelani (Noelani@HawaiiansUnite.com)

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