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March 31, 2006

 

2-Day Educational Symposium on Native Citizenship Set for April

 

HONOLULU, HI - The UCLA Native Nations Law Clinic and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), in partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), announces the Educational Symposium on Defining Citizenship: The Foundation of a Native Nation, to be held April 17-18, 2006, at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki Hotel.

 

This two-day symposium will inform and share valuable information with participants about citizenship and enrollment activities of Native governments from around the country, with a particular emphasis on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, also known as the Akaka Bill.  Participants will have an opportunity to engage in the review, comparison, discussion and development of various criteria for citizenship with a Native Hawaiian government.  The Symposium will feature leaders and experts in the field of Native Law to share the experience of other Native nations, including best practices and challenges faced.  Symposium Workshop Topics include:

 

 

In addition to the workshop series, symposium presenters include:

 

 

Scholarships covering all or a portion of the registration fee are available by contacting CNHA and are made possible through the support of Symposium Partners which include the I Mua Group, ‘Ahahui Siwila Hawai‘i O Kapolei, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Native Hawaiian Legal Defense & Education Fund, State Council for Hawaiian Homestead Associations, Native Hawaiian Economic Alliance and the UH Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.  

 

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is sponsoring the Symposium and is providing scholarships for Kamehameha Alumni Association – Oahu Region members, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs members, UH Center for Hawaiian Studies students, as well as homestead organization members.  Anyone interested in community development programming and how the extension of the federal policy on self determination can support health, housing, education, culture or economic development is welcome and should attend.

 

CNHA is a national, member-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting community development in Native communities.  Operating a Public Policy Center, CNHA conducts educational workshops on legislative issues of interest to Native communities in the areas of healthcare, education, affordable housing, cultural preservation and economic development.  For more information about CNHA or the Symposium, please contact CNHA Events Division, at 808.521.5011, toll-free at 800.709, 2642, or via e-mail at info@hawaiiancouncil.org.

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

Akaka Asks That More Be Done To Address Hawaii's Meth Crisis

 

Counternarcotics Enforcement Director Nominee tells Akaka that he would look into the narcotics trafficking problem

 

Washington, D.C. -- Sitting as the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) today raised critical questions to Uttam Dhillon, the nominee for the Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement. This is a new position at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

 

"We know where the narcotics are coming from, we know precisely where they are going and we know how the drugs are being transported. Will you commit to reporting back to me and the Committee about how we can do a better job of shutting down the flow of meth to Hawaii?" asked Senator Akaka.

 

Dhillon responded that there is a need to focus resources to properly address the increased meth trafficking into Hawaii. He told Senator Akaka that he is committed to reporting back to the Committee about what the DHS can do to reduce the flow of meth to the 50th state.

 

Hawaii has the highest methamphetamine usage rate in the nation. According to local law enforcement authorities, 90 percent of the meth seized in Hawaii is transported into the state through couriers on commercial flights that originate on the West Coast or through package delivery services.

 

During the questioning Dhillon told Senator Akaka he is not sure what is being done at the Honolulu International Airport to curb drug trafficking. "We may need to look at how many drug sniffing dogs there are - I don't know the answer to that, it's something we'll have to look into," said Dhillon.

 

Senator Akaka responded, "I'd like to ask you to come to Hawaii and look at our airport and see for yourself to look at the problem. We're looking for a way to turn this around. Your presence there will help."

 

"Typically in Hawaii the agencies talk to each other and they make a huge difference in the results they do. I hope you can find time to come to Hawaii," added Senator Akaka.

 

For over a decade, Senator Akaka has sponsored or cosponsored legislation to combat the meth epidemic. During his years in the House, Senator Akaka visited the focal point of illicit drug production and trade known as the "Golden Triangle," a relatively lawless territory where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet. Initially meth was brought into Hawaii by organized criminal groups from Asia. Law enforcement succeeded in disrupting their activities. Unfortunately, meth made a comeback through organized criminal organizations from Mexico.

 

The Department of Homeland Security employs many of the men and women who are on the front line against narcotics traffickers. If Dhillon is confirmed as the Director of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement he will be tasked with overseeing all counter narcotic-related issues.

 

After today's nomination hearing, Senator Akaka said, "I am hopeful that with this new position we will see some improvement in our ability to respond to this problem."

 

 

 

 

Posted on: Monday, April 3, 2006

 

Hope for homeless gaining momentum

 

By Treena Shapiro
Advertiser Government Writer

 

The ranks of the homeless have swelled visibly during the four years the state has worked at its 10-year initiative to end homelessness, but some advocates believe Hawai'i could be on the verge of a breakthrough.

 

While no one suggests the state hasn't advanced toward its goal, the incremental steps have not been enough to keep pace with the number of people who wind up living on the state's beaches, in its streets and public parks.

 

Now, the prospect of unheard-of increases in funding, along with support from the governor and legislators, have advocates more optimistic that the state will make its 10-year goal to end what some advocates term "houselessness."

 

"I think we're progressing," said Stanlyn Placencia, executive director of Waianae Community Outreach. "I don't think we're directly on target, but there is progression."

 

Homeless outreach worker Utu Langi, who has been on the front lines with the homeless forced out of Ala Moana Beach Park last week, said he is encouraged by the support he has seen from the government, particularly the possibility of additional funding.

 

"I think it holds a lot of potential for the future, however they are able to divide the money," said Langi, who founded H5 — Hawai'i Helping the Hungry Have Hope.

 

The state warned at the beginning of its 10-year initiative that the homeless situation could get worse before it gets better. And it has.

 

According to the Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawai'i, the state's housing agency in charge of both affordable housing and homeless issues:

 

 

 

 

 

For many of those ending up homeless, advocates say it has been the result of rising rents or losing their income through welfare reform.

 

The numbers have at least brought more awareness to the issue, and that sets the stage for progress, advocates say.

 

"I think we are going to be able to take a giant leap into where we want to be and the reason for that is that there's a driving force right now that is apparently working well in terms of all branches of government, even with the mayor's little gesture of letting the homeless be in certain parks and certain property," Placencia said.

 

That's what Sandra Miyoshi, homeless project coordinator for HCDCH, is hoping for.

 

After four years of laying groundwork for programs that would help people out of homelessness, as well as prevent others from falling into it, she is optimistic the programs will get the boost they need.

 

"These initiatives have been on the books for a while. We believe very strongly in them, but we've never had the resources to develop them further," she said.

 

However, for the first time in the 10 years she has been working in the field, she feels policymakers are focusing on the issue enough to make a difference, provided that affordable housing units are created.

 

CALL TO TRIPLE FUNDING

 

Laura E. Thielen, of the Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance, said policymakers are starting to recognize the problem because it has reached the point where everyone can see it.

 

The homeless were mostly out of sight five or 10 years ago, but "now we're seeing them in places that we've never seen them before, like Kailua and Pearl City," she said. "All the areas that did not have a large population are saying, 'Wait a minute, they're actually coming into our area.' "

 

Lynn Maunakea, who until a few months ago was executive director at the Institute for Human Services, said the most apparent progress has been in developing more awareness of homelessness among government officials, which has led to a request to triple the funding directed at homeless initiatives to at least $20 million.

 

"That's almost a first-time effort ... to have an increase in the budget," Maunakea said. For several years, funding directed at homeless programs has languished around $6.5 million.

 

The increased funding is not set in stone, however.

 

Sen. Brian Taniguchi, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said the Legislature is open to discussing the specific details of how the $20 million would be spent.

 

The request of $10 million for renovations at existing shelters comes with a list of projects, but little information has been provided about how another $10 million would be used to increase services, he said.

 

Taniguchi said he has heard from some providers that rather than give $10 million at once, it might be better to space it out in smaller amounts over a number of years. However, as it stands, the $10 million is pretty much intact, he said.

 

"We're open to discussion about how (Gov. Linda Lingle) wants to proceed," he said.

 

'WE CAN'T LET GO NOW'

 

The additional funding is key to moving forward quickly, both Lingle and Stephanie Aveiro, executive director of the HCDCH, emphasized at a homeless meeting on Thursday, as they urged advocates to lobby legislators to approve the money.

 

"We cannot let go now. These bills are going before the money committees now," Aveiro said. "We can lose it all if we're not there to the very end."

 

Placencia said there is new momentum, with various groups stepping forward — not just the government and social service agencies, but communities and churches, as well.

 

Part of the reason is that now people have a more compassionate view toward the homeless, because it no longer appears to be just an alcohol, mental health or drug issue, Placencia said.

 

Today's homeless person could very well have a job, but not one that pays enough to cover rent. "More and more, the working poor are coming forward to say 'We don't have a place to live anymore,' " Placencia said.

 

Bit by bit, service providers and faith-based groups are setting up "one-stop shops" to consolidate social services, expand the number of shelter beds and help get more families into homes.

 

But many say what is really needed is more housing, or at least "safe havens" where the homeless can set up camp and receive services so that they can make the transition into permanent housing.

 

Trying to open up more beds can be daunting, however.

 

Ann Walenta, project coordinator for the expansion of the Ohana Ola O Kahumana transitional program, said it has taken eight years to begin construction on 34 units that will bring the shelter's capacity to 200 residents.

 

Delays in getting permits forced her to scale back the project. Meanwhile, construction costs rose and she was in danger of losing her funding.

 

"It was at times heartbreaking," she said. "What kept me going was thinking, 'If there's one more thing I can do to keep this thing alive, I'll do it.' "

 

Perseverance and the willingness of Iida Contracting to help keep the project affordable finally allowed the construction to proceed.

 

Now the units are scheduled to be finished by the end of the year, but she will have to go back and seek new funding for the community center she had to cut out of the original plans.

 

However, she is thrilled just to have the project off the ground.

 

"It's really exciting to me after eight years to see something actually happen," she said.

 

Reach Treena Shapiro at tshapiro@honoluluadvertiser.com.

 

 

 

 

March 30, 2006

 

Representatives from 43 States Demand Congress Protect Women's Health and Rights

 

Planned Parenthood Congressional Day of Action Focuses On Prevention and Health Benefits

 

Washington, DC — Today representatives of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country, including staff, board members, and volunteers, joined together in Washington, DC, to lobby members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in support of legislation that is crucial to the health of women and their families and to reproductive rights.


"Every day, Planned Parenthood works in communities across the country to meet the health care needs of women and their families," said PPFA President Cecile Richards. "We are here to make sure elected officials understand the importance of our health care concerns and to show support for reproductive rights and freedom here and abroad."

Planned Parenthood delegations lobbied senators and representatives from their districts. Senators were urged to co-sponsor the Freedom of Choice Act; to support the Akaka bill to repeal the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) documentation requirement, a bill that would make Medicaid more administratively burdensome by requiring all applicants and enrollees to produce additional citizenship documentation; and to oppose the "Lose Your Benefits Bill," otherwise known as the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, which would result in nullifying state laws that protect insurance benefits like access to contraception.

Representatives were asked to co-sponsor the Freedom of Choice Act; to co-sponsor and support the Christensen bill to repeal the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) documentation requirement; to co-sponsor and support the "Stop Deceptive Advertising in Women's Services" bill, aimed at preventing so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" from falsely advertising abortion services if they do not provide those services; and to support the Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006.

"Our legislators heard directly from their constituents that we will not be silent about laws that slash health care benefits and endanger women's lives," added Richards. "Politicians from both parties heard from us on the need for increased access to prevention efforts, for affordable contraception, and for safeguards on reproductive rights."

Planned Parenthood Federation of America is the nation's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. We believe that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved. Planned Parenthood affiliates operate more than 850 health centers nationwide, providing medical services and sexuality education for millions of women, men, and teenagers each year. We also work with allies worldwide to ensure that all women and men have the right and the means to meet their sexual and reproductive health care needs.

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2006

 

Abercrombie announces $9 million to Hawaii firm for Navy housing work

 

WAHINGTON, DC-Congressman Neil Abercrombie announced today that a Honolulu company will receive $9,050,788 for management, repair and maintenance of Navy family housing on Oahu.

 

The work will be performed under an option exercised by the Navy on a previously awarded contract with Hui O Hawaii Hale, LLC.

 

Today's award brings the total value of the contract to $28,387,618.

 

The contract involves approximately 2,500 family housing units, associated playgrounds/tot lots, community centers and other related facilities.

 

The work is expected to be completed in September 2006.

 

"This work will support and enhance the quality of life for military families," said Abercrombie.  "Although service members enlist as individuals, they serve and sacrifice as families.  We owe them decent housing that meets the needs of growing families."

 

"The project is important to our economy.  It will translate into paychecks for island residents, and it signals a continuing commitment to Hawaii by the U.S. armed forces.

 

"I'm especially pleased that a Hawaii small business won this award.  It shows that island contractors can compete successfully for military business against mainland firms."

 

Abercrombie is a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, which authorizes military construction projects and other programs for the U.S. Armed Forces.

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

'Native Nation Building' Television Series to Premiere Nationally on DISH Network April 16

 

TUCSON, Ariz., March 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Building effective governments, developing strong economies that fit a variety of cultures and circumstances, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change -- these are just a few of the challenging questions that face contemporary American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian First Nation governments.

 

These issues are the focus of "Native Nation Building," a new 10-part television series premiering April 16 on the Universityhouse Channel, located on DISH Network Channel 9411. The program will air twice weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays from 7 to 7:30 p.m. MST through June 21. The series is produced by the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI) at the University of Arizona in conjunction with KUAT MultiMedia. Ian Record, Ph.D., NNI curriculum development manager, is the series producer.

 

"The 'Native Nation Building' program shares with Native people as well as the general public the governance and development lessons that NNI has learned through two decades of community-based research with Native nations," says NNI Director Manley A. Begay, Jr. (Navajo). "It examines where, how and why nation building is currently taking place, in particular the fundamental issues governing these nations' efforts to exercise their sovereignty, restore their economic vitality, and shape their own futures."

 

Featuring an accomplished group of guests that ranges from governmental, business, and community leaders to scholars and educators, the roundtable interview program chronicles the growing number of nation-building success stories currently taking hold across Indian Country and explores the roots of those successes. Each 30-minute segment can stand alone, but taken together, the series offers a comprehensive overview of the ways Native nations are working to make self-determined community and economic development a reality.

 

The "Native Nation Building" series features: An Introduction to Nation Building; Constitutions and Constitutional Reform; Why the Rule of Law and Tribal Justice Systems Matter; Building and Sustaining Tribal Enterprises; Promoting Tribal Citizen Entrepreneurs; A Capable Bureaucracy: The Key to Good Government; Tribal Service Delivery: Meeting Citizens' Needs; Intergovernmental and Intertribal Relations; Leadership and Strategic Thinking: The Path to Self-Determination; and Moving Towards Nation Building.

 

For more information about the 10 segments and for updates on show times, visit NNI's Web site at http://www.nni.arizona.edu/nativetv or http://www.universityhouse.nau.edu/.

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March 29, 2006

 

Molokai General joins cancer project

 

By VALERIE MONSON, Staff Writer

Maui News

 

KAUNAKAKAI – Johns Hopkins University. Huntsman Cancer Institute. New Jersey Medical School. The University of Texas. Josephine Ford Cancer Center.

And Molokai General Hospital?

 

The little hospital in Kaunakakai has been chosen to join five major medical institutions on the Mainland to take part in a federally funded demonstration project aimed at improving early detection of cancer and reducing the health care inequities experienced by Medicare beneficiaries in minority groups.

 

"It’s an honor just to be on the same list as all those other institutions," said Desiree Puhi, director of the hospital’s outreach program, who wrote the proposal for Molokai. "This is huge for our community. All I could think was ’Wow.’ "

 

The four-year project at Molokai General will target Native Hawaiian and Filipino elders who might be so intimidated by the modern world of medicine that they’d rather avoid health care than attempt to deal with it. As their fears cause them to put off screening and early treatment, the seniors often don’t get diagnosed until they’re in the final stages of cancer – and by then it’s too late.

 

"So many of our kupuna are scared to death to go off-island to get tests done," said Janice Kalanihuia, president of the rural hospital that’s a subsidiary of The Queen’s Health Systems. "They have a difficult time navigating the system on Oahu by themselves – even I have trouble, and I know how to get through a lot of the system. We’ve often said that we could prove that we could have better outcomes if someone could go with them or if we could do more here."

 

The hospital staff will get the chance to put their theories into action.

 

The project will provide seniors with a "patient navigator," a type of "health care buddy" who can explain the necessary procedures, simplify medical jargon and go along with them for tests and even do the driving. Because costs will be reimbursed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, no amount of the funding was revealed.

 

The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Ed Case.

 

"Advances in medical research and treatment have made it possible for Americans to live longer and to enjoy a better quality of life, but many ethnic minorities are not sharing this benefit because of disparities in our health care system," Case said in a news release.

 

Puhi said based on Molokai’s population of 7,400, it’s estimated that 583 elders who are 65 years or older could be helped by the program, almost a throwback to the kinder days of country doctors who did house calls and knew members of the entire family by their first names.

 

"They need to have someone who understands who they are, someone who knows all the aunties and uncles, someone who knows their community," said Puhi. "The idea is to get rid of all the obstacles. Working in the health care field, we know how easy it is to get lost in the system."

 

That means if the senior needs to get a mammogram or colonoscopy, his or her helper would schedule the tests, educate the kupuna about what will happen and stay by their side, whether the procedure takes place on Oahu or Molokai.

 

"They’ll kind of hold their hand through everything," said Puhi. "They’ll make sure they understand what’s really happening so if the senior needs a breast biopsy they’ll know what that is and that it’s not a mastectomy."

 

When the doctor arrives with the diagnosis or prognosis, the health care buddy will be able to fully explain what’s been said and what happens next.

 

"A lot of medical people take for granted that people understand what they’re saying," said Puhi. "Many local people will go ’I have no idea what they said’ so the patient navigator will be able to tell them what it all means."

 

Puhi said even people who understand the terminology can find themselves almost paralyzed when the doctor walks in and they know they could hear a diagnosis of cancer.

 

"So with a patient navigator, they’ll have someone right next to them who’s open to hearing the information," she said.

 

Some basic screenings can be done at Molokai General, and outpatient chemotherapy was started at the hospital in the summer of 2004. For more complicated diagnostic tests or radiation, Molokai residents still must travel to Oahu.

 

Puhi acknowledged that when she first heard about the program, she was excited about the possibility, but wondered if Molokai could compete with such impressive institutions on the Mainland. She said she was encouraged to apply for the funds by colleagues at Imi Hale, the Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness, Research and Training Network based on Oahu.

 

Molokai was selected to work, in particular, with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Huntsman Cancer Institute, located in Salt Lake City, will aid American Indians in Utah and parts of Montana; the University of Texas in Austin will help Mexican Americans; the New Jersey Medical School in Newark will assist Puerto Ricans; Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, and the Josephine Ford Cancer Center, in Detroit, will both reach out to African Americans.

 

Puhi said the ultimate goal is to prove that the "patient navigators" help elders live longer through early detection and treatment of cancer so that the services eventually become a standard part of senior health care with reimbursement provided by Medicare.

 

The program should begin later this year after Puhi attends a planning session in Baltimore in May.

 

Valerie Monson can be reached at vmonson@mauinews.com.

 

 

 

 

March 30, 2006

 

U.S. Senate Passes Akaka Resolution Designating April as Financial Literacy Month

 

Washington, D.C. -- Senator Daniel K. Akaka today announced that once again the U.S. Senate has passed his resolution designating April as Financial Literacy Month. S. Res. 410 highlights the need to combat financial and economic illiteracy through education.

 

"Education in personal finance and economics means empowerment, because it can provide people with the tools they need for sound decision making," said Senator Akaka. "Unfortunately, many individuals do not understand even the basics of our complex economic system. Although much continues to be done to provide more Americans with an education in personal finance and economics, a number of troubling indicators show that many people are ill-equipped to negotiate life's financial choices."

 

Senator Akaka has been a champion for financial and economic literacy in our country and has made a significant difference in his home state of Hawaii.

 

Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) noted, "In recent years, the work of Senator Akaka and others have focused attention on the threat posed by our Nation's high financial illiteracy rate. For example, Senator Akaka's Excellence in Economic Education Act promotes financial literacy in primary and secondary schools. Many groups have developed innovative programs to reach children of all ages on this topic, and increased access to formal economics classes has helped acquaint students with the financial services marketplace."

 

Co-sponsors of this resolution include Senators Dan Inouye, Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), James Talent (R-MO), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Jim DeMint (R-SC), Max Baucus (D-MT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Norm Coleman (R-MN), and George Allen (R-VA).

 

 

 

 

Posted on Mon, Apr. 03, 2006

Gap in women's safety net may get patch

RUBÉN ROSARIO

www.twincities.com

Pioneer Press

 

Does it really take 10 years to get something done right? In this case, yes, and perhaps even longer.

 

In 1996, the Violence Against Women Act gave police across the country the authority to enforce orders for protections, including those issued by the nation's 295 Indian tribal courts.

 

American Indian and Alaska Native women are among those who were supposed to benefit the most from the law. Their rate of sexual assault and abuse on reservations gives the phrase "off the chart'' a whole new meaning — three and a half times as much abuse as any other race or ethnicity.

 

Eight out of 10 offenders, according to a U.S. Justice Department report, are non-Natives who avoid prosecution by slipping in and out of reservations.

 

But a glitch, perhaps caused mainly by cross-jurisdictional confusion, has been allowed to exist and take root in spite of the well-known federal law and a 2003 Minnesota court directive.

 

In most cases, cops need to check whether a protective order exists before they can enforce it. The best way to do that is to check the state's court system files or database. The problem, though, is that the state's 87 county courts are all over the map when it comes to entering tribal orders manually or electronically.

 

That, say advocates for battered women, not only has placed victims in danger, but also forces them to assume the responsibility of informing and often persuading court personnel to enter the information. The Twin Cities have one of the highest American Indian populations of any metro area in the country.

 

"Some do it (enter the data), others don't, and some don't believe they have the authority, even though the (Violence Against Women Act) already requires it,'' says Lonna Stevens, public policy and legislative coordinator for the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women in St. Paul. "I know that in one case, a woman visited five counties to enter her (order for protection). This is a state of emergency. It is one of safety. It is one of life and death.''

 

The barriers should have been wiped out four years ago. In 2002, the Minnesota Supreme Court issued Rule 10. Essentially, it informs court personnel throughout the state that "a judgment, decree, order, apprehension order, protection order, warrant, subpoena, record or other judicial act of a tribal court of a federally recognized Indian tribe is presumed valid and enforceable and shall be given full faith and credit by the courts of the State of Minnesota."

 

Of course, that and a ticket to ride the light rail will get you to downtown Minneapolis.

 

Carla Ferrucci, executive director of the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, calls the plight of Indian domestic and sexual violence victims "an important piece of dialogue that has been missing'' from recent legislative efforts to address such crimes.

 

"Victims of sexual violence have great difficulty for many reasons coming forward,'' Ferrucci said. "And these reasons are compounded in Native American women by a high level of mistrust in the criminal justice system and inconsistencies in the enforcement of tribal laws.''

 

Perhaps the rules will change this legislative session.

 

Two bills proposing to make the court directive a law have passed two committees. The House bill, HF 3586, might come up for a full vote this week. Senate File 3349 has cleared the Judiciary Committee.

 

The proposed law requires court administrators to enter a valid "foreign protective order'' — which includes tribal orders as well as orders from other states — into the state's order-for-protection database.

 

Stevens, who grew up calling the police on her abusive father on behalf of her battered mother, recalls what tribal court judge Andrew Small, who worked on the tribal-state judicial committee, said to her after a House committee approved passage of the bill.

 

"He turned to me and said, 'What has taken us three years to accomplish has just taken 15 minutes here.' "

 

Tribal and state government officials are currently working on a way to grant tribal cops access to the state's sex offender registry database. Right now, only cops certified by the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training board are granted access. Such a tool would help tribal police keep tabs on high-risk ex-offenders that move in and out of reservations.

 

Hopefully, that won't take another decade.

 

 

 

 

April 5, 2006

 

Kamehameha trust gains $600M

 

Its annual report cites the appeal of a city leasehold ordinance protecting its income

 

By Sally Apgar
sapgar@starbulletin.com

 

During fiscal 2005, Kamehameha Schools grew the market value of its endowment by more than $600 million, to $6.8 billion.

 

In its 2005 annual report released yesterday, the schools said, "The endowment was also strengthened with the appeal of Chapter 38, the city ordinance allowing condemnation of multifamily leasehold lands."

 

According to the report, which covers the year ending June 30, 2005, Kamehameha manages the land leases on more than 3,100 single and multi-family homes in Hawaii, which generated a net income of $100.8 million last year.

 

Kamehameha said its $84 million investment in renovating the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center in Waikiki and the development of about 51 acres of commercial property it owns in Kakaako will "ensure that our endowment stays strong for many years to come."

 

As Kamehameha has built the income and asset side of the trust, it has also worked to extend educational opportunities through its "campus-based, community outreach and scholarship and financial aid programs."

 

For the year ending June 30, 2005, the trust spent $222 million on educational programs, up from $221 million a year ago. Of that, about $118 million was spent on campus programs and $50 million on community-based outreach programs. The balance of $54 million covered capital projects, repairs, interest on debt financing and other related expenses.

 

A year ago, $112 million was spent on campus programs and $40 million on community outreach programs. But with construction of new campuses ongoing, $96 million was spent.

 

More than 5,100 students were enrolled in the campuses at Kapalama, Maui and the Big Island for 2005. More than 1,800 children were served in preschool programs and another 13,000 through various extension programs. About 2,600 high school graduates shared $14 million in scholarships.

 

Kamehameha also contributed more than $1.65 million to the Ho'okako'o Corp., an independent nonprofit organization that operates public schools that have converted to charter schools. The money primarily went to two charter schools: Waimea Middle School on the Big Island and Kualapu'u Elementary School on Molokai. Combined, the schools have 850 students, of whom 60 percent are native Hawaiian.

 

Kamehameha was established under the 1884 will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who left her wealth of 375,000 acres of royal lands -- then valued at about $474,000 -- in a perpetual trust to build and operate the Kamehameha Schools, which educate children of Hawaiian ancestry.

 

 

 

 

April 3, 2006

 

Kamuela 'education exec' sought

 

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

 

A school on the Big Island is looking for a CEEO. That's not a typo. It stands for "chief education and executive officer."

 

Waimea Middle School, the first public conversion charter school in the state, is operated by Hookako Corp. The management has developed a job description in concert with such stakeholders as parents, teachers, school staff and community members, who will also be involved in job interviews.

Beyond a Monday deadline for internal Hawaii Department of Education candidates to apply for the position, this is the last week that external candidates can apply. Their deadline is Friday.

 

The unusual CEEO title was developed by the leadership search group, which said the title "is intended to convey the dual roles the individual must play as an educator and as a dynamic, effective leader responsible for continuing what is a school-community-initiated change process as defined by a multi-year educational strategic plan. The individual is also responsible for financial, human resources, facilities and technology management, family and student support services and community partnerships."

 

Waimea Middle School has more than 500 students -- about one in 10 of whom qualify for free or reduced lunch, and one in five comes from a single-parent home -- in a 50-mile radius that includes Waimea/Kamuela, Waikoloa, Kawaihae and Puako. School officials themselves describe the school's facilities as outdated and crowded. The community voted in 2003 to go the public conversion charter school route. The nonprofit business benefits from a 4-to-1 funding match of state funds by Kamehameha Schools.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

 

Tulalips want university on reservation

 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

TULALIP -- Tribal leaders are hoping state officials will consider the Tulalip Indian Reservation as a prime spot in the northern Puget Sound area for a public four-year university.

 

"We're willing to strike a good deal with the state if they build a four-year university in Tulalip," said state Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip.

 

McCoy is a tribal member and manager of Quil Ceda Village, the tribe's 2,000-acre commercial center and home to the Seattle Premium Outlets and the Tulalip Casino.

 

He did not offer details of the deal the tribe is developing.

 

McCoy did say the tribe has identified three sites within the reservation as possible locations for a university.

 

Two of the three are within Quil Ceda Village.

 

In 2004, a Snohomish County committee on economic development suggested that a four-year university would bolster the county's economy.

 

The Evergreen State College in Olympia, which opened in 1967, is the last public four-year school to open in the state since Western Washington University in 1899.

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 31, 2006

 

Families leave harbor as cleanup continues

By VALERIE MONSON, Staff Writer

Maui News

 

KAHULUI – As the county’s cleanup of the Kahului breakwater continued Thursday, Mayor Alan Arakawa and other state leaders gathered with Gov. Linda Lingle in Honolulu to talk about ways to help homeless people across the islands.

 

"It was very positive," said Arakawa of the two-hour discussion in a conference room at Honolulu International Airport. "I think everyone’s working in the same direction."

 

Arakawa remained convinced that because of health and safety issues that had arisen at the makeshift camp of tents, tarps and lean-tos at the breakwater, the county had no choice but to tell homeless residents to move so an intense cleanup of the area could begin. Reports of staph infections and the possibility of an outbreak of murine typhus caused by fleas from rodents convinced authorities that they had to act immediately for the sake of the people who were living there. Drug needles on the ground indicated other problems.

 

The area was closed officially at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

 

"We felt this was the most humane way," said Arakawa. "We couldn’t let the situation fester."

 

Three encampments made up of 20 individuals remained at the breakwater Thursday, but all families had been relocated, according to Ellen Pelissero, the county’s public information officer. Bulldozers were continuing to remove the abandoned vehicles that have accumulated as well as the heavy brush that provided shade and shelter.

 

No arrests were made. Pelissero said there have been some complaints from a few particularly vocal people who wanted to stay, but most have cooperated.

 

She said Arakawa and Dr. Lorrin Pang, Maui District health officer for the state Department of Health, had met with leaders of the breakwater community recently to explain the unsanitary conditions and why the move was needed.

 

"Most of them were very understanding because of the health concerns," said Pelissero.

 

Arakawa acknowledged that while those living at the breakwater "weren’t one of the neatest groups," they were not to blame for all the problems that prompted the cleanup. The mayor said others in the community have used the tent city to dump junked cars and trash. Some residents drive onto the site "into the wee hours, rabble-rousing," he said.

 

But the mayor made it clear that after the monthlong cleanup, individuals will not be prevented from returning.

 

"We’re not inviting anyone back, but I anticipate some of them will come back," he said. "We’re not prohibiting it. We didn’t evict anyone. We just asked them to move while we cleaned it up."

 

As many as 140 people were living at the breakwater. According to a report prepared by the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness that was passed out at the governor’s meeting Thursday, that group accounted for half of the estimated 280 people on Maui who are categorized as "unsheltered homeless." Another 467 are considered to be "sheltered homeless persons."

 

Arakawa said those numbers are down, mostly because of the opening of the West Maui Homeless Resource Center and more rental units that have become available over the past year.

 

The mayor said judging from the numbers, he believes that Maui has been working hard on addressing the homeless issue. He pointed out that the Big Island, which has a population similar to Maui’s, had nearly double the number of homeless. Of the 1,442 homeless on the Big Island, only 393 are in shelters – the rest live without.

 

One particularly sad statistic: Of the statewide homeless population in the state, 37 percent are Native Hawaiian, the people who settled the islands.

 

The mayor said that some of the ideas presented during the governor’s meeting involved working with the private sector and with churches that would "adopt" homeless families and serve as mentors until they get back on their feet. He also said that bills introduced by Lingle and moving along in the state Legislature would provide funds to help the homeless. The governor proposed $20 million to expand services and repair existing facilities; lawmakers, so far, have increased that to $30 million.

 

Arakawa said he already has been thinking about one long-term solution: partnering with the state and various social service agencies to develop a campus around old Maui High School in Hamakuapoko that would reach out to those with mental disabilities or chemical dependencies. The mayor said he envisions some kind of housing for people along with office spaces for the various agencies that would help serve them.

 

"A lot of the homeless have severe mental challenges or are dependent on alcohol or drugs," said Arakawa. "If we’re going to help them, we must provide facilities and treatment."

 

One frequent obstacle to plans for such facilities comes from neighbors who don’t want such services – and the troubled people they attract – in their backyard. Old Maui High, out in the cane fields above Hookipa, would be in nobody’s backyard, but also far from town, making transportation difficult.

 

The mayor has included a line-item grant request for $200,000 in his budget for the social services campus. The item was discussed by the Maui County Council’s budget committee on Thursday. Committee members asked for more information from Herman Andaya, deputy director for the Department of Housing and Human Concerns.

 

Since 2003, the Friends of Old Maui High have been working to restore the school building designed by famed Hawaii architect Charles W. Dickey. The group hopes to rehabilitate the structure and use it as a facility to help people trying to re-enter society, in honor of the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink. Mink is probably the school’s most famous graduate and was a longtime advocate for those in need.

 

Valerie Monson can be reached at vmonson@mauinews.com.

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2006

 

Kamehameha buys Keauhou hotel

 

Associated Press

 

KAILUA-KONA » A subsidiary of the for-profit development arm of Kamehameha Schools has acquired the Keauhou Beach Hotel on the Big Island from San Diego-based Southwest Value Partners.

 

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The buyer, KBH Inc., said it expects a seamless transition. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts will continue to manage operations at the 311-room hotel, which employs nearly 200 staff.

 

"Outrigger Keauhou Beach Hotel serves as the (Keauhou Resort) gateway, and with this acquisition we bring home the cornerstone of Keauhou," said Greg Chun, Keauhou Resort's president and general manager. "We want to create a business model where cultural sites and educational activities restore Hawaiian presence within our resort."

 

The 2,400-acre Keauhou Resort master plan, a product of two years of community discussion and research, envisions a community learning center, a gathering place with venues for Hawaiian cultural enrichment programs.

 

Located five miles south of Kailua-Kona, the resort includes the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, the 22.9-acre Keauhou Shopping Center, two golf courses, timeshare, residential and resort condominiums and single-family residences.

 

Plans call for restoration or stabilization of two significant heiau and the protection of an additional 100-plus acres of archaeological sites scattered throughout the resort.

 

 

 

 

Monday, April 03, 2006

 

New apartments slated for tribe's young adults

Bangor Daily News

 

INDIAN ISLAND - Construction hasn't even started, and already there is a waiting list of nearly a dozen people wanting to live in the new apartment building that soon will be built on Indian Island.

The eight-unit apartment building will be geared toward young adult tribal members who are ready to live on their own but don't want to leave the island.

"Up to this point we've always had to prioritize the elders or folks that were really disadvantaged, and this is the first time we've been able to focus on the younger generation," Penobscot Nation Housing Director Craig Sanborn said Friday.

The most exciting part for Sanborn is that young adults who once had to leave Indian Island when they were ready to live on their own now won't have to.

"We haven't even kicked the dirt yet and we already have a waiting list of about 11," Sanborn said.

He said the United States Department of Agriculture already has guaranteed the approximately $1 million it will cost to construct the building, and now he's just waiting for some of the closing documents to be signed.

Primary funding for the project is coming from the USDA, with some assistance from Bangor Savings Bank.

The two-story building with four units on each level will be located on a strip of land near Olamon Street. There will be six one-bedroom apartments and two two-bedroom units.

Architectural design work already has been completed by Architects-Engineers of Bangor, and Sanborn said he hopes to be able to advertise for construction bids early this month.

"The vision was for young adults," Sanborn said. "The good thing about that is they don't have to leave the island now in order to find some housing."

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 30, 2006

 

Chamorro Conference exhibits cultural pride, not political activism

 

by Samantha Lynott, KUAM News

Representatives from throughout the Marianas are in the middle of the first-ever three-day conference focusing on issues and concerns of Chamorro language, cultures and perspectives. Flora Baza Quan is executive director of the University of Guam Endowment Fund, which made this conference possible. She said that it's happening right now is a dream come true.

"This was a vision for a lot of people who may not even be here all throughout Guam and the CNMI," she shared with KUAM News, "but the fact that it is happening (and we're hoping it will be an annual event) is a very positive thing for the Chamorro renaissance, the Chamorro revival in culture throughout our region."

One of the main organizers of the event, Johnny Sablan, encapsulated the message of the conference in the celebrated language. He proudly said in his native tongue, "Stand up to enjoy our language and our culture."

Both Sablan and Quan have stood up for the Chamorro culture by in more than one way. "Some people call us 'activists' but we're not," the latter maintained. "Activist is a negative term. Actually, we believe because Johnny and I go back with the singing; we're like the first recording artists, Johnny especially. We recorded our songs and the culture is not dead. It's not dying. It's very alive. And this conference is a reaffirmation that there's nothing dead about our culture."

The many performers, artists, chefs and workshop presenters have been displaying a variety of ways to keep that culture alive. Today's presentations focused on research and development. Emilio Ayuyu from Saipan shared ancient Chamorro healing techniques that were passed down from his grandmother. "I'm hoping that some medical doctors that graduate in modern medicine can look into that and combine the knowledge of the modern medicine and the herbal medicine of these local medicines for the healing process," Ayuyu said.

Such presentations by Chamorros about their culture is what makes this conference unique, says project coordinator Raymond Quintanilla. "Some people can claim to right perspectives about Chamorro culture from their viewpoint, but the difference about this conference is that we have the people from the islands representing eight different islands - Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan, Agrihan, Anatahan, Pagan, and Alamagan. They're coming here to express their viewpoints, their perspectives about the Chamorro Culture," he explained.

Organizers of the conference hope to plan a second for the near future, hopefully on one of the other of the eight inhabited islands in the Marianas.

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2006

 

Time short to return gift of sailing to Yap

 

By Rod Thompson
rthompson@starbulletin.com

 

KAWAIHAE, Hawaii » Resting from the afternoon heat at Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island, Micronesian navigator Mau Piailug perks up when more than 30 kids from around the state arrive at a warehouse to learn traditional navigation from him.

 

At age 74, "Papa Mau" is eager to pass along his knowledge in Hawaii and in his Micronesian home state of Yap.

 

Here at Kawaihae, children have had the 54-foot, double-hulled canoe Makalii as a floating school since 1995. The children of Micronesia have none. Photo courtesy of the Honolulu Star Bulletin: Rod Thompson

 

That will change as the builders of the Makalii, Na Kalai Waa Moku o Hawaii, builds a new canoe as a gift to Mau.

 

The canoe is nearing completion, but time for a voyage this year is short. The 4,500-mile sail to Yap has to avoid the hurricane season, starting in May. Every day that passes adds danger and possible postponement of the voyage, said Chadd Paishon, Kalai Waa's executive director.

 

Another $80,000 is needed to finish the $300,000 project, he said.

 

The 57-foot vessel will be called Maisu, the name of a certain wind that knocks breadfruits from their trees only when they are ready to be eaten. The meaning is that the Maisu is ready to feed knowledge to Micronesians, Paishon said.

 

The Maisu has a spar reaching far forward with a carving like a bowsprit. The image is a noio, the Hawaiian noddy tern. Widespread across the Pacific, the bird is known for leading sailors back to land, just as the canoe will lead sailing skills home to Micronesia, said Kalai Waa's executive secretary, Pomai Bertelmann.

 

Sailing skills are clan secrets in Micronesia. Mau, who learned navigation from his grandfather starting at age 4, objects. Opening a fist, he says, "I took something. Don't hold it. Better share it."

 

In 1976, Mau shared, a native of the tiny Micronesian island of Satawal guiding the Hawaiian canoe Hokule'a, a voyaging vessel of a type not built for hundreds of years. The knowledge had been lost among Hawaiians.

 

For the children of Hawaii, canoes like Hokule'a and Makalii have become classrooms for those old skills.

 

Bertelmann says, "We're not trying to make sailors." The real purpose of teaching navigation in Hawaii is for youth to learn, "Through hard work, anything is possible."

 

Mau has a different goal: to create full-time sailors at home.

 

His son Sesario Sewralur, a sergeant in the Yap police force, says the need to guide youth in Micronesia is similar to Hawaii. Some are using drugs, committing crimes, going to jail. Imprisonment brings such shame in Micronesia that it leads in some cases to suicide, he said.

 

With the Maisu as a classroom, Sewralur plans to change young people. "I want to show them something. There's still a lot of things to do in the world," he said.

 

He will do it the way his father wants, by quitting the police force and becoming a full-time teacher and navigator.

 

Donations to complete the Maisu can be sent to Na Kalai Waa, Box 748, Kamuela, HI 96743; or call 808-885-9500.

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2006

 

Drumming to draw cultural awareness

By Althea Peterson
The Norman Transcript

Transcript Staff Writer

April is American Indian Heritage Month, and various groups made sure that students knew Monday morning at the South Oval.

Faculty, students, administrators and staff came to the University of Oklahoma's South Oval to celebrate part a large part of Oklahoma's heritage: Native American culture. Numerous tribes had representatives from various areas of OU, as well as outside the university. This "kickoff" event included dancing, drumming, Indian dress and art, as well as a giant tepee.

Winona Bark, a Cherokee and member of the American Indian Advocacy Council, said the South Oval was the perfect place to draw students' attention.

"This way, we can catch them between classes," Bark said. "This is our way to share our culture."

Lindy Waters, a Kiowa and Cherokee Indian and associate director for student life who oversees Native American OU student organizations, said despite a large number of students with Native American heritage, many do not know about Indian traditions.

"This gives them an idea of who they are," Waters said. "This event is to bring awareness to culture heritage. A lot of students don't know about their culture."

Susan Shannon, an Osage and Native American Women and Others for Cultural Preservation representative, said the event will help promote other events to the OU community, as well as Indian culture.

"I think this is a good event for the whole student community on the centennial of the land run," Shannon said.

Matt Jim, a Pawnee and anthropology freshman, said he was going to go to his class during the event, but came to the South Oval instead.

"I went to my anthropology class, but nobody was there, so I figured they were all out here," Jim said.

Jim said he grew up on a reservation, but coming to OU gave him a new perspective on Indians.

"I've always been around country Indians," Jim said. "This is more of a suburban area. I've always wanted to see how different tribes adapted to different settings and times."

Lensey Butler, art and psychology junior, said she attended the event to experience a different culture.

"I'm taking a Native American studies class and I find this very interesting and relevant to art in general," Butler said.

In addition to opportunities to watch Indian dancers and listen to Indian drumming, Indian art was also displayed for students to view. Examples included dreamcatchers, painted cow skulls, deer hide drumheads and grape vine wreaths.

Joe Foote, dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication who has a Chickasaw heritage, said he remembered when Native American studies and cultures were ignored at OU.

"I hope that this helps students understand their heritage," Foote said.

Althea Peterson 366-3539 apeterson@normantranscript.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006 Elections Present 101 Seats for Voters to Decide

 

WHAT:  Activating Voter Registration in 2006 to weigh in on 101 seats at the federal, state and county levels is on the minds of many in Hawaii today.  The seats that will come before the electorate in the fall of 2006 include the following:

 

 

 

 

For more information and a complete list of 2006 Contests and Incumbents, visit the Hawaii State Office of Elections Website at:  http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/

 

To register to vote:  http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/voters/registration.htm

 

 

 

 

April 4, 2006

 

USCCR to Examine Census 2010; Commission to Probe Legal and Policy Implications of New Racial Categories

 

WHAT: Meeting of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring and protecting civil rights

 

At its monthly meeting, a panel of experts will advise the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concerning utility of racial categories planned for use in Census 2010. Furthermore, following Census 2000, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued guidance to federal agencies including how to allocate responses which now allow participants to declare two or more races. Are these new policies effective? Speakers including Charles Louis Kincannon, director, U.S. Census Bureau; Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie professor of public affairs, Columbia University; Ward Connerly, chairman, American Civil Rights Institute; Sharon M. Lee, professor and director of graduate studies, Department of Sociology, Portland State University, will offer expertise.

 

The Commission also will decide its actions on the Akaka bill. The bill would allow Native Hawaiians to organize their own government, which opponents have characterized as tantamount to racial balkanization. As well, Commissioners plan to finalize a report on whether or not Congress should renew expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act. A meeting agenda follows:

 

I. BRIEFING: RACIAL CATEGORIZATION IN THE 2010 CENSUS

 

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 10, 2006 MEETING

 

III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

IV. STAFF DIRECTOR'S REPORT

 

V. PROGRAM PLANNING: 1) REPORTS: VOTING RIGHTS REAUTHORIZATION; BRIEFING ON THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT REAUTHORIZATION ACT; BRIEFING ON DISPARITY STUDIES. 2) ANNUAL PROGRAM PLANNING

 

VI. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LETTER

 

VII. STRATEGIC PLANNING

 

WHEN: Friday, April 7, 9 a.m.

 

WHERE: 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

 

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement. Members include Chairman Gerald A. Reynolds, Vice Chairman Abigail Thernstrom, and Commissioners Jennifer C. Braceras, Peter N. Kirsanow, Arlan Melendez, Ashley L. Taylor, and Michael Yaki. Kenneth L. Marcus is staff director. Commission meetings are open to the media and general public.

http://www.usnewswire.com/

 

 

 

 

HEARING NOTICE

 

THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair

Senator Clayton Hee, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

GM 327

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, DONALD S.M. CHANG, for a term to expire 6-30-2007.

JHW

GM 328

Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Gubernatorial Nominee, FRANCIS KAHOU LUM, for a term to expire 6-30-2010.

 

 

 

 

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