![]() Providing access to the employers, in the simplest way, in light of all the complications that they gotta go through, is important.” “Equipping (Maui residents) with the certifications that they need. “We know that there’s a new industry coming to Hawaii, and that’s the cleanup, that’s the rebuild,” said Lewis. Many of them are also looking for local workers and companies to participate in response efforts. So we’re going to try and break it down for them at this convention so that it’s much easier for them to apply.”Īll those agencies have booths at the convention to help walk people through the recovery process. … It’s super cumbersome to try and navigate it. “And at the same time you have Red Cross in the mix, and you got all these nonprofits. “You have to apply for (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and then (Small Business Administration), and sometimes you’re denied, then you got to reapply,” Lewis said. Lewis said that for many Maui residents and property owners who were affected by the fire, it’s been challenging to navigate resources as they try to bounce back. The August fire in Lahaina currently has a death toll of at least 100, making it the deadliest U.S. What we forgot is how sail around a storm.” … We know how to sail through a storm this is living proof. We need to use the Hawaiian star compass, a compass that is based around values of nature. “We’ve been using (as) the compass the magnetic north. “The storm we’ve been in the last 150 years is the storm of westernization, industrialism and colonialism,” said Kalepa. We just came gnarliest storm and this canoe is broken. ![]() … We have been sailing in a storm for the last 150 years. We understand voyaging, we understand storms. And so having this convention here raises the voice of the people who are not only impacted, but will have to live with what decisions are made.”Īrchie Kalepa, a legendary waterman from Lahaina who has emerged as a leader in the community after setting up an aid station after the fire, told attendees in an opening keynote, “We as a people have been voyaging for thousands of years. “So as we were assessing what was going on out here, it was clear that outside forces were dominating the conversations. “We were in the community and already had some assets on the ground,” said CNHA CEO Kuhio Lewis. ![]() ![]() Originally set to take place on Oahu after holding a previous convention in Las Vegas, CNHA decided that in the aftermath of the deadly August fires that ravaged Maui and destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, the convention should move to the Valley Isle. As the conference began, the speakers focused on themes of rediscovering traditions and working to renew the land amid drought and new challenges brought on by climate change. The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement on Tuesday kicked off its 22nd annual Native Hawaiian Convention at the Maui Arts &Cultural Center in Kahului. ![]()
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