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Suzanne N.J. 'Susie' Chun Oakland (born June 27, 1961) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate who represented the 13th District from 1996 to 2016. Previously she was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996. She is generally considered to have liberal political views. [citation needed]
For the at-large trustee seat, incumbent Keli‘i Akina is being challenged by Lei Ahu Isa. In the Kauai-Niihau seat race, incumbent Dan Ahuna faces Laura Lindsey.
Sakiusa Bulicokocoko (born 1950 or 1951 in Namara, Tailevu, Fiji; died August 2007 in Hawaii [1]) was a Fijian musician.. The Fiji Times described him as a "legendary musician [...] whose rendition of Fijian classics such as "Veibogi kece", "Lewa lei lewa" and "Isa Lei" endeared him to many generations". [1]
Lei Day has been celebrated in Hawaii for almost 100 years, but the importance of leis can be traced back to ancient times. Lei Day has been celebrated in Hawaii for almost 100 years, but the ...
At the University of Hawaii Manoa, hundreds of students lined the streets for blocks and, one by one, they passed the stones from the student taro patch of the university's Center on Hawaiian Studies down the human chain to the lawn in front of the office university president, David Lassner, where the stones were used to build an ahu (the altar ...
Hearing the word "Hawaii" may drum up visions of ocean waves, soft sand and, of course, colorful flower necklaces, known as lei. A fresh flower lei is synonymous with a Hawaiian greeting and is ...
The lehua (flowers) and liko lehua (leaf buds) are used in making lei. [2] The flowers were used medicinally to treat pain experienced during childbirth. [16] ʻŌhiʻa lehua is one of the few honey plants that is native to the Hawaiian Islands. [2] [17]
Mailani and Lei met at Maryknoll School, Honolulu, Hawaii in 1991 and became friends. Each was unaware that the other had musical interests until 1997; Lei played the ukulele and Mailani was a singer. That year, the duo entered a school talent show and won. They began performing at family events and parties.