The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has recognized a New York State History Day group from International Preparatory School at Grover in Buffalo in a recent article in their monthly publication, Ka Wai Ola. High school seniors Mohamed Abu-Taha, Dawnte Dooling, Tressa Murray-Poston, James Shelvay and Mercy Walelo became interested in Hawaiian history when two representatives from the Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center in Honolulu, Kaleo Patterson and Haaheo Guanson, visited their school. Additionally, the students found common histories between the struggles in Hawai‘i and their own backgrounds. “Because of where our families are from and the problems that happens in those countries, that makes it easier for us to understand the situation that happened in Hawai‘i,” said Abu-Taha, whose parents are from Palestine. The students will be presenting their website entry, which focuses on President Grover Cleveland’s work in support of Queen Lili‘uokalani, here in Cooperstown on April 29th at the State Competition.
Check out the ‘Apelila (April) 2011 issue of Ka Wai Ola, available here to read more, and best of luck to all of this year’s entrants!
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