Aotearoa HOSW Winter 2010 Newsletter

Aotearoa HOSW 2010

Winter Issue

Healing Our Spirit Worldwide – the Sixth Gathering Honolulu Hawaii 3 – 10 September 2010

Aotearoa HOSW 2010 (Page 1)

RANGATAHI PLANNING

for a cultural explosion!

By Taliha Kingi Rangatahi representative on the Youth Planning Committee

Representatives from the youth planning committee met inHawaii in May to finalise the youth tracks schedule,presenters, and other activities. We have endeavoured tomake the youth track distinctively for youth, with acombination of on-site workshops and discussions at theHawaii Convention Centre, as well as off-site activitiesincluding Vaa (waka) paddling and beach safety workshops,community service projects, a dance night, a talent night, anda series of traditional games from Hawaii, Canada and Aotearoa.We are also excited to announce that we have a group of youth from an organisation in Hawaii (the Queen LiliokalaniChildrens Centre) who, along with their families, will beassisting the planning committee in organising all of theevents for the youth participants.So come September expect there to be events that willappeal to all ages (within our 'youth' age bracket of 13-24, of course!).

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The



Youth



planning



team



snapshot,



Johnny



4

th



from



left



and



Tahlia



6

th



from



left

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HAWAI’IAN’S EAGERLY

await our arrival

By Barry J. Bublitz IIC Member for HOSW



Kia



ora



koutou



Katoa



e



te



whanau



o



HOSW



Aotearoa



With



less



than



87



days



to



go,



it



seems



hard



to



believe



that



the



Sixth



Gathering



is



just



around



the



corner.



All



of



the



planning



that



has



occurred



since



the



last



gathering



is



coming



together



nicely



and



you



can



be



assured



of



experiencing



a



definite



Hawaiian



Flava



to



this



much



awaited



event.



The



host



body,



Papa



Ola



Lokahi



wants



to



ensure



its



visitors



experience



its



culture,



before



attending



the



actual



conference



at



the



Hawaiian



Convention



Centre;



some



of



these



cultural



activities



are



highlighted



in



this



newsletter.



Let



me



introduce



myself



to



the



newer



members



of



the



HOSW



movement;



No



Ngaitai



kei



Umupuia,



Ngati



Kohua



me



Tainui



Waka,



Ngati



Tupaia,



Ngati



Tanewai



me



Tangahoe



Iwi



ki



Taranaki



Tonga,



ko



Barry



Bublitz



taku



ingoa,



Tihei



Mauri



Ora!



It



seems



hard



to



believe



that



the



Sixth



Gathering



is



just



around



the



corner





My



involvement



with



the



HOSW



movement



has



been



since



our



first



delegation



went



to



Edmonton



in



1992,



although



I



was



not



part



of



it



I



was



very



much



on



the



periphery,



then



becoming



fully



involved



as



a



trustee



for



the



third



gathering



in



Rotorua



1998.



As



a



member



of



the



International



Indigenous



Council



(IIC)



for



HOSW,



we



are



the



kaitiaki



of



the



HOSW



kaupapa,



to



ensure



that



its



mauri



is



maintained



throughout



the



different



gatherings.



I



want



to



acknowledge



Taliha



Kingi



and



Johnny



Seve



who



are



part



of



the



international



youth



planning



committee,



ALAC



and



Te



Kete



Hauora;



the



abstract



technical



team,



Te



Puea



Winiata,



Kirsty



Crawford



Maxwell,



Carol



Wrathall,



Terry



Huriwai



and



Pam



Armstrong.



I



also



need



to



acknowledge



the



ministerial



support



of



Wi



Keelen



and



Hingatu



Thompson



and



their



teams;



Navigator



Tours



for



offering



our



whanau



travel



and



accommodation



options



and



to



all



the



grass



level



support;



he



mihi



aroha



kia



koutou



o



tautoko



i



te



kaupapa



nei.



I



am



looking



forward



in



joining



my



fellow



members



of



the



IIC



and



our



hosts



Papa



Ola



Lokahi



in



welcoming



you



all



to



the



sixth



gathering



in



September.



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2Financial assistance available3Navigator Tours3Kaumatua welcome to Kualoa O’ahu4

HOSW Movement & Covenant

5

Press release

Aotearoa HOSW 2010 (Page 2)

Also, if youre on Facebook dont forget to join our Rangatahiogroup for HOSW, where we will be providing regular updateson progress with the youth schedule and any other information that may be relevant when planning your trip.If there are any concerns, questions or comments that youmay have regarding the youth track please do not hesitate tcontact your Aotearoa representatives  Johnny Seve or . Tahlia Kingi tahliakingi@gmail.com http://hoswyouth.weebly.com/index.html

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

Johnny,



Barry



&



Tahlia



at



a cent



planning



Hui



re



HOSW

Symbols of Unity

Since the first gathering of the Healing our Spiritrtad theWorldwide Movement (HOSW), Nechi Institute, AlbeCanada in 1992, indigenous peoples have donatedsymbols that represent indigenous Recovery andHope to the care of the HOSW movement. At thisstage the collection is made up from Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and USA.The Kaumatua, Chiefs and Elders who attendefirst gathering were of the understanding that thesesymbols of indigenous Recovery and Hope wouldremain in the care of the host nation, and would visitplaces where indigenous healing takes place,especially in the field of addictions. It was agreed thatthese symbols of indigenous Recovery and Hopewould be brought to the next international HOSWgathering and be displayed throughout the gathering. As the HOSW movement has grown, so has theon of collection, which is now kept in Canada. A selectithe collection will be presented to the Sixth Gatheringreminding us of the HOSW journey.

continued from page 1

ESTA online applications for the US Visa Waiver Program

All passengers travelling to or through the US under the Visa Waiver Programme must have obtained anElectronic System for Travel Authorisationprior totheir flight. It is strongly recommended that ESTAapplications are completed 72 hours prior to arrive atthe airport of your departure. Anyone who has notdone so will not be able to board.If you have a criminal conviction it is more than likelythat you will require a Visa, these can take time to beprocessed, you should have already been in contactwith the US Consulate, if you fall into this category.

Financial Assistance Available

ALAC in collaboration with the Ministry of Healthand the International Indigenous Council for HOSWare pleased to be able to provide financial assistancefor New Zealand presenters attending the Healing our Spirit Worldwide 2010 Gathering being held from the3

rd

to 10

th

September 2010 in Hawaii. Applicants that are allegeable for this subsidy wouldhave had an abstract accepted for the conference andthat their presentation has a Maori and alcohol focus. Applicants are not to be Government or DHBemployees and a cap of $1,500 (GST excl) is set as amaximum for each application. Applications will closeon the 31

st

July 2010 and will be considered by a panelmade up of representatives from MoH, ALAC and theInternational Indigenous Council for HOSW.The Application Form is available on the ALACwebsitehttp://www.alcohol.org.nz/and HOSW websitehttp://www.hosw.co.nz/HOSW2010Aotearoa.html. Applications can be forwarded to either bublitz.whanau@xtra.co.nzor g.taurua@alac.org.nz. Hard copies can be mailed to PO Box 2688,Christchurch 8140.

Aotearoa HOSW 2010 (Page 3)

C

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Tribal leaders and Government officials are invited to participate inthe sharing of awa, a ceremonial drink made from the root of theawa (Kawa) plant. Hosted by Olohe Tommy Kaulukukui and themen of Hale Mua o Kualii.

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ATURDAY

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A cultural sharing of health, arts, crafts, food and entertainmentfrom Hawaii and participating countries worldwide. A time for families around the world and Hawaii to celebrate our respectivecultures and get to know one another.

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Welcoming and opening ceremonies these are being held atKualoa, the traditional site of welcoming on Oahu and known for its relationship to voyaging.

Buses will transport delegates to all of these sites, check out www.hosw.com for more information.

HOSW

News in brief

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Navigator Tours’ navigatingwhanau to the Sixth Gathering

John Panoho director for Navigator Tours confirms that quite a few whanau have taken up thetravel and accommodation packages on offer atwww.hosw.co.nz.Navigator Tours specialise in providing custom made travelpackages. If you have any inquiries regarding your bookingplease direct this toJohn@navigatortours.co.nz

Abstracts

The Sixth Gathering attracted an overwhelming amount of abstracts from Aotearoa, with over 60 being approved,ranging from alcohol and addiction programme, whanau oraand research. Congratulations to all of the successfulpresenters.

Plenary Speakers

Aotearoa have been allocated three plenary spots at theSixth Gathering and these will occur on the first day,Monday 6 September 2010. Invitations have been sent tothe Honourable Minister Tariana Turia, Matua Hector Busbyand Rawiri Paratene.

Medical Health Insurance

Insurance needs to be a priority in your travel budget. Thehealth care system in the US can prove to be veryexpensive if you do not have adequate cover, check whatlevel of cover you require with your travel agent.

UH-USC Tailgate party & football game

Thursday 2 September 2010Location: Aloha Stadium, HalawaBus Pickup from Waik

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k



hotelsThis is an NCAA College Football Division I game. USC isone of the best football teams in the United States,perennially ranked in the top ten in the country. There willbe 50,000 screaming fans cheering the home team, theUniversity of Hawaii Warriors. Of course, we will beunderdogs and it could even be a rout for USC. But whocares, we will eat, drink and be merry. The tailgate is simplya huge barbecue before the game where we eat, socialize,and have a good time. That's why so many people arealready feeling no pain when the game starts.

The Official Aotearoa New Zealand CulturalGroups

Aotearoa is in the fortunate position that there will not be ashortage of kapahaka performers, amongst the registereddelegates. Te Roopu o Mahaki Rau is the official kapahakagroup and will share events with Hawaiki Roa.

Kaumatua welcome at Kualoa

A special welcome has been organised on the afternoon of Friday 3 September 2010 for Hawaiian Kupuna to welcomeour Kaumatua at Kualoa around 3 pm, this is beingarranged by Pam Armstrong, please contact her by email if you are able to be part of thisspecial welcome,pamarmstrong22@gmail.com The Hawaiian Convention Centre, venue for the Sixth Gathering