KA LEO O KEALOHA ( The Voice of Love )

Kaumakapili Church 766 N. King St., Honolulu, HI 96817

Email: kaumakapili@yahoo.com Website: www.kaumakapili.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaumakapili.org

“Nōlaila ho‘i, o ka mea lohe i kēia mau ‘ōlelo a‘u, a mala ho‘i ia,

E ho‘ohālike iā ia me ke kanaka na‘auao,

nana i kūkulu kona hale maluna o ka pōhaku.” [Mataio 7:24]

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them to practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” [Matthew 7:24]

Volume 11, Issue 10 Kepakemapa 2014

Scripture

"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Aloha e na hoahanau me na hoaloha,

Those of you who know me know that I love

Facebook. I waited a long time to join. I enjoy all the

positive things posted and I make it my goal to try to post a

positive message daily.

But there is much that is not positive on Facebook.

Sometimes I find that people use Facebook to attack others

to hurt others with words. I choose to scroll past the

negative and not read the political stories of hate on either

side. I don’t get involved in the arguments. I don’t post

negative things. I collect inspirational pictures to post on

my personal page. I am adapting some of our pictures with

inspirational sayings and have created a page just for

positive posts. I see it as one of my missions to try to

increase the positive and uplifting posts on Facebook. I am

blessed to see people share my posts.

It is just a way of life we should aspire to live – be

positive and find the joy in life. It really isn’t that hard if

you start developing the habit of personal time with God

each morning. If you start out with God and decide it is

going to be a good day, you can frame your attitude to

see the bright side of things. It is so easy to encourage

others instead of putting them down. You just have to

give it a little thought.

My family always taught me, “If you can’t say

something nice, don’t say anything at all.” It is a good

policy. I never heard my mother say an unkind word

about anyone. Though I strive for that, it doesn’t always

work. Maybe I will get better. I need to try harder.

Aloha,

Kahu Kamanu

Prayer

God of awesome inclusive love, help us all become posi-

tive and find the joy in life. Help us be encouragers so

we can spread your love and care to the world.

Kahu’s Korner By Kahu Richard K. Kamanu

Kahu Mua

Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 8

September

September 7, 2014

Psalms 149

Matthew 18:15-20

Romans 13:8-14

September 14, 2014

Psalms 114

Matthew 18:21-35

Romans 14:1-12

September 21, 2014

Psalms 133

Matthew 20:1-16

Exodus 16:2-15

September 28, 2014

Psalms 138

Matthew 21:23-32

Exodus 17:1-7

Birthdays

SEPTEMBER

September 2 Sarah Balai

September 4 Janice Wolfe

September 9 John Cortez Sr.

Lana Sue Kaopua

Jayme Ioane

September 15 Kawehimaeole Umiamaka

September 18 Robert Maeshiro

September 19 Sean Jandoc

September 20 Dorothy Kihewa

September 22 Tracy Fernandez-Green

September 27 Margaret Wolf

Gabriel Malani

Roxanne Canonigo

September 28 Tommy Chronister Jr.

If you do not see your birthday listed, it means the office does not have the

information on file. Please contact the office with your information and we

will update our records.

September Flowers

September 7: Memory of Violet Tavares

September 14: Lorraine Maeshiro

September 21 In memory of Anne Ho, Ulu Sang, Beth Bright

and Pearl Sagario

September 28 Ka‘ala and Rosalie Carmack

The Kaumakapili Church Mission Statement Kaumakapili Church, thankful for the gifts received from God, founded in 1838 for the maka‘āinana, the common folk, rich in Hawai‘ian tradition and diverse backgrounds, bounded in covenant with all in the United Church of Christ, led by the Spirit, declares its mission to glorify God by bearing the fruits of God’s aloha and gifts, and so proving to be faithful disciples of Christ, who are equipped for the work of the ministry of proclaiming the good news for all people: by witnessing in word and deed, by serving those in need, by welcoming and receiving all people into the church fellowship, and by nurturing and equipping the church members for the growth of the Body of Christ.

Kaumakapili Church Choir

The Kaumakapili Choir retreat was held on Saturday, August 23, 2014. We

rehearsed songs for our upcoming Christmas Eve service. Songs that are commonly

sung throughout the Christmas season. So, it’s definitely not too late to come and

join us [the Kaumakapili Choir] Thursday evenings at 6:00pm in the choir loft to

practice.

Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 2 Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 7

Kepakemapa 2014 ACTIVITIES

Lāpule Pō‘akahi Pō‘alua Pō‘akolu Pō‘aha Pō‘alima Pō‘aono

1

OFFICE CLOSED Labor Day

2

3 4 5 Kahu’s Day Off

6

7

Sanctuary:

9-9:30a Children’s Worship Time 9:30 - 10:15a Baibala 10:30a-12n Worship Communion Board Room:

9-10a Ukulele Class

8 Kahu’s Day Off

9 Hale Aloha:

7:30-9 Food Bank Prep

10 Hale Aloha:

8:00-10:00 Food Bank Ke‘ena ‘Ohina:

5-8p Halau Board Room:

2-4p Ukulele Class (See Matt Motas to confirm)

11 Board Room:

3-5p Ukulele Class(See Matt Motas to confirm) Sanctuary:

6:00pm Choir Rehearsal

12

13 Ke’ena Ohina:

8am BOD Mtg. Annual Hunger Walk-Give Aloha, 8AM

14 Kahu’s Vacation Sanctuary: 9-9:30 Children’s Worship Time 9:30 - 10:15a Baibala 10:30a-12n Worship Board Room:

9-10a Ukulele Class 12n Council Mtg.

15 Kahu’s Day Off

16

17 Ke‘ena ‘Ohina:

5-8p Halau Board Room:

2-4p Ukulele Class(See Matt Motas to confirm)

18 Board Room:

3-5p Ukulele Class(See Matt Motas to confirm)

19 Ke’ena Ohina:

6pm Youth Group

20 Taste of Kalihi Dillingham Plaza

21

Sanctuary: 9-9:30 Children’s Worship Time 9:30 - 10:15a Baibala 10:30a-12n Worship Board Room:

9-10a Ukulele Class Aloha Sunday

22Kahu’s Day Off

23 Hale Aloha:

7:30-9 Food Bank Prep

24 Hale Aloha:

8:00-10:00 Food Bank Board Room:

2-4p Ukulele Class(See Matt Motas to confirm)

25 Board Room:

3-5p Ukulele Class(See Matt Motas to confirm)

26

27

28 Sanctuary: 9-9:30a Children’s Worship Time 9:30 - 10:15a Baibala 10:30a-12n Worship Board Room: 9-10a Ukulele Class Food Bank Sunday

29Kahu’s Day Off 30

09/11/14

Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 3 Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 6

KOKUA LAUREN KELLY

The Kokua ministry of

Kaumakapili Church under

its Board of Deacons is one

opportunity that the church

affords its members to serve

as lay readers, lunanui, help

collect the offering and aid

in the preparation for Sun-

day service, just to name a

few.

Among those who

responded to the call was

Lauren Kelly. When

Lauren moved from the

North Shore into town, she

transferred her membership

from our beloved sister church Lili‘uokalani to Kaumakapili

in 2013.

She immediately and faithfully served as Kokua. Yes,

“served”, because Lauren has had to relocate to Florida to be

near her family.

What made Lauren come to Kaumakapili? “I had

attended hoikes at Kaumakapili and really liked the

congregation and kahu, so it was an easy transition.” she

says.

Lauren was a Professor of Accounting at Hawai‘i

Pacific University for 12 years, teaching both undergraduate

and graduate students and doing administration, service and

research. Upon her retirement, she found it necessary to

return to her family who reside in Florida. We reluctantly

said aloha to Lauren on Sunday, August 10 and Lauren left

for Florida shortly thereafter.

Lauren shares some of her thoughts as Kokua at

Kaumakapili.

“I had served as a deacon at Lili'uokalani. When Jo-An

Goss invited me to serve as kokua, I thought it would be a

great opportunity to get to know the congregation but, more

importantly, provide spiritual support and compassion to the

Kaumakapili ohana. It is a very rewarding role. Anyone

who is interested in being a deacon, but is concerned about

the commitment or, perhaps, serving as lananui might con-

sidering serving as kokua to learn more about being a dea-

con.”

A memorable moment: “My most memorable moment

was helping with the luau this summer. I had participated

many times in Lili'uokalani's luau, and it was a wonderful

experience to work along side of my Kaumakapili ohana in

support of this important event. It was also a great oppor-

tunity to get to know the congregation better.”

Words of Wisdom: “Everyone, whether a member or

not, should find some way to serve at Kaumakapili. The

blessings from serving are too numerous to count.”

Mahalo and Aloha Lauren.

Kaumakapili is here for you.

May God go with you!

Upcoming Events

SEPTEMBER Mon., September 1 Labor Day (Offices Closed)

Sat., September 13 Hunger Walk Outreach, 8am

Sun., September 14 Confirmation Classes, 9:30am

Sunday School, 9:30am

Fri., September 19 Youth Group, 6pm

Sat., September 20 Taste of Kalihi

Give Aloha Campaign (All month)

October Sat., Oct. 4 Youth Cultural Huakai/Beach Day

Sun., Oct 5-8th UCC Camp Erdman Youth Camp

Sun., Oct. 12, 19, 26 Membership Orientation Classes

Fri./Sat., Oct. 17-18 ‘Aha Halawai-Big Island

Sat., Oct. 18th ‘Aha Mokupuni-Nuuanu, 8am

Sun., Oct 26 Fall Festival/OSCA Ho‘ike

Fri., Oct. TBA Youth Group Halloween Party

Continued from Page 1

Mahalo nui for

your continual support!

The Foodbank

In August, the Food Bank distributed 514 bags

of food to 893 adults and 419 children.

For the first six months of the year, the Food

Bank purchased over 18,000 pounds of food from

The Hawaii FoodBank and from Costco, at a cost of

$4,508 (compared to $3,464 at the same time last

year, a 30% increase. Some of the increase is due to

the timing of purchases). Total bags distributed in the

first six months: 2,960 (compared to 2,571 at the

same time last year, a 15% increase) to 5,115 adults

and 1,962 children.

The Hawaii FoodBank sponsored

the annual Walk for Hunger drive on

September 13th. Kaumakapili

supported the Walk by enlisting over

20 walkers. Sponsors' donations have

yet to be totaled, but are expected be

greater than last year. A big mahalo to

Aunty Wendy Garcia, Committee member, and

Aunty Claudia Kahalekulu for coordinating

Kaumakapili's participation this year.

United Healthcare has also donated $1,000 to the

Hunger Walk in the name of Kaumakapili Church. In

exchange they will place Medicare brochures on a

table. They will also provide two translators to be

available to the food bank (Chinese and Filipino) and

to answer questions about health insurance. There

will be no selling involved. More details will be

received this coming week during my meeting with

the community coordinator for United Healthcare.

Food Bank Sunday

The Council approved early in the year to allow the

Outreach Ministry Committee to place envelopes for

donations in the Sunday bulletins on Food Bank Sunday

(4th Sunday of the month). There have been three

collections so far this year totaling $1,272. In August

there were 23 envelopes placed in the offering plates.

Mahalo Ke Akua for the generous donations by our

church members and friends.

78059 Kaumakapili Church

Good Caretakers of the ‘Aina

Ready to be a good steward of the Earth?

Yes ,Stewardship does not only refer to money. Here

are some tips from our Kupuna and the HCUCC.

*Don't pollute by dumping old pills and medicines

down the drain or in the toilet. Save by using Hawaiian

salt and plants for medicine.

*For a cough coming on, gargle about 1/4 tsp. of Pa'akai,

Hawaiian Salt in a glass of hot water.

*For a sore throat, chew some young 'Ohi'a 'Ai,

Mountain Apple leaves .

*For a boil, make a poultice from Laukahi leaves which

have been rolled with Pa'akai and warmed in a

pan. Tape over the boil.

*For sore joints, drink some Wai niu, coconut water

daily.

*For Arthritis, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure, sip

some Noni juice daily. You can buy it in most

pharmacies.

*For burns, keep a small potted Aloe plant in the kitchen

or grow some in your garden. Just a small piece soothes

the burn.

*Reduce your junk mail. Visit sites such as

www.greendimes.com to learn how to remove your

name from direct marketing lists. Doing this can save 16

hours of junk mail sorting and 1.5 trees per year.

*Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. They last ten

times longer than incandescent bulbs and use about 70%

less electricity. One compact fluorescent saves about

600 lbs. of coal.

*Curb impulse shopping. Only buy what you need.

Purchase a toilet dam. It only costs about $10 and saves

40% water per flush.

*Use cloth bags or totes. Avoiding paper bags can save

one 15-year old tree annually, and avoiding plastic bags

saves oil.

*Compost all organic waste . You can reduce by 25%

what you send to a landfill.

For more information on Hawaiian Medicinal Plants,

check out the Library, or the Internet. For more tips on

being a good steward, check out the August edition of

The Friend on www.hcucc.org.

Our Churches Wider Mission

OCWM , Our Churches Wider Mission 5 for 5 Appeal

is coming soon! Check the church bulletin board to learn

about the two CONTESTS for OCWM. Entries can be submitted to Donald Schmidt via email at

dschmidt@hcucc.org or by mail to Hawai‘i Conference

UCC, 1848 Nu‘uanu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96817.

Myrtle Vetekina-Stewart

Stewardship Committee

September

9

10

23

24

October

7

8

21

22

Food Prep Day

Distribution

Food Prep Day

Distribution

Food Prep Day

Distribution

Food Prep Day

Distribution

7:30-9:00am

7:30-10:00am

7:30-9:00am

7:30-10:00am

7:30-9:00am

7:30-10:00am

7:30-9:00am

7:30-10:00am

Food Bank Volunteer Schedule

Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 4 Ka Leo O Kealoha, page 5

Last month the

church was asked by

Kalihi Palama Health

Center to utilize

Kamalulaniokeone‘ula

to hold a health fair for

the community. Our

“yes” to the event

created in me a “?” for

the future. Since this

was a different type of

request and something that was new for us, I decided to

show up and observe the event.

Our church staff was on hand to make sure that the

physical needs were met for the event while Kahu Kamanu

shared with the people gathered a brief history of KPHC and

the tie to Kaumakapili. Various food vendors from the

immediate area were lined under portable tents down one

side of the mall while the other provided space for local craft

vendors and community service providers. Entertainment

was placed in front of the natural stage that sits under the

Banyan Tree while a local radio host highlighted booths and

products through out the morning. A nice white tent lined

the center isle of the mall where people could sit and enjoy

the day.

While sitting and taking this all in, I could not help but

thank God for the blessing of this place we now call

Kamalulaniokeone‘ula and the foresight the church had to

step out in faith. The Spirit that covered this community

event stirred within me the potential and possibility for

Kaumakapili to utilize this area not only for our own parking

but possibly a craft fair of our own, a community fair, a

community revival, or maybe a movie in the park for the

youth of the area, why not a community job fair or a cultural

fair? It may sound way out, but the potential is there for us

to expand Kaumakapili’s reach once again.

When you come to church on Sunday morning, take

some time to walk through this ground and take all the sites,

sounds, and even the smells in. You might choose to park

your car there during service to catch the shade that the trees

naturally give. While there consider the importance land is

to us as Hawaiians, thank God for the ability and foresight to

have purchased it, and spend some time asking Him what

does He want us to

do here? Lift that

up in your prayer

and let’s work

hand in hand to

make that

portion of our

vineyard a fruitful

place for the

generations to

come.

Trevor Maunakea

Resetting the Anchor

The church received an invitation by Kamehameha Schools in collaboration with

Partners in Development to be apart of the dedication of the new Bilingual Hawaiian-

English New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs.

It was held on Friday September 5, 2014 on the grounds of the Mission House

Museum. I decided to attend on the church’s behalf due to the relevance it has to our

church and its mission.

Our own Hauoli Akaka along with good friend

Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier hosted the event as

Former Kahu Laeula of Kaumakapili Kordell

Kekoa dedicated and blessed this new edition of the Baibala.

One of the phrases that jumped out as I listened had to do with a conversation

between leaders of Partners in Development and the Kamehameha Schools at

the outset of this project. The project was to attempt to reset the spiritual

anchor for our Hawaiian people by producing a product that spoke God’s word

in both Hawaiian and English. As we journey through this time of change in

pastoral leadership for ourselves, we too will be called to reset our spiritual anchor in the Word, our traditions, and our

purpose as a church.

This bilingual version of the bible for us is yet another tool to reach the next generation of Hawaiian 'opio,

continue to speak to the kupuna generation of their legacy, and remind us all of the importance of God’s word in our

lives no matter what language it is spoken.

I am hoping that as a church we will be able to either fill our pews or

our resource center with more than a few of these resources. As faithful

individuals, you are more than welcomed to purchase one for your

'ohana, for a friend in need, or for your children and grandchildren. An

order form can be found in the back table after worship or the one print-

ed in this newsletter.

For more information, contact our church office at 845-0908 and our

secretary will help you.

The Vineyard at 766

Aloha members, family, and friends.

I hope this issue of our newsletter finds you and your

Ohana in good health and in good Spirit.

The month of September brings new life to our church as

we embark on another Sunday School year. The board of

education will be utilizing the “Seasons of the Spirit:”

curriculum to educate our children about the Christian

lifestyle. I encourage all of us to renew ourselves in our faith

and to the work of the vineyard. Kahu Kamanu had a

challenging sermon on August 31st titled “Not to you Lord!”

based on Matthew 16:21-28. One of the key points driven

home was the commitment to the Christian lifestyle. Do we

decide to go beach on Sunday or attend Sunday school? Do I

say yes to this work but when it conflicts with my personal

life it’s ok to say No? It spoke straight to the heart of

Kaumakapili and to the cross that Christ calls us to bear. It is

only through the commitment of each of us to this all

encompassing Christian lifestyle that we will see growth

come to Kaumakapili once again. Let’s make this

commitment together as we now begin our educational life as

a church and move toward the celebration of Christ’s birth.

Our church council begins the faithful task of preparing

the vineyard for new pastoral leadership. We will most likely

move into what is called an Interim Period of the church come

April 2015 which may last up to a year. We are looking into

how best to supply the pulpit with a pastor or team of pastors

to give us the Word for the day. It will also encompass

pastoral help in the general board and committee work as

needed. Details will be worked out over the next few months

and we will have a plan by the end of this year.

Imi I Ke Kahu will be our focus for the new season in our

church. A search committee will be formed to begin the

process of looking on our behalf for the new pastorate of

Kaumakapili. One of the over arching focuses that seems to

be coming out of our people is the need to plant, cultivate, and

harvest the next generation of Kaumakapili. With that as a

target focus, the committee would be made up accordingly in

hopes that a Kahu or team of Kahu can be commissioned to

grow the church with younger families to insure the

continuance of the faith from generation to generation. This

can be a very anxious time for us yet exciting and rewarding

at the same time. Join me as we ask God to reveal the right

leader to us for the new season in his vineyard.

These are exciting times to be a part of Kaumakapili and I

ask for your prayers for our members, family and friends.

Please support our leaders with your prayers of support,

clarity of Spirit, and sustaining life for the work ahead.

Thank you all for your aloha and may God bless you and

your families through out the month of September.

Kahu introduces

Kamalulaniokeone‘ula

Our Expanding Vineyard