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Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement hosts Native Hawaiian Convention

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The 21st annual Native Hawaiian Convention, hosted by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, is being held at the Sheraton Waikiki through Friday. More than 150 guests and 1,500 attendees are expected at the convention hosted by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, where wide-ranging discussions are planned for everything from sustainable tourism to homelessness.
2/17
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On the panel for "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)" were, from left, Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director, Board of Health Environmental Health Administration, Ernest Lau, Chief Engineer, Board of Water Supply, Wayne Tanaka, Chapter Director, Sierra Club of Hawai’i and moderator Na'alehu Anthony.
3/17
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Participants share a laugh during the breakout session titled “$600M to Fulfill the Promise.”
4/17
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Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernest Lau participates in the plenary pane "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)." Also on the panel were, from left, Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Kathleen Ho, Board of Health Environmental Health Administration Deputy Director and Wayne Tanaka, Chapter Director, Sierra Club of Hawai’i.
5/17
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Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami, left, chats with Wayne Kaiwi.
6/17
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Shoppers browse the Pop-Up Makeke marketplace at the Native Hawaiian Convention in the Sheraton Waikiki.
7/17
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Daniel Ho attended Thursday's session.
8/17
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Kathleen Ho, Board of Health Environmental Health Administration Deputy Director, participates in the plenary panel "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)."
9/17
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Melissa Waiters attended Thursday's session.
10/17
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Attendees of the 21st Annual Native Hawaiian Convention ride the escalator at the Sheraton Waikiki on Thursday.
11/17
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Curtis Loo secures a lei po'o for Mahea Akuna.
12/17
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Native Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte, right, and Davis Price, second from right, take a break at the Native Hawaiian Convention.
13/17
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Maui County community liaison J. Ipo Mossman attended Thursday's session.
14/17
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Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernest Lau participates in the plenary panel "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)."
15/17
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Wayne Tanaka, Sierra Club of Hawai'i chapter director, participates in the plenary panel "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)."
16/17
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Attendees of the 21st Annual Native Hawaiian Convention ride the escalator at the Sheraton Waikiki on Thursday.
17/17
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Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii participates in the plenary panel "Ola I ka Wai: Crisis at Kapukaki (Red Hill)."

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