ASSOCIATION OF HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUBS
A RESOLUTION
No. 2017 – 7
HONORING AND REMEMBERING BELOVED KUPUNA AND MĀNALEO AUNTIE VIOLET KIKO SANTIAGO
WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, has seen fit to call unto Himself our member Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago of Kalihi Waena, Kona, O‘ahu, who left us to be with our Lord on January 19, 2017 at age 95; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago was born in Kalihi Waena, Kona, O‘ahu on January 9, 1922; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, was the last living child, of 22 children born to Joseph Kiko and Mary Kuipua Hukiku and lived in Kalihi Waena, Honolulu; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, was married to Uncle Joseph Santiago from Pahala, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi for 72 years; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, was the mother of, Florence Rose Lehua Carpentier, Henry Talusa Fao Santiago, Julie Bunny Santiago Oba, and Jovi Keaookalaokamalamalama Santiago; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, was the grandmother of six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, with many nieces and nephews; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, and Uncle Joseph Santiago were devoted and mentored parents to their children, and many nieces and nephews by attending all functions and activities; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago, and her husband Uncle Joseph Santiago were active members of the Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly in Kalihi, Kona, O‘ahu; and
WHEREAS, it is believed that Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago was the last mānaleo (Native speaker of the Hawaiian Language) from Kalihi Waena, Kona, O‘ahu; and
WHEREAS, Mamo Aloha Violet Kiko Santiago, was a life member of the Honolulu Chapter of the Hale O Nā Ali‘i O Hawai‘i, ‘Ahahui Po‘o, Helu ‘Ekahi since March 4, 1951, making her a member in good standing for nearly 65 years; and
WHEREAS, the Kuini Pi‘olani Hawaiian Civic Club, during the year of our Lord 2017, suffered with deep sorrow the passing of our beloved member, who was a faithful and outstanding member during her years of service since October 2006; and
WHEREAS, Auntie Violet was also a life member of the ‘Ahahui ‘Ōlelo Hawai`i.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs at its 58th Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington, in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani, this 4th day of November 2017, honoring and remembering beloved kupuna and mānaleo Auntie Violet Kiko Santiago; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be given to her son Henry Santiago on behalf of his siblings, to Hale O Nā Ali‘i O Hawai‘i, ‘Ahahui Po‘o, Helu ‘Ekahi, her niece Kealoha Ballesteros, the ‘Ahahui ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly, as well as the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i, President of the State Senate, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Chair of the State Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the State House Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and all County Mayors.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted in the malama of ʻIkuwā and the rising of Māhealani on the 4th day of November 2017, at the 58th Annual Convention of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs in Seattle, Washington.
Annelle C. Amaral, President
