This past week I had the humble Honor once again to attend Fern Elementary's Founder's Day celebration honoring Joseph Fern. The first Mayor of Honolulu who successfully ran and was elected on multiple occasions, he was a kanaka who was well-loved and a great example of Aloha and diplomacy. Born in Kohala in 1872, he eventually succumbed to the ravages of Diabetes where he passed at Queen's Hospital in 1920. Joseph lived during the most tumultuous times in the islands and through drastic changes in the political landscape. He was so well-loved that he was granted a state funeral and his body laid in the Throne Room at 'Iolani Palace. I, as well as many others, were moved to tears to bear witness to the children of Fern Elementary pay tribute to this Beautiful Kanaka. With the Royal Hawaiian Band providing powerful performances, the children sang Hawaiian songs and danced hula in a Beautiful Tribute. To see so many Beautiful little faces. Hawaiian, Fili