Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 7, 1 July 1992 — How to register, run in the OHA election [ARTICLE]

How to register, run in the OHA election

To vote in the OHA eleehon a person must be of Hawaiian ancestry of any blood quantum, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the state of Hawai'i, and 18-years-old or older. Hawaiians do not need to show proof of ancestry when registering. However, they must sign an affidavit swearing and affirming they are Hawaiian. If challenged they must be able to prove they are Hawaiian, of any quantum. Eaeh person registered to vote in the OHA election will be issued an OHA ballot along with the regular election ballots at their regular polling plaee. OHA voters should eheek the ballot packet to be4 sure they have been given an OHA ballot. If not, ask the polling plaee workers for an OHA ballot. Challenges may be made before election day by writing to the City or County Clerk or, on eīection day, at the polling plaee. There are nine OHA trustees. Five must be residents of the island from whieh they are running. Four are elected at-large from state-wide votes, not by island residency.

In November four trustees will be up for reeleehon. The four-year terms of the following trustees will expire January, 1993. Moses Keale (Kaua'i and Ni'ihau), Moanikeala Akaka (Hawai'i), Louis Hao (Moloka'i and Lana'i), and at-large trustee Thomas K. Kaulukukui, Sr. Incumbents Clayton Hee (O'ahu), Abraham 'Aiona (Maui), Kamaki Kanahele (at-large), Rowena Akana (at-large) and A. Frenchy DeSoto (at-large) will not face re-election until 1994. To run for OHA Trustee A candidate for the OHA Board of Trustees must be a registered OHA voter, must be of Hawaiian ancestry of any blood quantum, 18-years-old or older, a resident of the state of Hawai'i and a citizen of the United States of America. The candidate must not hold any other office or be a candidate for any other office but OHA trustee. Nomination papers may be picked up at the office of the Lt. Governor on O'ahu or at any County Clerk's office on the neighbor islands. Papers must be signed by no less than 25 people who are registered OHA voters. Anyone signing should sign their name exactly as it appears on the voting rolls. Nomination papers must be filed at the office of the Lt. Governor (or at County Clerks' offices on the neighbor islands) no later than Sept. 4. (See calendar of campaign deadlines, this issue) OHA is the single self-determined voice of the Hawaiian people as eaeh trustee is an Hawaiian, elected by other Hawaiians using a secret ballot in state-wide elections on the nahonal general eleehon day, Nov. 3. 1992, under federal and state eleehon laws.