Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 8, 1 August 1986 — OHA lnstitutes Volunteer Program [ARTICLE]

OHA lnstitutes Volunteer Program

Are you looking for an opportunity to gain work experience? Perhaps you have valuable skills you would like to share. Or, maybe you just want to leam more about the Office of Hawaiian Affairs? The new OHA volunteer program might be just the plaee for you. The newly established program is offering several interesting volunteer opportunities. If you have a flair for writing, you might be interested in being a volunteer story writer for Ka Wai Ola O OHA. If you are artistic, perhaps you would like to be our resident graphic artist and create flyers, brochures or report covers. A person with library experience is needed to organize and catalog our many resource documents. Of course, you don't have to have special talents to become a valued volunteer. Maybe you would like to work with kupuna and leam more about Hawaiian arts and crafts. Our kupuna coordinator conducts fascinating workshops and she could use an assistant. Voter Registrars are needed for this election season; OHA will arrange for training and deputization. Some of the many other opportunities include: delivering the OHA newspaper to various locations throughout Oahu; assisting

in the research of land issues, clearing historical sites and assisting with clerical tasks. Volunteers receive a parking allowanee, mileage (if their assignment requires travel), and a luneh allowanee when they work all day . Most of the work will be done in the OHA office during regular office hours under the supervision of an OHA staff officer. Working alongside staff, volunteers have the opportunity to further the goals of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, while learning more about the organization and gaining experience for themselves. . . There will be a volunteer orientation held at the end of August. If you are interested in learning more about the volunteer program or if you would like to attend the orientation session please eall Christine Valles at the OHA office, 548-8960.

E kaupe aku no i ka hoe a ko mai. Put forward the paddle and draw it back (Go on with the task that is started andfinish it). — Mary Kawena Pukui.