Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 11, 1 November 1986 — At-Large Candidates [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

At-Large Candidates

Education: Maryknoll, Robert Louis Steuenson lntermediate, Roosevelt Hi^i School. Previous and Current Employment: Singing master of ceremonies, Waikiki; administrative director, Hawaii's first legal research capability; advocate for human rights of indigenous people, New York, and Washington, D.C.; security; entrepreneur; lecturer at UH as to parallels of indigenous people. Community or Organizational Activities: For the past three and one-half years 1 have conducted over 60 public forums for United Hawaii Aloha (UHA) throughout Oahu. Why do you feel you should be an OHA trustee? I feel best qualified to be an OHA trustee because of my hands-on training in past and present activities as a human rights advocate for indigenous people, and my ability to think of my feet, whieh ean be best brought to bear at this critical crossroads of funding cuts and government neglect. I will endeavor to improve the areas of health, employment opportunities, communication and coordinat ion of legal research and litigation.

Education: McKinley High School. Previous and Current Employment: Worked for United Fishing Agency ; spent 34 years as a fisherman, the last 24 as tunaboat captaīn on the vessel Kilohana; retired. Why do you feelyoushouldbeanOHAtrustee?Thewatersof Hawaii have always provided a constant source of food for the Hawaiian people. These food sources that onee flourished throughout these islands have been indiscriminately removed from their national habitat through senseless acts of greed, selfishness and unlawful practices. Environmental polluhon is also destroying the natural habitat of our reef sea life population. Many of our bays, waterway s and harbors have been victimized. We need legislation to monitor, control, preserve and replenish the ocean's food sources so that our children of Hawaii and their posterities enjoy the fruits of our labors for years to eome.

Education: Wailuku and Kaunakakai Elementary Schools; The Kamehameha Schools; San Francisco College of Mortuary Science; Windward Community College; University of Hawaii.

Previous and Current Employment: Construction; food and beverage manager; biologist technician; substitute school teacher; hunter. Community or Organizational Activities: Many. Political or Governmental offices held: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees. Why do you feel you should be an OHA trustee? I will continue to fight the state for your ENTITLEMENTS, approximately $20 million per year from your ceded lands. (1) I called for Gov. Ariyoshi's resignation over this issue because he refused to negotiate with Hawaiians. (b) I initiated the existing law suit against the state over entitlements using ceded lands on Molokai. I have a plan for the 1988 Constitutional Convention: (1) Fulltime paid OHA trustees. (2) Trustee from Lanai. (3) Strengthen Hawaiian rights. (4) Protect kuleana lands-adverse possession. (5) More Hawaiian culture in the Department of Education. (6) Hawaiian control over selecting trustee of Hawaiian resources (KS/BE, KHHL and LT); take power away from the Govemor's appointment process. (7) Take historic sites away from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. (3) I have more but my 100 words are up.

Education: The Kamehameha Schools; St. Louis College (High School); Roosevelt High School; Santa Rosa Coliege; Washington Tech; University of California, University of San Francisco, labor relations, AS-BS. Previous and Current Employment: Businessman; business agent; operators, hotel engineer; Military Sealift Command; government shipyards, Metal T rades Council; delegate and trustee; director; Waikiki Residents Association; U.S. Naval Services; Safety Engineers, emeriti; self-empbyed. Political or Governmental offices held: Council member, Federal Field Safety; standards committee, advisory, State Department of Labor and lndustrial Relations; ASSE, emeritus; VOS, retired, BSA Counsel; legislative lobbyist; political education committee, credit unions, adm; prior news editor, operators and marine operations. Why do you feel you should be an OHA trustee? Continued participation in and support the needs and eoneem for all Hawaiians in working together for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, statewide ... I am a part Hawaiian, a new face. Develop unity with better cooperation in Hawaiian cultures and education, vocatbnally . We must serve our young people. As trustee, integrity, morality and honesty is a must. Hawaiians and part Hawaiians are our No. 1 priority. To serve all. With OHA and funds allocated, will endeavor to seek grants, marine resources. Preserve historical known sites as Kunihiki and Kanehe Aka Pupu and others statewide. I visuaiize the conflict on trust lands, such rights for Hawaiians should be negotiated by HHC and under protest of OHA trustees. I would like to see the revenues from ceded lands whieh is to be released for all towards social and eeonomie development, to include our elders and kupuna. Abha lokahi.

Viola Kuualoha Studcbaker (Did not respond)

Kawaipuna Prejean

Herman Reis

Walter Ritte Jr.

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