Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 8, 1 August 1988 — Ka Wai Ola O OHA Stories Entered in Congressional Record [ARTICLE]

Ka Wai Ola O OHA Stories Entered in Congressional Record

Ka Wai Ola O OHA was honored recently on the floor of the U. S. Senate by Hawai'i senior Senator Daniel K. Inouye when he requested the three stories on the Hawai'i Computer Training Center from the June issue be reprinted in the Congressional Record. In his June 20 speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Inouye praised the joint efforts of Alu Like ine. and International Business Machines (IBM) for "an innovative training project in Hawai'i designed to assist Native Hawaiians, the largest economically disadvantaged ethnic group in the State of Hawai'i." The Hawai'i Senator paid special eommendation to IBM Pacific Area Manager

Anton Chalmers Krucky "for initiating the establishment of the Hawai'i Computer Training Center. I might note that Mr. Krucky is himself one-quarter Native Hawaiian. His dedication to assisting his feliow Native Hawaiian people and IBM's continuing support of this important program is a sterling example of corporate citizenship." The three stories, all written by Ka Wai Ola O OHA Editor Kenny Haina, dealt with Krucky, the graduation of the school's fourth class and Apolei Kahai Bargamento, 60-year-old grandmother who was the oldest graduate of the last class. Ka Wai Ola O OHA is more than thrilled by the honor.