Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 7, 1 July 1993 — Notice to readers [ARTICLE]

Notice to readers

Aloha e napo'e heluhelu. This information is presented to help you understand how the Ka Wai Ola O OHA newspaper is mailed. and how to make address changes or correct delivery problems. We appreciate your kōkua to help us ser> e you better. The Ka Wai Ola O OHA mailing list is based on the statewide list of 57,710 OHA voters maintained by the City Clerk's office. (OHA voters are Hawaiians residing in Hawai'i, or living elsewhere who maintain their legal residence here and vote by absentee ballot.) A copy of the newspaper is mailed eaeh month to the oldest registered OHA voter at eaeh address, to be shared by the household. After eaeh eleeīion we obtain the latest OHA voter list to add on new voters and to update mailing addresses. However, if you don't vote you will be dropped from the list_ Offtce of Hawaiian Affairs prepares and distributes Ka Wai Ola to help inform its Hawaiian ben-

eficiaries and other interested parties about Hawaiian issues and activities, and OHA programs and efforts. To keep receiving Ka Wai Ola, please remember to: • Vote in eaeh election and eonlinue to receive news of Hawaiian affairs, while demonstrating Hawaiian self-determina-tion through the power of the vote; and • Notify us when you change your address or your name so that delivery ean eonūnue to your new address. The newspaper is mailed at bulk rates to save on postage. and is not forwarded like first class mail. The majority of readers receive their paper at the beginning of eaeh month but bulk rale service also means that delivery to some neighbor island addresses may take longer. Mainland addresses may take a month or more for delivery. We do not mail to foreign addresses, because of high expense.

Troubleshooting If you used to get the paper, but don't now, eheek this list for what to do: • Has your address changed? Write to (or eall) Ka Wai Ola O OHA, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 500, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813. Phone is (808) 586-3733 or 586-3799. • (OHA voters) Did you vote in the last OHA election? If not, eall your city or county clerk's office to get re-registered with a Wiki Wiki mail-in registration form (some telephone Yellow Pages directories have a form in the front of the book). • (OHA voters) Are you the oldest registered OHA voter at your address? If not, eheek if that person is receiving the newspaper. • If none of the above apply to you: eall the Ka Wai Ola O OHA or your OHA island office, and staff will take your information to handle your mailing problem

I 1 I I Moving? Changed your address? I Mail this completed form to: Ka Wai Ola O OHA, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 | I Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 500, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813. (Allow 8 to 12 weeks for changes) I I I Change of address OHA voter ? No Yes (SS#) Add (Have not received Ka Wai Ola O OHA before) Delete ' M 1 I j I I I Address | I I I Citv, State ZIP I I I | Former address (if changed) | I I I I I I I I I I