Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 3, 1 March 1996 — Page 17 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

A Hawaiian Political Party is formed Hui Kālai'aina rro v/des the means for Hawaiians to be heard

A STATEMENT FROM HUI KALAIAINA PRESIDENT ELI NAHULU *ti * ^ul ^l^,i aina has been brought back into the lives of Hawaiians today because of the CRUCIAL TIMES AND ISSUES WE FACE OHA, HAWAIIAN HOMES, SOVEREIGNTY AND OUR ALl'l TRUSTS T ARE CONCERNS THAT REOUIRE A CLEAR VISION AND UNDERSTANDING , FOR EACH PLAYS A CRITICAL " * ;.gy ||lij ROLE IN DETERMINING THE KIND OF FUTURE WE WANT FOR OUR KAMALl'l AND Mo'oPUNA MaNY OF Hr ' US WERE COMPELLED AT ONE TIME TO SHOUT AND DEMAND CHANGE IN OUR STATUS AS NATIVES OF HP these islands. Today we have an obligation to seek out our eommon interests and to \ emphasize those objectives that make pono the oilemma Hawaiians have struggled with V since the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. As a Hawaiian political party, Hui - 8 * ir ! Kalāi'aina will pursue the principles of accountability, responsibility and consensus in m -^WHEi " t-fc ALL THINGS THAT rblate to Hawaiians But as we pursue this course - in the next OHA -"^lk ^ election, in meetings to prepare us for a party convention, in dialogue with the y broader community, in kuka with our families and churches, and in meetings with those * who see a different solution - the traditions , customs aand values of our kupuna will 'h? guide our actions. Aloha, ha'aha'a, maopopopono, ike papalua, lokomaika'i and 4» » j|h hooponopono will be our protocol, agenda, profile and demeanor * V// JĒ y /i: «mēēēēēēē this is the tradmon that Hui Kalaiaina sought to restore in I 888. It is our legacy rmēkēēm today. Hui Kālāi'aina president Eli Nahulu 8xplained the goals of the Hawaiian Political Party at a press conference held at Iolani Palace

A STATEMENT FROM HUI KĀLAIAINA VICE"PRESI DENT FRANCIS FRANCIS KAUHANE

wē all have listened to and read about the pilikia that plagues the office of hawaiian ■ <> Affairs (OHA) As a Hawaiian instttution led by an elected board of trustees, OHA inherently faces controversey and differences The nature of the political process is adversarial. and so. too.is the growing pressure to resolve some of OHAS ^ longstanding issues ln this regard, the trustees face the difficulty of bridging * differences an d gaining the consensus of hawaiians " a difficult , but necessary. task \ for most of us. who can only observe the working of the trustees. the results as of |HRSjC * #.'l(pF!l)li»»!W»; «l ' late have b een disappointing and embarassing unfortunately, the personal attacks , si.1^pfcv g s counter-attacks and allegations of financial misconduct passing bettwen the OHA OK™** \ 4* trustees have been extreme. W |B| |f we allow the OHA trustees to continue on their present course, OHA will selfdestruct. som e in the hawaiian community have sought the dismantling of oha because, // from their point of view, OHA has become an impediment. As we see, OHA is eroding hp1 For the majority of us, OHA represents an opportunity for Hawaiians to be wc. £ \ responsible and accountable for our resources, aspirations and deeds. this ' ? | FUNDAMENTALLY IS THE MISSION OF OHA AND LIKEWISE THE PURPOSE OF HUI KĀLĀI'AINA. HUI ^ KĀlāi'aina is a hawaiian political party. we believe that those who seek to be elected as OHA TRUSTEES MUST RUN ON THE BASIS OF A GAMEPLAN OR PLATFORM. HUI KALAI'AINA WILL HUI KĀLĀIAINA VICE-PRESI DENT FRANCIS SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHOSE OBJECTlVES PROMOTE COMMON INTERESTS , WHOSE VISIONS ARE KAUHANE EXPLAINED THE HAWAIIAN POLITICAL premised on Hawaiian traditions, and whose objectives promote opportunities for all Party's platform to reporters at the who love our islands . If candidates oppose a plebiscite on sovereignty, we need to press conference know. If they are looking to dismantle our ali'i trusts, we need to know. If they are seeking to build a future for hawaiians to the exclusion and detriment of other people, we need to know. As the November election of OHA trustees approaches, Hawaiians must demand that candidates have a written platform . this will begin the first step of making OHA pono It will bring the necessary level of accountability, responsibil!ty and consensus that OHA des perately needs . OHA must be allowed to fulfill its mission.

It is time for every Hawaiian to step forward and be heard to share your mana'o, and to take part in the shaping of the future sovereign Hawaiian nation , contact Hui KĀlai'aina By Telephone (8o8) 969-972 I By Mail PO Box l 9 I 6, Honolulu, Hl 96805 or through any of these individuals Eli Nahulu, president Hawai'i Dennis Kauahi Oahu Keoni Agard Oahu Francis Kauhane Hawai'i Paul Burns Oahu Earl Kawa'a Oahu john (boy) colburn oahu H K. bruss KĒPPELER oahu Tom Cummings Oahu Bob Lindsey Hawai'i Ron Makaula. DelaCruz Hawai'i Cordy MacLaughlin Maui Bill Fuller Oahu Kahimoku Nahulu Oahu Ben Henderson Oahu R. Keau Pua Oahu Allen Kale'iolani Hoe Oahu Walter Ritte, Jr. Moloka'i Douglas Keauhou Ing Oahu George (Cal) Thomas Oahu Mel Kalahiki Oahu