Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 4, 1 April 1996 — Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

What you should know about the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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business assist ance When Hawaiians with the entrepreneurial spirit want to start their own businesses anel can't get financing through conventional sources, OHA is there to provide them start-up or business expansion loans. Sheldon Spencer's Spencer Heakh & Fitness Center in Hilo got rolling with just such an OHA loan. Since 1989, OHA has drawn $11.6 million from its revolving loan fund to help 260 Hawaiians start their own businesses... and to train nearly 1,000 future business persons through its free business counseling services. Education Through the Hawai'i State Department of Education, more than 1,100 Hawaiian children received tutoring through a culturally sensitive approach to sharpen their learning skills last year. y- j ^|Mja^c$Āhrhi^^iJsjrt^o^a^hal \ support, Hawaiian language immersioii schools are giving over 1,000 children a complete education — all in their native language. < A NEW HOME In Anahola on Kaua'i, OHA provided a $1.7 million, no-interest loan to a Habitat for Humanity program to help Hawaiians build their own homes. In the last two years, OHA has provided over $700,000 in home improvement loans to Hawaiians. And in Waimānalo on O'ahu, OHA is developing community and commercial centers for the Hawaiian homestead area and housing for elderly Hawaiians. Preserving Our Culture On the island of Hawai'i, an entire community learned the ancient craft of eanoe building. The Makali'i, built in Waimea, made its maiden voyage to Tahiti and the Marquesas, and back. OHA heiped fund this exciting project and other cultural programs that trained Hawaiians, young and old, in the history and traditions of their proud heritage. cy\ Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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