Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 4, 1 April 1996 — Working for the betterment of a people [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Working for the betterment of a people

tt ln ttie Past' has stliecl away trom beat'n9 lts own drum- H°wever> it is important that legislators, beneficiaries and the general public become more aware of OHA's accomplishments and the many positive ways in whieh OHA has impacted the community. "

Linda Colburn, OHA Administrator OHA assets are Hawaiian assets. Money that OHA receives is redirected to programs and services that directly, and indirectly, benefit all Hawaiians. OHA generally does not provide direct services but supports groups and agencies that do. To many Hawaiians this gives the impression that OHA is doing little for the community. Not so. OHA support for Hawaiians reaches to all comers of the state, from poi mills and self-help homes in Kaua'i, to communitybased eeonomie development projects in Ka'ū. OHA funds £ilso support

agencies working for Hawaiians such as Alu Like, and the Wai'anae Diet, and promotes organizations striving to preserve the culture such as Nā Kalaiwa'a Moku O Hawai'i that built the Makali'i voyaging eanoe.

The following is a list of some of OHA's most important programs and the funds allocated in fiscal year 1995 to support these programs. This is not a comprehensive hst; some smaller allocations are not included. Also, other trust funds are allocated by OHA trustees to specific projects that are not part of a particular division's budget. An example of this is the $2 million the board appropriated to support Pūnana Leo's expansion efforts on the Big Island. Other examples of such expenditures include OHA's support for the Makali'i voyaging eanoe and Rocky Jensen's apprenticeship program. Some of the programs Usted are funded entirely by tmst funds. Other have a match ffom private foundations, the state of federal govemments.

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