Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 9, 1 September 1998 — Page 15 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Our strength is in unity. We are only weak when some forget the power of OHA is in the people, not individual trustees. No one person makes it all happen. Only together, ean we achieve the dream of a unified and healthy nation. This election must be about having the strength and independence to do the will of the people - not about personal ambition and seeking political advantage. May I have your vote? I will not betray your trust. Me ke aloha, ,Ct „* » V

AN ACT1QN AGENDA The announced OHA negotiations with the state of Hawai'i cannot settle our claims for money by giving us back our own lands. We must work for a settlement whieh guarantees monies owed, and the return of the iands as a trust for ali Hawaiians without regard for blood quantum/' • Resist all efforts to cut or diminish monies due Native Hawaiians. • Settle claims for the former "public, crown and government lands of the Kingdom of Hawai'i" for all Hawaiians. ii — __ Opio and kupuna continue to be at risk because of inadequate health coverage. By creatively coiiaborating with the private health providers, OHA should take the iead in assuring the health of our famiiies/' • Develop partnerships with health provider organizations to assure adequate medical benefits to all Hawaiian families. • lnitiate long-term care and drug plans for our kūpuna. // A people without a past have no future. We cannot gain respect for our modern rights as a people until we ean assure the peaee and sanctity of our ancestors." • Complete" the reinterment of nā kūpuna kahiko at Mōkapu. • Repatriate Native Hawaiian sacred objects and plan for a waihona mea la'a, an appropriate repository for our national treasures. - Call Kina'u at home (941-4946) if you want to help, or have any questions or concerns. Paiel for by People for Kina'u Boyd Kamali'i 500 University Avenue, #326 Honolulu, Hawai'i 96826