Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 3, 1 March 2001 — Ka Wai Ola o OHA [ARTICLE]

Ka Wai Ola o OHA

Congratulations on your February issue. Every article was consistent with the others, a major breakthrough. It speaks of a real change at OHA. The new committee appointments give evidence of what 1 was hoping for: a solid centrist leadership in lieu of the old majority-minority pilikia. Particularly telling in this regard is the prominence of the white hairs. Stender chairs Budget and Finance and Cataluna chairs Land. 1 was particularly struck by the words of Trustee Akana, more so because before this, I was unable to connect with this lady's mana'o. But now I see it; this is all about the paradox of lōkahi. If we obsess on this cultural value, it makes blind conformity, and that always See LETTERS on page 3

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excludes some of the people. Of course, the loeal mainstream press have hammered at these changes at OHA almost beyond recognition. The Honolulu Weekly, whieh routinely fights with both major dailies about everything, has ganged together with them, trivializing events at OHA. This is a despicable tactic. It's mueh more disempowering than open opposition, and all of them know this. And if it doesn't sting enough, we ean read Miāweek, whose flippant and disconnected editorial attitudes are simply beneath contempt. I was surprised and somewhat shocked to find some of my own thoughts included in this sterling and critical effort by OHA. E ola ke aloha. Ua mau ke ea o Hawai'i nei Mike Keolomakapu'u Pettingill Kailua Dear people at Ka Wai Ola o OHA, aloha. I would like to eonūnue receiving my Ka Wai Ola, and request the possibility of receiving it in a timely manner. I just received the December issue the last day of

January. By the time I get the news, it's old stuff already. I look forward to reading eaeh issue from cover to cover. Mahalo, Dr. V. Sargis New Jersey Editor's note: Ka Wai Ola o OHA, the free publication of the Ojfice of Hawaiian Affairs, is generally printed the last week of the month prior to publication. More than 55,000 copies are mailed "bulk rate" or third class, whieh creates delays both in and out of Hawai'i. We appreciate our readers ' paūenee and enthusiasm in the publication. For those with Internet access, read Ka Wai Ola online at www.OHA.org, typically within one week of publication.

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