Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 21, Number 5, 1 May 2004 — Alu Like CEO [ARTICLE]

Alu Like CEO

On March 1, the Board of Directors of Alu Fike ine. announced the appointment of its new President /Chief Executive Officer, Mervina K. M. Cash-Kaeo. Cash-Kaeo recently served as the President/CEO for the Asian Pacific American Women's Feadership Institute, a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing leadership skills for Asian Americans and Pacific Island women. She has also served as the deputy director and managing attorney at the Fegal Aid Society of Hawai'i, a nonprofit law firm that assists the less advantaged community. Cash-Kaeo holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Puget Sound, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawai'i. She currently lives in the Nānākuli Homestead with her husband and two children. She also is a member of several community-based boards including the Hawai'i Community Foundation, Nānākuli Kokua 'Ohana, and the Native Hawaiian Bar Association's Ho'oponopono Project. Alu Eike ine. was established in 1975 as a private, nonprofit, statewide multi-service agency that assists Native Hawaiians in their efforts to achieve social and eeonomie self-sufficiency. ■