Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 2, 1 February 2005 — Election questions [ARTICLE]

Election questions

I I received the January issue of KWO and was troubled by a eouple of the letters to the editor. 1) The letter from Lani Aubin of Waimea, where I was born and reared, was truly informative. I had previously written a letter to the editor about Trustee Dela Cruz's encouragement to DHHL lesees about not paying mortgages, etc. My question at this time is who has the authority to amend the OHA trustee voting policies? Is it the state Legislature or is it by a recommendation of OHA? Do we appeal to our state legislators or do we lobby OHA trustees? 2) The letter written by Louise Peters of Wai'anae regarding Edith Ellis' letter about Trustee Akana also caught my attention. Trustee Akana has done a great job since she has been a trustee. I truly applaud her questioning any positions taken by OHA, any financial disbursements being made or anything else that has to do with OHA. This is what her position entails, and I am so happy that we have someone like her on the board. Mahalo a nui loa. Allen H. Uiha Ai Pukalani