Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 7, 1 July 2005 — KIRC honors Machado [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KIRC honors Machado

On June21, the Kaho'olaweIsland Reserve Commission paid tribute to outgoing member Colette Machado at her last meeting. Machado, who is also an OHA trustee, was the body's longest-serving member. "We extend our heartfelt mahalo nui loa to Colette," Commission Chair Emmett Aluli said. "We count on her to continue providing wisdom and support, and we look forward to drawing on her wealth of experience and her expert mana'o in the future." Machado first got involved with efforts to protect Kaho'olawe more than 25 years ago as a member of the Moloka'i activist group Hui Ala Loa. She then continued her involvement through the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana and KIRC. Machado, whose term expired on June 30, has served on the commission since 1994. One seat on the Kaho'olawe commission is reserved for OHA; Trustee John Waihe'e IV will replace Machado in that position starting this month.

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