Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 10, 1 October 2006 — OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS 2006 ELECTION [ARTICLE]

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS 2006 ELECTION

W"^K w all, 23 candidates are vying for the five OHA Board of Trustees l^^l seats up for eleehon on Nov. 7. 11 ^l Fourteen candidates are in the race for three at-large seats, including incumbents Rowena Akana, Oz Stender and .īohn Waihe'e IV. Remember, you will be able to vote for three of the candidates listed on the ballot in this race. For the single O'ahu seat, six candidates are challenging incumbent Dante Carpenter, and for the Maui seat one candidate is challenging incumbent Boyd Mossman. The four remaining seats on the board are not up for eleehon until 2008. They are: At-Large (Haunani Apoliona), Hawai'i Island (Linda Dela Cruz), Kaua'i (Donald Cataluna) and Moloka'i/Lāna'i (Colette Machado). The nine-member

board is made up of five island representatives and four at-large seats. All registered voters in the State of Hawai'i may vote for all OHA board seats, regardless of island residency. The nonpartisan voting for OHA tmstees takes plaee in the general eleehon only, with no primary. What follows are statements that the candidates submitted regarding their candidacy. Three candidates did not submit statements: Arvid Tadao Younquist in the at-large race, and Kēhaulani Hew Len and M. Kapi'olani Reynolds in the O'ahu seat race. Those who failed to respond did so despite several reminders and follow-up calls. The views and opinions expressed are the individual candidates' and do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.