Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 9, 1 September 2009 — New DHHL director [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New DHHL director

Gov. Linda Lingle appointed Kaulana Park to serve as the director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and ehainnan of the Hawaiian Homes Commission effective Aug. 12. Park, DHHL deputy director since February 2008, succeeds Mieah Kāne, who became Kamehameha Schools' newest trustee Sept. 1. "It is an honor for me to be in this position," Park said in a news release. "We have done a lot of great things since I have been here, and we will continue our efforts to be an asset to native Hawaiians and the state." Park has been with DHHL since 2003. Before that, he served as manager of OHA's Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund. He has also been a manager with Bank of America, assistant branch manager with First Hawaiian Bank, and business banking officer for Wells Fargo Bank. He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Stanford University.