Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 4, 1 April 2010 — BOARD HONORS KEALOHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOARD HONORS KEALOHA

The 0ffice of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees honored Honolulu's newest poliee chief on March 1 8. Trustees presented Honolulu Poliee Chief Louis Kealoha a congratulatory resolution for taking the helm of the Honolulu Poliee Department, whieh employs 2,1 00 officers and 550 support staff, making it one of the city's largest departments. Kealoha, who is the city's 1 0th chief of poliee, was unanimously selected by the Honolulu Poliee Commission in November. In the 0HA boardroom, Kealoha shared how 0HA made a positive impact in the lives of him and his wife, Katherine Kealoha, who is now the director of the state 0ffice of Environmental Quality Control. He said that back when he wanted to return to school, 0HA granted his wife a loan from the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund, enabling her to enter into private practice in law and earn more money. Kealoha, a 25-year veteran of the force, has his doctorate in education from USC. For more on their story, see the May issue of Ka Wai Ola. - Photo: LisaAsato