Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 4, 1 April 2010 — message from the CEO [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

message from the CEO

Aloha mai kākou, t gives me great pleasure to invite you to experienee the ehanges in this new edition of Ka Wai Ola. We hope the paper's new design and editorial elements will make it easier for you to read and find your favorite seetions of the paper. Sinee its ineephon nearly 30 years ago, Ka Wai Ola has been a unique Native Hawaiian communieations tool. Going forward, it will provide a compelling look at OHA's efforts in its new role in advocacy, research and asset management. I would like to extend a mahalo to the more than 60,000 subscribers who read our monthly newspaper for the latest in Native Hawaiian news and commentary. In this edition of Ka Wai Ola we introduce a new direction that speaks to the future of our Native Hawaiian community by focusing on OHA's new Strategic Plan. The plan is a collective expression of thousands of Native Hawaiians who participated in discussions about hopes for a brighter tomorrow. OHA distilled this feedback into the new strategic plan to deliver positive results in six priority areas: governance, culture, heahh, education, land and water and eeonomie self-sufficiency. Ka Wai Ola reaches thousands of households in the Islands and across the Continent. Wherever Native Hawaiians make strides, Ka Wai Ola would like to be there to shine a spotlight. This horizon has been defined by the coming together of Native Hawaiians who are diverse in many ways but are increasingly united in eommon goals such as the forging of poliheal self-determination and the desire to promote the sustainability of our Native Hawaiian community. This month's cover story delves into the essential question of why ceded lands issues affect the destiny of every Native

Hawaiian. On the new education page, read about a study that shows advantages of culture-based learning. Open to the article that tracks the culture beat and meet Kevin Chang, Land Manager of OHA's Land and Property Management Program, who has used a nahonal fellowship to restore an O'ahu heiau.

With today's media downsizing, precious little space is devoted to the perspectives and issues that matter most to Native Hawaiians in mainstream publications. Ka Wai Ola has always aimed to fill this void. Our publication also allows us the ability

to print important pieces like Chair Apoliona's Op Ed, whieh was published in the Honoluhi Advertiser last month. As OHA's mission of empowering Native Hawaiians becomes more focused, Ka Wai Ola s service as the leading source for Native Hawaiian news and commentary has heeome even more critical. As the CEO of OHA, I encourage you to read and share your feedback on our new layout by emailing us at kwo@oha.org. As OHA embarks on a new journey, may Ka Wai 01 a heeome your vehicle of ehoiee for getting the latest and greatest on j what's going on in our Hawaiian Community. Me ka 'oia'i'o,

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Clyde W. Nāmu'o ^ Chief Executive 0fficer Photo: Jennifer Armstrong