Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 12, 1 December 2011 — OHA relaunches radio show [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA relaunches radio show

By Harold Nedd The Offlce of Hawaiian Affairs radio talk show has returned weekly to the airwaves. The hourlong Nā 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino radio show begins at 8 a.m. Sundays on Hawaiian 105 KINE-PM as part of renewed efforts to help provide a stronger voice to Native Hawaiian issues and concerns. The show's return also helps OHA's communications program heeome a more multidimensional operation with growing socialmedia sites and stakes in a free monthly newspaper as well as FM radio. Radio personalities Billy V and Lina Girl are co-hosts of the show, whieh is simulcast on AM-940 Hawai'i, Oeeanie Cable

stations 855 and 856 as well as on the Intemet via naoiwiolino. eom. Nā 'Ōiwi 'Ōlino relaunched Nov. 6 with featured guest former Gov. John Waihe'e, who discussed the new five-member Native Hawaiian Roll Commission, whieh was established by law in July to play a key role in the na-tion-building process for Native Hawaiians. OHA Chief Advocate Esther Kia'āina joined him in the studio as a featured guest.

The show's relaunch on an FM radio station ends a fourmonth hiatus. The last radio show aired June 30, 2011, on AM-940 Hawai'i. Upcoming shows in December will feature topics and guests such as: » On Dec. 11, Puakea Nogelmeier and Kau'i Sai-Du-doit will introduce listeners to the 'Ike Kū'oko'a volunteer effort to

make 60,000 pages of Hawaiianlanguage newspapers accessible and searchable via the Internet. » On Dec. 18, the annual State of OHA showcases the keynote address by former Gov. John Waihe'e and the State of OHA speech by OHA Chairperson Colette Machado. » And on Christmas Day, | small-business gum and instmc- ' tor Julie Percell will discuss the

success of Hawai'i's first graduating class of the E200 Leadership Initiative, a U.S. Small Business Administration program that helps expand opportunities for promising small businesses in underserved communities. ■

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Lina Girl

Billy V