Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 2, 1 February 2012 — AFTER 10 YEARS, A FOND FAREWELL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AFTER 10 YEARS, A FOND FAREWELL

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs recently bid a fond aloha to Clyde Nāmu'o, who served as Administrator and more recently Chief Executive of OHA, before retiring at the end of 20 1 1 . The Board of Trustees on Dec. 29 presented Nāmu'o with a boxed Hawaiian flag and a framed Resolution of Appreciation recognizing his "vast experience and negotiation skills" with whieh he immediately tackled the agency's legacy challenges, such as the 20-year-old Hāna Village Marketplace saving OHA over $l .1 million and ending OHA's role in the project. Nāmu'o is also credited with turning around years of negative findings by the State Auditor of prior OHA operations, resulting in the State Auditor's recognition in 2009 of the "strides made by OHA, including the consistency and stability in the administrator position over the past seven years that contributed to the overall improvements in OHA's governanee structures." Nāmu'o previously served as Deputy Courts Administrator for the state Judiciary, overseeing more than 1 ,800 personnel and the management of the judiciary's facilities statewide. Nāmu'o has been appointed Executive Director of the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission by its Chairman, former Gov. John Waihe'e. By state law, Nāmu'o can't perform the duties as a paid employee for a year, but he has said he was so honored to be asked that he agreed to do it as a volunteer. Pictured from left are Chairperson Colette Machado, OHA Trustee Peter Apo, Pauline and Clyde Nāmu'o, Trustees John Waihe'e IV, Haunani Apoliona, Oswald Stender and Robert Lindsey and OHA Counsel Robert Klein. - Photo: Pmneine Murray

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