Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 1, 1 January 2013 — OHA installs 5 trustees to new 4-year terms [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA installs 5 trustees to new 4-year terms

By Harold Nedd The Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Dec. 11 officially added one new face to its Board of Trustees and applauded the reelection of four incumbents amid the splendor of an investiture ceremony attended by an estimated 500 guests. Newly elected Trustee Dan Ahuna, who represents Kaua'i on the nine-member policy-making board, took his oath of office for a four-year term along with Chairperson Colette Machado, who ran unopposed in the November general election for her seat to represent Moloka'i; At-large Trustee Haunani Apolonia, who was re-elected to a seat she has held since 1996; Robert

Lindsey Jr., who won re-election to continue representing Hawai'i Island; and Carmen Hulu Lindsey, who was elected to continue representing Maui. Their swearing-in ceremony inside the OHA boardroom was presided over by Intermediate Court of Appeals Associate Judge Lisa Ginoza. The ceremony was followed by the investiture ceremony at Central Union Church, where the long guest list included Gov. Neil Abercrombie and keynote speaker C. Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. In congratulating the five trustees who are beginning new four-year terms, OHA Chief Executive Officer Kamana'opono Crabbe highlighted their respective expertise in such areas as land use, education and social work.

"I look forward to continue developing an effective working relationship with the OHA Board of Trustees," Crabbe said.

"The knowledge and experiences of the trustees who are beginning new terms will be helpful to OHA's efforts to contribute to

the state's vision for Kaka'ako as well as overall policy-making decisions that empower Hawaiians and strengthen Hawai'i." ■

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Newly elected and re-elected OHA trustees were sworn in Dec. 1 1 in the boardroom. Pictured are Chairwoman Colette Machado, second from left, Robert Lindsey, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, Haunani Apoliona and Dan Ahuna. - Photo: Francine Murray