Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 10, 1 October 2013 — CORBETT KALAMA RECOGNIZED BY OHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CORBETT KALAMA RECOGNIZED BY OHA

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OHA Ka Pouhana, CE0 Kamana'opono Crabbe, left, presents a resolution of appreciation from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to Corbett Kalama, thanking him "for his dedicated leadership and service to our Native Hawaiian beneficiaries." Kalama has served on the board of OHA's Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund and was "paramount in creating a partnership between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and First Hawaiian Bank for the 2007 launeh of the OHA Mōlama Loan Program, funded through the Native Hawaiian Loan Fund, and serviced by First Hawaiian Bank as its strategic lending partner," the resolution says. Since 2007, the Mālama Loan Program has issued 1,863 loans to Native Hawaiians totaling $34.2 million. Kalama, who is highly regarded in the business community, is a Kamehameha Schools trustee and former trustee for the Oueen Lili'uokalani Children's Center and University of Hawai'i Foundation, among others. He recently retired as a First Hawaiian Bank executive vice president to join the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. - Photo: Francine Murray