Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 7, 1 July 2014 — [?]IFF [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Christopher K.J. BP: Honolulu, O'ahu HS: Damien Memorial School I CR: Makiki, O'ahu | O'ahu

1. Within my first year as an OHA Trustee, I aim to aeeomplish the following items: 1. 1 would like to see audits comparing the results of OHAfunded programs and expenditures to determine how the impact of funding ean be better maximized. 2. Initiate a legislative proposal for an amendment to ACT 178, whieh would thereby give OHA its entitled ceded land revenue from the Legislature with an annual accounting of how the revenue value is determined to ensure a fair distribution of funds. 3. Immediately explore potential partnerships with trade unions, colleges and universities to provide blue- and whitecollar job training to unemployed or underemployed Native Hawaiians to get them back to work to pursue the careers that they want. 4. Continue to promote the OHA loan programs such as the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund program. 5. Explore ways to make the videos of meetings held by the OHA Board of Trustees archived and available for reference. 2. In my experience working for the State, l've seen policymakers make policies that need more consideration or understanding of how their decisions impact the day-to-day operations of State agencies. Often enough, it causes inefficiencies and ean be very expensive. As the only OHA employee in this race, I eome with experience in program planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation. This experience affords me the knowledge to identify how to best utilize funds and achieve the highest possible outcomes. In my community service experience as a member of the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, Hawai'i Puhlie Health Association Board of Directors and as a current Mānoa Lions Club member, l've learned more about issues relating to health disparities, land conservation needs and most importantly the need tocreate and strengthen partnerships with as many organizations as possible to unite resources to target the obstacles interfering with the guality of life for the people.