Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — OHA MEETINGS IN KONA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA MEETINGS IN KONA

M Ka Pouhana Kamana'opono Crabbe, right, shared his Administrator's Report at the annual OHA Board of Trustees Community Meeting in Kona, on Sept. 1 8. Topics shared in his reportincluded the openina of a new OHA Communitv

Grants solicitation, the availability of loan products to help Hawaiians and 0HA's efforts to work with community partners like Kanu Hawai'i and No Vote No Grumble to increase voter turnout among Hawaiians. INSET: Kanu o ka 'Āina kumu and haumāna discuss the valuable leadership opportunities being provided for students through a student government program. The Waimea-based charter school teaches haumāna how to live as kanaka in a modern way. Kanu o ka 'Āina is one of 17 Native Hawaiian-focused charter schools supported by OHA through a $1 .5 million grant. - Photos: Aliee Silbanuz