Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — TUPOLA, ANDRIA P. REPUBLICAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TUPOLA, ANDRIA P. REPUBLICAN

Q1. In order to help OHA generate sufficient revenue | from these I lands to meet I its mandate

to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians, we need to elect the right leaders. The OHA trustees should have the right credentials, background and heart. I am particularly excited to support Harvey Mclnerny, because of his background owning his own financial group, serving as a Trustee for the Lunalilo Trust and his interest in working with young athletes at Kamehameha Schools. This represents a bal-

anee of skills, experience and love for the Hawaiian people. I truly believe that electing the right leaders for OHA and our State government is going to be key to solving our problems and building a better Hawai'i. If we ean get a team that is diverse, resourceful and has the heart to work together, we ean make a huge difference! Q2. I think the first thing I need to do is further research on the issue, the stakeholders, the history, the implications, the motives and the processes. I am aware of the current efforts to build a Native Hawaiian Nation, but I still feel like there are incomplete parts of the puzzle.

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