Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 12, 1 December 2014 — Incumbents prevail in OHA elections [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Incumbents prevail in OHA elections

By KWO Staff All three Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees seeking re-election in November got voted in for another four year-term. Trustees John Waihe'e IV, Rowena Akana and Carmen Hulu Lindsey retained their seats on the ninemember board. They will be joined by newly elected Lei Ahu Isa, principal broker at Hilton Grand Vacations Club Hawai'i and a former state representative and Board of Education member. Waihe'e, Akana and Ahu Isa were the top vote-getters among six candidates in the at-large race. Lindsey won the Maui seat over challenger Mahealani Wendt, a Native Hawaiian Roll Commissioner and former executive director of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. OHA Trustee Peter Apo won re-election in the August primary, earning more than 50 percent of votes cast, excluding blank ballots. At-large Trustee Oswald Stender did not seek re-election after serving 14 years on the board. ¦

Here are the OHA general election results from the state Office of Elections: At-Large Trustee WAIHEE, John D. 138,452 12.5% AKANA, Rowena M.N. 123,860 11.2% AHU ISA, Lei (Leina'ala) 113,181 10.2% TRASK, Mililani B. 102,619 9.3% AKINA, Keli'i 92,247 8.3% MclNERNY, Harvey 74,950 6.8% Blank Votes: 462,807 41.7% Over Votes: 182 0.0% Maui Resident Trustee LINDSEY, Carmen Hulu 127,264 34.4% WENDT, Mahealani 87,223 23.6% Blank Votes: 154,966 41.9% Over Votes: 101 0.0%

ELECTION 2014

John D. Waihee

Rowena M.N. Akana

Lei Ahu Isa

Carmen Hulu Lindsey