Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 3, 1 ʻApelila 1984 — Consultant, Interviewers Contracted for OHA Survey [ARTICLE]

Consultant, Interviewers Contracted for OHA Survey

Bv Wendy Hee Planning and Development Officer Dr. David Johnson, a private consultant. has been contracted by OH A to complete the Population Survey/ Needs Assessment Project whieh entails interviewing approximately 800 to 1,000 Hawaiian households throughout the state.

Dr. Johnson holds a Bachelor ot Scienee degree in psychology from the University of Utah and a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from the University of Hawaii. He has had vast experience in designing and managing surveys and market studies. Dr. Johnson worked asplanning and marketing manager for Global Medical Ambulatory Services Corp., supervising market and feasibility studies in planning for and establishing medical clinics in Hawaii. He has also served as consultant to the Kuwait Ministry of Public Heahh on the design of heakh planning data acquisition and analysis. Dr. Johnson has taught health planning, research methods, biostatistics and heakh information systems at the University of Hawaii's School of Public Health. Dr. Johnson has also headed the research and data section of Hawaii's State Planning and Development Agency. Four part-time interviewers — Clara Richards of Kailua and Paul Bacon and Holani Mokeha of Honolulu and Sam Kekaula of Kona — have been retained by Dr. Johnson to begin the survey.

Richards received her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Hawaii and has worked extensively for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, conducting interviews. Bacon received his Bachelor of Arts at Manoa and is currently a UH graduate student. His wide range of work experienee includes conducting research for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Moikeha has been a part-time OHA staff member for three months, working as claims receiver for heirs of Maui lands. His hours are still 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the OHA office. Kekaula is a restaurant manager and longtime Kona resident. One or two more interviewers are expected to be hired shortly to complete coverage of the Big Island. Interviewing on Maui and Kauai will be starting shortly while Molokai and Lanai interviews are expected to take plaee at the start of summer.