Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 9, 1 November 1984 — JEFFREY KALANI COAKLEY For HAWAII ISLAND TRUSTEE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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JEFFREY KALANI COAKLEY For HAWAII ISLAND TRUSTEE

PROFILE FAMILV: Parents: Daniel Ashford Kaipo Spencer Coakley Louise Keliiwahanuku Kaaloa Coakley Wife:Veronia Lani (Keomalu-Kapela) Eugenio Son: Kaiwiola-maialoha-iamana Kaipo Coakley

EDUCATION: Kamehameha Schools, 1964 Leeward Communīty College College of San Mateo ■ Hawaii Real Estate License Certified in: Conflict Management; lnteraction Method WORK EXPERIENCE: Alu Like. ine., Community Specialist (current) Alu Like, ine., Field Representative Hawaii County Eeonomie Opportunity Council - Education Assistant Lapakahi State Park - Archaeological Assistant Hawaii BioGenics, Heavy Equipment Foreman U.S. Army, Surveyor BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: Commercial Fisherman, Part-Time Farmer, Realtor President - Kohala Heritage, ine.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Current: Kohala Hawaiian Civic Club - Vice President Kohala Arts Council - Board of Directors Agriculture Committee, Kohala Community Association - Chairman Kohala Community Development Plan Committee - Member Kohala Corporation Steering Committee - Member Hui Mamalahoa For Land Access - Advisor Past: Kohala Community Center - Chairman Kohala Allianee Council - Advisor ivoi«r> Kohaia Jaycees - President Kohala Hawaiian Civic Club - PrēSident King Kamehameha I Day Celebration - Chairman Access Committee, Kohala Community Association - Chairman

GQALS COMMUNICATIONS: • Strive for better and more communication between Hawaiian constituents and Trustees before major decisions are made by the board. LEGAL SERVICES: • Continue support to kuleana land owners facing adverse possession. NATIVE RIGHTS: • Protection and preservation of Native Hawaiian rights to water, land and marine resources, PLANNING: • Develop and implement a comprehensible plan for the utilization of ceded land revenues for the betterment of the conditions of native ■ Hawaiians.

COORDINATION: • Coordinate services with other ■ Hawaiian agencies to avoid duplication and to provide maximum delivery of services to the Hawaiian population. SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING: • Establish a positive working relationship with non Hawaiian members of our island community to gain support for the gaols and objectives of O.H.A.

EXPERIENCED, DEPENDABLE, QUALIFIED Candidate endorsed by HGEA