Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 6, 1 June 1992 — Trustees elect Aiona vice-chair [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
Trustees elect Aiona vice-chair
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted Abraham Aiona, Maui trustee, as new Vice Chair of the Board, after a 6-3 vote of no confidence in the prior Vice Chair, Rowena Akana, trustee at large.
The vote was taken at the regular board of trustee meeting May 14, last month, in Keauhou, Hawai'i. Aiona, former Chief of Poliee for Maui County and a County Council member, currently chairs the OHA Committee on Budget, Finance, Policy and Planning. He also served as OHA's legislative representative with Trustee A. Frenchy DeSoto. The vote settles an issue that had been in contention for several months. All trustees agreed on the importance of working together harmoniously for the sake of OHA's beneficiaries.