Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 6, 1 June 1993 — Loan fund board member wins SBA national award [ARTICLE]

Loan fund board member wins SBA national award

Robert Masao Fujii, vice president with Bank of Hawai'i, has won the national title of minority small business advocate of the year for his volunteer and professional advocacy work on behalf of minority entrepreneurs and small business owners. Fujii, who is an energetic member of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund board of directors, recently went to Washington, D.C. to receive his award from President Clinton. The OHA Revolving Loan Fund provides business loans to qualified native Hawaiian applicants seeking to establish a new busi-

ness or expand an existing one. Fujii is also involved with work of the Kalihi-Palama Immigrant Services Center, Small Business Development Center, Pacific Business Center, Chaminade University and other organizations. He has received many awards, including awards from the Small Business Administration for financial services and market developmenf. He is chair of the State of Hawai'i's Strategic Deve!opment Corporatin and is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce's small business eouneil.