Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 2, 1 February 1994 — Preservation council names new members [ARTICLE]

Preservation council names new members

Five new members have been named to fill vacancies on the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council. Council members advise OHA's Board of Tmstees on matters pertaining to historic preservation issues and laws. Re-appointed to a four-year term are Gladys Ainoa Brandt and Lueille Meyer. New members joining the eouneil are Walter Ritte (four-year term) and James Lee and Fred Cachola (one-year terms). Lee and Cachola are filling out the remainder of terms served by resigning members. Gladys Brandt, former principal of Kamehameha Schools and UH-Mānoa Regent, joined the eouneil in 1991 and has served as chairperson of the committee to return the kā'ai to the Royal Mausoleum, Mauna ' Ala. Lueille Meyer is a historian and genealogist presently researching several projects for the eouneil. Former OHA trustee Walter Ritte, an eeonomie development specialist for the state Department of Business and Eeonomie Development, will represent the island of Moloka'i. James Lee is owner of JGL Enterprises real estate company, and a native Hawaiian with knowledge of development in Hawai'i. Fred Cachola has a strong background in historic preservation and is a member of the state Land and Natural Resources Historic Sites Review Board, Hawaiian Researchers 'Ohana, the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the Historic Hawai'i Foundation. Named as qualified alternates are Moana Lee and William Wallaee. Lee is an anthropology major at UH, with knowledge of osteological analysis, archeological inventory and survey, and historical research. Wallaee is a former attorney who is now an assistant professor at BYU-Hawai'i with knowledge of both native Hawaiian and South Pacific history.