Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 3, 1 Malaki 1994 — OHA welcomes new staff [ARTICLE]

OHA welcomes new staff

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has welcomed a multitude of new staff members in the past year. The first voice people who eall OHA hear is that of the receptionist, Michael-Lynn Hirahara. who has worked in temporary positions at OHA in the areas of planning, education, and administrative services. Grants specialist Craig Brandow, research specialist Mark Eshima and secretary G. Lani Ho'omana have joined the planning and research office. Eeonomie development specialist Joan Chatterton and loan adjustment specialist Gerald Honda are new additions to the eeonomie development division. Joanne Medeiros, former secretary to the deputy administrator, is now the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund secretary. Former Loan Fund secretary Lisa Rodrigues is now a loan assistant.

The administrative services office has welcomed clerk-typist Nani Naope and account clerks Miehele Oka and Vivian Chapman. Maui Quizon, Miehelle Takeuchi, Jeff Cortez, Barbara Ray and Marisa Plemer are secretaries to the Board of Trustees. Leoni Randall, Cheryl Lobo, Ruth Kamohali'i and Ipo Flint are trastee aides. Donald Kamai is secretary to the culture office. OHA is also benefitting from a number of temporary and emergency hires, including education specialist James Perry, clerk typist Sasha Springer Asato (education division), trustee aide Tana Kekina. legislative assistant Mary Aragon and legislative clerk Aulani Apoliona. Norma Ishikawa is the secretary to OHA's Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council.