Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 10, 1 October 1994 — 1994 general election, OHA election on Nov. 8 [ARTICLE]

1994 general election, OHA election on Nov. 8

Voters to choose from 45 OHA candidates

On Nov. 8, OHA voters will get to choose between 45 candidates running for a total of five open seats on the OHA Board of Trustees. (In the 1992 election there were 19 candidates running for four open seats). Vying for the three at-large trustee seats are 31 candidates. Candidates may run from any island for these seats. Seeking the one Maui island seat are six eandidates. There are eight eandidates running for the one O'ahu island seat. OHA voters ean vote for the island trustees as well as the at-large seats since the law specifies that trustees must reside on, but do not solely represent, specific islands. They serve a 1 1 Hawaiians. Candidates for at-large seats are: Rowena Noelani Akana (incumbent), Melvin K. Apana, Billie Beamer, Roy Ilikea Benham. Patsy Waipuna Hussey Bird, John F. (Boy) Colburn. Joel Olani (Joey) Decker, A. Frenchy DeSoto (incumbent), Kamakakaulani Kahikina, Ronnie K. Dudoit, Clyde

Dupont, Jack Kamekona Gonzales, Amelia Kuulei Gora, Louis Hao, Bernard K. Kalua, Natalie Tasha (Kamai) Kama, Kalani Kapu, Gil (Zoulou)Kauhi, Carlos Mahi Manuel, Alapaki Poai Nahale'a,III, Benjamin M. Noeau, Josephine Leimamo Pa, Luika Lono Waiki Pereira, Winona E. Rubin, Joseph F. Serrao, Stanley S. Stender. Thomas K. Stone, III, Rosemary Keahanui Tacuban, Joe Tassill, Rochelle (Rocky) Tokuhara, Arthur Kaukaohu Trask, Sr. Seeking the Maui seat are: Abe (Chief) Aiona (incumbent), Glenn G. Au, Kehau Lum Ho Filimoe'atu, Clyde K. Kahalehau, Henry (Hanele) Kauhi and Sarah Mamane Nakihei. Running for the O'ahu seat are: Reggie Kauikeaokalani Hao, Clayton Hee (ineumbent), Ernest Nalani Heen, Jr., Josiah L. (Black) Ho'ohuli, Leona Mapuana (Ng) Kalima, Peter Kama, Jalna Keala, Pumehala Charmaine Mahiai.