Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 4, 1 April 1998 — Hawaiians eall prīorītīes during BOP [ARTICLE]

Hawaiians eall prīorītīes during BOP

Hawaiians from every major island voiced their opinions and listened as trustees and staff from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs completed the first 1997 Beneficiary Outreach Project. The program was set up by the Board of Trustees to educate Hawaiians and the general public on issues that affect entitlements and issues that shape the future of the Hawaiian community. Six of OHA's trustees either attended or took an active role at meet-

ings. "As an outreach component, the BOP was successful in bringing together native Hawaiian beneficiaries in numbers that surpass our usual BOT meetings," said Trustee Colette Machado, the primary coordinator of the project. "Beneficiaries were able to tell trustees their feelings and positions on ceded lands revenues, legislative actions, Hawaiian rights to access and gather and how OHA ean better care for the needs of Hawaiians.

All of the information that Hawaiians provided to the frustees was recorded for future reference by OHA. "The BOP is a good beginning to building a solid relationship between the trustees and our native Hawaiian beneficiaries," added Trustee Machado. "Personally, the BOP has given me the opportunity to feel the life force and pulse of the Hawaiian community, and it better equips me for responsibilities I now face as a trustee."

Hawaiian Vote Because large numbers of voters ean have an important impact, the Hawaiian vote in the primary, general and OHA elections is a basic, significant means of empowerment and must be fully exercised. BOP #1 — .04 percent BOP #10 — 0 percent BOP #2 — 5 percent BOP #11 — 9 percent BOP #3 — 0 percent BOP #12 — 4 percent BOP #4 — 0 percent BOP #13 — 20 percent BOP #5 — 5 percent BOP #14 — 1 1 percent BOP #6 — 25 percent BOP #15 — 3 percent BOP#7 — 7 percent BOP#16 — 12percent BOP #8 — 4 percent BOP #17 — 0 percent BOP #9 — 0 percent BOP #18 — 0 percent

BLNR Seat The law should be amended so the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ean improve service and support to all Hawaiians and have a seat on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources. BOP #1 — 14percent BOP #10 — 17percent BOP #2 — 0 percent BOP #11 — 7 percent BOP #3 — 2 percent BOP #12 — 7 percent BOP #4 — 5 percent BOP #13 — 3 percent BOP #5 — 11 percent BOP #14 — 5 percent BOP #6 — 0 percent BOP #15 — 2 percent BOP #7 — 9 percent BOP #16 — 9 percent BOP #8 — 0 percent BOP #17 — 0 percent BOP #9 — 6 percent BOP #18 — 0 percent . ,,,,, , , . , , .

Lanp Use Hawaiians should decide how land in Hawai'i is used. 1 . Hawaiians should have a se«at on the Board of Land and Natural Resources. 2. The Govemor's Eeonomie Revitalization Task Force's recommendation to eliminate the Land Use Commission should be rejected and Hawaiians should have a seat on that commission. 3. Hawaiians should control the manner in whieh the ceded lands are managed and disposed of by the Department of Land and Natural Resources. 4. DLNR Director Dean Uchida's proposal to remove Hawaiian input on the disposition of ceded lands should be rejected. BOP #1 — 18 percent BOP #2 — 25 percent BOP #3 — 30 percent BOP #4 — 30 percent BOP #5 — 30 percent BOP#6 — 13 percent BOP #7 — 27 percent BOP #8 — 30 percent BOP#9 — 6 percent BOP#10 — 15 percent BOP#ll — 6 percent BOP #12 — 22 percent BOP #13 — 27 percent BOP #14 — 23 percent BOP #15 — 32 percent BOP #16 — 27 percent BOP #17 — 32 percent BOP #18 — 28 percent

CON CON VOTE Because a constitutional convention could be detrimental to native rights and the future of Hawaiian sovereignty, vote against a convention to propose a revision of or amendments to the Hawai'i Constitution. BOP#l — llpercent BOP#10 — 10percent BOP#2 — 12percent BOP#ll — 7 percent BOP #3 — 7 percent BOP #12 — 9 percent BOP #4 — 4 percent BOP #13 — 4 percent BOP #5 — 5 percent BOP #14 — 28 percent BOP #6 — 5 percent BOP #15 — 4 percent BOP #7 — 9 percent BOP #16 — 6 percent BOP#8 — 16percent BOP#17 — 5 percent BOP#9 — 19percent BOP#18 — 20percent

PASH Practice Hawaiians should vigilantly protect our traditional and customary practices. 1 . Hawaiians should resist registration, licensing and any regulations designed to limit the exercise of our traditional and customary practices as discussed in the PASH decision. 2. The public should realize that land ownership in Hawai'i is different from land ownership on the continent. BOP#l — 22 percent BOP#10 — 16percent BOP#2 — 26 percent BOP#ll — 16percent BOP#3 — 16 percent BOP#12 — 13 percent BOP#4 — 20 percent BOP#13 — 15 percent BOP#5 — 14percent BOP#14 — 22 percent BOP #6 — 22 percent BOP #15 — 5 percent BOP#7 — 17 percent BOP#16 — 25 percent BOP#8 — 15percent BOP#17 — 27 percent BOP #9 — 36 percent BOP #18 — 1 percent

Honor Promise The State should honor its promise to Native Hawaiians. 1 . The state should pay Hawaiians the money it owes under Act 304 as interpreted by Judge Heely. 2. An eight-member committee is in charge of a global revision of the State's existing contract obligations to Hawaiians. It is unfair that the Governor and the legislature have six votes and the Hawaiians have only two. 3. The state should pay its debt to Hawaiians with money or with lands Hawaiians designate. 4. The state should pay Hawaiians the airport landing fees it owes. 5. The state should provide Hawaiians with an accurate and complete inventory of ceded lands as defined by Hawaiians. BOP #1 — 27 percent BOP #2 — 32 percent BOP #3 — 30 percent BOP#4 — 40percent BOP#5 — 30percent BOP #6 — 33 percent BOP #7 — 27 percent BOP #8 — 30 percent BOP #9 — 32 percent BOP #10 — 26 percent BOP #11 — 33 percent BOP #12 — 37 percent BOP #13 — 26 percent BOP #14 — 23 percent BOP #15 — 44 percent BOP#16 — 16percent BOP #17 — 35 percent BOP #18 — 33 percent

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— — - I Escheat Actions The law should be amended to allow the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to be a party to escheat actions prior to 1987 as a means to keep the land under Hawaiian control. BOP #1 — 2 percent BOP #10 — 4 percent BOP #2 — 0 percent BOP #11 — 1 percent BOP#3 — 12percent BOP#12 — 5 percent BOP #4 — 1 percent BOP #13 — 2 percent BOP #5 — 5 percent BOP #14 — 2 percent BOP #6 — 2 percent BOP #15 — 5 percent BOP #7 — 3 percent BOP #16 — 3 percent BOP #8 — 1 percent BOP #17 — 0 percent BOP#9 — 0percent BOP#18 — 14percent

Fee Exemptions The law should be amended so that fees imposed on vital statistics records (birth, death, marriage, etc.) by the Department of Health ean be waived for beneficiaries of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. BOP #1 — 5 percent BOP #10 — 1 0 percent BOP#2 — 0 percent BOP#ll — 19percent BOP #3 — 5 percent BOP #12 — 0 percent BOP #4 — 1 percent BOP #13 — 0 percent BOP #5 — 2 percent BOP #14 — 5 percent BOP #6 — 0 percent BOP #15 — 1 percent BOP #7 — 0 percent BOP #16 — .4 percent BOP #8 — 2 percent BOP #17 — 0 percent BOP#9 — 0 percent BOP#18 — 14percent

Procurement Amend the State Procurement Act to allow the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to designate the individual to serve as Chief Procurement Officer for the agency. BOP #1 — .04 percent BOP #10 — 1 percent BOP #2 — 0 percent BOP #11 — 0 percent BOP #3 — 0 percent BOP #12 — 2 percent BOP #4 — 0 percent BOP #13 — 2 percent BOP #5 — 0 percent BOP #14 — 0 percent BOP #6 — 0 percent BOP #15 — 1 percent BOP #7 — 0 percent BOP #16 — 0 percent BOP #8 — 1 percent BOP #17 — 0 percent BOP #9 — 0 percent BOP #18 — 0 percent

The following are the Overall Priorities of OHA beneficiaries Honor Promise f 30 percenTfr Land Use 23 percent i PASHPractice | ~ 18percentfr Con Con [ 8 percent ► Hawaiian Vote | 6 percent \ BLNR Seat 6 percent \ Escheat 3 percent^ Exemptions V 2 percent \ Procurement [ Less than 1 percent \

BOP dates and locations (Match the BOP loeaūon number to the responses on the previous page to see how your community voted) BOP #2, Jan. 13, Anahola, Kaua'i — 1 W$mlk BOP #3, Jan. 1 4 M Kekaha, Kaua'i • BOP #1 8, March 2 Waimea, Kaua'i _____ BOP #4, Jan. 21 BOP #5, Jan. 21 Waimanalo, O'ahu Punalu'u, O'ahu BOP #11, Feb. 3 b I Wai'anae, O'ahu " — # | BOP #1 0, Feb. 3 1 Nanakuli, O'ahu p « BOP #6, Jan. 22 / / V Waipahu, O'ahu / \ BOP #7, Jan. 22 ' BOP#1,Jan.6 'Ewa Beach, O'ahu State Capitol BOP #16, Feb. 24 Kaunakakai, Moloka'i BOP #17, Feb. 25 — • Lana'i I BOP #14, Feb. 18 Lahaina, Maui " BOP #15, Feb. 19 ^ — Wailuku, Maui BOP #13, Feb. 11 Waimea, Hawai'i BOP #12, Feb. 10 Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i ' „ BOP #8, Jan. 27 . — BOP #9, Jan. 28 Na'alehu, Hawai'i W;