Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 11, 1 Nowemapa 1998 — Gard Kealoha, former OHA trustee, passes [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Gard Kealoha, former OHA trustee, passes

i ! A longtime advocate for ī Hawaiians,formerOHA trustee Gard Kealoha, a contender in this month's ; general election, passed ; awayonOct. 14 at his Nu'uanuhome. Hewas62. i ByManuBoyd AFORMER OHA trustee from 1982 - 1986, Kealoha was vying for an atlarge trustee seat in the Nov. 3 eleetion, and despite his passing, his name will appear on the OHA ballot. ' Close friend and colleague Winona

Rubin expressed her admiration for Kealoha. "We've worked together for almost 40 years. All the while Gard maintained that

passion to improve and make changes for the good of the Hawaiian people," she said. "That's why he was running for an OHA seat. He wanted immediate change so that Hawaiians would be in a better position. He was a very loyal friend," concluded Rubin. Kealoha was a past president of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, a spokesman for the Council of Hawaiian Organizations, and a co-host of a pioneering Alu Like radio program designed to bring important issues relevant to the Hawaiian community. A graduate of Punahou School and Whitmore College, he also studied at the University of Hawai'i, UCLA, Standord University and New York University. He loved the culinary arts and was Paris-trained amature chef. Auē, ke aloha nō ... ■

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Gard Kealoha, 1936 - 1998