Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 1, 1 January 1999 — Hauʻoli makahiki hou! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hauʻoli makahiki hou!

■ ■ OW EXCITING! 1999, one year I from the 21st century. May this year be filled with happiness, I good health love and plain old I good luek.

As I reflect on the past year, I would like to express mahalo iā 'oe to Kah Watson as he wiU be sorely missed. Your contribuhons to the Hawaiian homestead program have been outstanding. God bless you. We wish you well in your endeavors. Aloha and congratulahons to Ray Soon. Ray has been with the program for many years and we wish him all the best in this new chaUenge. The Board of Trustees

of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has reorganized and I will be serving as vice chair on the Committee on Governmental Affairs and Sovereignty, vice chair on the Program Manage-

ment Committee, regular member of the Committee on Land and as altemate for the team negohahng our ceded lands revenues. I will eonhnue to maintain my open door pohcy, and I weleome your mana'o on the various issues we will be facing this year. Let's kūkākūkā and help eaeh other arrive at the pono decisions that wiU enhanee the betterment of aU Hawaiians. ■

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