Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 3, 1 Malaki 1999 — Page 18 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

1 1999 Ka Wai Ola o OHA Readership Survey I

: r UR READERS are our customers. We • I want to know how you view the Ka Wai ! ^ I ^ Ola o OHA. The following survey is : ~ ' intended to give our readers a voice in : shaping the direction of the Ka Wai Ola o OHA for the next year. Your responses are anonymous but will be used to help our staff focus on what • OHA's beneficiaries want to read and see in : your Ka Wai Ola o OHA. This is an opportunity • to respond in a survey that may not be available : again for another year. Now is the time to have : your voice heard. • Within the next two months, we will report on ! your responses, including some of your eom- : ments. : Please answer the following questions by circling : the number next to your ehoiee. : Remember, your answers will remain anonymous. • 1. On whieh island do you live? • 1. Hawai'i • 2. Kaua'i • 3. Lāna'i | 4. Maui : 5. Moloka'i : 6. O'ahu : 7. Out of state or none of the above • 2. What is your sex? ! 1. Female 2. Male • 3. What is your age? • 1. Under 18 • 2. 19-28 I 3. 29-36 i 4. 37-47 j 5. 48-60 : 6. Kupuna • 4. What is your education level? • 1. Not a high school graduate • 2. High school graduate or equivalent • 3. High school graduate with some college : 4. College graduate (BA/BS degree) : 5. Master's degree or higher • 5. What is your Hawaiian blood quantum? • 1. 50 percent or more : 2. Less than 50 percent : 3. None i 6. How would you describe your command of the : Hawaiian language? • 1. Native speaker (Hawaiian was my first • language) • 2. Fluent : 3. Moderate : 4. Limited : 5. None • 7. How often do you read the Ka Wai Ola o OHA? • 1. Always • 2. Occasionally : 3. Never • 8. How mueh of the Ka Wai Ola o OHA do you M read? • 1. All of it • 2. Some of it • 3. None of it i 9. Whieh ofthefollowing doyouturntofirstto : obtain news about Hawaiian issues? 1. The Ka Wai Ola o OHA • 2. Daily newspapers • 3. Loeal magazines • 4. Television : 5. Other : 10. Do your family members read the Ka Wai Ola o • OHA? I 1. Always ; 2. Occasionally • 3. Never

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4. Disagree with the statement : 5. Strongly disagree with the statement • 19. Do you agree with this statement? • The Ka Wai Ola o OHA gives readers enough infor- : mation about Native Hawaiian-related legislative issues. : 1. Strongly agree with the statement : 2. Agree with the statement ; 3. No opinion • 4. Disagree with the statement • 5. Strongly disagree with the statement 20. Do you agree with this statement? • I want to become more involved with political and • community issues that affect Hawaiians. • 1. Strongly agree with the statement • 2. Agree with the statement • 3. No opinion : 4. Disagree with the statement : 5. Strongly disagree with the statement : On question No. 21 , plaee a eheek mark in eaeh of the • appropriate areas. • 21. Do you agree with this statement? -I Ka Wai Ola effectively covers eaeh of the following : topics. i

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