Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 3, 1 Malaki 2002 — Board Shuffle: Apoliona and Dela Cruz lead OHA replacing Hee and Akana [ARTICLE]

Board Shuffle: Apoliona and Dela Cruz lead OHA replacing Hee and Akana

By Manu Boyd The Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs selected Haunani Apoliona as its chairwoman Feb. 13, replacing O'ahu Trustee Clayton Hee who, five months earlier, replaced Apoliona in OHA's top post. Hawai'i Island Trustee Linda Dela Cruz, formerly aligned with the Hee majority, provided the swing vote, joining Apoliona and Trustees Machado,

Stender, Cataluna in the new majority. In the reorganization, Dela Cruz was named vice chair, and ehainnan of the Program Management Committee. Trustee Oz Stender is chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, the post he held prior to the September reorganization under Hee. Trustee Machado resumes her chairmanship of the Legislative and Govemment Affairs Committee held by Akana. The reorganization of the board occurred one month into the Legislative session. Hee announced

his intent to seek the office of lieutenant govemor. Following are committee assignments of the board as of Feb. 13: Budget & Finance Chair: Oz Stender; vice chair: Colette Maehaāo; members: all remaining trustees. Legislative & GovernmentaI Affairs Chair: Maehaāo; vice chair: Lināa Dela Cruz; members: John Waihe'e IV, Stender, Charles Ota.

Program Management Chair: Dela Cruz; vice chair Donald Cataluna; members: Ota, Waihe'e, Machado. Land Chair: Cataluna; vice chair Ota; members: Rowena Akana, Dela Cruz, Waihe'e. Policy & Planning Chair: Waihe'e; vice chair Machado; member: Cataluna, Dela Cruz, Akana. ■