Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 6, 1 June 2005 — Waiheʻe on KIRC [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Waiheʻe on KIRC

On April 25, the state Senate confirmed the nomination of OHA Vice-Chair John Waihe'e IV as a commissioner of the state Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission. Waihe'e will begin his fouryear term on July 1. He replaces OHA Trustee Colette Machado, who is finishing her second term - the maximum commissioners are allowed to serve. There are seven seats on the commission, one of whieh is reserved for OHA. "I would like to commend Trustee Machado for her years of hard work with KIRC," Waihe'e said. "I look forward to working with my fellow commissioners in the effort that has already begun to bring about a cultural and environmental rebirth to the island." In 1993, KIRC was created to manage Kaho'olawe, whieh was used for nearly 50 years as a military bombing site. In November 2003, the Army transferred control of the island to the state, whieh is holding it in trust for the future sovereign Hawaiian entity. KIRC currently coordinates the island's environmental restoration, provides for the perpetuation of Native Hawaiian practices and serves as the Navy's contact for oversight of the ordnance eleanup.

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