Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 7, 1 Iulai 2006 — Scam alert [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Scam alert

OHA has received word that at least one person has been eontacted by an individual who said he was with a mortgage company and told her that her property in Honoka'a, Hawai'i, was due to be listed on a fictitious Office of Hawaiian Affairs "register of historic sites." The caller allegedly told her that that OHA would provide up to $300,000 for maintenance of the site. The individual then provided her with a phony letter purporting to be from OHA and advised her to get a "historic appraisal" from another individual. She sent in a cashiers eheek for a supposed $1,500 appraisal fee, but has never heard since from any of the individuals involved. Please be advised that OHA DOES NOT maintain a historic register and WOULD NEVER contact a homeowner offering maintenance funds for such a site. If you receive such an offer, please contact poliee iimnediately.

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IWAU H0N0RED — Micronesion traditionol navigator "Popo Mou" Pioilug wus honored ot a duy-long event ot the Outrigger Keuuhou Resort on Muy 1 3, whieh Gov. Lindu Lingle proclaimed as "Pius 'Papa Mau' Piailug Day." Here, Tava īaupu presents Mau with o hand-carved hoe (paddle), one of many tributes offered to the master navigator largely responsible for the revitalization of traditional celestial navigation in Hawai'i. Mau later returned to his home in Satawal, Micronesia, to be with his 'ohana, and is expected to return to Hawai'i later this year. In the meantime, Hawai'i kōlai wa'a (eanoe building expe rts) are putting finishing touches on Maisu, Mau's own eanoe that he plans to sail home next year. Phoio: Courtesy Puna Kihoi.