Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 2007 — Stender receives David Malo Award [ARTICLE]

Stender receives David Malo Award

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Oswald Stender has become the 5 1 st recipient of the West Honolulu Rotary Club's David Malo Award presented annually to honor the prestigious accomplishments by a person of Hawaiian ancestry. At the awards banquet in October, Rotarians praised Stender for his outstanding contributions to Hawai'i in business and for his unflagging dedication to Native Hawaiian values. The occasion was used to hail his lifetime of accomplishments. Orphaned at an early age, Stender was brought up by a grandmother in Windward O'ahu, where he helped his family by fishing and making poi for daily sustenance. He attended Kamehameha Schools on scholarship and graduated from the University of Hawai'i. He launched a prosperous real estate career in 1958 by taking a job with Iames Campbell Estate, where he worked his way to becoming Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Adviser to the trustees. He also served as a Bishop Estate trustee, where he combined advocacy for broader and better Native Hawaiian education with leadership in a movement to reform the administration of Kamehameha Schools. In acknowledging Stender's rise from humble roots, Rotarians cited Stender's passion for helping others follow in his successful path. The award is named for David Malo, who in 1840 became one of the first Native Hawaiians to produce a written history of Hawai'i.

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