Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2009 — Letter to OHA [ARTICLE]

Letter to OHA

I don't know Rowena Akana, and don't believe everything she says is false. Trustee Heen stated that the trustees deliberated on the Moloka'i Ranch Land Use Plan before voting. I was there and it was a railroad job done in haste because trustees had to

catch their plane. Moloka'i Ranch couldn't show their video because the Ho 'olehua homestead fanners brought up a water issue that took up too mueh time. Trustee Machado was livid, and blurted out that the fanners should bring all issues to her first before coming to the trustees. Since when? The trustees hold meetings on Moloka'i onee a year and sometinies don't even have a quoruni. Why eome? At a recent Maui Native Hawaiian Chaniber of Commerce meeting, Trustee Heen stated that the Moloka'i people made a big mistake by not going with the Moloka'i Ranch plan. Making a decision after hearing only one side of the story is dangerous especially if it irreparably hanns a Native Hawaiian community and compromises its water rights. If you don't know the issues, the best thing OHA ean do is to stay out of our business. We know what we want and you don't. Glenn loane Teves Ho'olehua, Moloka'i