Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 8, 1 ʻAukake 2011 — DOD WORKING WITH HAWAIIANS ON POLICY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
DOD WORKING WITH HAWAIIANS ON POLICY
Five years in the making, the U.S. Department of Defense Native Hawaiian Consultation Policy is a combined effort by the military in Hawai'i, OHA and other Native Hawaiian organizations with the intent to further improve DoD Native Hawaiian consultation, eommunieahon and relations. OHA assisted David Sanborn, DoD Senior Tribal Liaison and his team with a series of community meetings to present the policy, whieh is expected to be signed by the Defense Secretary in August. Pictured at a presentation at OHA in July are, from left: Tim Johnson, OHA Washington, D.C_, Bureau Chief; June Cleghorn, Marine Corps Base Hawai'i Cultural Resources Manager; Shannon Shy, DoD Legal Adviser; Martha Ross, OHA Special Assistant to the CEO; Haunani Apoliona, OHA Trustee; David Sanborn and Len Richeson, Project Manager. - Photo: Francine Murray