Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 December 2012 — KAU INOA TO BUILD A NATION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KAU INOA TO BUILD A NATION

" - — - — m noct 0Vi2Xf lAt/icint&j 7^-^everal years ago, OHA launched Kau ]^Vlnoa, an effort to gather the names of Native Hawaiians interested in creating a Hawaiian governing entity. OHA contracted with Hawai'i Maoli to serve as a data processing service and repository for the Kau Inoa applications. With the conclusion of Kau Inoa, the data has been returned to OHA. Last year, the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission (NHRC) was created by a State law that declared Native Hawaiians the only indigenous, aboriginal, maoli people of Hawai'i. On July 20, 2012, the NHRC launched Kana'iolowalu to create an ofhcial list of Native Hawaiians who want to reorganize a governing entity. We are contacting you because Kana'iolowalu is the next step in selfdetermination. Because you originally placed your name with Kau Inoa, we urge you to enroll with Kana'iolowalu. Those who enroll will have an important role in shaping our future, and in designing a reorganized governing entity. To enroll with Kana'iolowalu, please visit www.oha.org/enrollment.

Mahalo, The Ofhce of Hawaiian Affairs