Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 7, 1 July 2014 — YOON, [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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YOON,

Wes Kaiwi Nui B Honolulu, Hawai'i H Kamehameha C Kona of O'ahu K Makawao, Maui

1. • Land S Property policies that enable OHA to operate, manage and or develop landholdings • Concise articulation of Sustainability, its definition, implementation, applicable laws and enforceable conditions to ensure islandwide sustainability • lncrease deliberate business vehicles that will build upon OHA core competencies in the energy, government contracting and construction sectors • Re-examination of trustee service terms and development of policies that better ensure trustee eomplianee to fiduciaryduties 2. Our environment will play an increasing role in shaping our decisions and ultimately our governance. OHA is now the 13th-largest landowner, with involvements to include eommercial and conservation landholdings. The Ea, sovereignty or life, will depend on the preservation and protection of our resources. Balancing the brilliance of our past, the measure of our current needs and the hope for our sustainable and healthy future will depend on qualified and committed leaders that are innovative, transparent and accountable. With a background in architecture, I have experience in building: both in the built environment as well as meaningful business and community relationships. I was never afraid to evolve and to increase my professional capacity to serve Hawai'i's people, and I have augmented my architecture, development and construction background by developing my knowledge base and experience with historic preservation, land conservation and renewable energy. It allows me to balance both worlds - commerce and culture, capital and conservation, money and mana.