Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — Trustees dispel CEO-firing rumors [ARTICLE]

Trustees dispel CEO-firing rumors

Board hires consultant to ensure fairness in Grabbe's second-year evaluation n late August, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs took steps to dispel rumors that there was a plot by trustees to fire Ka Pouhana Kamana'opono Crabbe in November. Crabbe and Board of Trustees Chair Colette Machado issued the following statement: Statement by Colette Machado, Chairperson of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs: "The Trustees are engaged in an annual performance evaluation of Ka Pouhana/CEO as required by OHA's contract with Ka Pouhana/CEO. At its regular meeting on July 3rd, the trustees voted to hire a third-party professional consultant to assist the board with the 2nd-year performance evaluation of Ka Pouhana/ CEO to ensure objectivity and faimess. There is no clandestine plot by the trustees to terminate Ka Pouhana/CEO." Statement by Kamana'opono Crabbe, Ka Pouhana, Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs: "My annual performance review is part of my employment contract and I have been looking forward to it as it provides me with an opportunity to grow as Ka Pouhana. I have not asked anyone to write trustees to support me, nor do I believe such a campaign is warranted. Instead, I urge everyone to support our efforts to improve eonditions for Native Hawaiians." — Garett Kamemoto ■