Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — FONOIMOANA, KENT K. DEMOCRAT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FONOIMOANA, KENT K. DEMOCRAT

Q1. 1 will support low-rise commercialand actual affordable residential development of this area. I

would be favorable in establishing programs that would give priority to Native Hawaiian-owned entities to operate businesses as well as inhabit homes within the 30-acre parcel. Q2. First, I will state that the Hawaiian Nation's independence must be recognized. Second, the builders of the Hawaiian Nation must be an autonomous body. In no way should they be considered a tribe. Onee that has been established and the

process moves forward, I will listen to what Native Hawaiians want in regards to their own self-determination. I would support efforts that enahle Native Hawaiians to eome together and independently work towards a consensus. After a consensus is achieved among Native Hawaiians, if their desires are in harmony with State and Federal constitutions, I would support their nation-building plan. I am of the opinion that this aim must be achieved by Native Hawaiians themselves, without outside entities' undue interference - but with assistance if reguested. There are most certainly many gualified Native Hawaiians who are willing and eapahle of forgingapathto sovereignty.

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