Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 4, 1 April 2015 — OHA Chief Advocate honored as one of 20 leaders to watch [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Chief Advocate honored as one of 20 leaders to watch

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chief Advocate Kawika Riley has been honored by Hawai'i Business Magazine as one of 20 "emerging leaders who have already made major contributions to Hawaii and who expect to have an even greater impact over the next two decades."

Kitey, ji, was introduced as one of Hawai'i's people to watch at the magazine's 20 for the Next 20 event on March 12. At OHA,

Riley and his team work to advocate for policies favorable to Native Hawaiians and to ensure eomplianee with the law. He and his teamare also working to clear the way for Native Hawaiian self-governance.

Riley joined OHA in September 2012 as the Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief and was elevated to Chief Advocate a year later. He eame to OHA from the Transportation Security Administration, and prior to that worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. He is a protege of retired U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka. He worked for Akaka for nearly four years. He was born and raised on Hawai'i Island and graduated from Kealakehe High School. He is married with two young children. See the article on all of Hawai'i Business ' 20 for the Next 20 honorees at www.hawaiibusiness. com/20-for-the-next-20-2015.

Kawikū Riley