Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2021 — Ho'omana'o Kākou [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kōkua No ke kikokikona ma kēia Kolamu

Ho'omana'o Kākou

Forty years ago, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs opened its doors, born of the collective effort of delegates to the state Constitutional Convention in 1978. Then, and now, the purpose that drives the agency is to right the wrongs suffered by our people, and to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians. Pictured above, at their investiture on the steps of 'Iolani Palaee on Jan. 17, 1981, are the members of OHA's first Board of Trustees. L-R: A. Frenchy DeSoto; Thomas K. Kaulukukui, Sr.; Rodney K. Burgess, III; Roy L. Benham; Dr. A. Leiomalama Solomon; Joseph G. Kealoha, Jr.; Walter L. Ritte, Jr.; Peter K. Apo; and Moses K. Keale, Sr.

Photo: Pipi Wakayama