Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 12, 1 December 1989 — Referendum appeal from the chairman [ARTICLE]

Referendum appeal from the chairman

Aloha kaua, The state legislature has asked the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to conduct a second eomprehensive referendum of the Hawaiian people to determine their wishes regarding a "single Native Hawaiian definition." As Chairman of the OHA board of trustees, I urge you to study the following information on the referendum question. A vote of "yes" for a single definition will make it possible for all Hawaiians to benefit from OHA trust revenues derived from lands traditionally set aside for Hawaiians. I join with the other OHA trustees in urging you to vote "yes" when you receive your referendum ballot in the mail in December. Me ke aloha pumehana, Thomas K. Kaulukukui Sr. Chairman, Board of Trustees