Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 1, 1 January 1994 — OHA Trustee Kīnaʻu Boyd Kamaliʻi retires from SHPDA to devote full energies to Hawaiian sovereignty drive [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Trustee Kīnaʻu Boyd Kamaliʻi retires from SHPDA to devote full energies to Hawaiian sovereignty drive

by JefTCIark Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Kīna'u Boyd Kamali'i retired Dec. 31 as administrator of the State Heahh Planning and Development Agency (SHPDA) in order to devote more time to OHA and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. SHPDA is responsible for statewide health planning and Kamali'i had been SHPDA's administrator since 1987. Her term would have expired June 30, 1995. "During her tenure, Mrs. Kamali'i provided SHPDA with a strong and effective administrator and her leadership and management skills as the head of this very important agency will be sorely missed," said Gov. John Waihe' e in announcing Kamali 'i's decision. "I under-

stand her personal goals and desires and wish her well in her future endeavors." Waihe'e named Patrick Boland, who had been chief of SHPDA's regulatory

branch, to be the new administrator. Kamali'i was a state legislator from 1974 - 1984, and prior to that had been a legislative staff member since the state Legislature was established. In 1980 President Reagan appointed her chairperson of

the federal Native Hawaiians Study Commission. Kamali'i's seat on the OHA Board of Trustees involves chairing the land and sovereignty

committee, and she is also a member of the Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisory Commission. Mentioning the sovereignty movement, claims

legislation, native Hawaiian rights, an inventory of public lands, and the Send a "Message to Congress" (see page 14, this issue) e a m p a i g n , Kamali'i said, "There's just so mueh to do here at OHA." She regrets leav-

ing SHPDA, but says, "I just can't do both. They are two very important jobs, and my heart is here. With the Hawaiian people."

Klna'u Boyd Kamall'i