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

KEOHOKALOLE, JARRETT K. DEMOCRAT

Q1. The 2012 settlement was theculmination of negotiations between OHA and the State of Hawai'i that stretch back

for decades. Now that a settlement has finally been reached, it is OHA's responsibility to ensure that Native Hawaiians are receiving their fair share of the value of that settlement. As a result, I look forward to working with OHA to ensure that the Kaka'ako Makai lands are being utilized in ways that are of best use to the Native Hawaiian community. Q2. I would encourage the

convening of a convention as was planned as a part of the Kana'iolowalu process. The recent DOI hearings show that engagement in the issue of nation building is growing in the Native Hawaiian community. It is time for that community to eome together, start asking the hard guestions and start searching for the answers. However, I would stress that a neutral third party facilitate the convention and that no preconceived nation-building initiatives be offered prior to convening. Let's allow all Hawaiians to join the process, allow all ideas to be vetted on egual footing and begin searching for solutions together.

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