Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 10, 1 October 2023 — OHA Board of Trustees Meet in Waimea, Hawai' i Island [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA Board of Trustees Meet in Waimea, Hawai' i Island

The annual OHA Hawai'i lsland Community Meeting and Board of Trustees Meeting were held at Kanu o ka 'Aina New Century Puhlie Charter School on Sept. 14 and 15, 2023. OHA Trustees, administration and staff enjoyed the eool winds of Waimea and the opportunity to hear from Kanu po'o kula, kumu and haumāna. Kanu was the first Native Hawaiian focused charter school established in the state. OHA also met with the Waimea Hawaiian Homestead Association and went on a site visit to its kānaka run Kipuka o ke Ola (KOKO) Native Hawaiian Rural Health Clinic. KOKO CE0 Dr. Claren Kealoha-Beaudet and C00 Dr. Franco Acquaro shared how the elinie has grown in size and services to provide its patients with Western medicine and traditional healing practices. - Photos: Aliee Silbanuz