Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 8, 1 August 2022 — Chad Owens [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Chad Owens

1 1 I've been an educator in the world of sports for our future leaders for years. I've coached and help develop thousands of keiki in their process of becoming better student athletes. 2 | Being a leader in the community and giving back has always been one of my main focuses. I've partnered with a number of organizations over the years and have supported many different causes. Being a mentor and impacting change in people's lives has been one of the most fulfilling things I've ever been a part of. 3 | Creating the Safe Sports Hawai'i book of guidelines was an incredible team effort and a huge success. This 44-page

book provided a safe return to play protocol and implemented proper guidance for all sports. 4 | OHA should collaborate with loeal influencers and create content supporting our loeal businesses especially our loeal farmers. I ean see it being very fun, uplifting, educational, and it will drive more support whieh in turn will strengthen the eeonomie stability of our lāhui. 5 | I truly believe OHA should collaborate with Hawaiian Home Lands and create a plan to build more affordable housing for our Native Hawaiians. It's time we hui up and start working together to ensure our Hawaiian people are thriving onee again. ■