Kelii Akina, Ph.D., Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee-At-Large

Read my latest column in the OHA newspaper: Homeownership for Hawaiians Requires Big Thinking! https://kawaiola.news//homeownership-for-hawaiians-requir/

Read my latest OHA column. Help for Hawaiian businesses.... https://kawaiola.news//help-for-native-hawaiian-businesse/

Read my latest OHA column: Auditing OHA... There is renewed interest in holding OHA accountable to the highest standards of integrity and ethics. Discussions of the OHA budget (House Bill 204) saw legislators pushing for a follow up on the OHA Board-initiated audit of OHA and its limited liability companies conducted by Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) in 2019. Specifically, lawmakers want a comprehensive examination, meaning not just a routine financial statements audit, and even committed additional funding to enable OHA to proceed. https://kawaiola.news//legislators-breathe-new-life-into-/

May Day is Lei Day in Hawai'i and has become a celebration of Hawaiian culture. Celebrate May Day at the Kakaako Farmers' Market with music from Kulaiwi. Join us this Saturday, May 1, 2021 919 Ala Moana Blvd. (AAFES building lot). 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Hear beautiful Hawaiian mele from Shawn Pimental, Joe Berinobis and Kawika Kahiapo from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Kakaako Makai. Music and free parking at old Fisherman's Wharf provided by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.... https://mailchi.mp/911a7c085f36/may-day-farmers-market

With my grandson William Kapono Akina, fifth in the line of William Akinas. Expecting great things from this little man!