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"OHA is a semi-autonomous government body administered by a nine-member board of trustees, elected by the people of the State of Hawaiʻi through popular suffrage."

And suffer we have, by the foreskin of the WASP and their edicts. 

During the 1979 State of Hawaii Legislature, I sat next to Whitney Anderson and Ben Cayetano and Charlie Toguchi was at the table too.  I was there to oppose the formation of OHA based on the 'bloodquantum' and I spoke directly to Whitney as to why.  The incomes and proceeds from the ceded lands went into General Fund.  I stated that, "the proceeds belonged to our native Hawaiians on DHHL."  It was our money.  Whitney said, "there is no such thing as ceded lands." that was the response I got from him.  By the foreskin of Anderson, we sunked into poverty from poor status in that moment.  DHHL went from owner builder to developer's high end profits as an inclusive project with the general project.  It's a revolving door with a revolving-gun-approach! We were attached to IMF at this point!  What little equity we had landed onto the steps of the bankers doorsteps--a breach of trust.  Kuleana turned into machine gun check point for native Hawaiians at every road entry to DHHL communities.  So horribly sad, that Pacific Asians Marion Higa and Clayton Hee had set up this security check point.

Sadly, what one don't see in this piece are the unions, security hiring, and stolen scholarships.  I see it cause I had to live this when Andy Anderson blatantly stole our scholarships in the early 80.  Yup, I was in that meeting too!  The need base blinded the politics of that era to the point of drilling 'black holes' into our experiences as native Hawaiians on DHHL. 

Hawaiian Civic Club is the old "Republic of Hawaii and we knew it then and a Kupuna Marie told Whitney Anderson to his face that this OHA and their elections is part of the Organic Act.  Ishmal Stagner confirmed that assertion too!  But, one needed to be in that room at that point in time to connect the dots, to the governing entity and it's oppressive hand on the native people.  Or shall we say the Republic of Hawaii oppressive hand on their native Hawaiian people and their available lands. 

To date the 50% plus bloodquantum is still in tact and from what I understand Act 195 the foreskine of the 'WASP' plan to commit fraud, genocide, and control over those of us that reside on DHHL. 

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Candidate - Trustee, At-large

Whitney Anderson Candidate OHA-at-large

"As a member of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’Hawaiian registry since the program’s inception, I find it hard to believe that, as OHA asserts in their 2005 state audit, the organization is in collaboration with state departments on a wide scale. OHA could be involved more closely with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), which is working diligently to fulfill their mandate of putting Hawaiians onto homestead land. Many Hawaiians, though, do not have the money necessary to build a home upon being awarded a DHHL lease. Being that DHHL has land, and OHA has at least a decent amount of available funds, perhaps OHA could consider providing low-interest loans in an effort to help Hawaiians fulfill the American dream of homeownership. Most are aware of OHA’s generous gift of $1 million to combat homelessness, but even in this venture, a partnership with DHHL towards a goal of permanent affordable housing rental units would make more of a difference. State Auditor Marion Higa affirmed that the current loan system OHA has in place is seriously lacking when it comes to collecting repayment, but that is not the beneficiaries’ kuleana – it’s OHA’s kuleana, and it ought to be corrected. A more direct partnership with the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the University of Hawai‘i system would also yield benefits to OHA beneficiaries. DLIR has data as to which industries provide the best employment opportunities in our state, as well as the average pay one can expect in these various positions. UH, a large part of which sits upon Hawaiian ceded lands, has scholarships available to students of Hawaiian ancestry. OHA could even work with the state Legislature to statutorily provide for additional tuition waivers for needy Hawaiian students. I authored such legislation as a state senator in 2000, and it passed both chambers of the legislature, but the governor vetoed the measure. With proper urging, the state Legislature could be approached on this issue again. The partnership between OHA and the Hawai‘I Community Development Authority (HCDA) in an effort for OHA to gain a long-term lease for their headquarters and a cultural center has the potential to be a fruitful engagement. However, such a project is not going to produce money for OHA and its beneficiaries. Perhaps OHA could consider establishing revenue-generating facilities that would be open and available to everyone in Hawai‘i to be built on this prime piece of real estate. Since Rice v. Cayetano, all Hawai‘i residents are eligible to vote in OHA elections, and I’m sure they’d much prefer seeing their money pay for a facility that they both have access to and will benefit our host culture. These are suggestions and concerns about OHA from myself and people who have recently approached me. Whatever your thoughts and concerns are regarding OHA, please, carefully examine all of the candidates running for important OHA trustee positions this year, and vote for those you feel will best represent you. Whitney T. Anderson is a past president of the state Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club, and a former Hawai‘i state legislator. He is running for an

OHA at-large seat in the 2006 general election.