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Nov. 6 ballot includes Hawai‘i’s top offices By Treena Shapiro

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household income. Dozens of seats are at stake in 2018 – there are contested races for Hawai‘i’s lieutenant governor and governor, both seats in the U.S. House and one in the Senate, as well as the Maui and Kaua‘i mayors. Many offices in the state Legislature and county councils are also up for election. In addition, voters will find constitutional and charter amendments on the ballot, including whether the state Candidates for Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ at-large trustee participated in a KITV forum at the Council for Native constitution should be opened up for revision Hawaiian Advancement's convention. Visit www.oha.org/vote for video. - Photo: Kawena Carvalho-Mattos at a constitutional conin who will manage the Native Hawaiian-serving vention. The last constitutional convention in 1978 brought agency’s trust assets. Early voting is already under- sweeping changes, including protections for Native Hawaiian way and same day registration is available. Visit culture and rights and the creation of the Office of Hawaiian the Office of Elections website at olvr.hawaii.gov Affairs. for details. To help voters make informed decisions, OHA has sponHistory shows that when Hawaiians rally around sored televised gubernatorial, congressional and OHA initiatives aimed at addressing injustices, they can candidate debates and forums. In addition, OHA surveyed effect change in the voting booth. Issues facing candidates on issues important to the Hawaiian community Hawai‘i voters today include affordable housing and and published the answers in an election guide as part of the homelessness, criminal justice, water rights, commu- October 2018 issue of Ka Wai Ola. Visit www.oha.org/vote nity-based resource management and environmental to find the voter guide, video from an OHA trustee candidate protections, as well as pocketbook issues that affect forum and other information about this year’s election. ¢

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he Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) on Oct. 3 announced the selection of Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s new Ka Pou Nui (Chief Operating Officer). Her responsibilities will include helping to oversee the agency’s day-to-day operations and the execution of its strategic plan and programmatic initiatives. She will start on Nov. 19. Dr. Hussey brings more than 30 years of experience in education administration, policy development and implementation, finance, operations and information technology. She served in leadership positions at various institutions throughout the state, most recently as the executive director of the

Dr. Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D.- Photo: Courtesy Native Hawaiian Education Council (NHEC). Previously, she was the vice president of administration at Kamehameha Schools for more than a decade. “We are excited to welcome Sylvia to the OHA ‘ohana,�

said Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, OHA’s Chief Executive Officer/ Ka Pouhana. “Her progressive and well-rounded background, business acumen and extensive experience working on issues important to our beneficiaries is a good fit for OHA, and she will bring valuable and practical perspectives to the Ka Pou Nui position.� Dr. Hussey is also a certified public accountant (not in public practice) and previously worked as a director at Candon Consulting Group, senior manager at KPMG Consulting and finance director at the Honolulu Board of Realtors. In 2016, Dr. Hussey was appointed by the Board of Education to serve as a commissioner of the State Public Charter School Commission. Dr. Hussey received a bachelor of science degree in accounting

from Brigham Young University, and has a master’s degree in Education Foundations and a doctorate of education from the University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa. She is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Educational Research Association, the American Evaluation Association, and their state counterparts, among other affiliations. “I am humbled to join the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and to continue working toward empowering Native Hawaiians,â€? said Dr. Hussey. “I look forward to working together to inspire positive change and strengthen our families and communities.â€? Dr. Hussey was born and raised in Kohala and currently lives in Käne‘ohe with her husband Brian. ¢

ceo message Continued from page 3 disbursed $2.236 million through eight Hua Kanu loans that support established Native Hawaiian-owned businesses. There’s not a whole lot OHA can do to lower the cost of living or increase the affordable housing inventory, but we can certainly help beneficiaries become more competitive in the job and housing market if they’re willing to put in the work. Native Hawaiians in pursuit of better economic opportunity should explore what OHA has to offer. ‘O au iho nĂś me ke aloha a me ka ‘oia‘i‘o,

Kamana‘opono M. Crabbe, Ph.D. Ka Pouhana/Chief Executive Officer

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