Investiture

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Nine trustees inducted at OHA investiture ceremony at Kawaiahaʻo Church

HONOLULU (Dec. 8, 2022) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ trustees elected in 2022 were inducted into their terms of office at an investiture ceremony held this morning at Kawaiahaʻo Church in Honolulu. Newly elected At-Large Trustees Brickwood Galuteria and Keoni Souza, At-Large Trustee John Waiheʻe, Hawaiʻi Island Trustee Mililani Trask, Maui Island Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey and Oʻahu Trustee Kalei Akaka won election this year.  Kauaʻi Island Trustee Dan Ahuna, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi Island Trustee Luana Alapa and At-Large Trustee Keliʻi Akina won election in 2020, however due to the Covid-19 pandemic, OHA’s 2020 investiture ceremony was cancelled. In…

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Investiture charts a new course for OHA

Story by Lindsey Kesel appears in the Jan. 2017 Ka Wai Ola The hopeful spirit of the Investiture Ceremony, as well as the overarching mission of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, was beautifully captured in this year’s theme: “Inā ua pa‘a ke kahua… akā e pa‘a nō ka hale. If the foundation is solid and the structural integrity of the house is sound, water will flow and the wind will blow but the house will remain.” Held at Central Union Church on Dec. 9, the installation event united hundreds of community members – including dignitaries, government officials and program partners…

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