Hawaii Island Delegate Candidate Information
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Hawaii Island Delegate Candidate Information Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 1 o f 60 SOLOMON AIKAU Date of birth: 1948-06-22 Hawaiian ancestry 3/4 Hawaiian my family comes from the Hewa Hewa line Educational background 12 grade Rosevelt high school Employment history Retired lifguard Criminal record Went to jail in 1993/1998 Personal statement About what The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : Myra Aikau Clyde Aikau Cynthia Kahooilihala Pilago Kaalakahi Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 2 o f 60 Arcas Aikau Zane Aikau Gerald Aikau Christy Aikau Linda Gillette Linda Ipsen Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 3 o f 60 MOANIKEALA AKAKA Date of birth: 1944-07-04 Hawaiian ancestry Rebecca Mellish Mossman Akaka three quarters native Hawaiian — Mother descended from Abner Paki — Father of Bernice Pauahi Bishop— Abner’s father was Kalani Hele Mai Iluna Educational background Attended Kamehameha School, City College of San Francisco and University of Hawai’i at Manoa Employment history 12 years Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee, Hawaiʻi Island - 1984 to 1996 Criminal record No Criminal record Personal statement My commitment is to Aloha ‘Aina: our relationship to nature and our environment and to obtain justice through peaceful means for Native Hawaiians for the theft of our Hawaiian Nation 1970: Founding member Kokua Hawaiʻi-Kalama Valley, Oʻahu-first movement in modern times-to advocate for Native Hawaiians and protect rural lifestyle. Formed prisoners’ rights group in the early 1970s Founding member of Protect Kaho’olawe Aloha ‘Aina Ohana; Nuclear Free Pacific–spearheaded making Hawai’i County the first and largest nuclear free zone in America Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 4 o f 60 Active member of Green Peace Active member of the Kukailimoku Village in Kona OHA Trustee ‘84–‘96 elected statewide Testified at the Congress of Indigenous Peoples-Geneva 1995 Board of Directors and President of 4 Bay Clinics (Health) Board of Directors and President-Habitat for Humanity, Hilo Protect Mauna Awakea Ohana Democratic Party District Precinct 1, President 2012 Born on the 4th of July, I believe in democracy and pragmatism in finding solutions to contemporary problems. The philosophy of Aloha ‘Aina is international and all-inclusive, changing humankind’s attitude toward its place in Nature and the Universe. The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : CABRAL, ROBERTA LEA KAPIOLANI TRAINER, IOSEFA KAUI O KAULANA PERRY, HOOULULAHUI ERIKA ABAD, CAROLYN KEHAUNANI MANGAUIL, JOSHUA LANAKILA KAHUI, CRAIG VALENTINE LINDSEY, ROBERT KAMAILE JR. HAUANIO, LUNAKANAWAI PERRY, FRANCES ALICE MILHAM, MARY ALICE KA'IULANI Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 5 o f 60 ALVIN AKINA JR. Date of birth: 1944-07-14 Hawaiian ancestry Hawaiian, Mother and Father both Hawaiian. (See Birth Certificate). Educational background Kailua High School Graduate class of 1962. Hawaii National Guard as Heavy Equiptment Operator. PUC Licensed. Employment history 40 years in the Hospitality Industry Criminal record None Personal statement Receivership of all Documents and contracts signed by U.S. and Traitors of our Kingdom 1795 to 1893 and beyond. The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : Jolyne K. Carvalho Shane Palacat-Nelsen Dawn Tanimoto Arleen K. Alama Clay Kahai Dodie Kahai Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 6 o f 60 Thomas Hickcox Junedale K.I. Palacat Godfrey S. Palacat, Sr. Bene Palacat Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 7 o f 60 CHAD AWAI Date of birth: 1973-01-31 Hawaiian ancestry Maternal name - Naihe Paternal name - Awai Educational background Ged and some college. Taught by na kupuna and Aumakua Employment history Tourism 20 Criminal record Traffic Personal statement I mua E na pōkiʻi The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : John K. Awai Charleston Awai Douglas Awai David Awai Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 8 o f 60 Douglas Awai Jr Charleston Awai Jr Daisy Kamohai Gregory Awai Tyler Awai-Negrana Cailee K Awai Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 9 o f 60 FREDRICO CACHOLA JR. Date of birth: 1935-11-24 Hawaiian ancestry I am half Hawaiian. My mother Esther UU was pure Hawaiian. My grandmother, Dora Piohia Kepani and my grandfather, Lokana Kepani were pure Hawaiian. Educational background Halaula Elem K-7 - Kamehameha School 1953 - Graceland University, Iowa 1956-58 AA Degree Educ Major - Iowa State Teachers College 1958-60 BA Degree Educ Major - UH Manoa M.Ed. 1966, Employment history DOE State of Hawaii 1960-1971 Waianae - Nanakuli district teacher and Principal - Kamehameha Schools 1971-1996 Director of Extension Education Division Criminal record None Personal statement Running as a delegate for the upcoming Aha is consistent with my life-long commitment to serve Native Hawaiians. I believe that the Na'i Aupuni elections, the convening of the Aha and the ensuing ratification of a governing document by registered Hawaiian Voters is the best opportunity we have for moving Hawaiians closer to self-determination and sovereignty, and to initiate the first critical steps toward nationhood. The forceful overthrow of our Hawaiian Kingdom, the illegal annexation to the United States and the increasing pressures to accommodate and adopt, non-Hawaiian, beliefs and practices has not only destroyed our natural resources and cultural landscapes, but is a constant threat to our enduring spirit of being Hawaiian. We cannot allow these destructive conditions to continue Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 10 o f 60 unchallenged, and uncontrolled. I believe Hawiians must coalesce as a strong collective force to prevent further dimnishment of who we are, what we believe, and what our future destiny will be. I want to be among those delegates representing Hawaii island. I believe that sovereignty and nationhood are mana'opaa among Hawaiians and we should holomua like kakou in this process. Imua e na Poki' The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : Carolyn Kehaulani Abad Lisa Anne Victor Ron Dela Cruz Edith Kawai Robert Lindsey Shane Palacat-Nelson Andrew Poepoe Georgette Stevens Julie-Ann Cachola Leinani Heiber Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 11 o f 60 CLARENCE CHING Date of birth: 1936-06-27 Hawaiian ancestry I am 5/16 of the blood - my DNA ascends through all islands - principally Liloa and 'Umi on Hawai'i, Manokalanipo on Kaua'i, and Kakuhihewa and Kuali'i on O'ahu. LonoikaHaupu (Lili'u's ancestor) too. Educational background Kamehameha Schools - 1954; B.S. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (chemistry major, zoology minor) - 1963; J.D. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho (law) - 1976 Employment history '55-'58 - U.S.A.F. (instructor, clerk, lifeguard); '63-'70 - U.S.A.E.C. (RadioChemist); '70-'73 - Walston & Co (Stockbroker); '76-'92 - Self-employed (Attorney); '86-'90 - OHA (Trustee); '92- Activist Criminal record None Personal statement Info - www.unclekuching.com My Hawaiian-ness began, growing up with my Hawaiian grandmother. Things took a quantum leap when at Kamehameha - as the program called for spending one day a week working at Bishop Museum under Don Mitchell. Working under the same roof as Mary Pukui was indeed significant. Since the 1980s - I have dedicated my life to protecting and advocating for the community in which I lived, the environment, Hawaiian culture and religion, and since the mid 90s - of Mauna Kea and Pohakuloa. History, historic sites and preservation have been important - Kaniakapupu (Kauikeaoulu's summer palace, placed on historic registers) and Uluhaimalama (Lili'u's garden at Pauoa) being 2 sites I've become intimately acquainted with. From '90 to '93 - I helped Wright Bowman Jr build Hawai'iLoa, the voyaging canoe . From '02 to present - my hiking group Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 12 o f 60 Huaka'i i Na 'Aina Mauna has kept me busy getting to know Hawai'i island intimately. In '02 - we had the privilege of hiking from sea level on the Hamakua coast, to the summit of Mauna Kea, then down to sea level and a swim in Luahinewai (Keoua's manhood lost) on the Kona coast. Rare native plants and woods are of import. The delegate candidate represent these 10 people are eligible voters who have nominated them : AH SAM, HENRY AH YOU AKAKA, MOANIKEALA CORTEZ, CURTIS KEOKI KAHALIOUMI, KIEHM K KAMEKONA, CAROL LEE LANI PUANA NELSON, NOENOE CHARLY NENIO-TORRES, RAUCHELLE ALOHILANI PETERS-WONG, WILLIAMINA OPIO WAHINE KAAPUNI PRATT, SANDRA ANN KAUIONALANI TRAINER, MICHALANN RAE KAU'ILANIONAKAPUNA ALOHA Hawaii Island - Delegate Candidate Information P a g e 13 o f 60 KEONI CHOY Date of birth: 11.11.1957 Hawaiian ancestry 'I. mar, Luukia Makakaulua mar,kihei Kahooikaika mar. Kalimaonaona Ohule Kalimaonaona mar.K hookuanui w) Mele Ohule Annie Ai George Kam Wai Choy Abraham Leilehua Choy Ke'onipaa m. Choy Educational background Study of Hawaiian statute law and constitutions, rights, customs, Kapu. fish pond maintenance., ASIA/ASE “World-Class” Technician.2/25/91. ASE Triple Master Mechanic. WCC Auto, Ag Tech certificates.4x Employment history Fishpond manager, Golf course Maintenance supervisor, Aircraft Engine assembler, master mechanic shop owner, Hospital maintenance journeyman, Boiler tender, machine shop inspector, journey machinist. Criminal record none Personal statement As a kanaka maloko, my kuleana is to malama ka aina, protect the Dominion of the Realm of our Mahele Trust. No to nation building or self-anything. Yes to state building. This Con Con has to start with the cor-rect factual history of our country Ko Hawai‘i Nei Pae‘Aina.