OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS CREATES DECOY ENTITY
Method Used In Alaska To Take Native Lands
In a move replicating the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act, the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has announced the formation of their own non-profit limited liability corporation (LLC,) Hi`ilei.
OHA claims as the purpose of the LLC the administration of Waimea Valley on O`ahu.
However, OHA Trustee Mona Bernardino and Administrator Clyde Namuo will be sole managers.
Moreover, $100,000 of Hawaiian beneficiary money has been transferred from OHA to Hi`ilei.
Many may not be aware this is the same model used in Alaska to negotiate away lands from Alaskan natives to the US government for pennies on the dollar.
Some Very Important Questions Must Be Asked -
How can the Administrator and Deputy of OHA, also be the managers of this non-profit LLC?
How can the OHA Board of Trustees in Executive Session vote to transfer public trust funds to the non-profit LLC?
How can OHA take public trust lands purchased with public trust money and transfer these lands to a non-profit LLC?
Is this model to be used to negotiate away Hawaiian lands should the Akaka bill pass?
Most importantly, why were the beneficiaries not consulted first?
FACT - By moving assets over to a non-profit LLC, beneficiaries loose their ability to hold OHA representatives accountable pertaining to these lands and funds.
