OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS WAIMEA VALLEY MISMANAGEMENT EXPOSED
Honolulu Advertiser - October 19, 2008
In the months since the Office of Hawaiian Affairs took control of Waimea Valley, the agency's management of the historic area has come under scrutiny and sparked debate about whether it was a positive step....
Opponents say OHA is losing money and making poor management decisions, and believe the agency is trying to turn Waimea Valley into a popular visitor attraction like the Polynesian Cultural Center at the expense of cultural and natural resources.
...Jaime Raduenzel, who quit her post as program manager in mid-August, said in an e-mail to OHA Trustee Rowena Akana that management of the valley has been incompetent and that managers have been more concerned with "how to best entertain the tourists by having some smiling Hawaiians on display."
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