Please forward this to all Hawaiians and our supporters.
Mahalo to everyone who has taken the time to express your outrage to the Office Of Hawaiian Affairs over their plans to give the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement $1.5 million dollars earmarked for Hawai`iʻs charter schools.
Without officially notifying the trustees ahead of time, OHAʻs administration decided to award the CNHA a contract to be a “middleman” in the disbursement of these funds.
Many of the affected charter schools have strongly objected to this CNHA contract, pointing out that not only does the CNHA have no expertise whatsoever in charter school education, their mission is political rather than educational.
The CNHA does NOT have the background and track record to justify awarding them such a large amount of funds that are earmarked for Hawaiian education.
The CNHA has never even bothered to build rapport and trust with Hawaiian charter schools and the families of those students who attend.
When asked recently by OHA trustees how much money the CNHA would keep out of the grant as administration fees, CNHA president Michelle Kauhane stated about 15%.
Stop and think about that for a minute - a fee of 15% is $225,000 - almost a quarter of a million dollars will be pocketed by the CNHA!
CNHA leadership will not think twice about depriving Hawai`i charter schools of $225,000 badly needed dollars.
Why? Because The CNHAʻs mission is simple - secure funding to force US federal recognition on Hawaiians in any way they can.
We ask you to contact OHAʻs administration and trustees to express your outrage at the CNHAʻs cynical ploy to profit from Hawai`iʻs charter school students.
Demand that OHA either select an organization that works closely with Hawaiian charter schools or give the funds directly to the schools.
Please contact OHA today -
Collette Machado - colettem@oha.org - (808) 594-1837
Bob Lindsey - robertl@oha.org - (808) 594-1855
Peter Apo - petera@oha.org - (808) 594-1854
John Waihe`e Jr. - crayna@oha.org (808) 594-1876
Rowena Akana - rowenaa@oha.org (808) 594-1860
Keli`i Akina - TrusteeAkina@oha.org (808) 594-1976
Carmen Hulu Lindsey - hulul@oha.org (808) 594-1858
Dan Ahuna - dana@oha.org (808) 594-1751
Lei Ahu Isa - leia@oha.org (808) 594-1857
Kamana'opono Crabbe - kamanaoc@oha.org
OHA Headquarters - (808) 594-1835
Mahalo.
