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"Truth & Transparency - A Visit With Samuel Wilder King II"

When Sam King read the recent state audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, he like most other Hawaiian beneficiaries was shocked and angered. So much so that he decided to take action and run for a trustee seat in the upcoming election to help put OHA back together. And if you didnʻt already know by his name, Samʻs family has quite a history in Hawai`i going back to the time of Kamehameha. Join us in our fascinating visit with Sam as he fills us in on whatʻs broken at OHA and his plans on how to fix it -  Watch It Here

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"Truth & Transparency - A Visit With Samuel Wilder King II"

When Sam King read the recent state audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, he like most other Hawaiian beneficiaries was shocked and angered. So much so that he decided to take action and run for a trustee seat in the upcoming election to help put OHA back together. And if you didnʻt already know by his name, Samʻs family has quite a history in Hawai`i going back to the time of Kamehameha. Join us in our fascinating visit with Sam as he fills us in on whatʻs broken at OHA and his plans on how to fix it - Watch It Here

MONDAY, June 4th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 54

MONDAY, June 4th At 5:30 PM & FRIDAY, June 8th At 3:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53  

NEW! - Now More Na Leo O Hawai`i Air Dates -
TUESDAY, June 5th At 11:00 AM & SATURDAY, June 9th At 8:30 AM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 54

TUESDAY, June 5th At 7:30 PM, THURSDAY, June 7th At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY, June 9th At 5:30 PM – Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52

SATURDAY,June 9th  At 5:30 PM – O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53


Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.  

Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.
 
Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 90 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings.

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Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.

SAMUEL WILDER KING II TO RUN FOR OHA

 























 






Samuel Wilder King II has announced his entry in to the race for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (“OHA”) Trustee At-Large seat. The position, which is elected on a statewide basis, will have a significant impact on the future of OHA as it begins to resolve the problems brought on by discoveries in the recent audit.

“It is distressing that OHA has not taken sufficient action with respect to the audit and the CEO. 

"Native Hawaiians, and all the people of Hawai`i, deserve an Office of Hawaiian Affairs dedicated to solving the bread and butter issues of indigenous Hawaiians – better housing, better jobs, better healthcare, and the celebration and preservation of Hawaiian culture,” said Mr. King in making the announcement.

“For the benefit of all the people of Hawai`i, OHA must return to the purity of its mission, as an organization that truly serves the Hawaiian community. I humbly ask for your vote for Trustee At-Large as we work together for a better OHA and a better Hawai`i.”

WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AT OHA?

Honolulu Civil Beat - March 21, 2018 - By Samuel Wilder King II

On March 8, and again on March 20, it was reported that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees are now being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

This comes on the tail of the audit of OHA that showed extensive potential breaches of the Trustees’ fiduciary duties to spend OHA’s funds properly for the benefit of the OHA beneficiaries (as previously discussed here and here). Ideally, CEO Kamana’opono Crabbe and all the Trustees, except Trustee Keli’i Akina, would resign so that a new slate of trustees could be elected with a new CEO. 

At the very least, CEO Crabbe should be replaced, Trustee Colette Machado should resign as chairwoman, and Trustee Akina should be made the chairman by the end of the week.

Trustee Akina had the fiscal discipline to avoid using his allowance account in questionable ways, has pushed relentlessly for reform at OHA since before he was elected a trustee, and has been the driving force behind OHA’s upcoming independent audit that will cover OHA’s limited liability companies. He has earned the opportunity to lead OHA.

If such a lucky course of events comes to pass, what should OHA do with a refreshed administration? Here is a non-exhaustive list of suggestions -

First, OHA should get its fiscal house in order. 

All non-budgeted discretionary grants should be eliminated. This includes the Kulia initiatives and the CEO sponsorships. 

The trustee allowances should be changed to a reimbursement procedure instead of the lump-sum system that currently exists. OHA should only be spending budgeted funds on programs properly vetted through a transparent procedure. OHA should stop spending down its fiscal reserve.

To the extent some sort of flexible grant program really would be useful for improving the condition of all native Hawaiians, a budget for such a program should be created.

If the money for that program is not disbursed, the funds should be recycled into OHA’s reserve or investment funds. The program’s budget should never be exceeded.

Generate Revenue

Second, OHA should shift focus to revenue generation.   

Kaka`ako Makai should be turned into a masterpiece of live/work/play development.

OHA should strongly consider selling the parcel it owns near Restaurant Row to the city for the city’s new sewer facility, unless some higher and better use is found in the near term. Those funds from the sale can then be invested in the development of Kaka`ako Makai. 

OHA should then seek to maximize revenue from Kaka`ako Makai. That will probably mean building a series of high-rise residential towers. OHA should agree to surrounded the towers with street level commercial activity.

OHA should seek to coordinate such development with Kamehameha Schools and the state, which own nearby parcels, to create an integrated master planned community. 

This will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in condo sales and lease rent for OHA, creating a wealth of funds for expanded programs. It will also revitalize a decrepit, underutilized, polluted, brownfield blight zone and generate millions of dollars in property tax revenue for the city and conveyance tax revenue for the state.

The plan should include public access to the surf breaks and parking for the same. 

Such development will be exactly aligned with the current transit-oriented development and densification of Kaka`ako. Other revenue generating opportunities include geothermal facilities on Hawai`i and the telescope facilities on Haleakala and Mauna Kea. Regardless of whether the current or future telescope facilities should stay or should be built, they should be generating revenue for the state and OHA while they are there.

Third, OHA should investigate how its funds can serve as a catalyst for improving native Hawaiian median incomes, homeownership, and health and education outcomes.

This will likely lead to an increase in early childhood education programs, home building and housing support, more business loans, health programs targeting problem areas identified by OHA, such as obesity and substance abuse, and legal services and advice to avoid incarceration. 

Instead of providing one-off payments direct from trustee allowance accounts to buy wrapping paper for gifts (page 64 of the audit), suing one another, or funding federal recognition and independence initiatives, OHA should develop an overwhelming obsession with programs that will improve the daily lives of Native Hawaiians.