It’s an unfortunate norm that the Hawaii electorate has a record of showing up at the ballot box and voting for every public office except OHA. It is more unfortunate that Hawaiians also tend to neglect the ballot box for any of the elections. Many non-Hawaiian voters who do vote on other races tend to refrain from voting for OHA because they either don’t believe OHA is relevant to their lives – or – they believe Hawaiians should be left alone to elect their own leaders.
In the course of doing business, the money from OHA flows into the Hawaiian economy in the form of jobs, supplies, equipment, consultant services, vendor contracts, construction projects, commercial real estate, tourism (much of Waikiki is Hawaiian owned land). They also provide grants-in-aid support to scores of private nonprofit community-based organizations. Hawaiian money is color blind and there is no doubt that Hawaiians are having a profound impact on Hawaii’s economic growth.
OHA is an important part of the economic equation with its land holdings, multimillion-dollar investment portfolio, and plethora of programs and services. OHA is the only major Hawaiian economic institution whose leaders (trustees) are subject to the vote of the entire Hawaii electorate.
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