Office of Hawaiian Affairs Q+As

The surveys were emailed to 300+ candidates using a simple yes/no response format. In addition, candidates for OHA’s Board of Trustees were asked three narrative response questions. It is important to note that not all the questions we posed to the candidates reflect OHA’s formal positions or advocacy.

Last January, OHA’s Aloha Rising Survey asked readers to share the issues that mattered most to them. Rising to the top were: affordable homeownership, proper management of our land and water resources, Native Hawaiian representation in government, poverty, and access to Native Hawaiian Homelands. To honor this feedback, we deliberately mixed advocacy questions with some tough questions related to these issues of importance to our lāhui.