We, Native Hawaiian beneficiaries and community members, call on the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to appoint Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu — Kumu Hina — as OHA's next Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.

The Board's authority to appoint the Administrator is not limited to the finalists of its search. We ask the trustees to use that authority to choose a leader our people know and trust.

Kumu Hina has spent her life serving the lāhui — teaching generations of our keiki as a kumu and educator, and standing as a cultural practitioner and advocate for Native Hawaiian families for decades. OHA holds trust lands and assets for the betterment of Native Hawaiians. Its leader should be rooted in our culture, accountable to our people, and proven in service to them.

My name is Malialani Kelekoma, a beneficiary from Anahola, Kauaʻi. I waited 35 years on the Hawaiian Home Lands waitlist before receiving a lease award this year. Beneficiaries measure our institutions by whether they stand beside our families. We believe Kumu Hina is that leader.

Sign to ask the Board of Trustees to appoint Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu as Administrator / CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.