Keli'i Akina

Criminal Justice / Public Safety Improved vocational training that can help ex-offenders re-enter the job market. Criminal Justice / Public Safety A clean slate initiative, which would make it easier for non-violent offenders who have been rehabilitated to get their records expunged. Criminal Justice / Public Safety More culturally sensitive alternatives to rehabilitation (especially for drug-related crimes) rather than just putting people in prison. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Providing incentives for employers willing to give Hawaiian ex-offenders a job. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Hawaii has long been in need of criminal justice reform, and many basic reform measures will help both native Hawaiians and the population as a whole. One measure that would help is reform of the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Infrastructure / Transportation Grow the Trust by developing Kaka’ako Makai and other properties. Infrastructure / Transportation As we move forward with science, we must also commit ourselves to protecting and honoring Mauna Kea’s unique sense of place. Taxes / Budget I am passionate about returning to OHA as Trustee-at-Large to implement my three-part plan for growing OHA’s Trust fund: 1) Protect the Trust through audits and sound fiscal policy. Civil Rights As a Native Hawaiian, I believe it is important for all registered voters, regardless of race, to participate in the election of OHA trustees. This is the way to be culturally respectful because it honors the Hawaiian Kingdom practice that citizenship was not based upon race. Housing Use the Trust for real ‘bread and butter’ needs of beneficiaries, especially those in poverty. That way, Hawaiians will have housing, jobs, education, and healthcare. Housing To fulfill its mission to homesteaders and to provide accommodations to the homeless, the Hawaiian Homelands must aggressively pursue commercial development that generates revenue through shopping centers and other commercial ventures, much like the Bishop Estate/Kamehameha Schools has done in creating one of the world’s wealthiest charitable institutions.