2026 Trustee At-Large Candidate
- Age – 57
- Occupation – Consultant
- Where did you grow up – Pacific Palisades, Oʻahu
- Schooling – Kamehameha Schools
- Current residence – Pacific Palisades, Oʻahu
- Website – kaleiainalee.com
Write-in Responses
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OHA’s mission is to improve conditions for Native Hawaiians. What unique skills and/or experiences do you bring to this kuleana to help OHA fulfill its mission?
What is your understanding of the role of an OHA trustee and their kuleana within the agency and to the lāhui?
Share your manaʻo on the military’s use of crown and government lands in Hawaiʻi given the impending expiration of multiple military land leases and the fact that OHA derives an annual pro rata revenue share from the military’s use of those lands.
- As a lifelong member of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs I have been immersed in Native Hawaiian issues my entire life. As a former trustee I am a graduate of CommonFund Investment Stewardship Academy at Yale University’s School of Business. As a trained parliamentarian I understand process and am able to navigate the complexities of communicating with both a board and administration within the confines of sunshine law and state ethics laws.
- OHA trustees’ kuleana is to set policy for administration to follow to carry out OHA’s mission and strategic plan. Trustee’s kuleana to the lāhui is to engage in meaningful conversations through community outreach to ascertain what is most important to Native Hawaiians so the strategic plan is addressing these issues to the best of their ability.
- Receiving 20% of $1 is not much of a pro rata revenue. While I understand the importance of the military bases in Hawai‘i I am not convinced of the importance of the multiple live fire ranges across the state. The military once claimed that Kahoʻolawe and Mākua Valley were necessary and indispensable, yet Kahoʻolawe and Mākua Valley are once again in Native Hawaiian hands.
Yes/No Questions
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Do you support mandatory federal consultation with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on all federal actions and processes concerning Native Hawaiian affairs?
In light of major cuts to Native Hawaiian-serving programs and OHA’s finite trust resources, do you believe OHA should play a role in helping address resulting Native Hawaiian community impacts through advocacy, partnerships, or other mitigation strategies?
Should telescope/observatory development on Maunakea and Haleakalā be stopped at least until mismanagement and legal claims to summit lands have been resolved?
In its role as an asset manager, OHA currently utilizes funds to purchase land with particular cultural, historical or ecological importance for their protection and preservation as needed.
Do you believe OHA should continue investing in these legacy land acquisitions when it determines those investments meaningfully advance its fiduciary obligations and long-term benefits to Native Hawaiian communities, even alongside other pressing beneficiary needs?
Do you believe OHA should continue investing in these legacy land acquisitions when it determines those investments meaningfully advance its fiduciary obligations and long-term benefits to Native Hawaiian communities, even alongside other pressing beneficiary needs?
Should the U.S. military be prevented from live-fire training in Hawaiʻi – both on land and in the surrounding ocean? Do you believe OHA should actively challenge or seek changes to military training activities in Hawaiʻi when those activities are perceived to negatively impact Native Hawaiian trust interests, cultural resources, environmental health, or access to culturally significant lands and waters?
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