Interview with Collette Machado from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs discussing issues facing Moloka’i – 11 Apr. 2009

We kept the music up front on this beautiful Saturday across the Hawaiian Islands. Our special forcus was on Moloka’i as we welcomed Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee Collette Machado to the kitchen table. Born in Kalama’ula, Trustee Machado moved to O’ahu as a girl and after taking a furlough from high school, she got her GED and went on to the Univeristy of Hawai’i at Manoa. The activist days of the 60’s and 70’s sparked Trustee Machado’s political awakening and involvement in community issues. She returned to Moloka’i and community service there and 13 years ago was elected to represent Moloka’i and Lana’i on the OHA board. It was great to hear an update on the future of Moloka’i Ranch, the Moloka’i Land Trust and the potential for wind energy on that island. We also heard about the Lana’i Cultural Heritage Center. Check their website: http://www.lanaichc.org/ for insight into the Hawaiian history of that island.

‘olelo no’eau: Our ‘olelo no’eau was Moloka’i nui a Hina, Great Moloka’i of Hina, reflecting on the unique history of this island, known for its powerful kahuna and proud and self reliant people.

 

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