I am 25% Hawaiiian and I have felt for over 2 decades that it is extremely important to take an active role in elections. As an American, born and raised in Hawaii, it is a privilege and my duty to vote. OHA and all that is represents was not on my radar nor is it on many others I suspect. After I started to follow what OHA is doing and how important of an organization they are.....we need to make sure to talk with people and have them read and start understanding the actions of the people for whom they are voting. Keli'i Akina is without question a man of integrity who has the intelligence and the sociopolitical and economic understanding of Hawaii to make significant and positive changes for all of the people of our great State.