Below is an exerpt from 1997-98 Annual Report Letter from Board President Rickey Murashige and Executive Director Jory Watland.

“As much as we tout our successes — and fundraising demands that we do so — we are more in the dark than we care to admit. And so the questions for the next twenty-five years are probably more critical than our successes from the past.

·      How do we retain and foster the caring and informal character of the organization, which is a primary experience for KKV clients and staff?

·      How do we deal with the complex and growing encroachment of the market place?

·      How can we ensure stable services in the current seasaw environment of government spending?

·     How can we respond proactively to community health issues when so much staff time is consumed in responding to program cutbacks and the machinations of managed care?

·     How do we provide quality care to individuals with chronic conditions when our systems and cultural perceptions treat health episodically?

·     How do we help our staff foster new skills, that can respond to changing needs, rather than hiring new people who lack the experience and background of our community?

·     How do we effectively dialogue on public policy as it relates to poor people, without relinquishing the provision of direct services?

·     At what point does environmental health become a major factor in community and individual health and the provision of our services?

·      How will our new initiatives in basic skills education and life-long learning affect our direction as an organization? Will it become a major theme?

This annual report is in the same celebratory spirit as the 25th Anniversary Party. It honors the past and the future, featuring key events in the life of KKV, celebrating staff who have been with us for more than fifteen years, and looking forward to a new chapter, when we open new doors on a different street, for our second quarter century of service. Mahalo to all of those who make it possible!”

Mahalo to Rickey Murashige who continues to serve as a KKV Board Member today.