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Alapa said she was ecstatic upon learning of her new position helping to set policy for the the agency.

“A lot of negative fallout has happened because things aren’t, you know, transparent. This is a public state agency, by the way, it’s not a Hawaiian entity. It’s a state agency that serves Hawaiian people. We have a right to understand where the monies are going,” Alapa said.

“Being a brand new candidate and going up against an incumbent and sitting chairwoman, that was huge,” Alapa said.

Alapa defeated Machado by nearly 39,000 votes after campaigning for greater transparency and accountability in spending.

Alapa, 8th cent., now the Wölpe.