Mililani Trask is a resident of Hilo, Hawaiʻi with deep roots in the community. Hers is a formidable name both at home and abroad. She has a well-earned reputation as a passionate grassroots organizer and as an internationally recognized expert on indigenous rights.
The Trask family has a long history of political involvement in the State Democratic Party, and has provided long-standing support for local labor unions.
Her mother, Haunani K. Cooper, was a schoolteacher, born and raised in Hana, Maui and her father, Bernard K. Trask, was an attorney from Kāneʻohe. Her grandfather, David K. Trask, Sr. was a long standing Sheriff of Honolulu and served in the Territorial Legislature.
Mililani Trask is driven by the abiding conviction that in defending native peoples one should be mindful to do right by the entire community at large as well. One cannot prosper at the expense of the other.
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Education
National and Global Recognition
Recognition in Hawaiʻi
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The Trask family has a long history of political involvement in the State Democratic Party, and has provided long-standing support for local labor unions.
Her mother, Haunani K. Cooper, was a schoolteacher, born and raised in Hana, Maui and her father, Bernard K. Trask, was an attorney from Kāneʻohe. Her grandfather, David K. Trask, Sr. was a long standing Sheriff of Honolulu and served in the Territorial Legislature.
Mililani Trask is driven by the abiding conviction that in defending native peoples one should be mindful to do right by the entire community at large as well. One cannot prosper at the expense of the other.
Click on the links below for more information on Mililani Trask:
Education
National and Global Recognition
Recognition in Hawaiʻi
Wikipedia Profile
