Hawaii's Office of Hawaiian Affairs has a new at-large trustee, former Honolulu City Council chair Ikaika Anderson, stepping back into public office after a break for family reasons.

• Anderson was sworn in as OHA's newest at-large trustee and says he's ready to get to work.
• He previously chaired the Honolulu City Council but left politics to focus on family; he says he's returning now partly to make his late grandparents proud.
• OHA is in the middle of picking a new CEO after holding off until the general election results were in, and Anderson says he'll review all three candidates and meet with the search committee this week.

Outlook: Anderson's early focus will be weighing in on OHA's upcoming CEO pick.