▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁elections ▁to ▁have ▁five ▁F ij ian ▁nominated ▁members , ▁who ▁were ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Governor ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ten ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Council ▁of ▁Chief s . ▁V eli ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁nominated , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁chosen ▁by ▁Governor ▁Arthur ▁Rich ards . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Hon our ▁by ▁the ▁Governor . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁August ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : F ij ian ▁chief s ▁Category : F ij ian ▁civil ▁servants ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁F iji ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁State ▁Airport ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁use ▁air port ▁located ▁one ▁na ut ical ▁mile ▁( 1 . 8 5 ▁km ) ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁Joseph , ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Wall owa ▁County , ▁Oregon , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Department ▁of ▁A viation . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁fl ights ▁are ▁not ▁currently ▁available ▁to ▁Joseph . ▁The ▁nearest ▁commercial ▁fl ights ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Oregon ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁in ▁P end leton . ▁ ▁Although ▁many ▁U . S . ▁air ports ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁three - letter ▁location ▁identifier ▁for ▁the ▁F AA ▁and ▁I ATA , ▁this ▁air port ▁is ▁assigned ▁JS Y ▁by ▁the ▁F