Ka Wai Ola Loa - The Mid-Month Extra  
Këkëmapa 2010
Mid-Month Extra



OHA meets with key White House officials
Washington, DC – Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Chairperson Haunani Apoliona and CEO Clyde Nämu‘o on Dec. 15 met with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who serves as Co-Chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) and Kiran Ahuja, WHIAAPI Executive Director, to discuss partnership opportunities to develop solid strategies that will provide Native Hawaiians with increased access to education and other federal programs. The goal is increased student education achievement and outcomes, P-20, preschool to Ph.D.  READ MORE »

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The more than 1 million annual visitors to Pearl Harbor’s new Pacific National Monument Visitor Center will now get a picture of Hawaiian history through an exhibit funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. READ MORE »


 
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Hundreds of government officials, scientists, conservation managers and other stakeholders gathered in Honolulu on Dec. 3 to mark two milestones in the history of Papahänaumokuäkea Marine National Monument – including its designation this summer as a World Heritage site. READ MORE »

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OHA’s Läna‘i office reopens
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs held a blessing and open house on Oct. 29 for OHA’s Läna‘i office, letting everyone know that the office has reopened since the passing of Pearl Ah Ho, OHA Community Outreach Coordinator, in July. READ MORE »




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