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OHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs

ʻAha ʻŌpio o OHA

Native Hawaiian Students Set to Participate in ʻAha ʻŌpio o OHA 2026

Forty-three Native Hawaiian high school students will be in Honolulu next week to take part in ʻAha ʻŌpio o OHA 2026, a week-long residential leadership, mock legislature and civic education program.

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Native Hawaiian Cultural Center is a Critical Investment in Hawaiʻi’s Future

Community-informed vision highlights need for a living space to sustain Hawaiian knowledge, support ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, and strengthen connections across generations

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OHA Selects AEA Consulting to Lead Feasibility Study for Native Hawaiian Cultural Center in Kakaʻako Makai

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has selected AEA Consulting, an internationally recognized firm specializing in cultural strategy and planning, to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of a Native Hawaiian Cultural Center in Kakaʻako Makai.

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Statement of Interim OHA Administrator and CEO Summer Sylva

The people of Hawaiʻi and in particular Native Hawaiians deserve a future that honors ʻāina, respects the law, and upholds genuine consultation with its communities.

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OHA Statement on Governor’s Military Lease Advisory Committee Announcement

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs acknowledges the Governor’s announcement and appreciates the invitation for our Administrator to participate in the Military Lease Advisory Committee.

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OHA Board Approves Action on Military Land Lease

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees today approved a response to the ongoing military land-lease and funding negotiations between the state and federal governments.

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OHA and KS Participate in Ceremony at Taputapuātea Marae

The fourth and final day of the annual Raromataʻi Festival on Raʻiātea Island in French Polynesia dawned with grey skies and gusty winds – but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of the thousands who gathered this morning at the sacred marae of Taputapuātea.

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OHA Shares Hawaiian Culture in Raʻiātea

On Day 3 of the annual Raromataʻi Festival on Raʻiātea Island in French Polynesia, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees led by Chairperson Kaialiʻi Kahele andKamehameha Schools (KS) led by Dr. Randie Fong hosted an afternoon event, “Celebration of Hawaiian Culture,” at the ʻApatoʻā Beach & Garden Village in the district of Fe Tuna.

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OHA BOT and Executive Leaders Participate at the Annual Raromataʻi Festival

Members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees led by Chairperson Kaialiʻi Kahele, along with OHA CEO Stacy Ferreira, are in Raʻiātea, an island in French Polynesia, to participate at the annual Raromataʻi Festival.

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Support for Papahānaumokuākea as Marine Monument and Sanctuary

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group (NHCWG) are speaking out in opposition to the renewed push to open the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary to commercial fishing, following a presidential executive order (EO14276) and the Western Pacific Regional Fishing Management Council (the Council) reaffirming its position to allow commercial fishing in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

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