During the week of the 61st Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) will present a community engagement series of cultural workshops and panel discussions honoring the enduring legacy of King Kalākaua and his advocacy for the…
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It is with great sadness that the Hawaiian community acknowledges the passing of veteran educator Fred Keakaokalani Cachola on Feb. 20, 2023. Fred touched thousands of young Hawaiian lives as a Waiʻanae Intermediate teacher, Nānākuli High School vice principal and…
More IT is a growing, fast-paced, in-demand career path that provides lucrative employment opportunities in virtually every industry. Join the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Microsoft for a free seminar to learn more about career paths and earning potential in IT…
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Today’s news that the Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi collaborative at the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center has been named one of five international awardees of the W.K. Kellogg’s Racial Equity 2030 challenge – an open call for bold solutions to drive an equitable future for children, families…
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HONOLULU (June 28, 2022) – A $220,000 community grant to support the Hoʻokākoʻo Corporation’s “Ke Awa Ho‘omalu (Safe Harbor)” program is one of three education-focused grant awards announced today by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). The two-year OHA grant will increase access for school-aged Native Hawaiian children and their families…
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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo emeritus professor and founding executive director of the Nā Pua No‘eau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children Dr. David Kekaulike Sing was presented the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) today.
More Aloha nui on behalf of Huamakahikina. As a proactive response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases affecting the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities of Hawaiʻi, a hui of Kumu Hula from across the pae ʻāina, now called Huamakahikina,…
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HONOLULU (October 17, 2019) – The OHA Board of Trustees today approved $3 million in grant funding over the next two fiscal years to support 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools. “We are proud to continue our longstanding commitment to the Hawaiian-focused…
More HONOLULU (August 2, 2019) – OHA announced today that it is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to administer a $3 million grant to support 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools. Since 2006, OHA has provided $21.6 million to assist 17 Hawaiian-focused charter…
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OHA Chair Colette Y. Machado and Sen. J. Kalani English present Hawaiian immersion students each with a $100 scholarship, an ipu heke and a certificate of recognition at today’s awards ceremony for the 60th annual Hawaiʻi State Science and Engineering Fair.
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