House and Senate Resolutions (HCR193HD1 & SCR 161) would create a working group to explore transferring the care, management and protection of iwi kūpuna from the State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) to OHA. These resolutions, introduced by the Native Hawaiian Caucus…
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Mahalo to everyone who has supported OHA’s budget bill so far – we are getting close to the end of session! This bill is moving into its final hearing before the Senate Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, March 31,…
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Mahalo to everyone who has supported OHA’s priority iwi kūpuna bill so far this session. Thanks to your support, this bill crossed over to the House last week, and will be heard at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025,…
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Mahalo to everyone who has supported OHA’s priority iwi kūpuna bill so far this session. Thanks to your support, this bill crossed over to the House last week, and will be heard at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025,…
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The House will hear OHA’s budget bill this Wednesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m.
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Mahalo to everyone who submitted testimony for the first hearing of SB 268 on January 29. Thanks to your support, this bill has moved forward to the Senate Committee on Judiciary as SB 268 SD1 and will be heard on…
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Mahalo to everyone who submitted testimony for the first hearing of HB 1358 on February 4.
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The House will hear HB1358, a bill that will appropriate funds to audit and inventory the public land trust, this Tuesday, February 4, at 9:00 a.m.
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Submit Testimony by Tomorrow, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. Testimony received after the deadline will be accepted, but considered late. Those who wish to testify via videoconference, must also submit written testimony. See the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Hearing Notice and Submit…
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The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs will be hearing two bills from OHA’s 2025 Legislative Package on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m.
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