SB534 is scheduled for joint public hearing before the Senate Committees on (1) Water and Land (WAL); (2) Hawaiian Affairs (HWN); and (3) Housing (HOU) on Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00 p.m. Submit Testimony by Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. Testimony…
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(HONOLULU) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today submitted its legislative package to the Native Hawaiian Caucus of the Hawai’i State Legislature for consideration in the upcoming 2025 legislative session. “The OHA package contains four bills that will help address…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has named Hawaiʻi Island native Niniau Kawaihae as its new Director of Community Engagement.
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Hawaiʻi Island House Representative Greggor Ilagen Representative Jeanne Kapela Representative David A. Tarnas Representative Kirstin Kahaloa Senate Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura Senator Lorraine R. Inouye Senator Dru Mamo Kanuha Senator Herbert M. “Tim” Richards Kauaʻi House Representative Luke A….
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that it has selected Keʻōpū Reelitz as its new director of Advocacy (chief advocate).
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Today – Jan. 17, 2023 – marks exactly 130 years since our beloved Queen Liliʻuokalani was forcibly removed from her throne, marking the collapse of the monarchy and the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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HONOLULU (November 30, 2022) – This morning, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs was honored to participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting of the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators being held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Nov. 29 to Dec….
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(November 30, 2022) — Last week’s announcement that Honolulu will be establishing an Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission some three decades after the City Council unanimously voiced its support for such a commission is welcome news for all Native Hawaiians. The…
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Today’s historic news that the Department of the Interior intends to develop a formal consultation policy with the Native Hawaiian community is a victory in the fight for Native Hawaiian sovereignty and self-determination. The department’s commitment to working with the…
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(HONOLULU) – We are pleased with yesterday’s Finance Committee hearing decisions that integrated the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ recommended amendments: removing section 2 and references to net revenues; establishing a new interim annual sum of $21.5 million; releasing the carry…
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