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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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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