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OHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs

OHA To Begin Traveling Beneficiary Services Program Across Hawaiʻi Island

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) will begin a Traveling Beneficiary Services initiative on Hawaiʻi Island.

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Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation Team Heading Home to Hawaiʻi

HONOLULU (May 5, 2025) – A team representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo is on its way back to Hawaiʻi after receiving iwi kūpuna (ancestral remains) in formal ceremonies this week from the National Museums…

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SCR 161 / HCR 193: Burial Site Protection

Support OHA’s Two Resolutions to Strengthen Burial Sites Protections

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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Support HB 410 HD1 Funding OHA’s Vital Programs and Services

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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Support OHA’s 2025 Budget Bill Before the Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee

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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SB 268 SD1: Island Burial Council

Testify in support of SB 268 SD1!

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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HB410: OHA Budget Bill

Support OHA’s 2025 Budget Before the House Finance Committee

The House will hear OHA’s budget bill this Wednesday, March  5, at 10:00 a.m.

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs unveils new mortgage-backed program to assist Native Hawaiians with home ownership

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) today announced the launch of “AHO”- the Access to Home Ownership program, a new mortgage loan program designed to address Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing crisis and assist Native Hawaiians in achieving their dreams of homeownership in Hawaiʻi.

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SB 268 SD1: Island Burial Council

Testify in support of SB 268 SD1!

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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OHA Selects Summer Sylva as New Chief of Staff for the Board of Trustees

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is proud to announce the appointment of Summer Lee Haunani Sylva as the Chief of Staff for the OHA Board of Trustees.

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