HONOLULU (Sept. 12, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced it is making $8.9 million total in grant money available to community-based organizations that can help address key priorities of improving conditions for Native Hawaiians. Starting Wednesday, Sept….
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HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2014) – The number of students receiving college scholarships from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs rose about 15 percent this year. The average scholarship amount for those 354 Native Hawaiian students, who were eligible for funding from…
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HONOLULU (Sept. 1, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Research Program has been recognized for its work in geographic information systems by a global leader in mapping technologies. The Special Achievement in GIS Award from the Environmental Systems Research…
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HONOLULU (August 18, 2014) – Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs have awarded a $1.5 million grant to charter schools with a special emphasis on Native Hawaiian language, culture and traditions.
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HONOLULU (Aug. 7, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has announced that it is accepting proposals for help with drawing up a master plan that sets out a vision for 30 acres in Kaka‘ako Makai over the next 20 years.
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HONOLULU (July 24, 2014) – Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that they have extended the timetable for the nation-building process they previously committed to facilitate. The six-month extension is expected to allow OHA more time to…
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KAUA‘I (July 22, 2014) – Maka‘ala Ka‘aumoana is among the dozens of unsung people trying to do right by their communities in the fierce legal battles over public rights to an increasingly vital treasure – water. The 67-year-old Native Hawaiian…
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HONOLULU (June 30, 2014) – A bill signed into law today commits the state government to taking a comprehensive and modernized approach to eliminating critical health disparities…
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HONOLULU — Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado and Ka Pouhana/CEO Kamana’opono Crabbe issued a joint statement today commending the Obama Administration …
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HONOLULU (May 13, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is urging eligible families to take advantage of a new opportunity to get on Honolulu’s waitlist for the Section-8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Needy families have from May 15 to…
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