OHA statement on July 26th meeting with Mayor Harry Kim

Joint statement of OHA Chair Colette Machado and Sylvia Hussey, Interim OHA CEO/Ka Pouhana Kuikawa HONOLULU (July 29, 2019) — First, we thank Mayor Harry Kim for convening last Friday’s meeting of Native Hawaiian community members to discuss Maunakea. The…

OHA Board approves resolution on Maunakea

HONOLULU (July 25, 2019) – The OHA Board of Trustees today approved a resolution that calls on Gov. David Ige to rescind his Emergency Proclamation for Maunakea and authorizes the OHA administration to advocate for the rights, safety and well-being…

OHA statement on today’s arrest of kūpuna and others on Maunakea

HONOLULU (July 17, 2019) — Uē ka lani, naue ka honua The heavens weep, the ground shakes The Native Hawaiian community weeps today. To see some of our most respected kūpuna, advocates and ʻohana get arrested for voicing the same…

OHA leadership reiterates their demand that the state provide a safe place for Native Hawaiians to assemble and peacefully protest TMT construction

HONOLULU (July 14, 2019)  – OHA leadership today reiterated their demand that the state immediately hold all construction relating to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) until it provides and recognizes a safe place for Native Hawaiians and others to peacefully…

OHA leadership demands halt to TMT construction to avoid harm to Native Hawaiians and the public until steps are taken to ensure public safety

OHA leadership demands halt to TMT construction to avoid harm to Native Hawaiians & the public until steps are taken to ensure public safety

HONOLULU (July 13, 2019) – OHA Chair Colette Machado and OHA Trustee Dan Ahuna call on Gov. David Ige to halt all planned construction activities for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to avoid harm to Native Hawaiians and others until…

OHA Board of Trustees to meet on Kauaʻi

LĪHUʻE & HANALEI (July 9, 2019) – Kauaʻi residents this week will have the opportunity to provide feedback to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) at a community forum and a regular meeting of the OHA Board of Trustees, scheduled…

OHA Board of Trustees approves $6 million for community grants

HONOLULU (May 30, 2019) – The OHA Board of Trustees today approved $6 million in grants to 24 programs that will provide critical services to Native Hawaiians in the key areas of housing, income, health, education and culture. “We are…

OHA seeks community input on its upcoming biennium budget

HONOLULU (May 20, 2019) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is seeking community input for its preliminary budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. “OHA wants to hear from our community how they think OHA resources should be directed…

OHA seeks community input to develop its new strategic plan

HONOLULU (May 13, 2019) – OHA is seeking the community’s manaʻo for the development of the agency’s new strategic plan, through an online survey as well as a series of statewide meetings beginning later this month. “Forty years ago, OHA…