The Hawaiian Council will begin administering the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ (OHA) $6.1 million Emergency Assistance Program to support Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown and the suspension of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. Starting…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Hawaiian Native Corporation (HNC) are proud to announce the launch of the Nā ʻElele o Kahikina Congressional Fellows Program, a unique opportunity to prepare the next generation of Native Hawaiian leaders for…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees will consider three options Thursday when it meets in Hilo to decide on a relief program to distribute more than $6.1 million in emergency funding to Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees today approved $6.1 million in emergency funding for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries impacted by the shutdown of the federal government and the potential suspension of SNAP benefits on November 1. “These are…
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee John Waiheʻe IV has been appointed Interim Chairperson of the OHA Committee on Budget and Finance. Board Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele made the appointment today after accepting the resignation from the position by Trustee Luana Alapa….
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KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I — October 14, 2025 — In a historic and unprecedented move, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) will convene its Standing Committee and Board of Trustees meetings as part of this year’s Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs (AOHCC)…
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(TULALIP, WA) Oct 9, 2025 – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) today wrapped up its participation in the Hawaiian Council’s 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention, which was held this year in Tulalip, Washington. “This convention was more than a gathering-it…
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Aloha kakahiaka kākou. There is a story I want to share with you about Iosepa Kahoʻoluhi Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu—a man who understood something we are still learning: sovereignty is not granted to us. It is something we practice, even when the systems…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will have a major role in next week’s Hawaiian Council Native Hawaiian Convention in Tulalip, Washington. “It is important, maybe more so now than ever, that Native Hawaiians unite to defend and achieve the benefits…
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The OHA Board of Trustees (BOT) has appointed BOT Chief of Staff Summer Sylva as the Interim Administrator (CEO) of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Sylva’s appointment follows the announcement of the need for personal leave by the current CEO,…
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