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OHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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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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OHA Selects New Community Engagement Director

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has named Lise Vaughan-Sekona, Esq., as OHA’s Community Engagement Director, filling yet another key position on its leadership team. Vaughan-Sekona reports to OHA Chief Operating Officer Kēhaulani Puʻu.

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HB1358 HD1: Public Land Trust

HB 1358 HD1 – Support OHA’s Public Land Trust Bill

Mahalo to everyone who submitted testimony for the first hearing of HB 1358 on February 4.

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Agreement Strengthens Cultural, Economic and Environmental Ties Between Hawaiʻi & French Polynesia

Leaders from Kamehameha Schools, Office of Hawaiian Affairs sign goodwill agreement with Raʻiātea

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HB1358: Public Land Trust

Ensure that OHA Receives its Fair Share of Public Land Trust Revenues

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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HB410: OHA Budget Bill

Support OHA’s 2025 Budget Bill at its First House Hearing!

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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