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Office of Hawaiian Affairs begins fiscal year with new budget

HONOLULU (July 1, 2025) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ (OHA) biennium budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 takes effect today, marking a major milestone in the agency’s commitment to strengthening programs and services for Native Hawaiian communities, while…

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Chair Kahele Statement on BLNR Decision Regarding Oʻahu Army Land Use

“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supports the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ decision to reject the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed long-term retention of state lands on the island of Oʻahu. This decision affirms the concerns…

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs Withdraws Maunakea Litigation

HONOLULU, HI — The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees today approved the immediate withdrawal of its two longstanding lawsuits concerning Maunakea, marking a pivotal shift towards collaborative stewardship and cultural preservation of the sacred mountain. The first…

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Support for Papahānaumokuākea as Marine Monument and Sanctuary

HONOLULU (June 20, 2025) –The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Native Hawaiian Cultural Working Group (NHCWG) are speaking out in opposition to the renewed push to open the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary to commercial fishing, following a presidential…

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EPA Awards $2 Million in Grants to Assess Hawaii Communities for Potential Revitalization Effort

SAN FRANCISCO (May 19, 20245) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has been selected to receive a $2 million Brownfields Grant to assess contaminated local lands as a precursor…

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaiian Community Assets Partner to Provide $1.66 Million in Emergency Financial Assistance for Native Hawaiian ʻOhana

HONOLULU (May 15, 2025)  – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has awarded Hawaiian Community Assets (HCA) a $1.66 million Community Grant to administer the Kūkulu Kahua Emergency Financial Assistance Program. This statewide initiative will provide critical support for Native…

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OHA BOT Chair Statement on BLNR Decision on Final EIS by U.S. Army for Pōhakuloa

Statement from Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairperson Kaialiʻi Kahele on the Board of Land and Natural Resources decision regarding the U.S. Army’s Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pōhakuloa Training Area on Hawaiʻi Island.

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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

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 of Northern Ireland – Ulster Museum (NMNI Ulster).

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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.

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