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Kahele elected OHA Board of Trustees Chair

HONOLULU (December 4, 2024) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees today elected Trustee Kaialiʻi Kahele as board chair. Kahele succeeds Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey who has served as chair for the past four years. The board and…

Office of Hawaiian Affairs selects Leinaʻala Ley as its new chief advocate

HONOLULU (Nov 21, 2024) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that attorney Leinaʻala Ley has joined its executive leadership team as chief advocate. She began her new role on Nov. 18. Ley will lead OHA’s Advocacy Division and…

Bill Brennan named Director Of Communications at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has selected veteran communicator Bill Brennan as its new Director of Communications.

Community celebrates as Department of Health issues stop work order for IWS system that uncovered multiple burials

In a major victory for community members, descendants, and Native Hawaiian advocates, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health has issued a Stop Work Order for the Individual Wastewater System (IWS) project at 4400 Oneone Road, which resulted in the disturbance of multiple human burials.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs names two new executives

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) today announced the appointment of two new members to its executive team.

OHA awards more than $2.8 million in grants to address Native Hawaiian health, culture, economic and homestead needs

Support for traditional healing practices, training for navigators involved in traditional Polynesian voyaging, business education for entrepreneurs, assistance for vulnerable populations and funding for neighborhood watch initiatives on homestead lands are just some of the projects that will be advanced thanks to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Grants Program.

Historic Lahaina Artifacts to be Available on OHA’s Papakilo Database

Release of the Historic Lahaina Photography Collection will go live on the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires

Photo: Kēhaulani Puʻu and Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun

OHA names two executives to key leadership positions

Kēhaulani Puʻu selected Chief Operating Officer and Kuʻuleianuhea Awo-Chun named Director of Education and Culture-Based Learning

OHA awards more than $2.7 million in grants to community nonprofits

Projects designed to strengthen Hawaiian cultural identity, support instruction in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, encourage ʻāina stewardship, prepare students for career readiness and help reintegrate those emerging from the justice system will be receiving a boost from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

OHA selects Hailama Farden as Senior Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) announced today that veteran educator and Native Hawaiian community leader Hailama Farden has been named Senior Director of Hawaiian Cultural Affairs.

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