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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) will begin a Traveling Beneficiary Services initiative on Hawaiʻi Island.
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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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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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