Press Releases

OHA BOT and Executive Leaders Participate at the Annual Raromataʻi Festival

Members of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees led by Chairperson Kaialiʻi Kahele, along with OHA CEO Stacy Ferreira, are in Raʻiātea, an island in French Polynesia, to participate at the annual Raromataʻi Festival.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs begins fiscal year with new budget

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 also investing in its workforce.

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.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Withdraws Maunakea Litigation

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.

Support for Papahānaumokuākea as Marine Monument and Sanctuary

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 executive order (EO14276) and the Western Pacific Regional Fishing Management Council (the Council) reaffirming its position to allow commercial fishing in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

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

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 to potential cleanup and revitalization.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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