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OHA trustees vote on key board positions

HONOLULU (Dec. 9, 2014) – Hawai‘i Island Trustee Robert K. Lindsey Jr. has been named the new chairman of the policy-making board for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Lindsey succeeds Colette Machado, the trustee for Native Hawaiians on Moloka‘i and…

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OHA loan promotes mālama ʻāina

Let’s go on a field trip! Come along on a huakaʻi to Paepae o Heʻeia with Cindy Macfarlane-Flores, owner and operator of Field Trip Friends. Find out how this Native Hawaiian business-owner used a Mālama Loan from OHA to expand…

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OHA aids Hawaiians affected by lava flow

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that it will be providing evacuation aid to Native Hawaiians who live in the path of a lava flow edging closer to their homes in the Puna area.

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OHA adds land director to executive team

HONOLULU (Oct. 17, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has named Miles Nishijima as its new director of land and property, effective Monday, Oct. 20. As the newest addition to the agency’s seven-member executive team, he will oversee a…

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Ola i ka wai: OHA hails water’s return to Maui Streams

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Earthjustice, on behalf of community groups Hui o Nā Wai ‘Ehā and Maui Tomorrow Foundation, today celebrated the return of millions of gallons a water to ‘Ῑao Stream (traditionally Wailuku River) and Waikapū Stream in Central Maui after more than a century of diversions that had drained the streams dry.

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OHA to hold caucus for Hawaiian businesses

Improving access to capital will be among the key focus of a caucus tailored to Native Hawaiian small-business owners.

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OHA seeks grant proposals to benefit Hawaiians

HONOLULU (Sept. 12, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced it is making $8.9 million total in grant money available to community-based organizations that can help address key priorities of improving conditions for Native Hawaiians. Starting Wednesday, Sept….

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Demand growing for OHA scholarships

HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2014) – The number of students receiving college scholarships from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs rose about 15 percent this year. The average scholarship amount for those 354 Native Hawaiian students, who were eligible for funding from…

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OHA research team earns innovation award

HONOLULU (Sept. 1, 2014) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Research Program has been recognized for its work in geographic information systems by a global leader in mapping technologies. The Special Achievement in GIS Award from the Environmental Systems Research…

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OHA grants charter schools with $1.5 million

HONOLULU (August 18, 2014) – Trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs have awarded a $1.5 million grant to charter schools with a special emphasis on Native Hawaiian language, culture and traditions.

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