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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Mahalo to everyone who has supported OHA’s budget bill so far – we are getting close to the end of session!
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs 2025 Budget Bill Before the Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee
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Mahalo to everyone who has supported OHA’s priority iwi kūpuna bill so far this session.
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The House will hear OHA’s budget bill this Wednesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) today announced the launch of “AHO”- the Access to Home Ownership program, a new mortgage loan program designed to address Hawaiʻi’s affordable housing crisis and assist Native Hawaiians in achieving their dreams of homeownership in Hawaiʻi.
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Mahalo to everyone who submitted testimony for the first hearing of SB 268 on January 29. Thanks to your support, this bill has moved forward to the Senate Committee on Judiciary as SB 268 SD1 and will be heard on…
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is proud to announce the appointment of Summer Lee Haunani Sylva as the Chief of Staff for the OHA Board of Trustees.
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has named Lise Vaughan-Sekona, Esq., as OHA’s Community Engagement Director, filling yet another key position on its leadership team. Vaughan-Sekona reports to OHA Chief Operating Officer Kēhaulani Puʻu.
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