“We are not asking for special treatment. We are asking for equal treatment,” Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey says. HONOLULU (April 6, 2023) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, recognizing both the significance and time sensitivity of Hawaiʻi House…
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The OHA Board of Trustees is extremely pleased with today’s unanimous decision from the Hawai‘i Supreme Court in the appeal brought by the State Auditor. OHA was confident that the Court would affirm the trial court’s decision that the State…
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HONOLULU (March 15, 2023) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) today announced it is making available more than $9 million in grant solicitations to help Native Hawaiians. Solicitations include community grants to strengthen ʻohana (family), moʻomeheu (culture) and ʻāina (land) connections, and grants to support education, health, housing, economic stability, homestead communities, and…
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HONOLULU (March 14, 2023) – Today, almost 20 months since the July 2021 initiation, the State Auditor finally issued its statutory performance audit report focusing on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ (OHA) Land Division from calendar year 2019 to 2021…
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It is with great sadness that the Hawaiian community acknowledges the passing of veteran educator Fred Keakaokalani Cachola on Feb. 20, 2023. Fred touched thousands of young Hawaiian lives as a Waiʻanae Intermediate teacher, Nānākuli High School vice principal and…
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We want to thank the Senate committees on Water and Land and Hawaiian Affairs — and chairs Sen. Lorraine Inouye and Sen. Maile Shimabukuro — for the opportunity today to provide more context and facts relating to OHA’s plans for Kakaʻako Makai and its…
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OHA is grateful that the Hawaiʻi State Senate is giving OHA a fair hearing in its request to lift the prohibition on residential development in Kakaʻako Makai, and we appreciate the extension to an additional Thursday session to allow even more…
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Today – Jan. 17, 2023 – marks exactly 130 years since our beloved Queen Liliʻuokalani was forcibly removed from her throne, marking the collapse of the monarchy and the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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We grieve the passing yesterday of Danny Kaleikini, Hawaiʻi’s iconic “Ambassador of Aloha.” He was the quintessential entertainer; an award-winning singer and musician whose music delighted audiences for more than half a century. He performed for local audiences and tourists,…
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We are saddened with todayʻs news of the passing of Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kāwananakoa. As Hawaiians we acknowledge her lineage and her legacy as aliʻi. She was perhaps best known for her philanthropy and gave generously to support Native…
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