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OHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs

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Agreement Strengthens Cultural, Economic and Environmental Ties Between Hawaiʻi & French Polynesia

Leaders from Kamehameha Schools, Office of Hawaiian Affairs sign goodwill agreement with Raʻiātea

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HB1358: Public Land Trust

Ensure that OHA Receives its Fair Share of Public Land Trust Revenues

The House will hear HB1358, a bill that will appropriate funds to audit and inventory the public land trust, this Tuesday, February 4, at 9:00 a.m.

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HB410: OHA Budget Bill

Support OHA’s 2025 Budget Bill at its First House Hearing!

Submit Testimony by Tomorrow, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. Testimony received after the deadline will be accepted, but considered late. Those who wish to testify via videoconference, must also submit written testimony. See the Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Hearing Notice and Submit…

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SB 268 / 269

URGENT: Testimony needed for SB268 and SB269 by Tomorrow, Jan. 27!

The Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs will be hearing two bills from OHA’s 2025 Legislative Package on Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m.

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URGENT: Testify in support of SB534 by Tuesday, Jan. 28!

SB534 is scheduled for joint public hearing before the Senate Committees on (1) Water and Land (WAL); (2) Hawaiian Affairs (HWN); and (3) Housing (HOU) on Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00 p.m. Submit Testimony by Tuesday, January 28 at 1:00 p.m. Testimony…

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs submits bills for consideration

(HONOLULU) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today submitted its legislative package to the Native Hawaiian Caucus of the Hawai’i State Legislature for consideration in the upcoming 2025 legislative session.  “The OHA package contains four bills that will help address…

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Four trustees inducted at OHA investiture ceremony

HONOLULU (Jan. 9, 2025) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees elected in 2024 were inducted into their terms of office at an investiture ceremony held today at Central Union Church in Honolulu. The event honored the election of trustee…

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Statement from Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chairperson Kaiali’i Kahele on tragic crash of Kamaka Air Cargo Plane

“As a pilot, the loss of these two local boys hits particularly close to home. Our ‘ohana is heartbroken for their families and loved ones. These men were extraordinary young Hawaiian leaders who dedicated themselves to serving our rural communities….

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Kahele elected OHA Board of Trustees Chair

HONOLULU (December 4, 2024) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees today elected Trustee Kaialiʻi Kahele as board chair. Kahele succeeds Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey who has served as chair for the past four years. The board and…

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Office of Hawaiian Affairs selects Leinaʻala Ley as its new chief advocate

HONOLULU (Nov 21, 2024) – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced today that attorney Leinaʻala Ley has joined its executive leadership team as chief advocate. She began her new role on Nov. 18. Ley will lead OHA’s Advocacy Division and…

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