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WAO KELE O PUNA COMMUNITY MEETING

WAO KELE O PUNA COMMUNITY MEETING – JANUARY 5, 2017 OHA is seeking community input that will be used in the first draft of the Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) for Wao Kele o Puna, a 25,856-acre property that OHA owns on Hawaiʻi Island. Community members are encouraged to attend and share their manaʻo. When: January 5, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility (Community Center) Light refreshments will be served. Background: Since the beginning of 2016, OHA has been working with its contractor, Forest Solutions Inc., and a number of subcontractors, to draft a Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) for Wao Kele o Puna.…

OHA applauds PMNM expansion

HONOLULU (Aug. 25, 2016) -- In response to the release made by the White House Press Office to elevate the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to a monument Co-Trustee and expand the boundaries of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, OHA Ka Pouhana/Chief Executive Officer Kamanaʻopono Crabbe issued the following statement: “OHA applauds President Obama’s decision to elevate the voice of Native Hawaiians in the management of the lands and waters in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Papahānaumokuākea is critical to Native Hawaiian spiritual wellbeing, and this action by the President helps revive our connection to our kūpuna islands and reinforce our…