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Cover Features

Waimea Valley: A Cultural Treasure of the Highest Order

Puanani Fernandez-Akamine - August 1, 2026

Hawaiʻi Elections

2026 Primary Election OHA Candidate Survey

Cover Features

Giving Kūpeke Back to Itself

Photo: Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) technicians remove a large, derelict fishing net

Cover Features

Below the Surface: A Burden Washed Ashore

Video Stories

Photo: Some of the members of the Hawaiʻi Delegation to the Heiva Raromataʻi cultural festival

OHA

The Ties That Bind Us

Puanani Fernandez-Akamine - September 1, 2025

‘Āina | Land & Water

Restoring ‘Āina Momona in He‘eia

Puanani Fernandez-Akamine - April 1, 2025

Photo: Exhibit booths at the Made in Hawaii Conference

Economic Stability

Cultivating Economic Development

Ed Kalama - April 1, 2024

Featured Stories

Photo: Prince Kūhiō Festival at Nā‘ālehu County Park

Moʻomeheu | Culture

Kaʻū Community Advances Plans for a Cultural Center

Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi - August 1, 2026

Photo: Ka‘ū families rallied in June 2026 to demand the preservation of Punalu‘u

‘Āina | Land & Water

Community Seeks Stewardship of Punaluʻu

Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi - August 1, 2026

Photo: Wahi pana known as "Queen’s Bath"

History

A (Mostly) Geological History of Puna

Bobby Camara - August 1, 2026

On the Continent

A Denver Dad Carries His Kūpuna With Him

Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - August 1, 2026

Photo: Aerial view of Miloli‘i Beach Lots

‘Āina | Land & Water

Miloliʻi: Stewardship, Not Ownership

Micah Kahiwa - August 1, 2026

Photo: ‘Aha ‘Ōpio delegates joined hands to sing Hawai‘i Aloha

OHA

ʻAha ʻŌpio: One Stone, One Generation at a Time

Philamer Felicitas - August 1, 2026

News Briefs

News Briefs

News Briefs | August 2026

Ka Wai Ola Staff - August 1, 2026

News Briefs | August 2026 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

Photo: ʻAha ʻŌpio civic engagement program

News Briefs

News Briefs | July 2026

Ka Wai Ola Staff - July 1, 2026

News Briefs | July 2026 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

News Briefs

News Briefs | June 2026

Ka Wai Ola Staff - June 1, 2026

News Briefs | June 2026 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

Photo: Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kaialiʻi Kahele with delegates

News Briefs

News Briefs | May 2026

Ka Wai Ola Staff - May 1, 2026

News Briefs | May 2026 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

Ka Wai Olamar

Ka Wai Olamar

Waimea Valley: A Cultural Treasure of the Highest Order

2026 Primary Election OHA Candidate Survey

Giving Kūpeke Back to Itself

Below the Surface: A Burden Washed Ashore

Video Stories

The Ties That Bind Us

Restoring ‘Āina Momona in He‘eia

Cultivating Economic Development

Featured Stories

Kaʻū Community Advances Plans for a Cultural Center

Community Seeks Stewardship of Punaluʻu

A (Mostly) Geological History of Puna

A Denver Dad Carries His Kūpuna With Him

Miloliʻi: Stewardship, Not Ownership

ʻAha ʻŌpio: One Stone, One Generation at a Time

News Briefs

News Briefs | August 2026

News Briefs | July 2026

News Briefs | June 2026

News Briefs | May 2026