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Reclaiming Hāʻena

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Staff - July 1, 2025

Cover Features

Rebuilding Maui

Cover Features

Confronting the Climate Change Crisis

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Restoring ‘Āina Momona in He‘eia

Video Stories

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Economic Stability

Cultivating Economic Development

Ed Kalama - April 1, 2024

OHA

OHA to Launch Kanaaho Grant For Lahaina And Kula Residents Affected By Wildfires

Alice Malepeai Silbanuz - April 1, 2024

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OHA

Continuing a Tradition of Indigenous Innovation

Ed Kalama - November 1, 2023

Featured Stories

Moʻomeheu | Culture

Wearing Tradition in the Kamehameha Day Parade

Hannah Kaʻiulani Coburn - July 1, 2025

Educational Pathways

Living ʻŌlelo Niʻihau in the Diaspora

Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp - July 1, 2025

In Memoriam

“Always With Aloha”

Guest Author - July 1, 2025

Economic Stability

Kauaʻi’s Musubi Movement: Small Bites, Big Dreams

Christine Hitt - July 1, 2025

Educational Pathways

The Waiʻaleʻale Project: Breaking Down Educational Barriers on Kauaʻi

Donalyn Dela Cruz - July 1, 2025

Photo: ʻĀina Hoʻokupu o Kīlauea Executive Director Yoshito L’Hote and his ʻohana

Economic Stability

Engaging With the Food We Eat

Lisa Eller - July 1, 2025

News Briefs

News Briefs

News Briefs | July 2025

Ka Wai Ola Staff - July 1, 2025

Kauaʻi’s Kaina Makua Portrays Kamehameha Molokaʻi Wins Culture of Health Prize The island of Molokaʻi was recently selected as a 2024 Culture of Health Prize winner...

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News Briefs

News Briefs | June 2025

Ka Wai Ola Staff - June 1, 2025

News Briefs | June 2025 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

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News Briefs

News Briefs | May 2025

Ka Wai Ola Staff - May 1, 2025

News Briefs - May 2025 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

News Briefs

News Briefs | April 2025

Ka Wai Ola Staff - April 1, 2025

OHA Welcomes Deb Haaland to its Honolulu Office Lehuauakea Receives Emerging Native Arts Grant ʻŌiwi interdisciplinary artist and kapa practitioner Lehuauakea has been awarded the Walker...