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Healing is a Journey
Situated in a quiet, rustic area in Waimea on the island of Hawaiʻi, Liliʻuokalani Trust is slated to open a facility aimed at healing and growth for most vulnerable Hawaiian children.
Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 40 No. 1 | January 2023
Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 40 No. 1 | January 2023 Issue of Ka Wai Ola
Task Force Report Reveals Troubling Data on Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls
Advocates and members of the task force attended the press conference dressed in red, symbolizing the blood of Indigenous women who are missing or were murdered.
The Other Threat to our Water Supply
Climate change threatens Hawaiʻi’s clean water sources and endangers the health of our people.
Online Degree in Hawaiian Studies Popular with Locals and Diaspora
Via a series of eight-week online classes, Windward Community College offers students the opportunity to reconnect with Hawaiian culture and earn an associate’s degree.
Commission Addresses “Deep Moral Crisis” in Hawai‘i Government
In response to widespread government corruption in Hawaiʻi, the State House of Representatives recently formed the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct.
He Hoʻomaka Hou
In an emblematic show of unity, all nine Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustees were together inducted into their terms of office at an investiture ceremony held at Kawaiahaʻo Church on Dec. 8, 2022.
Observations During Mauna Loa’s Eruption
For many cultural practitioners, unusual and increased elemental activity was observed on and around Hawaiʻi Island coinciding with the recent eruption of Mauna Loa which began on Nov. 27 and ended on Dec. 10.
Aloha ʻOe, e Kumu Dane
Kumu Dane Kaʻohelani Silva, was a kahuna lāʻau lapaʻau, lomilomi practitioner, qigong practitioner, chemist, researcher, faculty member, chiropractor, acupuncturist, and martial artist, among other things.
A Healer of the Land; A Healer of the People
The passing of Dr. Noa Emmett ʻAuwae Aluli, beloved Molokaʻi family physician and iconic leader of the Aloha ʻĀina movement, is mourned throughout Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina and the world.
Reflecting on 2022; Moving Forward in 2023
I write to you as 2022 ends and 2023 begins to mahalo nui all in the Molokaʻi/Lānaʻi community who worked with me, met with me throughout the island, and who generously educated me in so many ways.
A Force to be Reckoned With
There is much work ahead this year for OHA – and to achieve our goals we absolutely must work together, fully embracing a spirit of lōkahi.
Hakuone: OHA’s by Kānaka for Kānaka Development in Kakaʻako Makai
The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce supports the right of OHA to develop lands it owns as it sees fit in order to serve Kānaka ʻŌiwi.
What is Leadership?
Adapted from the message shared by Kahu Kenneth Makuakāne at the OHA Trustee investiture at Kawaiaha‘o Church on Dec. 8, 2022
A Royal Philanthropist and Benefactress
Hawaiʻi grieves the loss of HRH Princess Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, age 96, who passed away peacefully at her Nuʻuanu home with her wife by her side.
DHHL Publishes $600 Million Act 279 Plan
A plan to spend $600 million to address the housing needs of native Hawaiians was submitted to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) in early December 2022.
The Dawning of a New Time
Many significant events heralded the closing of the 2022 year. On Hawaiʻi Island, Tūtū Pele and Poliʻahu appeared in unison, signaling the dawning of a new time.