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What does OHA do?
Ask 10 people what, exactly, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) does, and you will likely get 10 different answers.
It is Time for the State to do What is Pono
In order to understand OHA’s push to have the state do what is pono in meeting its financial obligations to Native Hawaiians set forth under the Admission Act, the Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi, and state law, we must start with the forcible overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by the United States.
Nā ʻOhina Wikiō Mānaleo Mua o Kaniʻāina: Two new video collections feature Native Hawaiian mānaleo
We are excited to announce that two new video collections featuring Native Hawaiian mānaleo, Nā Hulu Kūpuna and Manaleo TV, will be available on Kaniʻāina beginning this month.
March is National Kidney Month
Maintaining kidney health is important. The kidneys are responsible for removing toxins and extra fluid from the blood, for disposing them from the body, and for so much more.
24 Acres of Waiʻanae Farmland Protected
Nonprofits Hawaiʻi Land Trust (HILT) and Kahumana Food Hub & Organic Farms (Kahumana Farms) announced in February the protection and expansion of prime Waiʻanae farmland through an agricultural conservation easement, ensuring that 24 acres of land will be permanently farmed to grow healthy food for local families.
Native Hawaiian Organizations Partner to Study Wellbeing in Hawaiʻi
Kamehameha Schools, Liliʻuokalani Trust, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Papa Ola Lōkahi will partner for a comprehensive, statewide study of wellbeing in Hawaiʻi.
A Council’s Commitment to the Power of Community Authority
In December 2021, the Native Hawaiian Education Council (NHEC) concluded our year-long community work and documentation of priority recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education.
Ola nā Iwi, Ola nā ʻŌiwi
He mau manaʻo i haʻiʻōlelo ʻia no ka ʻaha hoʻihoʻi iwi kupuna ma ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike o ka Moʻolelo Kūlohelohe o Wiena ma ʻAukekulia, ma ka lā 14 o Pepeluali, M.H. 2022
Soaring to New Heights with an OHA Mālama Education Loan
Kawehi Napoleon beams with pride when talking about her son, Wailani Wong, who dreamed of becoming a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines since he was 2 years old; and she has been cheering for him every step of the way.
Bringing Our ʻOhana Home
Over the course of a week in early February, Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo, a delegation representing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) repatriated a total of 58 iwi kūpuna (ancestral remains) from four institutions in Germany and one in Austria.
E Ola Koa!
Koa are among our most massive trees, growing from near sea level up to an elevation of about 6,000 feet. In the pea family, koa are endemic (only found in Hawaiʻi nei).
Wai Ola: The Water of Life!
Wai is the Hawaiian word for “freshwater.” Ola means “life.” Hawaiians believed that all the land and the water belonged to the gods. The highest chief, aliʻi nui, acted for the gods and ruled these lands.
Mom Power: Building Stronger Keiki and Mākuahine Bonds
Liliʻuokalani Trust’s (LT) vision is “nā kamalei lupalupa” (thriving Hawaiian children).
A Query to Our Youth
In this time where faith in government is at an all-time low, with poisoned water, bribery, and ongoing investigations into state and city officials, we are left with few options.
From Kahoʻolawe to Red Hill
At a press conference on Feb. 11, 2022, Congressman Kaialiʻi Kahele laid out the four paths to shut down the Red Hill fuel storage tanks.
Kapūkakī (English)
Kapūkakī is a well known storied place on the island of Oʻahu. It is located in the ahupuaʻa (land division) of Moanalua. On the ʻEwa side of Kapūkakī is the ahupuaʻa of Hālawa.