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What does OHA do?

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Ask 10 people what, exactly, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) does, and you will likely get 10 different answers.

Mana Wāhine

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Mana Wāhine - Ka Wai Ola

It is Time for the State to do What is Pono

Ka Wai Ola
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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

Photo: Mānaleo TV Producer Kalani Akana interviews Elizabeth Nālani Ellis
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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

Ka Wai Ola
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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

Photo: Watermelon harvest at Kahumana Farms
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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

Ka Wai Ola
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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

Ka Wai Ola
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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

Ka Wai Ola
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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

Mākeke | The Marketplace | March 2022

Ka Wai Ola
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Mākeke | The Marketplace | March 2022 Issue of Ka Wai Ola

Soaring to New Heights with an OHA Mālama Education Loan

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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

Photo: Hawaiian Delegation Members
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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.

Michelle Leimomi Koholua

Photo: Michelle Leimomi Koholu
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs Staff Profile - Michelle Leimomi Koholua

E Ola Koa!

Photo: Close-up of the pua koa
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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!

Photo: Trustee Leinaʻala Ahu Isa with supporters of the congressional legislation to shut down the Red Hill fuel tanks
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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

Photo: Mother with her keiki
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Liliʻuokalani Trust’s (LT) vision is “nā kamalei lupalupa” (thriving Hawaiian children).

A Query to Our Youth

Screenshot of video conference
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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

Photo: Congressman Kai Kahele speaks out against the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage tanks
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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)

Photo: Kapūkakī
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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.

Kapūkakī

Photo: Kapūkakī
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He wahi pana kaulana ʻo Kapūkakī ma ka mokupuni o Oʻahu. Aia ʻo ia ke noho nei ma ma ka ʻaoʻao komohana o ke ahupuaʻa o Moanalua.