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OHA Takes Stock of Kakaʻako Makai
Originally published as an OpEd that appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on October 9, 2022.
It is common knowledge that the state has been seriously delinquent on its debt to the Hawaiian people for their ceded lands. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) specifically had...
An Open Love Letter to the Native Hawaiian Education Act
Part 2 of 2
History lives not in books, but in the very lining of our skin and blood.
The longer my journey in the Native Hawaiian Education Council (NHEC), the more I come to understand my larger and deeper connection to our language and to...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: November 2022
E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for...
The Season of Hoʻoponopono
One of the common purposes of Makahiki and Thanksgiving is that it is a time for ‘ohana. A time to reconnect and strengthen relationships. However personal hurts and grudges between family members can stand in the way of enjoying this holiday, creating anxiety and...
An ʻŌiwi Filmmaker’s Labor of Love
A two-hour documentary film by ʻŌiwi filmmaker Keoni Kealoha Alvarez is among the films that will be featured at the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival this month.
The film, Kapu: Sacred Hawaiian Burials, documents Alvarez’s personal journey of self-discovery after he learned in 2002 that a...
Kānekuaʻana: The Guardian of ʻEwa from Hālawa to Honouliuli
Read column in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
There is a famous saying of ʻEwa that goes, “Accustomed are the people of Puʻuloa to the travels of Kaʻahupāhau.” Kaʻahupāhau was the shark queen and guardian of the waters of Puʻuloa. Hālāwa to Honouliuli was her domain. Her law...
DOI Announces First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community
On Oct. 18 the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that, for the first time in the agency’s history, it will require formal consultation with the Native Hawaiian Community.
New policies and procedures, subject to formal consultation, will further affirm and honor the special political...
Waipiʻo Kūpuna Seek Support from Hawaiian Community
By ʻIʻinimaikalani Keali‘ikua‘āina Kahakalau
Waipiʻo kūpuna are putting out the call to the community to come and kōkua their efforts to protect the sacred valley on Hawai‘i Island.
Since Sept. 19, Waipiʻo Valley kūpuna along with Protect Waipi‘o Valley ʻohana members have manned a 24/7 Kūpuna...
DHHL Prepares Proposals for 2023 Legislative Session
As the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) works to evaluate the 2022 legislative session and implement successful bills, movement for the upcoming 32nd Legislature in 2023 is already in progress.
The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) approved 10 legislative proposals at its September meeting to...
ʻŌiwi Resources: Meeting the Challenges of These Times
In this month’s election, Maui County voters will be asked whether or not to approve the charter amendment to establish a Department of ʻŌiwi Resources.
A Dryland Surprise Puapilo (or Maiapilo)
Our endemic caper (Capparis sandwichiana) astonishes, growing as it often does out of bare pōhaku or sand at dry coastal areas. Buds open in the evening and their short-lived beauty fades by the next morning.
Kuʻu Pua Nocturnal
in mid-day sun
grey-green leaves beckon
sprawling on weathered ‘a‘ā
sturdiness...
NaHHA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
On Aug. 3, 1995, Dr. George Kanahele writes a memo to Sen. Kenny Brown sharing his desire to form an organization to lead an effort towards stronger representation of Native Hawaiians and Hawaiian culture in tourism. From this idea sparked the birth of the...
News Briefs | November 2022
Prince Lot Hula Festival Premieres November 3 on KHON2
Anniversary of Kapūkakī Crisis Commemorated
An event dubbed the “Lie-Aversary” took place outside the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Center on Oct. 8. Participants dressed in black funeral attire and black armbands.
The Lie-Aversary was organized by a...
Haliʻa Aloha | November 2022
Maurice Keola Ohumukini (March 20, 1945 – Sept. 13, 2021)
Maurice Keola Ohumukini, 76, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away peacefully surrounded by ʻohana on Sept. 13, 2021.
Maurice was born on March 20, 1945, to Mabel Amalu Sheldon and Henry Kawaimapuna Ohumukini in Honolulu. He...
Protecting OHA from Corruption
When we think about government and political corruption, big cities usually come to mind, like Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. But recent headlines show that we in Hawai‘i have our own share of corruption in government. For example:
• Former Honolulu Police...
Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center Wins International Grant Challenge
Statement by OHA Board of Trustees Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey
The Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi collaborative at the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center has been named one of five international awardees of the W.K. Kellogg’s Racial Equity 2030 challenge – an open call for bold...
Through the Eyes of Hālawa
For almost a thousand years, Hālawa on Oʻahu was known for its varieties of upland kalo, large ʻawa groves, medicinal herbs, feathers for cloaks, and an ample supply of pili grass used to thatch homes.
The valley is also dotted with ancient temples, house sites,...
Mental Health Technician Training at WCC
Windward Community College is offering a new certificate for mental health technicians
By Bonnie J. Beatson, WCC Marketing and Public Relations Director
Trained mental health technicians are in demand in Hawai‘i, and a new certificate that can be completed in just one semester at Windward Community...
Mākeke | The Marketplace | November 2022
Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along with a check for $12.50, to: Ka Wai Ola Classifieds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200,...
A Generation of Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi Educators
Read article in ʻŌlelo hawaiʻi
By Kananinohea Māka‘imoku, Kanoe Kanaka‘ole and Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero
“Becoming a Hawaiian cultural identity teacher isn’t just a job. Teaching fills your whole life as an opportunity, a responsibility, and a gift.” - Kamehaʻililani Waiau, 2002 graduate, school principal, and teacher
Kahuawaiola Indigenous...