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OHA honors Native Hawaiian knowledge keepers
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) celebrated Kamehameha Day with its inaugural Nā Mamo Makamae o Ka Poʻe Hawaiʻi: Living Treasures of the Hawaiian...
ʻŌlelo A Ka Luna Hoʻokele | Message from the CEO (July 2017)
On June 17, 2017, Hōkūleʻa’s Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage came full circle, a tremendous achievement by its navigators, the kūpuna and mentors who paved...
Pāhoa charter school gets Blue Zone Project approval
A few years ago, an eighth-grader told Susie Osborne that she’d never tasted a cucumber. That astounded Osborne, head of school at Kua o...
Maui Artist Keeps Stone Carving Traditions Alive
When Hōaka Delos Reyes’ son challenged him to make a pōhaku ku‘i ‘ai without tools, the Maui artist discovered there were few kälai pōhaku...
New task force tackles criminal justice
Last month, I wrote to you about House Concurrent Resolution 157 HD1, which extended the Correctional Justice Task Force through 2018. This month,...
Three Hawaiian leaders receive ʻŌʻō Awards
The Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce recognized three business and community leaders for their foundational knowledge, leadership and integrity at the 41st ʻŌʻō Awards...
A Historic Homecoming
A double rainbow appeared at the end of Magic Island as Namahoe, the first waʻa to arrive, turned into Ala Moana channel. A fine...
Hoʻolaha Lehulehu: Public Notice | July 2017
CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ʻĀina Archaeology is conducting a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for the City’s Blaisdell Center Master Plan Project. The goal of the Master...
OHA honors Native Hawaiian knowledge keepers
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) celebrated Kamehameha Day with its inaugural Nā Mamo Makamae o Ka Poʻe Hawaiʻi: Living Treasures of the Hawaiian...
Mākeke: Marketplace | July 2017
Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along...
POKE NŪHOU: NEWS BRIEFS | JULY 2017
ALU LIKE receives $248,500 grant
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded ALU LIKE $248,500 to provide employment and training for Native Hawaiian students, with...
New Waikīkī statue honors Gabby Pahinui
A new statue in Waikīkī honors the legendary Gabby “Pops” Pahinui and stands to introduce him to thousands of residents and visitors who may...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana: Family Reunions | July 2017
E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no...
Native Hawaiian educator joins BOE
When Gov. David Ige handpicked Kili Namauʻu to replace Grant Chun on the Maui County seat for the State Board of Education, he chose...
ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | July 2017
KONOHIKI
Through July 31
This art exhibition honors native intelligence and the practice of ‘konohiki,’ looking at communities exercising their right to mālama across the pae...
Hospital destroys babies’ ‘iēwe without warning
Like most new parents, Shawn and Hōkū Naone see perfection and promise when they gaze at their two-year-old twin girls. But that look of...
A new Hawaiian future
Unlike previous Ka Wai Ola governance articles, this month I share with you Native Hawaiian “images” 50 years into the future about a recognized...
‘ŌHI‘A: Tree in crisis
The ‘ŌHI‘A (metrosideros polymorpha) tree is very special and sacred to us, the first people of these beautiful islands. More special and sacred I...
Hawaiian registry program makes changes
The Hawaiian Registry Program at OHA has introduced a new application form and transitioned to a centralized process for verifying Hawaiian ancestry and issuing...
Mālama ‘āina, Mālama Honua
As we herald home our now globally recognized icon, Hōkūle‘a, with her message of mālama honua, may we take a moment to reflecton the...