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ʻOnipaʻa: Honoring Hawaiʻi’s Queen

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January of 2018 will mark the 25th anniversary of ʻOnipaʻa, the Centennial Commemoration of the Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. “‘Onipaʻa,” translated as...

Hawai‘i Island Diabetes Conference 2017

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The Akaka Falls Lions Club is sponsoring an educational diabetes conference for the residents of Hawaiʻi Island on Oct. 17 at Hilo High School...

Digital Literacy Workshop

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Hawaiian resource databases put a wealth of information at your fingertips – if you know how to access it. On Sept. 16, librarian experts Maile...

Visiting Artisans Wanted At Waimea

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Waimea Valley is looking for visiting artistans to share traditional cultural forms with visitors to the sacred site on Oʻahu’s North Shore. The Nā Poʻe...

Mākeke: Marketplace | September 2017

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Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along...

From Honolulu to Hanover: The Journey of a Native Hawaiian Student

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My Dartmouth College journey began the fall of my senior year. Every year for a few days in October, the Dartmouth Native community brings...

Nā Kānaka āu e hui ai ma Long Drugs

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Inā ua heluhelu ʻoe i kā Lee Cataluna puke, “Folks You Meet In Longs,” e minoʻaka ana ʻoe i kēia moʻolelo liʻiliʻi. ʻO Longs...

Feeding Family | Culture Keepers

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More than a decade ago, Kealoha Domingo was invited to attend hoʻokuʻikahi ceremonies at Puʻukoholā heiau. The experience was transformative, igniting his interest in...

Connecting to Culture Through Food

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More than a decade ago, Kealoha Domingo was invited to attend hoʻokuʻikahi ceremonies at Puʻukoholā heiau. The experience was transformative, igniting his interest in...

The Mango Tree

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The mango tree is my favorite fruit tree followed by lychee, Fuji apple, nectarine, Bartlett pear, peach and plum. When we were kids, my brother...

OHA Board Actions | September 2017

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The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions,...

Voices Of Our People

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Aloha e Hawai‘i, I have invited Kaleikoa Kaeo and Kahele Dukelow to express their views and experiences with regard to Haleakalä and the night...

Re-Inventing Oha Part 4 – Communications

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This is the fourth column in a series. The first three columns suggested that OHA’s governance model is antiquated and begs restructuring, revisited...

The Power of School Choice

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It was a beautiful sunny Moloka‘i afternoon. Anticipation filled the air as children laughed and screamed, pretending to be afraid. A line of...

The Time Has Come Again For Solidarity

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Let us make room for all voices and respect each other’s views no matter how different they are from our own. ʻAnoʻai kakou… Many of...

Waimānalo native runs Las Vegas dispensary

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There’s no doubt that the cannabis industry is here to stay, as more states begin to organize programs to legalize marijuana. In Nevada, the first...

Mismanagement of Mauna Kea – Nothing Has Changed

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I wrote the article below in April of 2015, unfortunately two years later, much is still the same. The State and UH must...

Royal society hosts successful convention

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Hale O Nā Aliʻi O Hawaiʻi held their 67th annual convention in Kalamaʻula, Molokaʻi from July 27 through July 29, 2017. The convention was...

Hoʻolaha Lehulehu: Public Notice | September 2017

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NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) INTERSTATE ROUTE H-1 SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT PALAILAI INTERCHANGE...

Poke Nūhou: News Briefs | September 2017

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Federal funds support ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i The Mānoa Heritage Center has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities for activities to...