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Holo Moana Exhibit
The Holo Moana: Generations of Voyaging exhibition at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum celebrates the story of how a centuries-old ancestral practice has been...
ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | December 2017
Calendar Listings - To have a local event listed in our monthly calendar, email kwo@oha.org at least six weeks in advance. Make sure to...
Aloha Liliʻu Honors Queen Liliʻuokalani’s Life and Legacy
On November 11, 1917, people across Hawaiʻi mourned the loss of their last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani. In preparation for the day marking a...
Cultivating Mana Lāhui
Understanding mana is critical to understanding the contemporary Native Hawaiian identity and a key element in building stronger, healthier communities, according to a new...
Commercial ʻUlu Facility Wins Funding
Malā Kaluʻulu, a cooperative business that grows ʻulu and ʻōlena in Keʻei, Hawaiʻi, received the $20,000 grand prize in the 2017 Mahiʻai Scale-Up agricultural...
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington
I was recently blessed to meet with two Indian tribes during my visit to Washington to attend the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs 58th...
Hoʻolaha Lehulehu | December 2017
NOTICE FROM IWI PROTECTORS MAUI HAWAII:
Please help us protect the Iwi Kūpuna who rest here at Kalua; a.k.a. Kakanilua Maui in days of old....
Culture Keeper: Kuʻulei Keakealani
Ku‘ulei Keakealani is a Hawaiian speaker and storyteller from the Ka‘ūpūlehu ahupua‘a, as well Ka Pilina Poina ‘Ole Director, incorporating homeland connections, mo‘olelo, Kekaha...
OHA Board Actions | December 2017
The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions,...
Mākeke: Marketplace | December 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...
Ho‘ohui ‘Ohana: Family Reunions | December 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...
“O TANNENBAUM”, The Douglas Fir
In Glee Club at Kamehameha (mid 1960s), this was a Christmas favorite of mine along with “O Holy Night” and “Pöla‘i Ē.” Our kumu...
Ho‘oia – The Truth
Welina me ke aloha
When OHA was created and set in motion, the State of Hawaii understood that the elected officials would serve for the...
Makahiki – A Season For Healing
When we think about the lives of ancient Hawaiians, we are often reminded that they frequently engaged in war. Ali‘i battled ali‘i for territory...
My First Year as OHA Trustee
This month marks one year since my swearing in as Trustee at-Large of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. It’s a good time to reflect...
The Return of Trustee Accountability: Bring Back OHA Run Programs
ʻAnoʻai kakou… With a New Year coming up soon I continue to hope that there will be positive changes at OHA. However, change will...
LONOIKAMAKAHIKI! LONOIKAMAKAHIKI! LONOIKAMAKAHIKI!
I refuse to start this introduction to the topic of Makahiki with some generic verbiage that insists on aligning our practice with Western scientific...