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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 re-awakened, re-activated, and re-envisioned by Hawaiian and Oceanic voyagers during the past five decades. Closely following Höküle‘a’s return to Hawaiian...
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 include the location, price, date and time. If available, please attach a high-resolution (300 dpi) photograph with your email.
ʻUpena Kiloi:...
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 100 years since her passing, Senator Brickwood Galuteria and Senator Kai Kahele spearheaded the creation of Aloha Liliʻu. The special...
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 book from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Released Nov. 20, Mana Lāhui Kānaka is a multidimensional study of mana: what it...
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 business plan contest for its proposal to establish Hawaiʻi’s first commercial facility for ʻulu, a traditional Polynesian staple known as...
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 Annual Convention. Both tribes have a federal recognition status, and are among a total of 29 federally-recognized tribes in the...
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. Today it is the area known as "between Wailuku in the sand dunes towards the HC&S mill at Puunene," Waikapu,...
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 ahupua‘a and mauka-makai education. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supports the stewardship of the Ka‘ūpūlehu dryland lama forest through a...
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, please see the complete meeting minutes posted online at www.oha.org/BOT
Motion to Approve the Wao Kele o Puna Comprehensive Management Plan...
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 with a check for $12.50, to: Ka Wai Ola Classifieds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200,...
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 charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for...
“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 was Dale Noble. Perfection was his mantra. His bar was high but balanced. He made singing and performing fun. I’m...
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 betterment of Hawaiians. It is important to note that the role of a Trustee, to the beneficiary, is one of...
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 on their island, and ali‘i left their islands to take over the islands of others. The “war season” could last...
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 on whether I have followed through on the promises I made to OHA beneficiaries and all citizens of Hawaiʻi.
From the...
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 not occur unless the Trustees begin to hold our Administration responsible for their actions.
The biggest problem is that the current...
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 ones by saying that the Makahiki begins when Makaliʻi rises at sunset, and Hilo comes forth Welehu, then we are...