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Mana Moment – Aaron Salā

"It reminded me that I'm not alone in the word." Aaron Salā shares a manaful moment– the birth of his first child. Tap into...

Culture Keepers – Pōhaku Stone

Heʻehōlua: Revitalizing Hawaiʻiʻs Lost Sport “If we don't continue our traditional practices, then the generations to come next will forget. They don't remember them. They'll...

Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 35 No. 01 | January 2018

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Uniting in Pursuit of Equity

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This year will give us many occasions to pause and refl ect on the turbulent times our people have endured. January 17 alone will...

E Hiki Mai Ke Au Hou

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Welina me ke aloha e ku‘u lāhui. I write to you this month to wish you all a wonderful year to come, and that we...

Hoʻohui ʻOhana: Family Reunions | January 2018

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E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no...

(Re)membering Lāhui

IN 1778, 240 YEARS AGO, Capt. James Cook sailed into Hawaiian waters, an arrival that has left an indelible mark on our history, introducing...

“The First Ship that Arrived in Hawai‘i”

Makahiki 1778… “Arrival of Lono (Captain Cook)” This story is taken from “Ka Mooolelo Hawaii,” a collection of essays written in the 1830s by Native...

ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | January 2018

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...

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Mō‘ili‘ili‘s new corner of kinship draws on ancient values There’s an unconventional spot in the heart of Mōʻiliʻili, a functional space tucked away inside the...

Our Farm: My Favorite Place Amongst and Beneath the Trees

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There are several places on our Big, Big Island that I like to retreat to: Waipi‘o Valley (ironwood forest along the kahakai), the southwest...

The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium

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The Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium opened on August 24, 1927, the birthday of Hawai‘i’s legendary Duke Kahanamoku. The Duke celebrated his birthday during the...

E Ala E – Arise and Awaken The Light Within… Future Strong!

E Ala E - Arise and Awaken The Light Within…Future Strong! A new year has begun…and we should seek to attain greater inner peace and...

Hawaiian he‘e hōlua traditions

This article was written in collaboration with 84° and Sunny Tom “Pōhaku” Stone is a Native Hawaiian surfer who is also credited with revitalizing the...

Savor the new year with traditional flavors

Chef and NuiKealoha owner Kealoha Domingo shares three recipes to get 2018 off to a traditional and ‘ono start. Wai Niu Poached Fish Filet Traditional lawalu...

Hoʻolaha Lehulehu | January 2018

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NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT OF 1966 AS AMENDED (2006) WAIĀHOLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT/REHABILITATION PROJECT ISLAND OF O‘AHU, KO‘OLAUPOKO DISTRICT,...

Poke Nūhou: News Briefs | January 2018

MANOMANO: Advancing the ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i movement Samuel Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter School staff and board members celebrated the launch of the Manomano online Hawaiian dictionary...

Nūpepa preserve information from Hawaiian worldview

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He aupuni palapala ko‘u… (Mine is a kingdom of education…) –Kamehameha III In the mid-nineteenth century, Hawai‘i boasted the highest literacy rate in the world. This amazingly...

One step forward, two steps back: OHA publishes a book and hands over Scholarship Program to UH

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‘Ano‘ai kakou… Last month I talked about OHA taking a step in the right direction by getting rid of a “middle-man” to administer OHA’s...

Native Hawaiians must be heard before TMT sublease approval

On September 29, 2017, the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approved, for the second time, a permit to construct the Thirty Meter...