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Hoʻolaha Lehulehu | February 2018
Honua Consulting seeks information regarding the identification of valued cultural, historical, or natural resources in the project area of the proposed Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery Expansion Project , including the extent to which traditional and customary Native Hawaiian rights are exercised in the project...
“Ka Ho‘āla Kumu Ho‘ona‘auao ‘Ana Ma O Ke Aloha ‘Āina”
E ke aloha ʻāina ē, ʻo ka mea aloha i ka lepo kuehu ʻia o Kaʻū a hiki i ke one ʻeli ʻia o ke kō Halāliʻi o Niʻihau, aloha ʻāina kākou. E ke aloha ʻāina paio mau no ke ea Hawaiʻi, mai nā...
Marcus Mariota, a profile in humility
A week later, at different press conference, the St. Louis graduate returned with an apology for his earlier behavior.
“Real quick, I just want to say I’m sorry for the way I handled the press conference,” Mariota told reporters. “I know not everybody that was...
Kanikau lament the loss of loved ones
Kanikau like the two shared here, are chants we compose after the passing of a loved one. Though these laments come from moments of grief, these songs for the soul, as Hawaiian scholar Rubellite Kawena Johnson called them, were oli to aid the soul...
Ho‘ohuli, a time of returning
This has been an extraordinary time of ho‘ohuli, of returning, reformation and reconciliation; of a circling back to our great traditions and wisdoms of the past. On the global stage, there has been no greater Hawai‘i example than that of Hōkūle‘a and its historic...
OHA Board Actions | February 2018
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 following revision to the 2018 OHA Legislative...
Loan helps launch music business
Since his early teens, Curtis Kamiya has had the kind of clarity of purpose that many people dream of. “I’m obsessed with music in general — listening to it, playing it, seeing it live, etc.,” says Kamiya, who has known since around the seventh...
No uninvited guests permitted
Hawai‘i’s traditions support many food celebrations each year. Family birthdays, baby lū‘au, graduations, anniversaries and weddings, as well as ethnic traditions for New Year’s Day and Chinese New Year, are all reasons for festivities. National holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Fourth of July...
‘O ke Ea o ke Kanaka, he ‘Ōlelo
Wai māpuna i uka, wai māpuna i kai, wai māpuna i ke kua, wai māpuna i ke alo. I ke alo noho‘i ke aloha. Wai puna lau ke aloha o kākou!
Nui ke akamai o ke po‘omana‘o e waiho nei i luna. He kohu nō...
Poke Nūhou: News Briefs | February 2018
Kalaupapa featured in Kapolei exhibit
A multimedia exhibit about often forgotten chapters of the history of Kalaupapa will be on display at the UH-West O‘ahu Library in Kapolei through March 10. The exhibit, “A Source of Light, Constant and Never-Fading,” was created by Ka ‘Ohana...
TIME TO SHINE…the light within. E ala e! a series of… Future Strong!
“Time to Shine” reads a hand-painted sign on the playground walls where 600 children have gathered to meet the Hōkūle‘a crew in Nyanga (apartheid’s dumping ground), Cape Town, South Africa. They send out a cheerful cry when they see that the crew has brought...
OHA condems judge’s denial
In January, a Maui district judge issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a University of Hawai‘i professor after he repeatedly responded to the judge in ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i during a court hearing, a case that drew national attention and sparked outrage from the...
Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ‘Āina i ka Pono
“Ua lawe ae o Kauikeaouli, ka ekolu o na Moi ma ka inoa o na Kamehameha i keia huaolelo pono, i makia no kona au noho aupuni ana, a ua hoopaaia ia huaolelo pono, me kekahi mau huaolelo e ae a hookomo pu ia...
Ka ‘Imi Loa: He Mōhihi‘o
...initializing neural connection…
...logging onto intra-ship network…
‘O ‘oe kā ia, e ka lolo uila? Pīna‘i nā leo ma ke po‘o, hihia, he hauwala‘au, he–
E alia, ke ‘olu‘olu, pono au e hanu, i ho‘oikaika. ‘ū.
Eia nō, ma kēia moku e kele ana ma ka lewa lipolipo,...
No ka ‘Ahahui ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i
E ku‘i ka lono, e ho‘olaha a laha, ua ola ka ‘Ahahui ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i!
Aloha nui kākou e nā makamaka o ka ‘ōlelo makuahine, mai ka lā hiki i Ha‘eha‘e a i ka lā kau i ka mole ‘olu o Lehua, welina mai me ke...
Fifty Years of Mismanaging Mauna Kea by UH & DLNR
‘Ano‘ai kakou… An excellent video was recently released explaining the state’s failure to fulfill its trust obligations to Mauna Kea. The six-minute video, “Fifty Years of Mismanaging Mauna Kea,” was uploaded to VIMEO (Link: https://vimeo.com/247038723) on December 12 by Kanaeokana, a network of ‘ōlelo...
OHA calls on state to uphold trust obligations
Last month, the documentary “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied” was televised several times to bring attention to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ top priority this legislative session – updating and upholding the state’s Public Land Trust (PLT) obligations.
The film features historians, researchers, attorneys and...
‘Onipa‘a Kākou
Last month our lāhui gathered to commemorate the 125th anniversary of our nation’s overthrow, as the 2018 Hawai‘i State legislative session commenced. It was a beautiful and powerful demonstration of ‘onipa‘a, our steadfast spirit, and I was so proud to march alongside with you....
Year of the Hawaiian – All Hawai‘i Stand Together
Prominent leaders of the Hawaiian community are leading an important initiative to declare 2018 as the Year of the Hawaiian, beginning with a legislative resolution. The initiative is expected to manifest itself throughout the year in various forms of political and cultural Hawaiian...
