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Mana Moment – Cy Bridges
Cy Bridges shares with us a mana moment with Aunty Margaret Machado when she helped to heal him through pule and lomi. Read more manaʻo from Cy in the April edition of Ka Wai Ola. Tap into your mana by downloading a free copy...
Is OHA the New Broken Trust?
Recent revelations about the Office of Hawaiian Affairs have caused some to ask whether OHA is the new Broken Trust.
In the 1980s, a group of community leaders and stakeholders rallied together around the cry “Broken Trust” to vocalize concerns over the finances and management...
Dive in for a good cause
Calling all ocean enthusiasts! If water sports are your thing, join a team or cheer on your favorites at a popular, fun-filled fundraiser.
The Waikīkī Community Center will host its 33rd annual benefit event, the Duke Kahanamoku Beach Challenge, on Sunday, April 15 from 9...
From FX’tional to reality
Ask Kamakani De Dely to name his favorite time of year and this special effects connoisseur’s reply may come as no surprise. “Halloween. Then it’s Christmas,” he says with a laugh.
De Dely runs the store Oncefound FX in Kapolei with his wife and shop...
Public school students had ‘ulu for lunch, and you can, too
Public school lunches in March featured ‘ulu, or breadfruit, as part of the ‘āina Pono Harvest of the Month program.
“We want to connect our keiki to the ‘āina and food grown in Hawai‘i,” said School Food Services Branch Administrator Albert Scales, who noted the...
Championing for Keaukaha
This article is courtesy of Karla Kahawaiola’a Sibayan.
Patrick Le‘o Kahawaiola‘a, is a native Hawaiian, 73, born and raised on the ‘āina ho‘opulapula ma KEAUKAHA. He attended St. Joseph’s School in Hilo and served with honor in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict.
After leaving...
Huliau… A Time of Great Change
This is a reprint of my October 2016 article. Hope you find it timely reading in this time of turmoil here at OHA. #ONIPA‘A#FutureStrong! #StayStrongFirmSurvive
Over 40 years ago, “management” was a very bad word in nonprofit organizations. Management meant ‘business,’ and the one thing...
UPBRINGING IS KEY TO INTEGRITY—KNOW YOUR TRUSTEE
My mother taught me that a person’s character is determined by the disciplines and values instilled at a very tender age. When I was 12-years-old, I performed in hotels and military camps as a hula dancer and earned $3 a night. I gave that...
Ho‘ohui ‘Ohana: Family Reunions | April 2018
E nā ‘ohana Hawai‘i: 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...
ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | April 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 include the location, price, date and time. If available, please attach a high-resolution (300 dpi) photograph with your email.
55th Annual...
Cy Bridges Mea Oli
In November, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs published Mana Lāhui Rising, a multidimensional study of mana: what it is, how to articulate it, and how to access and cultivate it in order to uplift our lāhui. The book shared mana‘o from community contributors, such...
Ka ‘Aha Hula ‘O Hālauaola Returns To Hilo
More than 1,200 kumu hula and hula practitioners are expected to gather for the 5th Ka ‘Aha Hula ‘O Hālauaola, which returns to Hawai‘i Island for the first time since 2001.
Celebrating all things hula, the conference will be held in Hilo from June 14...
Our resilience empowers our people
During times of tribulation, we can find great wisdom in the mo‘olelo and mana‘o of our ancestors who have come before us. We stand upon the shoulders of our kūpuna and we proudly shoulder their profound legacy. It is our kuleana.
This mana‘o is more...
Gifts from our Hawaiian ancestors
Imagine the joy when, in about 200 A.D., our Hawaiian ancestors arrived in Hawai‘i. They had traveled hundreds and hundreds of miles, over scores of years, crossing the Pacific from Southeast Asia. To refresh themselves, they had settled awhile on Pacific islands en route...
Celebrating our culture and arts
Aloha mai kākou,
When we focus too much on our few differences, we risk losing sight of the many things that bind us.
April is a month to come together in celebration of one of the many things that unite our people: our culture and arts,...
Celebrate books & music in May
Hawai‘i’s annual festival for book lovers, music aficionados and folks who just want to learn more about the place they call home takes over Honolulu’s civic grounds the first weekend in May.
The 2018 Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival (HBFM) is an all-ages affair with...
OHA Board Actions | April 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 Administration’s recommendations on NEW BILLS (Items 1-66) and...
Hawaiian artists win prestigious fellowships
Five Native Hawaiians have been selected as fellows by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, which will allow them to develop new works or complete projects already in progress. The foundation named a total of 20 Artist Fellows for 2018.
Only 0.2 percent of all...
‘Born is the forest, long live the seeds’
Hālau Keʻalaokamaile and Kumu Kealiʻi Reichel have been formidable exponents of hula and cultural education for decades, but the lack of permanent access to ʻāina has kept the hālau from realizing the fullness of its educational programs.
For poʻe hula, connection to land is not...