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ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | May 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...
OHA releases report on the health of Native Hawaiian women
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs launched Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report on the well-being...
Hawaiian language ‘Moana’ premieres June 10
Disney’s first Polynesian princess will speak ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi when a Hawaiian language version of “Moana” premieres on World Oceans Day.
Auliʻi Cravalho, who was a...
Ho‘oulu scholar shines at Chaminade
A freshman biology course at Chaminade University ignited Hulali Kinilau’s passion for science, but also took her out of her element. Her classmates didn’t...
Responding in times of critical need
We’re often asked how the Office of Hawaiian Affairs improves conditions for Native Hawaiians. How we respond is now more critical than ever, as...
OHA supports STEM scholars
Graduation day is special for every college student. But for nontraditional students who enroll in college later in life and frequently have children, their...
Concerns about overweight
Recently, a friend asked which health problem concerned me most. Without hesitation, I answered overweight, particularly among young adults and teenagers.
When she asked why,...
Jon Osorio named dean of Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Professor Jon Osorio has been selected as dean of Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge (HSHK) effective June 8, 2018,...
Kaua‘i: Recovery slow after flash flooding
A month after historic flooding devastated Kauaʻi’s north shore, access remains severely limited; flood damaged items are piling up on the side of the...
Kamehameha Day celebrations
On Dec. 22, 1871, King Kamehameha V, Lot Kapuāiwa, proclaimed by royal decree that the eleventh day of June would henceforth be celebrated to...
Learn to make your own kaulana mahina at ‘Aimalama: A Mauliauhonua Experience
As coastal and island communities in the Pacific and around the world experience rising sea levels and ocean temperatures, more extreme weather and changes...
The Hawaiian Inter-Club Council of Southern California celebrates 40 years
For four decades, Hawaiian clubs and nā hula hālau from Southern California and Nevada have joined together for an two-day ho‘olaule‘a in Los Angeles...
Kamehameha Schools to build community learning center in Nānākuli
Kamehameha Schools (KS) will continue its commitment to the Wai‘anae Coast community by building the Agnes Kalaniho‘okaha Cope Community Learning Center (Cope Center) in...
Students deliver speeches in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i
For the first time in its 30-year history, the Texaco/Honolulu District Elementary Speech Festival included student speeches done in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, continuing a trend...