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Happy Healthy Holidays

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Oven-roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, aunty’s famous haupia pie… all the ‘ono food your heart could want. Yes, it’s that happy holidays time of year again. These months are often a blur of family gatherings, festive meals, and celebrating life’s blessings. They are also...

ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | November 2018

Photo: Kona coffee merch
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Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Nov. 9 to 18 The 48th annual festival “toasts the roast” in celebration of the 2018 coffee harvest. Visit www.konacoffeefest.com for details on events at the 10 day festival, and follow on social media at @konacoffeefest. Halloween Zombie Shoot Through Nov. 2, 7 p.m....

Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 35 No. 11 | November 2018

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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands welcomes 65 new homesteaders to the Ka‘uluokaha‘i subdivision of East Kapolei

Photo: Ka‘uluokaha‘i lot selection ceremony
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) welcomed 65 new homesteaders to the Ka‘uluokaha‘i subdivision lot selection ceremony on Sept. 29 at Kapolei High School. This awards ceremony reflects the second offering of turn-key homes in the Ka‘uluokaha‘i subdivision of East Kapolei, which greeted...

Tracing the history of amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act

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By Ka Wai Ola Staff Nearly 100 years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) to provide a homesteading program for native Hawaiians and placed approximately 200,000 acres into the Hawaiian Homes Lands Trust. Since then, there have been more than...

Mana Moment: Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier

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In November 2017, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs published Mana Lāhui Kānaka, 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. This book shared mana‘o from community contributors,...

New Hawaiian music for the holidays

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Some of Hawai‘i’s most celebrated musicians have released new Hawaiian music CDs in 2018. The new albums include long awaited new mele from Na Leo and Mark Yamanaka and follow-up albums for recent Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winners Keauhou and Grammy Award winner Kalani Pe‘a....

‘Four Horsemen’ championed Hawaiian homesteading

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One of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole’s greatest lifetime accomplishments was his leadership and advocacy in establishing Hawaiian home lands. As an elected delegate of the Territory of Hawai‘i to the United States Congress, Kūhiō proposed legislation for the establishment of Hawaiian Homelands to rehabilitate...

Local funders support capacity-building and long-term sustainability in ‘āina-based community efforts

Photo: Participants from 25 ‘āina-based organizations
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“Natural and cultural resources have invisible human webs all around them,” says Chris Cramer, founder and president of the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center, a local non-profit that stewards Kānewai and Kalauha‘iha‘i fishponds in East O‘ahu. “Collective gatherings provide the GPS to navigate human pathways...

Native Hawaiian chambers of commerce announce new alliance

The state’s four Native Hawaiian Chambers of Commerce have entered into an alliance. State Senator Brickwood Galuteria made the announcement at the 12th Annual Hui Holomua Business Fest presented by the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce (MNHCoC) in Waikapū, Maui on October 17....

Committee seeks candidates for Kamehameha Schools trustee position

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A search will be conducted to fill a Kamehameha Schools Trustee position. The term for Trustee Corbett A.K. Kalama will expire on June 30, 2019. The current Board of Trustees in addition to Corbett A.K. Kalama includes Lance K. Wilhelm, Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, Micah...

Army promotes first female Pacific Islander to major general

Photo: Suzanne Vares-Lum
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If years ago you told Suzanne Vares-Lum she’d be the first female Pacific Islander promoted to Major General – a rank occupied by just 124 people in a pool of nearly half a million – she probably wouldn’t have believed you. “There’s a certain type...

OHA Board Actions | November 2018

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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 all recommended updates and amendments to the Board...

Mākeke: Marketplace | November 2018

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“EKOMO MAI” REALTY Edwina Pennington RB22647 (808) 291-6823. Selling Hawaiian Homelands. Answers to “Frequently Asked Questions”. Email me for the answers at epenn1952@gmail.com. (2) HAWAIIAN MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY PLOTS-Kāne‘ohe. Garden Central, Lot 109 Section C, Site 3 & 4, side by side. Beautiful location. Across...

Ho‘ohui ‘Ohana: Family Reunions | November 2018

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2018 LINCOLN – Descendants of Lorenzo Lincoln. The ‘Ohana Lincoln Reunion Committee is planning our next family reunion for Friday, June 21 (family tour) and Saturday, June 22, 2019 (at Hale Hālawai) in Kona. Reaching out to the descendants of Lorenzo Lincoln! Please contact the...

Health sovereignty for lāhui

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Guest columist Franco Acquaro, Ph.D., associate director of Kīpuka o ke Ola, contributed this piece. It is a real honor to write this brief introduction on the work and person of Dr. Claren Ku‘ulei Kealoha-Beaudet. She is a Native Hawaiian leader in the field of...

‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i in the palm of your hand: ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i launches on popular language-learning app Duolingo

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On October 8, Indigenous People’s Day, over 150 people gathered at SALT in Kaka‘ako to celebrate the launch of a new way for kānaka in Hawai‘i and abroad to learn ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i for free. Duolingo is the world’s most popular online language-learning platform, with...

Why OHA Needs to be More Transparent

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In 2017, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a failing grade of F for its online financial transparency (See “Following the Money 2017: Governing in the Shadows”). Why is this a serious problem? According to U.S. PIRG,...

From local boy to Aquaman

Photo: Kekoa capturing a trident
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On a scorching hot beach about two hours away from Australia’s Gold Coast, 20-year-old Kekoa Kekumano stepped into the scene of a lifetime. The isolated beach in the middle of nowhere had been transformed into a production site for the major motion picture “Aquaman.” Directed...

OHA’s new strategic plan, a perfect opportunity

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Aloha mai kākou, The OHA Board of Trustees were recently briefed by our administration on the launch of our strategic planning process that is in its beginning stages. OHA will be embarking on the very important effort to develop a 10-year strategic plan over the...