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Happy Healthy Holidays
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...
ʻAlemanaka: Calendar | November 2018
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
Nov. 9 to 18
The 48th annual festival “toasts the roast” in celebration of the 2018 coffee harvest. Visit konacoffeefest.com for details...
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands welcomes 65 new homesteaders to the Ka‘uluokaha‘i subdivision of East Kapolei
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...
Tracing the history of amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
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...
Mana Moment: Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier
In November 2017, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs published Mana Lāhui Kānaka, a multidimensional study of mana: what it is, how to articulate it...
New Hawaiian music for the holidays
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...
‘Four Horsemen’ championed Hawaiian homesteading
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...
Local funders support capacity-building and long-term sustainability in ‘āina-based community efforts
“Natural and cultural resources have invisible human webs all around them,” says Chris Cramer, founder and president of the Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center, a...
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...
Committee seeks candidates for Kamehameha Schools trustee position
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,...
Army promotes first female Pacific Islander to major general
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...
OHA Board Actions | November 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,...
Mākeke: Marketplace | November 2018
“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.
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Ho‘ohui ‘Ohana: Family Reunions | November 2018
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LINCOLN – Descendants of Lorenzo Lincoln. The ‘Ohana Lincoln Reunion Committee is planning our next family reunion for Friday, June 21 (family tour) and...
Health sovereignty for lāhui
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...
‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i in the palm of your hand: ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i launches on popular language-learning app Duolingo
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...
Why OHA Needs to be More Transparent
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...
From local boy to Aquaman
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...
OHA’s new strategic plan, a perfect opportunity
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...