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Mākeke: Marketplace | February 2019
APPRAISALS – Establish a home’s value for estate/trust purposes; for example, attorneys/accountants need to establish a home’s value at the passing of a spouse/joint owner. For more information contact Bob Pila at 808-395-2993 or bpila@hawaii.rr.com.
Malama I Na Kupuna. Know Your Medicare Options - Medicare...
As ‘ōlelo hawai‘i thrives, so do the Hawaiian people
Aloha mai kākou,
I want to briefly acknowledge the incident that occurred last month when a group of men forced their way into the lobby of OHA’s Honolulu office, assaulted two staff members and verbally harassed and threatened others.
While Native Hawaiians today hold differing opinions...
Ho‘ohui ‘Ohana: Family Reunions | February 2019
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LINCOLN – Descendants of Lorenzo Lincoln. The ʻOhana 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...
‘Be engaged and do things always with aloha’
I would like to mahalo and acknowledge Kama Hopkins for writing this article.
Aloha kākou. Before sharing my thoughts this month regarding the Public Land Trust (PLT), I would like to share my aloha on the passing of Lawrence “Bo” Campos on December 13, 2018....
2019: More Passion, More Vigilance
As a Native Hawaiian, I, like many others in my community, encounter from time to time, challenges to my identity, my place and my aspirations in the land of my ancestors: a place where I am now part of a minority. And so it...
Ku‘u Me‘e, Ku‘u Mana‘olana – ‘O Ke‘elikōlani ‘Oe
E nā hoa heluhelu o Kawaiola o OHA, e nā lima milimili pepa me nā lima kele punaewele, eia ke a‘a aku nei i ke aloha o ka ‘āina o Waiāhole ma ‘ō a 'ō o Hawai‘i a puni a nā kihi ‘ehā o...
‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i ‘oe? Do you speak Hawaiian?
To help you along in your learning, check out the following resources:
Wehewehe.org
Wehewehe.org is a free, online dictionary and go-to resource for Hawaiian language speakers looking for a quick reference or definition to Hawaiian words. The database pulls definitions from a variety of Hawaiian language...
Pressure on OHA from Legislature a Good Thing for Hawaiians
With the start of the 2019 legislative session, Hawai‘i lawmakers have returned to the state capitol. And so has OHA, with our general funds request of almost $8 million dollars of taxpayer funding for the biennium.
Now, as a Trustee of OHA, I support funding...
Intentional Fiscal Responsibility
Fiscal responsibility is more than just managing dollars and cents. In fact, counting pennies is the easy part. What puts the ‘responsible’ in fiscal responsibility is having clarity of the intention behind how and why we use our financial resources for producing and supporting...
A Missed Opportunity…and it’s a Priority at the Legislature this year
I wanted to catch up with our “LOCAL BOY as he continues to STRIKE GREEN”: Our own Waimānalo Boy: the Amazing Ranson Kepa Shepheard
A Las Vegas marijuana dispensary, the “Nuwu Cannabis Marketplace 24/7”, reportedly sold the country’s most expensive pot product, a cannagar, in...
E Ola Mau Loa Ka ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i
Aloha e nā Hawai‘i, mai ka pi‘ina a ka lā i Ha‘eha‘e a hiki loa aku i ka napo‘o ana ka lā i ka mole o Lehua, aloha mai kākou.
This month we are celebrating Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, Hawaiian language month. As you go through...
A total accounting of Public Land Trust Funds is overdue
In 1959 the United States passed an Act that specified that all proceeds and income from the sale, lease or other disposition of lands by the United States were to be conveyed to the State and shall be held as a public trust for...
He aha ka waiwai o nei mahina?
Pa‘ē maila ka leo aloha o nei ‘āina, e nā hoa o ka ‘ōlelo makamae o kākou, a kūpina‘i ia aloha ma kahi kapa a kahi kapa o Hawai‘i pae ‘āina, mai ke panepo‘o ‘e‘ehia o nā kuahiwi a nā hohonu kūli‘uli‘u o ka...
Meet your Trustee: Brendon Kalei‘āina Lee
Interviewed by Ka Wai Ola Staff
What strengths do you bring to the OHA’s Board?
From Hui Alaloa, Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana, The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs to the ‘Aha 2016, I have a life time of experience advocating for Native Hawaiian issues. These years of...
Holiday Happenings
In December 2018, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs hosted the 2nd Annual Pop-Up Holiday Mākeke. This one-day-only marketplace featured goods from over 70 Native Hawaiian artists and vendors. Hundreds of excited shoppers came to support Hawaiian-owned businesses during the holidays. - Photos: Ku‘ualoha Lau
Standing Strong
In response to a violent incident and as a show of support for OHA, several Native Hawaiian leaders held a press conference Jan. 24, just outside OHA’s Honolulu office.
On Jan. 17, thirteen individuals from a group calling themselves the Kingdom of Atooi used force...
Aloha ‘oe, Malani Bilyeu
Carl James Malani Bilyeau, performer, songwriter and founding member of the band Kalapana, passed on December 27, 2018.
Kalapana formed in 1973, and was a seminal band in contemporary Hawaiian music. Bilyeau was the pen behind such classics as “Naturally,” “You Make it Hard” and...
Mana Moment: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
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. The book shared mana‘o from community contributors,...