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The echo of our song carries us forward
Music is fundamental to Hawaiʻi and our culture. In this special section we’re showcasing a triptych of music in the past, present and (possible)...
Mākeke | The Marketplace: October 2019
Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along with...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: October 2019
E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no...
Mālama Mauna Kea
Mauna Kea is the firstborn of Papahānaumoku and Wākea and is the elder sibling of kalo and the Hawaiian people. Culturally significant places such...
My concern over transparency at OHA
Since becoming a Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, I have worked hard to increase our transparency and accountability to our beneficiaries. OHA...
Where is the Revenue from ‘Ceded Lands’ owed to our Beneficiaries?
Question: Should this be the Trustees’ major duty as the trust’s fiduciary to fight for?
As you know, in Hawaiʻi, the term ‘ceded lands’ refers...
The Real OHA
When our beneficiaries think of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs the first person they usually think of is one of the nine (9) Trustees...
Kū I Ke Aka O Nā Kūpuna
Our lāhui has hosted multiple conventions over the last couple of months. These conventions have given us opportunities to kūkākūkā about issues important to...
OHA Board Actions: October 2019
The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions,...
ULU O KA LA: Navigating The Way Forward
The 18th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention honored 11 leaders in our community, recognizing each for their amazing work and their impact in advancing the...
News Briefs | October 2019
Waimānalo community members peacefully protest the development at Sherwood Forest.
Mele for the Mauna
Photo Above: In an exciting collaboration, Hawaiian recording artists and kumu came together to produce the first professionally recorded version of Kū Haʻaheo e...
Globetrotter
A windward Oʻahu instrument-maker traces the footsteps of an early Hawaiian musical explorer, and his impact on all modern music
By Kilin Reece
I have been...
From K-pop to HI-pop
By Eric Stinton
K-pop is Korea’s most visible and wildly successful export. The contemporary conception of K-pop – melodic dance jams with glitzy production and...
Paradoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty: Land, Sex, and the Colonial Politics of State Nationalism
Review by Umi Perkins
A confession: when I first saw the title of Kehaulani Kauanui’s second academic book, The Paradoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty: Land, Sex, and the...
OHA wins award for exemplary land management plan
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Land Program and partners were awarded with the American Planning Association Award for Cultural/Historic Preservation for their work to...
He Kumu Lā‘au Ho‘okahi
Ua ‘ōlelo ‘ia e nā kūpuna, “He lā‘au kūho‘okahi, he lehua no Ka‘ala,” me he mahalo ala no nā po‘okela, ka u‘i, ke akamai....