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Mākeke | The Marketplace: December 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: December 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...
Reflections of 2019
Aloha kākou!
As 2019 comes to a close, we would like to mahalo all those who have assisted OHA in moving forward to accomplish its...
Mele Kalikimaka a Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou!
With the hype of the newest items, the signs plastering deals over every store wall, and eager employees with Santa hats who are there...
OHA Policy Should Not Discourage Trustees from Speaking Out
On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its ‘one voice’ policy. What the editors are referring to is...
Kapu Aloha: A Code of Ethics and Principles
With so much in the news about Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics, here is a brief discussion for thought…
A code of ethics...
Year in Review
The holidays are upon us and it is time to reflect on the past year. As I look back on my first year in...
Remembering a remarkable Hawaiian and true Kahu Mālama ʻĀina
OHA honored the late Larry Kamakawiwoʻole with a resolution, excerpted below:
WHEREAS, Lawrence “Larry” Kamakawiwoʻole was born in May 1943 in Honolulu, Oʻahu, to William...
OHA Board Actions: December 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,...
Hoʻolaha Lehulehu | Public Notice: December 2019
Burial Notice: ʻOʻoma 2nd Ahupuaʻa, North Kona District, Island of Hawaiʻi
All persons having information concerning unmarked burials on TMK: (3) 7-3-007:038 and (3) 7-3-009:007...
OHA seeks nominations to the Island Burial Councils
OHA is seeking applicants for nomination to the Island Burial Councils. The deadline to submit applications for immediate nomination is December 16, 2019. OHA...
News Briefs: December 2019
On November 7th OHA facilitated a panel discussion, E Ola I Ka Wai: Elevating Advocacy to Protect Our Precious Waters, and premiered a new short documentary Hoʻi Ka Wai I Kahi Kūpono at UH Maui College.
Fostering Aloha: A tale of two families
O ka makua ke koʻo o ka hale e paʻa ai
The parent is the support that holds the household together
Caring for our ʻohana is...
Pehea Nā Keiki?
The Maasai people of Africa greet one another by saying “and how are the children?” When he first learned this, it struck a resounding...
Exceptional Resilience
Billie-Ann Bruce isn’t sure how many foster homes she has lived in. Originally from Puna, Billie was placed into foster care at birth and...
Sweet Success: Mālama Loan Recipient 808Cheesecake
What started as an oversupply of lilikoʻi became kitchen magic. Initially experimenting with everything from milkshakes to pound cake, Robinson Reyes, Jr. and wife, Lori, eventually created a recipe for a lilikoʻi mousse cheesecake that would launch a business: 808Cheesecake.
Things We Aloha: Holiday Gift Guide
Are you on the hunt for unique gifts this holiday season? The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ staff share some of their local favorites. All of...
OHA names Dr. Sylvia Hussey new Chief Executive Officer
On November 21, 2019, the OHA Board of Trustees appointed Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s new Ka Pouhana/Chief Executive Officer, who is the Board’s...