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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 a check for $12.50, to: Ka Wai Ola Classifieds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96817. Make check...
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 charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for...
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 goals and fulfill its strategic plan. A new strategic plan is upon us. We are excited about what a new...
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 to greet you before you walk through the door, it is so easy for material items to be the highlight...
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 OHA’s flawed Trustee Code of Conduct policy, in which individual trustees are prohibited from speaking out in disagreement with a...
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 and code of conduct are two separate documents, the first of which addresses and teaches employees how to use those...
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 office, I am happy to report that much has been done with your Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
The first large project...
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 Kamakawiwoʻole, a bus instructor and dispatcher for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Company, and Wenonah Kamakawiwoʻole, a substitute elementary teacher; and
WHEREAS,...
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, please see the complete meeting minutes posted online at https://www.oha.org/BOT.
Motion to move to approve :
Trustee Kalei Akaka moves to approve...
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 in ʻOʻoma 2nd Ahupuaʻa, North Kona District, Island of Hawaiʻi are hereby requested to contact Ms. Lokelani Brandt, ASM Affiliates,...
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 will consider late applications on a rolling basis.
OHA is currently focusing on filling critical vacancies on the councils so that...
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 an important kuleana. Parenting keiki is an investment in the future. It is basic and foundational. Healthy families lead to...
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 chord with Jan Dill, founder of Partners in Development (PID). He was moved by the Maasai’s cultural focus on the...
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 was in and out of the system her entire childhood.
She “aged out” of the system while still in high school,...
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 these businesses have storefronts in neighborhoods across the pae ʻāina, and most have online stores too. With online options you can...
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 sole employee, responsible for implementing Board policies and directives and leading the agency’s 145 administrative employees. Under the terms of...