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Becoming the Wind
STORY SERIES POSTPONED - In Ka Wai Ola’s March issue, we ran the first of a three-part series about Kumu Hula Meleana Manuel of Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa. This was to be the debut of Kumu Meleana’s hālau at the Merrie Monarch, and...
E ala! E alu! E kuilima!
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau no. 258
Up! Together! Join Hands! A call to come togther to tackle a given task.
Mary Kawena Pukui wrote, “Rigorous concern for soundness of body is a primary consideration throughout physical life, especially before and during infancy...Physical breeding as a means of perpetuating...
From the Big Island to a Bigger Island
By Kamaka Dias
I first heard about the Peace Corps when I was studying abroad in Spain back in 2014. I overheard my resident director talking to some other students about his time in the Peace Corps. It sounded like everything I wanted – the...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: March 2020
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...
ANALYSIS: Homelessness in Hawai‘i
By Jon K. Matsuoka
As with many of our chronic and seemingly intractable social problems, despite our efforts, homelessness only gets worse with time. As ranking elected officials pledge to solve, or at least put a dent in the problem, Hawai‘i continues to have one...
Real Estate Purchase to Provide Added Opportunity
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries will soon have another housing option in urban Honolulu. New real estate was recently added to the Department’s O‘ahu inventory with the acquisition of three parcels from Kamehameha Schools. The purchase was approved by the Hawaiian Homes Commission...
Service is the path to leadership
Lahela Williams, 32, is the executive director of Hawaiian Community Assets, a nonprofit that works with individuals and families to help them achieve personal finance and housing goals. Lahela was born and raised in Papakōlea and is the oldest of five children. She graduated...
Letters to the Editor | March 2020
Mahalo for January’s article on wind turbines in Kahuku - it was very insightful. I advocate for clean energy and also empathize fully with the people living near the turbines. It saddens me that people do not feel heard, and I hope that improves....
Strengthening relationships on the continent
On February 10, 2020, National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp became the first woman to deliver the NCAI’s 18th State of Indian Nations address. President Sharp, the third woman ever elected as NCAI President, also serves as President of the Quinault Indian...
Ka Ho‘ōla ma Honokahua: Mahele II
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Unihi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto
I ka makahiki 1988, kākau ihola ‘o Edward Kanahele i kekahi leka i ka luna ho‘oponopono o ka nūpepa i mea e ho‘omaliu mai ai i ka hu‘e hewa ‘ia ‘ana o nā iwi kūpuna ma...
Public Notice | March 2020
NOTICE OF CONSULTATION SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (NHPA) PUA LOKE AFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT LĪHU‘E, NAWILIWILIW AHUPUA‘A, LĪHU‘E (PUNA) DISTRICT, ISLAND OF KAUA‘I, TAX MAP KEY (4) 3-8-005:0028, 029
The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency (County) anticipates receiving federal funds from the U.S....
Where Native Hawaiians are moving and why
Outside of Hawai‘i, the largest “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander” populations can be found in California (286,000), Washington (70,000), Texas (48,000), Florida (40,000) and Utah (37,000), according to the 2010 US Census. The majority of Hawaiians are living in Los Angeles, followed by...
OHA asks court to determine whether trustees must turnover attorney-client privileged information to the state auditor
OHA filed a complaint on February 14th asking the First Circuit Court for a declaratory judgment on whether trustees must provide the State Auditor with attorney-client privileged information, with the hope that a court decision will help clear the way for the completion of...
Living Residentially Challenged in Waimānalo
He hale kipa no la ho‘i ko ke kōlea ha‘iha‘i ‘e ‘ia na iwi.
The house of a plover might have been that of a friend if one hadn’t broken his bones.
(A stranger might have been a friend if he hadn’t been treated so shamefully.)
According...
Mākeke | The Marketplace: February 2020
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