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The Making of a Short Film About George Helm
Seven years ago filmmaker ‘Āina Paikai and his friend, Kaliko Ma‘i‘i, talked about making a movie...
Creating a Network of Knowledge Via Mele
At just 28 years old, Zachary Alaka‘i Lum has already made a name for himself as a haku mele (songwriter). The Ha‘ikū, He‘eia, O‘ahu...
Hawaiʻi’s Video Storytellers: When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Nā Maka O Ka ʻĀina: Joan Lander and Puhipau
In Hawaiʻi’s tightly-knit community of ʻōiwi video storytellers and documentary-makers, Joan Lander and Puhipau (Abe Ahmad)...
Duty of Care; Duty of Loyalty
Fiduciary duty is an obligation to act in the best interest of another party. A trustee has a fiduciary duty to the trust’s beneficiaries....
The State Systems MUST Follow the Law!
A basic tenant of the western legal construct says that a client’s communication with its attorney is “privileged” or protected. The reason being...
Native Hawaiians in the conversation on climate change
As part of our continued outreach with other indigenous communities, doors have opened for OHA to participate in national conversations on climate change.
This...
Mākeke | The Marketplace: April 2020
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...
Reverend Abraham Akaka’s sermon on the Aloha Spirit…and how it ties into our incubation, isolation because of this virus…
I dedicate this column to Mrs. Lorna Pacheco, who appeared on Kathy Muneno’s KHON2 Kupuna Life news segment on March 12th. She was...
Public Notice | April 2020
CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Kamananui Ahupua‘a, Waialua District
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) in compliance with HRS Chapter 343 for the...
COVID-19: A Kāhea for Protection
Stay home from work if you’re not well. Practice social distancing. Stock up on supplies. These are all guidelines for avoiding the coronavirus that...
Notice to all OHA Beneficiaries
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ priority is to maintain safe and healthy community and work environments for OHA staff and...
Waiākea High School Robotics Program
Aloha nui kākou! In our last article, we shared information regarding the Academies at Waiākea High School. We wanted to focus on one...
OHA Board Actions: April 2020
The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions,...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: April 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...
Ka Ho‘ōla ma Honokahua: Mahele III
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Unihi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto
Oiai e ho‘oponopono ‘ia ana ka hewa ma Honokahua, ua ho‘okumu ‘ia kekahi kānāwai hou ma...
We are Storytellers
mo‘olelo
n. Story, tale, myth, history, tradition, literature, legend, journal, log, yarn, fable, essay, chronicle, record, article.
Aloha mai kākou,
Growing up in Kohala I remember my...
Iwi Kūpuna Return
In late February, OHA and a hui of cultural practitioners received 20 iwi kūpuna (ancestral bones) that were housed for over a century at...
Akaiko Akana: Kahu, Kākā‘ōlelo, Hoa Kanaka
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Aia ma ka paia i loko o ka luakini ‘o Kawaiaha‘o kekahi pāhai (papa ho‘omana‘o) o nā kahu a pau...