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‘Ōiwi Experts Discuss the Future for our ‘Āina and Economy
Envisioning a New Normal
Lions lounging on a road in a South African park. Mountain goats...
Mākeke the Marketplace | June 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...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: June 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...
PRODUCERS vs. CONSUMERS? TECHNOLOGY as a guide to our future!
Aloha nui kākou! Our aloha to each and every one of you enduring this “safer at home” directive wherever you might be. Please know...
Ola Nā Iwi: The Bones Live
The coral-block church at the crossroads of historic downtown Honolulu is revered as the “Protestant mother church of Hawaiʻi,” ground zero in the missionaries’...
Hānai Kaiāulu: Feeding our Community
Aloha from Kauaʻi!
During these challenging times due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is important to support our kūpuna and beneficiaries. I would like to...
Hoʻohui ʻia… we are in this together… and Hoʻomaikaʻi and mahalo, Kurt Klein, Esq.
Life after Coronavirus…
We’ve been in lockdown since March, and many of us are feeling restless for change. And the world is changing so rapidly...
Economic Engines
This time last year I was writing about helping our keiki plant kalo on Maui and our need to protect our water resources so...
Supporting our Lāhui in COVID Response and Advocacy
While there is cautious optimism as the number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases level out in Hawaiʻi, we must continue to be makaʻala about...
Public Notice | June 2020
Cultural Impact Assessment - Kekaulike Street
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for the proposed Kekaulike Street Improvements Project in the Chinatown...
Connecting Through Music
Photos courtesy of (L-R): Kawika Kahiapo, Theresa Ang, Ho‘okena, Dana Edmunds and Nathan Aweau.
Stages are empty. Concert halls are dark. Clubs, bars and restaurants...
News Briefs | June 2020
OHA in the Community
Hui Hānai Publishes Liliʻuokalani’s Personal Diaries
Hui Hānai has published The Diaries of Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, 1885-1900. Penned by the eighth...
Lessons From the Pandemic
We often learn our greatest lessons from our greatest trials. As we grapple with the uncertainty and challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic, we...
OHA Approves $3 Million in COVID-19 Emergency Relief
On May 8th, the OHA Board of Trustees announced the approval of a $3-million emergency relief package to help individual beneficiaries as well as...
Community Leaders Issue ‘Āina Aloha Economic Futures Declaration
A coalition of Native Hawaiian community leaders presented their ‘āina Aloha Economic Futures Declaration at an online press conference on May 19th, setting in...
Revisiting Tourism
“E hele me ka pūʻolo; Make every person, place or condition better than you left it always.” - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau
They say that there’s opportunity...
Envisioning a New Normal
Photo Above: A threatened and endangered green sea turtle rests peacefully on an undisclosed Oʻahu beach. - Photos: Melody Bentz Photography
“He aliʻi ka ʻāina;...
A Resilient and Thriving Lāhui
By Aukahi Austin Seabury
We are living in a difficult time, a time of stress, uncertainty and loss. It is also a time of unprecedented...