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Mākeke | The Marketplace | September 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...
Public Notice | September 2020
Cultural Impact Assessment - Mālamalamaiki Ahupuaʻa, South Hilo District, Island Of Hawaiʻi
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for a single-family residence...
Kūpuna Resource Guide
AARP Hawaiʻi | All Islands
Variety of services and resources including COVID-19 information and food assistance.
W: https://states.aarp.org/hawaii/
Ph: 866-295-7282 (toll free)
Aging and Disability Resource Center |...
Honoring Our Kūpuna
kupuna (n. 1. Grandparent, ancestor. 2. Starting point, source)
kapu (nvs. Taboo, prohibition; sacredness; prohibited, forbidden)
Aloha mai kākou,
“I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu;...
Lunalilo Home: The Legacy of a King
Since 1883, Lunalilo Home has provided care for kūpuna with aloha; hōʻihi (respect, dignity); laulima (collaboration, teamwork); mālama (caring); hoʻomanawanui (patience); kūlia i ka...
HCF Selects Nonprofits to Receive OHA-Funded Grants to Support Food Security
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) has selected 30+ nonprofits to receive a total of $721,739 in grants, funded by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, to...
Caring For Our Kūpuna: An Act of Aloha
“Ua ʻai au i kana loaʻa; I have eaten of his gain."
Said with pride and affection by a parent who is being cared for...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: September 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...
Kūpuna Urge Community Vigilance as Hawaiʻi Coronavirus Cases Surge
Age of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths - Long Description
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in Hawaiʻi, concern is growing for the most respected...
OHA Joins Advocates Warning of Consequences for Illegal Eviction of Renters
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs joined a group of advocates for Hawaiʻi renters at a press conference on August 4th to warn landlords that...
The Importance of Naming a Successor
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our everyday lives, and with the recent surge in fatalities, it has brought to light the fragility of...
Shine On – The Legacy of the Hawaiian Moon Calendar
By Kuni Agard
Culture and business - the two can be partners in a way that is authentic, lucrative and pono. Nānā i ke kumu...
Hui of Kumu Hula Declare a Kapu to Combat COVID-19
At a press conference livestreamed on Facebook on August 21st, a hui of Kumu Hula from acrosss the pae ʻāina announced a 30-day Lāhui...
We’re Living in Unprecedented Times
It has become popular lately to talk about unprecedented times. And while it’s true that many challenges we face today are unfamiliar to us,...
We are a Spiritual People
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Our elders of long ago were a spiritual people. They prayed and gave offerings for the protection of the...
A Lifetime of Commitment
Age is just a number for Hawaiian cultural icons Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli and educator Lynette Kaopuiki Paglinawan
“He mau makana nāu kēia na kō...
I Ola Lāhui’s ‘Ōlinolino Program Shines for Kūpuna and Their Caregivers
Too many kūpuna believe that their lives are only meaningful when they’re productive; that they are only useful when they are physically working. So,...
Kūpuna Power!
It all began in 2011, when Brickwood Galuteria’s mom asked him to check on his aunt, then in her eighties. When he entered Auntie’s...
Hawaiian History Month Pivots to Virtual Events in September
Download Hawaiian History Month Flyer - PDF Format
In honor of the 182nd birthday of Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, Queen Liliʻuokalani, on September 2nd, the...