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OHA Wins Seven National Native Media Awards
Ka Wai Ola newspaper recently received seven National Native Media Awards from the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA).
Since 1980, Ka Wai Ola has covered...
Starting a Business on a Firm Foundation
Lauren Chun grew up in East Honolulu and graduated from Richardson School of Law. After passing the California bar, she practiced law in Los...
EA Ecoversity Wins MIT Indigenous Fellowship
By Dr. Kū Kahakalau
EA Ecoversity, a culturally driven higher education and career training program for Native Hawaiian youth and young adults, was named one...
Guided by the Moon
Watch the Mahina Moments video for Mahina o Akua that will rise on November 27, 2020.
In the time before, there was a woman...
Indian Country Wins for Hawaiians Too
In 1999, in the Keepseagle v. Vilsack case in U.S. District Court, Indian farmers filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture claiming...
Visualizing a Creative Economy
paʻa.hana (nvs. Industrious, busy, hard-working; workman, laborer, worker, industry)
“Ma kāhi o ka hana he ola malaila; Where work is, there is life.”
Aloha mai kākou,
My...
He Kaiāulu o ka Poʻe Heona a Makakū
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Ua kūpilikiʻi nā ʻoihana ma Hawaiʻi a ma ke aupuni holoʻokoʻa ma muli o ke ahulau nui COVID-19. ʻO ka...
Navigating Tourism
John De Fries becomes the first Native Hawaiian to serve as president and CEO of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority amid the chaos of the...
Lāhui United, Lāhui Strong
“Throw the ʻōpala (trash) from the garden of your heart and let only the golden blossoms of aloha grow there. Live aloha.” - Queen...
ʻO Lono ʻOe
E nā hoa heluhelu mai ka piʻi ana o ka lā i Haʻehaʻe a i ke kai kāʻili lā o Lehua, aloha nui kākou!...
Domestic Violence Spikes During Pandemic
The Native Hawaiian COVID-19 Research Hui (a collaboration between the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kamehameha Schools and Liliʻuokalani Trust), in partnership with the Domestic...
Public Notice | November 2020
Environmental Impact Statement - Pōhakuloa Training Area
The Department of the Army is in the beginning stages of the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement...
Building a Strong Business While Building Strong Bodies
“Lawe i ka maʻalea a ku ʻono ʻono; Acquire skill and make it deep.” - ʻŌlelo Noʻeau
Like a good teacher, Stuart Kam is there.
The...
Pūpūkahi i Holomua! What’s Next for the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce?
By Shannon Edie
King David Kalākaua was an innovator and a strong advocate for the revival of cultural practices like hula.
Born on Nov. 16, 1836,...
Hawaiʻi Among the First to Reach 99.9% Response Rate
As of Oct. 11, 2020, 99.9% of Hawaiʻi households have been counted in the Census. Hawaiʻi was among 12 states and Puerto Rico to...
A Community of Creative and Artistic People
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Businesses of Hawaiʻi and all of the continental U.S. are distressed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A result has...
ʻIke ʻole ʻia ka Hoa Kanaka e ka Naʻaupō
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Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto
Hui Mālama I Nā Kūpuna O Hawaiʻi Nei Mokuna 7: I Mana i ka Hoʻonaʻauao
I ka...
A Kākou Effort: The Power of Community Shines in Pop-Up Mākeke
By CNHA Staff
One of the busiest shops at Ka Makana Aliʻi Shopping Center is invisible to passersby and inaccessible to public shoppers. The site...
News Briefs | November 2020
Native Feast
On November 18, the Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival (HFWF) will host a special four-course collaboration dinner, Native Feast, featuring an Indigenous Foods...