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The New Year and the Old Year

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Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Although the 2021 new year has begun, the Native Hawaiian year already began in the month of Makaliʻi (November...

Ka Makahiki Hou a me ka Makahiki Kahiko

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Read this article in English ʻOiai ua hoʻomaka ka makahiki hou 2021, ua hoʻomaka ʻē ka makahiki ʻōiwi Hawaiʻi ma ka mahina o Makaliʻi (Nowemapa...

And So it Began…Repatriation of Iwi Kūpuna and Moepū (1990 – 1991)

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Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi This year, I will continue to document the education efforts that were made regarding the care of iwi kūpuna...

ʻO ka Hoʻomaka Akula nō ia…Ka Hoʻihoʻi ʻia ʻana mai o nā Iwi Kūpuna a me nā Moepā (1990 – 1991)

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Read this article in English Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto I kēia makahiki, e noke mau kēia kākau moʻolelo i ka wehewehe ʻana aku i ka...

Riding the Wings of the Pueo

Photo: Pueo
By the late Michael Kumukauoha Lee This act by government to remove the pueo from our skies takes away the ability of the sacred pueo...

COVID-19 Changed the Way We Think

Photo: Teron Kailimana Pacheco
By Teron Kailimana Pacheco, Grade 6 My story of the experiences in my life that changed my thinking about ʻohana, kula and aloha ʻāina since...

Moʻolelo Makahiki: The Kōnane Champion

Photo: Offerings to celebrate Makahiki
The beauty of moʻolelo is that there can be many versions. This moʻolelo has been told many times, but this is the one my...

Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: January 2021

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E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no...

Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey: Newly elected OHA Board Chair shares her vision for the future

“Never cease to act for fear you may fail.” - Queen Liliʻuokalani New OHA board chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey wants people to know this about...

“I lele no ka lupe i ke pole” – It’s about the people!

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2020 was a year of unprecedented change for all of us in Hawaiʻi and across the world. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs also saw changes....

ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures: A Vision for Hawaiʻi’s Economy Grounded in ʻIke Kūpuna

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For two months last spring, Hawaiʻi underwent an extreme lockdown to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 across our pae ʻāina. People employed in the service...

A New Year’s Pule

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Hou (vs. New, fresh, recent.) Aloha mai kākou, Growing up, I loved New Year’s Eve – I thought it was the best thing ever because New...

Luana Alapa Hopes to Bring New Energy to OHA’s Board of Trustees

Photo: Trustee Alapa and her ʻohana
One thing is clear when it comes to new Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi Trustee Luana Alapa: she’s here to serve. “As a trustee my mission is...

Visions of a Robust and Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Economy

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Hawaiʻi business owners and community members both envision a post-COVID-19 local economy that departs from the state’s longstanding economic drivers of the past and...

Public Notice | January 2021

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NOTICE OF CONSULTATION: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as Amended (2006) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT SECTION 106 PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT FOR...

Keola Lindsey Continues His Career of Public Service as an OHA Trustee

Photo: Keola Lindsey
If experience is the best teacher, then new Hawaiʻi Island Trustee Keola Lindsey has been well-schooled for the next chapter of his life. Lindsey has...

Ka Pili ʻOhana

Photo: Melinda Lloyd
By Melinda Lloyd Unpublished data from Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare Services show that Native Hawaiian (NH) kamaliʻi are over-represented in the child welfare system in Hawaiʻi...

New Year’s Intentions

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As we reflect on 2020, we realize just how much our mindset and habits have changed in the past year. The pandemic shut down...

A Bright Horizon

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With a gentle kiss from the moon, the golden rays of the sun begin to brighten the horizon as a new day is born. As...

Mahalo OHA on Virtual 2020 Homestead Summit

Photo: Robin Puanani Danner
Thirty-three years after its birth, SCHHA coordinated its very first conference using virtual technology to bring over 152 attendees together for two days at...