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OHA Trustee Candidate Survey
As we head into the November General Elections, it is critical that we are, individually and collectively, an informed electorate.
Batimea Puaʻaiki: Blind to Insightful
Batimea Puaʻaiki was born in Waikapū, Maui in 1785. According to Richard Armstrong, an American missionary and the one who wrote Puaʻaiki’s story, the mother threw the deformed body of the child in a grave but it was saved by someone and raised by that unnamed person.
Batimea Puaʻaiki: Makapō ā Makaleʻa
Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Batimea Puaʻaiki ma Waikapū, Maui ma ka makahiki 1785.
The 1874 Election Riot in Honolulu
Elections are upon us once again, and as we are bombarded by the campaign sign wavers and commercials offering campaign promises while cleverly airing the foibles of opponents, we share with you a glimpse of the only two elections of a Hawaiian monarch in Hawaiʻi’s history.
Ka Pueo Māmalu
Pueo (Asio flammeus sandwichensis), Hawaiʻi’s endemic short-eared owl, holds a special place in the hearts of Kānaka Maoli as both an akua and ‘aumakua.
Is Ka Paʻakai the only legal analysis that considers impacts to Native Hawaiian traditional and customary rights?
In June we wrote about the Ka Paʻakai decision from the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court that resulted in criteria for an analysis that state agencies must complete before making a decision that may impact the exercise of Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices.
OHA Awards More Than $2.8M in Grants
Support for traditional healing practices, training for next generation navigators, business education for entrepreneurs, assistance for vulnerable populations and funding for neighborhood watch initiatives on homestead lands are just some of the projects that will be advanced thanks to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Grants Program.
Manifesting Our Vision to Protect Pololū
It was announced in a press release from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) on September 18 that a private donor is prepared to donate land adjacent to the Pololū trailhead to implement a new management plan there.
News Briefs | October 2024
In August, Sotheby’s International Realty listed 300 acres of land in Kūpeke on Molokaʻi’s southeast shore for $2 million.
Journey to Aotearoa: A Cultural Celebration of Tradition
At the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in June 2024, I was privileged to meet the delegation from Aotearoa.
State of the Hawaiian Economy: NHCC Member Survey Q2 2024
In the second quarter of 2024, the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce (NHCC) conducted its follow-up survey to understand the perspectives of our members regarding the current economic landscape. Members responded about economic conditions between April and June 2024.
Honor Our Civic Heritage: Join Us at the Ballot Box
Native Hawaiians are part of a lineage of civic leadership. Our people built a complex civilization in one of the most remote places on earth.
A Kuleana to Place
Executive Director Dr. Noʻeau Peralto of huiMAU is using ʻāina-centered practices to cultivate a future of abundance for his Hāmākua Hikina community
Environmental Racism in Nānākuli
In the heart of Nānākuli, a predominantly Native Hawaiian community, is the 188-acre PVT landfill.