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Culture and Commerce Collide at Ahu o Laka
According to noted cultural practitioner and loea hula Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Ahu o Laka in Kāneʻohe Bay is a place deeply rooted in the genealogy of the islands as the kupuna of Mauna Kea and other wahi kapu (sacred places) of Hawaiʻi pae ʻāina (the Hawaiian archipelago).
Female Laka, Male Laka
There are two famous persons that were named Laka in traditional Hawaiian history. One was a female and a goddess of the hula.
Hakuone Fact Check
OHA has observed a flood of misinformation promulgated about Hakuone designed to confuse and mislead our community.
Laka Wahine, Laka Kāne
Aia ‘elua kanaka kaulana me ka inoa ‘o Laka ma loko o ka mōʻaukala kahiko Hawaiʻi. Hoʻokahi he wahine a he akua ‘o ia o ka poʻe hula.
A Plan Doesn’t Matter if You’re Not Going to Use it!
“We need a plan,” is a phrase you often hear people say. What does that really mean? If you're a business owner, entrepreneur or executive, it should mean a strategic process aligning deliverables to mission and stakeholder interests.
The Legislature’s Kuleana for DHHL
During the recent Senate confirmation hearing for Ikaika Anderson as head of Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) an important argument was brought up many times.
Kanawao me ka Hōʻailona
Rediscovered in 1950, Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill - Pseudonestor xanthophrys) is one of the rarest of the Hawaiian honeycreepers.
Politics and Progress
As I continue to get situated in my role as your OHA Trustee At-Large, I have come to understand the importance that OHA plays in the legislative process.
April 3 Deadline to Submit Kalima Settlement Corrections
Class members in the Kalima v. State of Hawaiʻi settlement were mailed their Second Claim Notice in January.
Hawai‘i Would Not be the Same Without Hawaiians
Hawaiʻi would not be the same without Hawaiians. However, more Hawaiians are moving out of Hawaiʻi every year.
Using the Power of our Voices
Last month as we celebrated Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, I thought a lot about the efforts to restore our language in the context of restoring the leo (voices) of our people.
Deliberate Misinformation: The contemporary approach to trampling Hawaiian rights
I began 2023 filled with optimism that OHA would finally be free to get on with the task of developing its 30 acres in Kakaʻako Makai.
Business Core and Entrepreneurship Pathways at WCC
Dreaming of being your own boss? Or maybe CEO of the next Hawaiʻi startup and branching out from there? Beginning in fall 2023, Windward Community College (WCC) has two opportunities to get you started in degree programs with an eye on business.
A Hawaiian Approach to Social Work
In her majesty’s Deed of Trust, Queen Liliʻuokalani stated, “all the property of the Trust Estate … shall be used by the Trustees for the benefit of orphan and other destitute children in the Hawaiian Islands, the preference given to Native Hawaiian (NH) children of pure or part-aboriginal blood.”
What’s in a Name?
Indigenous place names are not merely location names. They have power. They speak stories. Indigenous place names invoke ancestral memories and rekindle the sound of ceremonies into our souls.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal cancer is among the top three most common cancers in Hawaiʻi. Although Native Hawaiians do not get colorectal cancer as often as some other ethnicities, they are the most likely to die from it.