Puanani Fernandez-Akamine, Author at Ka Wai Ola

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Puanani Fernandez-Akamine is editor-in-chief of Ka Wai Ola news. Before joining OHA she was an administrator at Kamehameha Schools for almost 30 years. She is passionate about helping our people tell their stories in their own words to inform, uplift and inspire our lāhui. She cares deeply about social justice, Indigenous sovereignty, aloha ʻāina and animal welfare. Puanani lives in the ʻāina momona of Kahaluʻu, Oʻahu, with her extended ʻohana and lots of dogs. Aloha Ke Akua. Aloha kekahi i kekahi.

‘Āina | Land & Water

Puanani Fernandez-Akamine

The Army and Pōhakuloa

Pōhakuloa: A Land Besieged

OHA Fills Two More Executive Leadership Positions

Safeguarding Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property

OHA Discusses Maunaʻala Stewardship with Other Stakeholders

Maunaʻala Curator Selection Process Concerns Vetted

Deep-Sea Mining to Support Green Energy: The Big Lie

Elevating Indigenous Voices is Critical to Global Conservation Efforts

Mauna Kea Timeline

Radio Personalities Collaborate on a New Local Lifestyle Show

ʻŌiwi Leaders Firmly Rebuke Deep Sea Mining

Preserving the Original Story of Kapaemahu

Hoʻi ʻAna i ke Kulāiwi

New Inductees into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame

Hōʻīnana Ola: Reinvigorating Life, Recovery and Wellbeing for Maui

Remembering Moʻolele o Lahaina

Overtourism Frustrates Keaukaha Residents

Deep-Sea Mining: Exploiting our Oceans in the Name of Clean Energy

Moananuiākea Update: Hōkūleʻa Travels From Alaska to British Columbia

Transportation Tribulation