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A New Source of Wealth for the Hawaiian People
As trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), our constitutional mandate is to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians.
HT22 at HiSAM: An Art Exhibit Borne of Joyous Affirmation and Defiance
From February 18 to May 8, Honolulu quietly hosted a extraordinary art exhibit at seven venues across the city.
An Open Love Letter to the Native Hawaiian Education Act
History lives not in books, but in the very lining of our skin and blood.
The National Science Foundation and TMT
This month I have invited media entrepreneur Gloria Borland to share her manaʻo on TMT via my column.
Auhea ʻOukou e nā “ʻŌpelu Haʻalili o ke Kai”
Wahi a nā kumu, “ʻO ka ʻōlelo ke kaʻā o ka mauli.” ʻO ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi kaʻu ʻōlelo mua. Ua aʻo koʻu makuahine iaʻu i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma koʻu wā ʻōpuʻu pua.
Innovative Thinking Provides Platform for Opportunity
In late 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) put forth a proposal that would have entertained limited casino gaming in the form of a single integrated resort on Hawaiian Home Lands.
Organizers Hope “Hawk Week” Will Raise Awareness About the Plight of the ‘Io
Over the past few years there has been an alarming increase in the number of ʻio (native Hawaiian hawks) being shot, maimed and killed on Hawaiʻi Island.
2022 General Election Candidates
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) Board of Trustees (BOT) is made up of nine elected officials who serve four-year terms. Five of the seats represent specific islands: Kauaʻi/Niʻihau; Oʻahu; Maui; Molokaʻi/Lānaʻi; and Hawaiʻi Island. Four of the seats are “At-Large.”
This election year, six...