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A Generation of Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi Educators
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By Kananinohea Māka‘imoku, Kanoe Kanaka‘ole and Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero
“Becoming a Hawaiian cultural identity teacher isn’t just a job. Teaching fills your whole life as an opportunity, a responsibility, and a gift.” - Kamehaʻililani Waiau, 2002 graduate, school principal, and teacher
Kahuawaiola Indigenous...
Protecting, Preserving and Revitalizing Cultural Resources in North Hālawa Valley
By Ardena Sanoe Saarinen and Nicholas Tanaka
Clara “Sweet” Matthews and her ʻohana are part of the living, evolving moʻolelo of North Hālawa Valley.
Since the early 1990s, with the help of a small group of community leaders, they have tirelessly pursued mālama ʻāina activities in...
A Time to Rest
Before westerners found their way to our shores and introduced holidays and customs that supplanted our own, our kūpuna celebrated Makahiki during this time of year.
Hānai i ka Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi
Na ‘Ōnohi Pacheco, Papa 12 Ke Kula ‘O Nāwahīokalani‘ōpu‘u
ʻAuhea ʻoukou e ka poʻe ʻimi naʻauao o ka pae ʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi! ʻO ʻoukou hoʻi nā hoa paio e kūpale like ana i ko kākou moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi. E kūpale ana i ko kākou mauli ola...
Kanaka Digital Technology
By Nā‘aiakalani Colburn
Young, motivated Hawaiians who would like to learn basic technology skills, while being immersed in Hawaiian values, cultural practices and language, can now earn a Micro-Credential in Kanaka Digital Technology.
EA Ecoversity is now accepting registrations for this latest EA E-Learning course with...
Honoring ʻŌiwi Leaders
Submitted by the NHCC Board of Directors
He pūkoʻa kani ʻāina. A coral reef that grows into an island. (A person beginning in a small way gains steadily until they become firmly established.) – Mary Kawena Pukui, ʻŌlelo Noʻeau 932.
Like many kānaka, Dr. Naleen Andrade,...
Lehua J. (Sanoria) Itokazu
Board Secretary
Board of Trustees
10 years at OHA
From:
Moku o Keawe (mokupuni)
Puna (moku)
Keonepoko (ahupuaʻa)
Education:
Pāhoa High High School
University of Hawaiʻi - Hilo
What is your kuleana at OHA?
I serve the lāhui behind the scenes. Some of my kuleana at work includes scheduling and...
Public Notice | November 2022
CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: KAPĀPALA KOA CANOE MANAGEMENT AREA, KAʻŪ DISTRICT, HAWAIʻI ISLAND
On behalf of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment to inform an Environmental Assessment (EA) being prepared for...
Native Hawaiian-Owned Flavors of Italy Receives a $250,000 OHA Business Loan
A Native Hawaiian, woman-owned business has been issued a $250,000 Hua Kanu loan through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Mālama Loans program.
Desiree Kanae Loperfido, a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiary, and her husband - chef Donato Loperfido - operate Flavors of Italy LLC,...
Remembering a Renowned Chanter, Composer and Musician
James Ka‘upena Wong Jr.
Aug. 21, 1929 – Sep. 24, 2022
By Kalena Silva, Ph.D.
Considered by many to be the foremost Hawaiian male chanter of his generation, James Kaʻupena Wong Jr. passed away at his Mākaha home on Sept. 24, 2022 at the age of 93.
The...
The Wind & The Reckoning: A New Feature Length Film Tells the Story of Koʻolau and Piʻilani
“On a certain day there came to our house at Mānā a man named Pokipala who worked for the government, who had come to fetch Koʻolau to be seen by the doctor because he had been observed by one who had suspected that he...
Kānekuaʻana: Ke Kiaʻi o ʻEwa mai Hālawa a i Honouliuli
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Ua kaulana ka ʻōlelo no ʻEwa, “Alahula Puʻuloa i ke ala hele o Kaʻahupāhau.” ʻO Kaʻahupāhau ke aliʻiwahine manō a kiaʻi o Puʻuloa—mai Hālawa a i Honouliuli kona kuleana. ʻO kāna kānāwai ka hoʻopalekana ʻana o nā kānaka a pau e...
OHA O‘ahu Island Board of Trustees Meetings and Site Visits
Upon entering OHA as the O‘ahu Trustee, I inquired about holding O‘ahu Island Community Meetings throughout the island and community site visits to interact in-person with our stakeholders and beneficiaries in an effort to listen and monitor the pulse of our communities regarding their...
He Hanauna Kumu Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi
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Nā Mea Kākau: Kananinohea Māka‘imoku, Kanoe Kanaka‘ole, Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero
“ʻO ka lilo ʻana i kumu mauli Hawaiʻi, ʻaʻole ia he ʻoihana wale nō. He mea kēia e piha ai kou ola. He kuleana a he makana.” - Kamehaʻililani Waiau, Kahuawaiola Papa Puka...
Ka Waʻa Kaulua ʻo Kānehūnāmoku: Traversing the Path of Our Ancestors for Twenty Years
By Kuuleianuhea Awo-Chun
Kia aku ka maka i ka ʻālihilani, a ʻōili mai ka moku la
Fix your eyes upon the horizon and the island will appear
The 29-foot coastal sailing canoe Kānehūnāmoku gets its name from the 12 sacred islands of Kāne. Appearing in rare circumstances, the origin...
Kalima v. State of Hawaiʻi: What You Need to Know About the Lawsuit
This year, the State of Hawaiʻi agreed to settle Kalima v. State of Hawaiʻi, a decades-old class action lawsuit, and pay $328 million to more than 2,700 class members with valid claims.
The class members, also known as plaintiffs, who are part of the lawsuit...
East Maui Water Wars: End in Sight?
After over a century of conflict, a ballot initiative, Charter Amendment No. 12, seeks to enable community self-determination over Maui’s streams
By Tara Apo and Wayne Tanaka
Ed Wendt vividly remembers the day he escorted Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) officials on a site visit above Wailuanui,...