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In Search of a Native Perspective: Giving Voice to Nā Kānaka Maoli
Amee Hi‘ilawe Neves wins national native journalism scholarship
At the age of 10, Amee Hiʻilawe Neves of Waiʻanae first tried her hand at media production....
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Quiet Title and Partition Lawsuits
I and other family members are listed as co-owners of our family’s kuleana land on Moloka‘i and are concerned about a potential quiet title and partition lawsuit.
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...
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...