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In Search of a Native Perspective: Giving Voice to Nā Kānaka Maoli

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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. She loved telling stories, and the idea of using a broadcast medium to share these moʻolelo intrigued her. A decade later,...

A Time to Rest

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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

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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...

Hānai i ka Mauli Ola Hawaiʻi

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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

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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...

Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 39 No. 11 | November 2022

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Honoring ʻŌiwi Leaders

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

A Hui Hou

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As my time at OHA comes to an end, I take a moment to reflect. I would have never thought that I would run for public office and once I became a Trustee, I never would have guessed that I would have been able...

Kānekuaʻana: Ke Kiaʻi o ʻEwa mai Hālawa a i Honouliuli

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Read column in English 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...

The Wind & The Reckoning: A New Feature Length Film Tells the Story of Koʻolau and Piʻilani

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“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...

OHA O‘ahu Island Board of Trustees Meetings and Site Visits

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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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Read article in English 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

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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...

E NHLC…

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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. What is a quiet title and partition lawsuit? What do I do if I’m named as a...

Kalima v. State of Hawaiʻi: What You Need to Know About the Lawsuit

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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?

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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,...