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Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi On a wall in the sanctuary of Kawaiaha‘o is a memorial plaque honoring all the ministers of the church who have passed. These thoughts are written for Akaiko Akana: A minister. An orator. A patriot. A minister: A year after...

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs flagship loan program, OHA Mālama Loans, has been traveling around the state to talk story with some of its past and present OHA Mālama Loans beneficiaries, as well as other stakeholders, to find out how it can expand its...

Most of us know the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended, was signed into law on July 9, 1921 by President Warren G. Harding. An often overlooked detail of the Act is that it was originally approved as a five-year pilot project...

Through the 1960s, poi was sold at near pa‘i‘ai stage. Traditionally, thick, fresh pa‘i‘ai was thinned by adding water, a little at a time, and mixing thoroughly by hand to make poi. Mixing allowed several minutes for ho‘owali ‘ai - turning the poi up...

A coalition of Native Hawaiians and conservation groups filed a lawsuit in late January against the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for allowing the unregulated extraction of fish and other aquatic wildlife from Hawai‘i’s reefs by the aquarium pet trade without...

ASSUMING OUR POLITICAL KULEANA Affordable Rentals Coming to Kapolei A recent development agreement with KG Kapolei Parkway LLC has made way for the development of an affordable rental housing project in Kapolei. The three-building complex will offer 404 affordable studios, and one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom...

Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi While the Honokahua disturbance issue was being resolved, a bill was introduced during the 1989 legislative session to amend Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 6E to establish greater protection for unmarked Hawaiian burial sites over fifty years old. The intent...

A journey to Raiatea and the discovery of a handwritten manuscript from 1906 in a forgotten box of papers at UH Mānoa’s Hamilton Library has resulted in the creation of Kapaemahu, an animated short film that was selected to premier at the 19th Annual...

OHA’s Aloha Rising series launched with an online survey on January 15, 2020, Opening Day at the Hawai‘i State Legislature. Our goal was to hear directly from the community. The survey was open from January 15 to February 15 and the question was posed:...

When he was growing up, Moses Goods was so shy, he spent more time playing with the chickens, turkeys, rabbits and cow that his family had at their Ha‘ikū, Maui home than he did with kids his age. His imagination, way bigger than he...

If you take a look at a list of scholarships and programs for Native Hawaiians, you’ll find this common qualification: you must be a resident of Hawai‘i. But with 2020 Census data predicted to show there are now more Native Hawaiians living on the...

The FCC has opened a Tribal Priority Broadband window for new spectrum licenses over rural tribal lands. Our rural homestead lands are considered tribal lands for the purposes of this amazing opportunity! There are 54 homestead eligible areas, among the hundreds of tribal areas...