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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has awarded the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation (HCF) a grant of $830,000 to provide small grants to community-based food security efforts statewide through its $3-million Emergency Relief Package. The grant supports HCF’s Strong Funds for each county, including Kauaʻi...

It’s Monday, 7:30 am, and I’m driving on the Pali toward downtown Honolulu. The entire commute a torrent of thoughts about my week flow through my head. “Should I buy malasadas or Napples for today’s meeting?” As I drive down Bishop Street, I flip...

There’s much to be thankful for as Native peoples over the last few months, even in the midst of a global pandemic. In our democracy, there are essentially three branches of government. The Executive Branch consisting of government agencies led by the President of...

Read in English Ma kēia wā pōpilikia o ka maʻi ahulau COVID-19, ke hopohopo nei ka lehulehu i ka palekana o nā keiki ināe hāmama ana ke kula. A inā e hāmama ana, e ʻokoʻa ana ke ʻano o ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana o la lumi...

Read in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi During these troubling times of the COVID-19 epidemic, people are worrying about the safety of the children should schools reopen. And if they are opened, the manner of set-up will be different given the guidelines of the CDC, namely, six feet...

Read in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto Another ʻōlelo noʻeau provides that the placement of items with the iwi establishes an inseparable bond between both, in which the items are forever considered moepū (possessions of the dead). “Mai lawe wale i nā mea i...

Read in English Wahi a kahiko, “Mai lawe wale i nā mea i hoʻomoepū ʻia.” He ʻōlelo noʻeau kēia na ka poʻe kūpuna e hōʻike mai ai i ka pilina hemo ʻole ma waena o ke kanaka i hala a me nā mea i hoʻomoepū...

Over the past few months in this space, we’ve explored the unique ways the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is providing diversified housing options to beneficiaries. Another way is through DHHL’s self-help construction program with Habitat for Humanity nonprofits throughout the state. These partnerships, which...

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (NHPI) households have been shown to have the highest percentages of food insecurity, compared to other major ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi. Since COVID-19 was introduced to the islands, the numbers of those experiencing food insecurity – a household’s ability...

ʻeleu (vs. Active, alert, energetic, lively, nimble, quick, dexterous, agile, prompt) ʻūniu (v.i. To pivot) Aloha mai kākou, Celebrating success is the focus of the August edition of Ka Wai Ola. We are taking time to pause in the midst of the chaos this pandemic...