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ʻO ka Hoʻolako Kālā no ka ʻŌnaepuni, ʻAʻole ia he Koho, he Pono
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Na Cedric Duarte Unuhi ʻia e Tyler Iokepa Gomes lāua ʻo Haʻalilio Solomon
I ka mahina ʻo Iulai o kēia makahiki, e piha ana i ke Kānāwai o ka ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula he hoʻokahi haneli mau makahiki. Mai ka wā i ʻae...
Ka Hoʻokuluma ʻAna i ka ʻŌlelo Hawai‘i
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ʻAno mau (adj. Normal.)
Aloha mai kākou,
He mānaleo koʻu makuahine.
I ka wā i kipa ai mākou i ka hale o koʻu mau kūpuna, he mea maʻamau kona walaʻau ʻana me koʻu mau kūpuna ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi – keu hoʻi ma...
Normalizing Hawaiian Language
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ʻAno mau (adj. Normal.)
Aloha mai kākou,
My mother was a mānaleo, a native speaker of Hawaiian.
When we visited my grandparents’ house, it was normal for her and my grandparents to chat in Hawaiian – especially when they were discussing things...
The First International Cases
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After the first two years of repatriation efforts, the number of cases increases in 1992 to 12.
This total includes the first three international cases including the University of Zurich Department of Anthropology (1 iwi), the South Australian Museum (2...
Nā Hoʻihoʻi Mua mai nā ʻĀina ʻĒ
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Na Halealoha Ayau Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto
Ma hope o nā makahiki mua he ʻelua o ka hoʻihoʻi iwi kūpuna ʻana, ua ʻoi aku ka nui o nā iwi e hoʻihoʻi ʻia ana a hiki aku ka huina nui o...
Who Was Briefing Whom?
Every year before the Hawaiʻi State Legislature convenes, state agencies go before various Senate and House committees to provide legislators with a briefing on each agency’s budget for the year.
OHA went before a joint senate committee of the Ways and Means (WAM) and Hawaiian...
Completing the Work of Restoring OHA’s Credibility
When I first became a Trustee in 2016, OHA’s credibility was at an all-time low.
A survey commissioned by the agency in 2015 found that the public regarded OHA as the least favorable of the major Hawaiian-serving organizations, such as Kamehameha Schools, due to perceptions...
E Nā ʻŌiwi, E Hoʻolono Mai I Nā Leo Kupa
We are all still reeling from 2020. We long for the days before this pandemic when we took the kisses and hugs with which we greeted each other for granted. If social distancing and masking are the public health orders of the day, I...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: February 2021
E nā ʻohana Hawaiʻi: If you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit all submissions for...
How do we continue to value the voices of our ʻōpio?
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By Ian Kealiʻi Custino
Maunakea, Hūnānāniho, Kahuku, Black Lives Matter, the McKinley statue; these are just a few issues with deep cultural underpinnings that have challenged our lāhui recently.
Our ʻōpio have figured prominently in the engagement surrounding these concerns. How...
Haliʻa Aloha | February 2021
To create a space for our readers to honor their loved ones, Ka Wai Ola will print Haliʻa Aloha - obituaries and mele kanikau (mourning chants). Haliʻa Aloha appearing in the print version of Ka Wai Ola should be recent (within six months of...
‘Ike aku, ‘Ike mai: Make Time to Talk Story
Trustee Lee, in his Ianuali 2021, I don’t have time column, asked, “what’s important: not having time, or making time?”
His concern for maintaining flagship organizations like the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, when engagement is limited from upcoming generations, is a legit concern across...
Kākau: He Mele Haliʻa Aloha | A Song Remembered
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Reviving the Art of Kā Uhi for a New Generation
Keone Nunes says that the sound of the hahau tapping the mōlī is a song left to us by our ancestors – one that was mostly forgotten, but is being...
Mākeke | The Marketplace | February 2021
Classified ads only $12.50 - Type or clearly write your ad of no more than 175 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and mail, along with a check for $12.50, to: Ka Wai Ola Classifieds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 560 N. Nimitz Hwy., Suite 200,...
Maximizing the Mission through Motivation
Our mission, as quoted from OHA’s website: “To mālama Hawaiʻi’s people and environmental resources, and OHA’s assets, toward ensuring the perpetuation of the culture, the enhancement of lifestyle and the protection of entitlements of Native Hawaiians, while enabling the building of a strong and...
Pehea kākou e mālama aʻe ai i ka leo o nā poʻe ʻōpio?
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Na Ian Kealiʻi Custino
O Mauna Kea, Hūnā nā niho, Kahuku, Koʻikoʻi Nā Ola Pāʻele, a pēia pū me ke kia manaʻo ʻo McKinley: ʻO kēia kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi e nalu nei i ka noʻonoʻo o ka lāhui i...
Waipunalei Ke Aloha
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By Kainaniokalihiwai Kahaunaele
Sincerest greetings to all in the Hawaiian universe!
Last November, my new CD Waipunalei was released consisting of 10 songs based on my travels to many special places in Hawaiʻi and abroad. This project included over 20 of...
Ka Wai Ola | Vol. 38 No. 2 | February 2021
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Waipunalei Ke Aloha
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Na Kainaniokalihiwai Kahaunaele
E oʻu mau kini makamaka mai ka lā hiki i Kumukahi aʻi kona welo ʻana i ke kai kāʻili lā o Lehua, waipunalei ke aloha!
I kēlā Nowemapa aku nei i hoʻolaulaha ʻia ai kaʻu pā sēdē hou ʻo...