My first term as an OHA Trustee has been a busy one. In 2019, I brought the idea of a new governance model to then Board Chair Colette Machado for her consideration.
Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, is one of the most-used Indigenous language websites in the world with patrons from across Hawaiʻi, all 50 states including the District of Columbia, and at least 122 countries.
Following ongoing dialogue with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and Hui Iwi Kuamoʻo, the National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) hosted an official handover ceremony at Ulster Museum in Belfast in May and successfully repatriated iwi kūpuna (ancestral Hawaiian human remains) and five mea makamae pili aliʻi (treasures associated with aliʻi) which were a part of the museums’ World Cultures Collection.