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OHA Board Actions: July 2020
The following actions were taken by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees, and are summarized here. For more information on board actions, please see the complete meeting minutes posted online at https://www.oha.org/BOT.
Approval to Fund Responses to COVID-19
Trustee Dan Ahuna moves to approve...
Mākeke | The Marketplace | July 2020
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,...
Hoʻohui ʻOhana | Family Reunions: July 2020
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...
Public Notice | July 2020
Cultural Impact Assessment - Honuaʻula Ahupuaʻa, Island of Hawaiʻi
ASM Affiliates is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment (CIA) for a proposed County of Hawaiʻi Department of Water Supply exploratory mid-level well on a portion of TMK: (3) 7-5-003:001, Honuaʻula Ahupuaʻa, North Kona District, Island of...
The Economy v. Health and Human Rights in COVID-19: A Misleading Choice
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. In a rapidly evolving situation, states are trying—with different levels of commitment and effectiveness—to curb the progress of the disease. While the virus is a threat to the rights...
“To Thine Own Self Be True…”
Ke Aloha Nō! Aloha Pumehana.
Each of us, whether we realize it or not, has a self-image. We see ourselves in some way—smart, slow, kindly, well-intentioned, lazy, misunderstood, meticulous or shrewd; we all can pick adjectives that describe ourselves. This is the “I” behind the...
Available Resources
The vast majority of us here in Hawaiʻi have been sheltering in place for the last four months. Some of you have been fortunate enough to have navigated our antiquated state unemployment system and receive assistance in these trying times. Some of you have...
News Briefs | July 2020
Resilience in Native Hawaiians May Lead to Better Health
Native Hawaiians who have higher levels of resilience may also have better health, according to new public health research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Researchers led by Mapuana C.K. Antonio, an assistant professor in Native...
Hawaiʻi: Register to Vote by July 9
“My daddy changed the world!” - Gianna Floyd
As of this writing, the Black Lives Matter protests have reached global proportions. Peaceful protests demanding justice have emerged in all 50 states, at least 50 countries, and across six continents. In Honolulu an estimated 10,000 people...
Hawaiʻi’s History of Civic Engagement
Participation in the political process can feel futile. Outnumbered in our kulāiwi with too many lawmakers seemingly impervious to the issues that matter to our lāhui, some ʻōiwi have simply opted out of voting. Others, not unreasonably, question the legitimacy of the current political...
Hawaiʻi Women Voted
Political Involvement of 19th Century Hawaiian Women the Focus of an Upcoming Film
By Manu Ka‘iama
Did you know that the first female Supreme Court Justice of the United States of America was Sandra Day O’Connor? She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served from...
Beware: Scammers are Targeting Homesteaders
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed thousands of Hawaiʻi residents out of work. Scammers, however, are working overtime to swindle people out of their hard-earned money.
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission made state level data available about COVID-19 related complaints from consumers. The agency states that...
Hui Mālama I Nā Kūpuna O Hawai‘i Nei Part 3: Empowerment Through Education
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Conducting proper burial was especially important because it was believed that ancestors could transform and become ʻaumākua (guardians) of living descendants and that these ʻaumākua must be cared for in order to maintain the pono (balance and unity) of...
He Mana Kō Ka Leo Pualu; There is Power in a Collective Voice
There are many uncertainties as we recover from COVID-19 and work to reshape our economic future for Hawaiʻi. The past few months have been challenging in different ways for different people, ranging from inconvenience and discomfort to devastation of living situations and careers. This...
The Justice Seeker
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell was a role model of a person seeking justice. Her mother, Abigail Kuaihelani Maʻipinepine, was her role model. Her mother led Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Nā Wahine, the group that collected the signatures of those opposing...
Choose “Health” in Our Upcoming Elections
With elections coming up, there are many things people consider in deciding which candidates to support. As health is an issue that pertains to us all, learning the candidates' viewpoints on the issues that affect a person's health is important.
While we listen to their...
Civic Engagement is our Heritage; Voting is our Kuleana
ea (1. n. Sovereignty, rule, independence)
koho (1. nvt. Election, choice, selection)
Aloha mai kākou,
As a student at Kohala High School I was assigned to write a vignette about elections on the plantation for a school production. I recently found the program for this long-forgotten performance...