OHA

Once again, the anti-TMT, anti-GMO, anti-everything folks are going to protest....

We had a Native Hawaiian Convention--it was known as an 'Aha--during the 1997-99 period...delegates ... sat down and drafted and completed two constitutions.  Before we were able to distribute them for ratification by the community, we were de-funded.  OHA didn't like the result....

...Each Of Them Deals In Stolen Goods....

The bonds are special, limited obligations of the department, secured by a gross pledge on general lease and license and permit fee revenues....

...82% of Native Hawaiians are not participating--including many in positions of leadership....

...a “Notice of Election” to eligible voters on the Native Hawaiian Roll on Monday, Aug. 3....

...Meanwhile -- 3,500 astronomers converging on Waikiki....

You Can Now See If Your Name Was Added Fraudulently To The Native Hawaiian Roll....

... Certified Native Hawaiian roll posted online with only 95,690 names ....

The certified list is shorter because it omits the names of people whose Hawaiian ancestry has not yet been verified....

Because this is a large document, it will take some time to load completely....

OHA authorized the funds and OHA invited the participants to form Nai Aupuni....

"The Association Board has scheduled an invitation to meet with a native Hawaiian entrepreneur currently operating out of Arizona and Las Vegas...."

It could be the most significant change in Hawaii since statehood.  Three-quarters of native Hawaiians are effectively excluded from the process--as are all non-Hawaiians.  Included: Lots of incarcerated prisoners, dead people, and people living on the mainland....

originally published May, 2005, reprinted in honor of Al Hee being found guilty on all counts....

The Visitor Information Station and its restroom facilities will remain closed....

The very first check on the very first page of OHA's 2014-2015 fiscal year is $25,000 written to convicted felon and mortgage scammer, David Keanu Sai....

...40 People Will Be Deciding The Future Of Hawaiians At This `Aha....

The next Native Hawaiian law training course will be offered on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law....

“Yesterday we decided to break down what some would consider to be a campsite."

Act 169: "Requires certain state councils, boards and commissions to attend a legal training course administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on native Hawaiian customs and rights."

While Kanahele got a role playing himself in the movie 'Aloha,' his business partner in two enterprises--Quin Ngoc Rudin--is in a federal penitentiary in California....

In February 2012, a company known as the Native Hawaiian Holding Company Inc. (owned by Bumpy Kanahele) entered into a service contract with the ASG....

"The roads belong to all the people of Hawai‘i and they will remain open. We will do whatever is necessary to ensure lawful access."

...Organizers and the Site Supervisor had a brief discussion after which time he stated the drivers were going to be  sent home and the delivery would be cancelled....

This is a conflict between OHA and the University of Hawaii over control of public land revenues....

"It is our belief that there will be mutual respect and aloha on Wednesday and in the days ahead as TMT restarts construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope...."

...official order from the Honorable Jeannette Castagnetti ordering the NHRC to disclose the list....

...TMT International Observatory Board has decided to move ahead to restart the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the morning of Wednesday, June 24....

...highlights of the media coverage of the decision....

Na'i Aupuni's five directors have close ties to Kana'iolowalu including Pauline Namuo, wife of Roll Commission Executive Director Clyde Namuo....

Now, appeals from both the TMT and ATST CDUPs are under review by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court....

"With the release of the Roll, it will now be possible to answer concerns over the tens of thousands of names that have been placed on the list without the express permission of individuals."

...culture gone bad....

Were you fooled?

Statement from UH President David Lassner and UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney....

As Explained: "OHA: $2.8M Giveaway to Wife of Kanaiolowalu CEO"

...names of thousands of individuals were transferred, without their permission, over to Kana`iolowalu from other databases held by the state....

...What The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Is Planning To Do In Their Latest Ploy To Save Their Nation Building Efforts For Kana'iolowalu....

When I keep hearing a’ole over and over, it really gives me the sense of constant fighting but no semblance of a possible alternatives....

...CNHA gets $348,740.... 

"... Financially Valuable Lands .... "

This public comment period runs from May 4, 2015 through May 15, 2015....

...when people can resort to this kind of behavior, it really shows that they are not capable of considering the consequences of their actions....

The survey asks participants about how possible OHA stances on the planned Mauna Kea thirty-meter telescope affects their views regarding OHA....

...OHA has a financial interest in the outcome of the dispute....