OHA

...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....

"...Ten years of rent and revenue sharing lost = $500,000,000 .... "

OHA recommends the following or similar guidelines for the valuation of future subleases for telescopes on Mauna Kea, including the TMT....

...a meeting tomorrow (April 24) for representatives from the Governor’s office, the University of Hawaiʻi, the Office of Mauna Kea Management, the Mauna Kea Hui, the Mauna Kea ʻOhana, and OHA to di$cuss the thirty ­meter telescope....

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has continued to urge Governor Ige and University of Hawaiʻi President Lassner to address the outstanding legal i$$ue$ involved in the planned Mauna Kea thirty-meter telescope before the moratorium on construction is lifted....

Whether it's activists on Mauna Kea, the Akaka Bill or the Native Hawaiian roll, questions of law abound....

King Kalākaua was an early and ardent supporter of astronomical observation in Hawaii....

Since 2000, Maunakea has been under stewardship of the Office of Maunakea Management....

A&B has been diverting water from East Maui streams for more than 100 years via "complex system of ditches, tunnels and flumes" to irrigate the HC&S sugar plantation in Central Maui....

Former Attorney General Michael Lilly has requested DCCA and DAGS review the expenditure of over $800,000 on two vendors by the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission without public bid....

OHA leaders have emphasized the need for all parties to address the unresolved legal matter$ while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place....

...this type of rent-seeking activity is at the root of Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of economic diversity....

The prior two years we had protests of A’ole GMO and now it’s moved onto the TMT....

How a Roll Commissioner funneled over $600K to a company headed by his girlfriend....

... from January 27, 2011, through and including January 27, 2014, Oki perpetrated four separate and distinct fraudulent reimbursement schemes against PKF Pacific Hawaii ....

"...Obviously, OHA can no longer afford to keep spending generously with no accountability...."

...Mauna Kea: OHA Demands $50M Payoff for Mountain....

The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Gave The Native Hawaiian Roll $4 Million....

Na'i Aupuni won't be told what to do by OHA.  And the contractors won't be told what to do by Na'i Aupuni....

Trustees have been drawing down the OHA Trust fund by amounts ranging from $5M to $30M per year every year since 2005....

Kawika Burgess, who has been OHA’s chief operating officer since October 2013, is stepping down effective April 30th....

Spending Records For The Native Hawaiian Roll Were Just Released & A Select Group Of Insiders Made A Whole Lot Of Money....

"...From agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to organizations like HART that are entrusted with significant state funds, there is a need for greater accountability...."

...Kanaiolowalu's spending of OHA's rapidly depleting Trust is in excess of $4M.  But now, thanks to Grassroot Institute's open records request, we can discover where the money went....

Contracts with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) reveal hundreds of thousands of dollars in Kanaiolowalu “consulting” fees paid in 2012 and 2013 to Dwyer and Wong....

"...the very discussion we are having now is illegal...." -- OHA Trustee Peter Apo January 14, 2015

"...my goal is to elevate our status as a Board of Trustees...."