OHA

...Trying To Get Their Hands On Your Beneficiary Funds....

...and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ponied up $500K buying Kamanao Crabbe the chance to MC the event....

“A little over half of this increase is attributable to State wharfage charges"

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is accepting community input through March 31...

...two Hua Kanu business loans, totaling $450,000, to Reliant Trucking Inc. and Goldwings Supply Service Inc....

...Two Strategies That Could Compromise The Audit & Who Might Want That To Happen....

On October 31st, 2016, the TIO Board of Directors selected the ‘Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos’ (ORM), in La Palma, on the Canary Islands (Spain) as the alternate site for TMT....

...Trustee Keli‘i Akina appointed to chair audit committee....

This coming Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 10:00 AM....

...Implement a forensic audit of OHA’s expenses, especially in regards to “Hawaiian Nation Building”....

...what the beneficiaries say....

...the audit of “OHA and its subsidiaries” should include the six secretive LLCs owned by OHA....

...When It Comes To OHA Misspending Funds, That's Just The Tip Of The Iceberg....

...the Congressional Review Act allows Congress a certain time to object to any new rule if it believes, for example, that an agency has overstepped its legal authority. If the President agrees, the rule is repealed....

Who Violated The Law & Why They Got Away With It....

In spite of zero media attention, HB1297 drew 747 pages of opposition testimony from angry Hawaiians ....

...information and developments that are about to be announced by Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado....

...OHA Professional Services Contract awards for the past 36 months....

... Auditor: OHA Fails to File Oversight Reports as it Drains Public Land Trust Fund ....

Maunakea Scholars is an innovative program designed to bring Hawaiʻi’s young, aspiring astronomers into the observatory community by competitively allocating observing time on Maunakea’s world-class telescopes....

"The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, just like every governmental agency, must follow its own rules and state law."

Trustee Dan Ahuna was named board vice chair....

...Akina Appointed to Ad Hoc Audit Committee....

... Kaniela Ing has spent years trying to force Hawaiians into a fake Indian tribe ....

“Within days of my call for an independent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Rep. Kaniela Ing has announced plans to use the legislature to target me...."

Trustee Ahu Isa was named acting OHA chair....

The Board has scheduled voting on Akina's proposed audit for the February 8th meeting of the Resource Management Committee, a committee of the entire Board....

"The Nov. 1 employment agreement is void and of no legal effect because it was not duly authorized and approved by the Board of Trustees."

“…the Managers shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to acquire or lease any real or personal property from any Person, whether or not such Person is directly or indirectly affiliated or connected with the Managers or any Member….“

OHA BoT meets Thurs Feb 2 at 9AM ....

...spending has more than doubled to over $51,000,000 annually in 2015, while actual beneficiary spending has remained constant over the years at only $9,000,000 per year....

"I have said at our People's table several times and I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record: To be at our table one must have 'clean hands,' 'be able to walk on water (like Jesus)' and be 'Holier than thou.'"

See the complete, searchable OHA FY2016 Check Register ....

...communications from Apo to his OHA secretary regarding accessing OHA Protocol funds for his private contract with Civil Beat....

...They Kept It A Secret From Everyone Until After The Election....

"Too much want-a-bees getting caught up in the hype of being N(ative) H(awaiian) cultural experts...."

In early 2016 I received a call from a friend who asked me to meet someone who needed help....

... LLCs hide some of the fattest salaries in OHA--and much, much more ....

...a contract for financial consulting services that ballooned from an initial $95,000 commitment to $723,000 from 2014 to 2016....

... 12:00 EST / 7:00 AM HST Friday, January 20--No More Fake Indian Tribe ....

Today, there is a growing stereotype of Native Hawaiians as a monolithic group that opposes all that is American and asserts exclusive rights against the majority of others who have made Hawaii their home. This stereotype is clearly not the true picture....

... Native Hawaiians are the largest indigenous group in the United States that lacks a government-to-government relationship with the United States.  (Because 'indigenous' does not equal 'tribal'.  Hello?) ....

...the state and two federal departments formalized an agreement adding OHA as a co-trustee of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument....

Heads Are Starting To Roll At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs....

According to its attorney, a private company controlled by OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe now possesses sole title to the 1,875 acres comprising Waimea Valley....

“I see Maunakea as a special place that allows us to understand and study our origins....”