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Friday, December 27, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: Will the United States Lose the Universe?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 5234 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Yes. There is more at stake than OHA's money grab....
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Friday, December 27, 2019 |
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Thursday, December 26, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Protest Shows Need for a Return to Elected County Sheriffs
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 PM :: 7097 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Hawaii History, OHA, Police
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...Hawaii lost its elected county sheriffs as a result of the Massie case....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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Feds: State Historic Preservation Division now only Medium Risk
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 5504 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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...NPS, which administers federal funds to SHPD, designated SHPD a high-risk recipient in 2009....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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Contradiction: While Funding Telescope Protests, OHA Gives UH $1.1M for Science Scholarships
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 3230 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...OHA approved today the selection of the UH Mānoa Native Hawaiian Science & Engineering Mentorship Program to administer a $1.1 million grant for higher education scholarships for Native Hawaiian students....
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Friday, December 20, 2019 |
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Timeline: Hawaii County Council Abandons TMT--Ige Abandons Mauna Kea—Confusion Reigns
By Andrew Walden @ 1:46 AM :: 5289 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Now that the Telescope is off the table. "The police are going to come heavy handed Dec 26 with enforcement and they going to clear all the tents from the highway." The police will only be allowed to do this because it does not settle the telescope issue ....
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Thursday, December 19, 2019 |
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TMT: State and County have not Demonstrated they are able to Provide Safe Access to Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 4778 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...For us, this dates all the way back to our groundbreaking in October 2014 and subsequent attempts to begin construction in April and June 2015 and in July 2019....
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Thursday, December 19, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Ige pulls state law enforcement from Mauna Kea
By Video @ 4:37 PM :: 4710 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...on the access road about 30 protesters chanted and danced....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 |
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Why You Should Mahalo OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina
By Video @ 11:52 PM :: 3632 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...He's the only one that got the forensic audit done...."
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Monday, December 16, 2019 |
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Saturday, December 14, 2019 |
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OIP Strips Back OHA Censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 4740 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...OIP deconstructs OHA insiders’ latest gambit in their flagging attempt to silence dissident Trustee Keli’i Akina....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Mauna Kea Defining Sacred
By Video @ 10:13 PM :: 6432 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, Religion
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Navigator/Captain/Educator Kaelpa Baybayan
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Attorney/Educator/Cultural Practitioner Kimo Stone
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Former Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Peter Apo
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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TMT: Time to Reassess Viability of Hawaii Telescope Project
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 6516 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...after more than a decade of working with the community and a multimillion dollar investment into Hawaii's economy, TMT must now reassess the viability of building a telescope in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Witch Hunt: UH Manoa seeking nominations for commission to address racism and bias on campus
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 5083 Views :: First Amendment, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT...."
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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How OHA Lawyers Hid $200K Procurement Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 5499 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Are there other items fraudulently deleted from the check registers?....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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OIP: OHA’s PIG is a Dead Duck
By Andrew Walden @ 11:58 PM :: 5787 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...Responding to questions about OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado’s imaginary “OIP Opinion”....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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OHA offering $250,000 in grants to nonprofits
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 2382 Views :: OHA
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...one-year grant awards for projects that benefit the Native Hawaiian community and align with the agency’s broad strategic priority areas....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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Red Flags: An Analysis of the Independent Audit of OHA and its LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 5151 Views :: OHA
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“...People ask why I care so much about auditing OHA. It's because there are Hawaiians who need housing, jobs, education, and healthcare...."
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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OHA Admits LLC Audit "observed indicators of potential fraud"
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 3885 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...As the sample was judgmentally selected, it is inappropriate to extrapolate sample results across all OHA contracts and disbursements during the review period...." -- OHA
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Saturday, November 30, 2019 |
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OHA Seeks Volunteer Board Manager to Oversee LLC
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 3853 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... will be one of a board of three appointed managers, is expected to direct and oversee the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Hi`ilei Aloha LLC ....
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Saturday, November 30, 2019 |
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OHA Policy Should Not Discourage Trustees from Speaking Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:35 PM :: 4568 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its 'one voice’ policy....
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Thursday, November 28, 2019 |
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OHA: Who Pulled a Fast One While No One's Looking?
By Video @ 3:29 PM :: 4653 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Trustees Latest Sneaky Move Is Another Blow To Transparency....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 |
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OIP: OHA PIG Opinion ‘Does not Exist’
By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3748 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OIP says an alleged OIP Opinion-- cited by OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado as a rationale for a continued investigation of Trustee Keli'i Akina-- does not exist....
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 |
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An Interesting Agreement
By Selected News Articles @ 10:43 PM :: 5293 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, OHA
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...On an idle Wednesday this last week, a thunderclap of a bulletin came across the 5:00 p.m. local news....
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 |
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With All Eyes on Mauna Kea, OHA Hands Danner Big Bag of Money
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 4212 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA announced today the selection of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to administer a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians statewide....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Trustee Akina Calls on OHA Board to Reject Unsubstantiated Allegations
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:37 PM :: 4646 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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OHA names Sylvia Hussey as new Chief Executive Officer
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 2796 Views :: OHA
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...The board previously hired a professional consultant to help search for a new executive, but Hussey’s time as interim CEO was exceptional, prompting the unanimous action, OHA Chairperson Colette Machado said....
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Monday, November 18, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Panel Discussion Mauna Kea-Defining Sacred
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 6565 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... A TMT Panel Discussion Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM, Hawaii State Capitol ....
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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DLNR: Mauna Kea Protesters Trampling Endangered Plants
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 6216 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Greenmail, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...In addition to the alleged cutting of these vines, DOCARE officers found evidence that other rare plants have been trampled, either inadvertently or intentionally....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Administrative Rules: Hot Potato Heading for Ige's Desk
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 5442 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The rules now advance through the remainder of the administrative rules process to Gov. David Ige for final approval....
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Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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OHA Committee Acknowledges It Has No Authority to Discipline Trustee Akina for Speaking Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:42 PM :: 4148 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
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Fewer years of healthy life for Native Hawaiians, UH study finds
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 3836 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, OHA
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...Native Hawaiians in Hawaiʻi have a shorter life expectancy compared with other racial/ethnic populations in the state....
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
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OHA premieres new Maui water rights film
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 5188 Views :: Maui County, Greenmail, Land Use, OHA
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...The community event, called E Ola I Ka Wai: Elevating Advocacy to Protect Our Precious Waters, is a partnership between OHA and the Waiwai Collective....
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Monday, November 4, 2019 |
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UH Manoa offers 'Land Acknowledgment' to Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 4824 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...University of Hawaii at Manoa Provost Michael Bruno delivered a formal statement paying tribute to the original inhabitants of the land....
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Monday, November 4, 2019 |
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OHA approves $103,000 in event grants
By News Release @ 1:32 PM :: 2356 Views :: OHA
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...The Office of Hawaiian Affairs today announced the selection of 20 community events that will receive a total of $103,000 from OHA’s ʻAhahui Grants Program....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Hawaiians & the Economy: We're in The Same Boat as Everyone!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 5361 Views :: DHHL, Economy, OHA, Cost of Living
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...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Full Text: BoR Releases Proposed Maunakea Admin Rules
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 5119 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...public testimony will be heard by the BoR at UH Hilo Wednesday November 6, 2019....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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RFP: Ala Wai Boat Harbor Development Scheme Comes Back with Big Fat Zero
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 4566 Views :: Development, OHA, Tourism
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...Two proposals were received for the development of parcels of land at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor on O’ahu. After review, neither of the proposals was selected....
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Saturday, October 19, 2019 |
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OHA Board approves $3 million in grant funding for Hawaiian-focused charter schools
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 3635 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...Trustees voted today to award Kanu o ka ʻĀina Learning ʻOhana (KALO) with a grant to administer the lion’s share of the $3 million....
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Friday, October 18, 2019 |
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Kia'i Chicken? No Response to Telescope Panel Invite
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 5031 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Kyukendall 101, UH Manoa Campus, Friday Oct 18, 2:30 pm....
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Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
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OHA Backs out of Tree-Planting Scheme
By News Release @ 8:06 PM :: 4248 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, OHA
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...Our experts estimated that the survival rate of the trees would be just 10 percent....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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UH Regents Plan: Lets Close Down Some Perfectly Good Telescopes
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 5255 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Obviously this is a negotiating position. OHA is demanding decommissioning but wants rent money. UH offers decommissioning but no money. Now they have to trade to settle....
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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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Open Letter from astronomy student Naea Stevens
By News Release @ 5:38 AM :: 3665 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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..."I invite my fellow kanaka who support TMT to join me in trying to reach for the stars."....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Ala Wai Development Plan Serves OHA, not Boaters
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 AM :: 6207 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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...OHA stands to potentially receive a 20% cut of revenues generated from development of so-called ‘ceded lands’-- such as the Ala Wai harbor....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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UH Regents to Discuss Maunakea Rules at UH Hilo
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 5010 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The location of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents decision-making meeting on the proposed administrative rules for UH managed lands on Maunakea, scheduled for November 6, has been moved to the UH Hilo campus....
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Imua TMT Panel Discussion at Capitol
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 5759 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Mayor Harry Kim’s TMT plan offers nothing new, supporter says....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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OHA Trustee on Mauna Kea: "Where's the revenue from these Ceded Lands?"
By Selected News Articles @ 10:11 PM :: 5110 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Hawai'i Supreme Court ruled that the State of Hawai'i must resolve the claims of Native Hawaiians before selling ceded lands....
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