OHA

...TMT Protest Site on Maunakea Left Covered in Trash....

“...It is now time to utilize these rules to address the issues with excessive traffic that have been raised, as well as to issue new permits for commercial tour operations....”

...from Tyler Trent, Native Hawaiian physics student....

...The New Year's Barely Started & There's Already A Cover-Up at OHA....

...We at Hawai’i Free Press only needed 30 minutes to write this point-by-point rebuttal.  Yes.  It is that easy....

...Former OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe is gone and OHA claims Crabbe’s departure shows the agency is cleaning up.  But the Board lawyer who signed off on everything is still in place....

...January 5 and 6, 2020 in Waikiki and Jan 11 Panel Discussion in Nanakuli....

...ensuring that four members of both the Land Use Commission and the Board of Land and Natural Resources are selected from lists submitted to the Governor by OHA....

...DLNR-DOFAW and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) have completed the purchase of 3,716 acres – the upper Waimea watershed – from Dole....

...OHA Trustees Machado, Lee Admit Refusing to Provide Unredacted Minutes to Auditor....

...thirteen years of jumping through hoops....

...Watch This For A Quick Run-Down & Where You Can See It For Yourself....

...There are serious questions which must now be answered....

...Yes.  There is more at stake than OHA's money grab....

...This 'agreement' helps everybody EXCEPT the telescope....

...Hawaii lost its elected county sheriffs as a result of the Massie case....

...NPS, which administers federal funds to SHPD, designated SHPD a high-risk recipient in 2009....

...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....

...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 .... 

...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....

...on the access road about 30 protesters chanted and danced....

"...He's the only one that got the forensic audit done...."

...Dec 21, 2019 2-4PM at the Grand Naniloa Hotel, Hilo....

...OIP deconstructs OHA insiders’ latest gambit in their flagging attempt to silence dissident Trustee Keli’i Akina....

• Navigator/Captain/Educator Kaelpa Baybayan
• Attorney/Educator/Cultural Practitioner Kimo Stone
• Former Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Peter Apo

...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.... 

"...to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT...."

...Are there other items fraudulently deleted from the check registers?....

...Responding to questions about OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado’s imaginary “OIP Opinion”....

...one-year grant awards for projects that benefit the Native Hawaiian community and align with the agency’s broad strategic priority areas....

“...People ask why I care so much about auditing OHA. It's because there are Hawaiians who need housing, jobs, education, and healthcare...." 

"...As the sample was judgmentally selected, it is inappropriate to extrapolate sample results across all OHA contracts and disbursements during the review period...." -- OHA

... 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 ....

...On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its 'one voice’ policy....

...OHA Trustees Latest Sneaky Move Is Another Blow To Transparency....

...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....

...On an idle Wednesday this last week, a thunderclap of a bulletin came across the 5:00 p.m. local news....

...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....

...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....

...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....

... A TMT Panel Discussion Sunday, November 17, 2019 at 2 PM – 4 PM, Hawaii State Capitol ....

...In addition to the alleged cutting of these vines, DOCARE officers found evidence that other rare plants have been trampled, either inadvertently or intentionally....

...The rules now advance through the remainder of the administrative rules process to Gov. David Ige for final approval....

...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....

...Native Hawaiians in Hawaiʻi have a shorter life expectancy compared with other racial/ethnic populations in the state....

...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....

...University of Hawaii at Manoa Provost Michael Bruno delivered a formal statement paying tribute to the original inhabitants of the land....

...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....

...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....

...public testimony will be heard by the BoR at UH Hilo Wednesday November 6, 2019....