OHA

... Funding will be implemented through the Department's Office of Native Hawaiian Relations’ (ONHR) ....

... Keli’i Akina, OHA’s only honest Trustee, is being challenged by three has-beens in an obviously coordinated effort ....

... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024  ....

“HPD is taking this seriously and attempting to determine whether Branco may have indeed been able to contact Kalua while in jail.”

"The group's primary objectives are to draft and propose substantive legislation and policies that can be enacted in the upcoming legislative session."

... Mayor announces the departure of Kēhaulani Pu‘u from the Department of Parks and Recreation ....

... Ironically, OHA is repeating the error of Hawaiian Kingdom royals who exploited their own people and relied on an alliance with businessmen ....

“I am concerned that the amicus brief will be perceived as an attempt by OHA to evade accountability to state ethics laws and oversight. Courts have ruled that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a state agency whose leadership and employees are subject to the standards of conduct and behavior expected of all state personnel.” --- OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina

... All registered voters in Hawaii are eligible to vote for OHA Trustees ....

... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....

... must pay fair market value for their leases ....

"Our decisions impact virtually every area of life on the islands."

... the sixth person charged in connection with the investigation into a group tied to Dexter Kiama and David Keanu Sai ....

... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....

... what we need is “the collective will to share the Mauna” ....

... UH is working with MKSOA to transfer its leases, conservation district use permits, and an easement for lands on Maunakea to the new authority ....

... "Nuclear Munitions Command and Control" is a $698K per year grift  ....

... On Sept. 17, 1959, King made a historic visit to Honolulu and addressed the first session of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives ....

... The Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission is pleased to announce a significant legal victory in Akana v. Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission ....

... this is all about the master lease negotiations ....

... reflecting upon some exciting accomplishments ....

... This partnership between OHA and DHHL is a positive start, but there are other possibilities worth exploring such as ....

... Song’s complaint was filed just weeks after the FBI raid on the offices of key CNHA financial backer Dawson Companies ....

... Schatz-Authored Provision Of Inflation Reduction Act Funds New Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Program ....

“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”

... Since 2019, Ferreira has served as budget chief of the Hawaiʻi State Senate ....

... A Path to Empower Native Hawaiians ....

... this just had some devastating consequences ....

... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) ....

... before and after photos ....

... "supporters" gathered around him, showering him with about 15 leis, which went up to his chin as he grinned happily ....

... 'Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner' at DLNR is transferred to new job after allegedly prioritizing taro patch over Lahaina firefighting ....

... 8(a) application submissions temporarily suspended ....

... the outpouring of compassion that we are witnessing from the people of Hawai‘i is the silver lining through the dark cloud of despair ....

... The fires are in part due to the climate crisis, a history of colonialism in our islands, and the loss of our right to steward our ʻāina and wai.  ....

... The Board will hold oral arguments regarding the issues raised in the motion, responses, and replies on Friday, October 6, 2023, commencing at 1:00 p.m. ....

... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....

... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....

... OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey notified agency staff members of the planned June 30, 2023, departure by email on May 3. ....

... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....

... the messaging OHA uses to promote this development project could be connected to our failure to rally support in the legislature ....

... HCDA informational hearing on June 7 at 10:30 on Kakaako Makai Rule Amendments ....

... opportunity to review and comment on the proposed two-year core budget that begins on July 1, 2023 ....

... the restriction was put in place before OHA chose to acquire the property ....

"Two months ago, we offered OHA $65 million for wharf repairs, $100 million in cash, and an increase to the annual ceded lands trust proceeds, in exchange for an easement to maintain open space by preserving the residential ban at Kakaʻako Makai." -- Speaker Saiki

... The latest leftist fad has already become a 'deeply held cultural belief' ....

... Video: Brian Schatz: Hawaii Deserves ‘Fairness’ On $1 Lease By U.S. Military Of 23,000 Acres Of Land ....

... On April 5, 2023, the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court denied Hawaiʻi State Auditor Leslie Kondo full access to minutes of closed executive sessions of the OHA Board of Trustees ....

... “Dead Bodies, Convicted Felons and Kakaako Makai: Meet the new Gang at OHA” ....

... Rodenhurst was just elected as the 2nd Vice President of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.  He can probably be arrested at the next Board meeting ....