OHA

... Kawailoa Pursues Bill to Engage in Economic Enterprise ....

... This is all about OHA’s plan to develop Kakaako Makai ....

"... 2033, the expiration of the existing state lease .... "

... OHA Chair Hulu Lindsey announced today her selection of Native Hawaiian attorney and administrator Colin Kippen as OHA Board Chief of Staff. He will start on Jan. 4 ....

... Where This Good News Is Coming From May Surprise You ....

"...It has taken a monumental effort to ensure that I can continue to bring integrity and effectiveness to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs...."

...The state Office of Elections has yet to certify the at-large OHA trustee race. Incumbent Trustee Keliʻi Akina’s victory in that election is currently being challenged in the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court....

... reports are the result of an online survey administered in June 2020 by the Native Hawaiian COVID-19 Research Hui ....

...Meet OHA’s new Molokai Trustee....

"...it is about power...." --  Brendon Lee

... 1,262 checks totaling $21,085,583.58 ....

...The net result: Keep the cash flowing to the usual insiders....

...OHA touts NHPI Collective -- but completely different group gets funding from NIH, announced by UH JABSOM and Schatz’ office....

...Harry Kim won’t be mayor much longer....  

...what does it take to get OHA to comply with an Open Records request....

... The election results are in ....

...I am voting for Keli'i Akina because he has consistently been an advocate for accountability and transparency at OHA....

..."What they're talking about now is not to justify it, but to present a vision of what it would look like if it happened."....

... YES To Those Who Stand For Truth & Transparency ....

... Reelect Keli’i Akina for OHA at-Large Seat ... Elect Luana Alapa for Molokai-residential OHA Seat ....

...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....

... Keli'i Akina is OHA’s Only Watch Dog & He’s Helped Stop Corruption ....

... Because OHA get plans for Mauna Kea .... 

"... the ones who are punished the most for allegations of OHA misdoing is the community ...."

...An accounting firm can’t arrest people, throw them in jail, or otherwise find that they have committed illegal activity....

... “Having two disparate points of view is ultimately the way of finding a more creative solution. What I hope ultimately is having a better collaboration between the scientific community and the native Hawaiians will help us arrive at a solution that's right for all of humanity.” ....

... The group will make recommendations to the board ....

"... With all that is needed in the Lahui we should not IMO simplify a candidate's worth for our Lahui based on his/her stance on a single issue ...."

...Unless the corrupt “old guard trustees” (or their clones now running for OHA seats) are replaced with honest people willing to clean up the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the state and federal government will step in and shut it down, saying: “See? We gave you Hawaiians chance, and you blew it.”....

...Akina’s opponent, Jason Keoni Souza, is a Realtor who supports selling the Ceded Lands “to corporations.”  Souza tells Ka Wai Ola he wants OHA to “collaborate with the Building Trades.”....

"...I will be voting for Keli’i Akina for OHA Trustee At-Large, Luana Alapa for OHA Trustee for Molokai and Lanakila Mangauil for OHA Trustee for Hawai’i Island...." -- Mililani Trask

...“I don’t know how any Native Hawaiian wouldn’t want to vote for Keli’i Akina.” – DJ Derbs....

"...We will consider options under the Government Auditing Standards, including terminating the audit, and will inform you of any decisions affecting the audit...."

... Keoni Souza repeats his claim that the Independent Audit of OHA was a waste of money.  Current OHA Chair Machado agrees.  Trustee Kelii Akina explains why they are wrong ....

...Replacing The Problem With Those Who Are The Solution....

... from Sept 30 thru Oct 27, 2020 ....

...With only a few working computers left, it was time to reach out for help.... 

...We have scheduled three virtual community meetings on the Independent Evaluation of UH’s Implementation of the Mauna Kea CMP....

...KELI'I AKINA is the most important person to vote for and donate to in the OHA race.... 

... similar to sandwich lease schemes common during the Broken Trust days ....

...OHA Sacrifices $3.2M to Hide Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest?....

... with mortgage scams on the decline, sovereignty activists appear to be shifting to phony Hawaiian Kingdom bond sales as a means to pay for lavish trips to NYC, Geneva, and The Hague ....

... Kamealoha discusses what motivated him to run, what he experienced in his campaign, and what he hopes to accomplish in the future .... 

...Is the entire administration of OHA complicit in the illegal candidacy of an OHA executive for Trustee?....

... OHA Negotiating Position: “$50 million per year” ....

... Did Burgess tell KSBE that he would need a steady flow of free money for the next 15 years to make good on the Trust’s investment? ....

... BOR approved a revised plan to restructure the internal management of UH-managed lands on Maunakea ....

...two OHA operatives are in the Council runoff elections this November with one goal in mind--help OHA upzone Kakaako Makai so it can build hotels and condos up to the sky....

... HRS § 84-13, the “Fair Treatment” section of the State Ethics Code, prohibits the use of state resources for political campaign purposes....

...Here is the Imua TMT's latest voter guide. We have compiled a list of candidates and many of their stances on the TMT....