OHA

"...Dwyer was to acquire all federal properties...."

...OHA Trustee Dan Ahuna, who is being investigated by the FBI, takes over Committee overseeing Audit....

... Talk About Throwing Good Money After Bad ....

...Campbell Estate heiress Abigail Kawananakoa released a video interview on Feb. 7, 2019 that was filmed on Jan. 15, 2019 at her home in Hawaii....

...Princess Kawananakoa believes that Kawaiaha’o church officials and construction workers dug up and disturbed the burial plot of her ancestor Queen Kapi’olani ....

...on January 9, after hearing OHA's biennium budget request, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee raised questions about the progress of the independent audit of OHA and its LLCs. A similar question was raised the next day at the House Finance Committee....

...three revolving funds, and one trust fund with remaining balances which total approximately $120 million as of June 30, 2018, had no financial activity during our (5 year) review period....

"...OHA continues to work with various law enforcement entities...."

... They Refuse To Hand Over Key Documents, Hoping To Kill The Audit ....

... 'King of Atooi' Dayne Gonsalves and his 'marshals' team up with developer to intimidate Coco Palms protesters ....

...Waving fake police badges, recidivist criminal police impersonators claiming to be ‘Federal Marshals’ from Kauai today assaulted employees at the State of Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs.  Police let most of the group leave....

...OHA Beneficiaries Need More Than Unity Amongst Trustees....

...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....

...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....

"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."

... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.”   That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....

...US Federal Recognition Is Dead, Right?....

...UH Office of Internal Audit evaluates university funds, lease payments and external funds received in support of stewardship, management, education and other activities related to Maunakea....

...They Say One Thing In Public But In Private Do Another....

...Over $26 Million of State Portion of Ceded Land Revenues were not Transferred to the State General Fund in a Timely Manner....

...Watch This To See Our OHA Report Card For 2018 & What They Should Do Next Year....

...first board meeting since the November elections....

...Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Keli‘i Akina today secured renewed commitments from OHA’s newly chosen Board leadership to finish the audit of OHA and its subsidiary LLCs for fraud, waste and abuse....

...Now There’s A Chance Everyone Might Get A Peek....

...here are some highlights from the past year at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the opening of the application period for its Community Grants Program, which will make available $7 million....

... Largest reservation: Nanakuli Hawaiian Home Land ....

...These companies received cash and property, including 1,600+ acres of land in Waimea Valley, from OHA....

...Or Does She Have Other Plans In Mind?....

...political cronies haven’t figured out how to grab a cut of your kid’s PhD salary....

...TMT will move forward with fulfilling the numerous conditions and requirements of the state CDUP prior to the start of any construction....

...Lawsuit filed after denial of a UIPA request for the financial records of Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) owned and created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a failing grade of ‘F’ for its online financial transparency....

...OHA Wants You To Watch The Left Hand So You Wonʻt See What The Right Hand Has Been Doing....

...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....

...Hero of Holocaust Deniers, Alfred De Zayas....

…Why You Should Not Vote Bill Aila for OHA….

...The Surprising Decision by the CNHA....

...regents will consider this request at their October 18 monthly meeting on the UH Mānoa campus....

"... a Hawaiian Tribe is now dead ...."

...Former OHA COO Lisa Victor is now CTO....

...Arnold Davis sued for the right to register to vote in a future plebiscite, maintaining that Guam’s Decolonization Registry Law unlawfully discriminates by allowing only “native inhabitants of Guam” to be eligible for the vote....

...I am still deeply concerned about the amount of time it has taken to begin this audit....

...Although there has been extensive discussion regarding whether Aloha Poke Co.’s actions are morally justified, there has been little, if any, serious analysis as to whether its position is legally valid....

...a formal contested case hearing on the Further Statement of Alleged Violation will be held before the Commission on Monday, October 22, 2018....

...After months of delay, OHA and its LLCs will be audited for fraud, waste and abuse....

...Will Justice Brett Kavanaugh become the ‘critical’ 8th vote against racially discriminatory OHA elections?  Could Kavanaugh become the ‘decisive’ 10th vote against the Hawaii Supreme Court’s Ceded Lands Decision.  Or maybe Hirono is afraid Kavanaugh will be the fifth vote against Nai Aupuni....

...on August 11, of 286,041 ballots submitted, 41.3% were left blank in the race for the OHA Trustee Oahu seats, and 49.6% were left blank in the race for the OHA Trustee At-large seat....

...A second batch of checks from OHA’s natural disaster relief program released to 55 Native Hawaiian households in Puna....

...Itʻs Not Even Anyone Who Was Announced As Getting The Most Votes....