OHA

... Shame On The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs For Lying Again. Theyʻre Trying To Convince You That You Need US Federal Recognition ....

... "More than half of this risk is concentrated in healthcare programs, with significant exposure also in human services, environment and education. Programs serving Native Hawaiians account for more than half of the state’s politically vulnerable funds" ....

... youth ambassadors from ROC Taiwan visit Hawaii ....

... OHA makes no public announcement of Ferreira's 'leave' until news leaks to the media ....

"...Ahuna is responsible for a five-year decline in K-12 enrollment and using school funds for improper personal expenses benefiting herself, her family, and associates...."

... OHA trustees are “employees” under the Code and must comply with standards on fair treatment, gifts, and disclosure ....

... U.S. Department of Education announces cuts; secretary of education stresses goal to end racial quotas ....

... Awa and Garcia decided to find him in person ....

" ... the Department will no longer award Minority-Serving Institution grants that discriminate by restricting eligibility to institutions that meet government-mandated racial quotas .... ”

... Is your child barred from Kamehameha Schools based on ancestry? .... 

... the dream of owning a home began with quiet sacrifices – late nights balancing budgets and teaching their children the value of patience ....

... a tax refund fraud scheme ....

"We want to work with you to come to a mutually acceptable framework by the end of this year"

... alleges that ‘8a’ insiders from several interrelated 8a contracting firms are systematically shortchanging the Kailua-based ‘Native Hawaiian Legal Defense and Education Fund, LLC’ aka Ho‘omaka Foundation ....

... "How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda" -- NYT ....

... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei.  Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan.  See how that works? ....

“Trustees rolled up their sleeves and engaged the details like never before — offering and approving amendments live at the table, line by line, in full public view."

... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....

... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....

... OHA’s payroll totals $15.9M.  This is 40.7% of OHA spending ....

... In June 2022, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) designated the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a ground and surface water management area ....

... OHA Trustee Hulu Lindsey, who was at the time Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT), tells Hawai’i Free Press she was not aware of this $705K Laeha case settlement and that the BoT was never asked to approve the payment ....

"...government-to-sovereign consultations between the Department and the Native Hawaiian Community, to include Native Hawaiian Organizations...."

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....

... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

... The Board of Trustees voted not to pursue the exemption ....

... appointment of V.R. Hinano Rodrigues to the Commission on Water Resource Management -- enviros call for Senate to reject nomination ....

... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....

... There are five island burial councils ....

... 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 ....