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| Friday, July 10, 2026 |
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Disqualify Dentons, Alston from OHA Litigation?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 3906 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...lawsuit has dogged Kahele since it was filed last year....
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| Saturday, July 4, 2026 |
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Pandering to protesters: UKIRT is third Maunakea telescope decommissioned
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 3695 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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"...funding challenges, especially given the expiration of the UH master lease in 2033, in addition to the obligations contained in the UH Master Plan, led to the decision to end science operations...."
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| Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
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Professionalism, Respect, and Our Responsibility to the Lāhui
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 3590 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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"Trustee conduct matters. When interactions become adversarial, dismissive, degrading or demeaning, it weakens the collective ability of the Board...."
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| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
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8a Corruption: Dawson Changes Name to 'Laukoa'
By News Release @ 9:35 AM :: 4288 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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"...The transition to LAUKOA is a brand evolution and does not represent a change in ownership, leadership, management, or organizational structure...."
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| Monday, June 29, 2026 |
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The dangerous influence of ‘woke’ post-modernism in science
By Selected News Articles @ 8:09 AM :: 4321 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Higher Education, OHA
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“If you’re an astronomer, for example, think about where your telescope is, she says. ‘Are you part of that community? Is that telescope put there with knowledge of the people who call that place their land?’”
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| Thursday, June 25, 2026 |
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Flip-Flop: KITV Buy Back on OHA Agenda
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 7458 Views :: First Amendment, OHA
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...OHA toys with another shiny object as it crosses Trustees' field of vision....
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| Saturday, June 20, 2026 |
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2027 NDAA Mandates Army Lease Negotiations in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:56 AM :: 3858 Views :: Military, OHA
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...Section 2864 establishes direction for the Department of the Army to pursue lease renewals on terms acceptable to both the State of Hawaiʻi and the Department of the Army....
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| Thursday, June 18, 2026 |
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Hawai‘i Set To Receive Nearly $25 Million For Native Hawaiian Health Care
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1766 Views :: Health Care, OHA
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...from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Native Hawaiian Health Care Program....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2026 |
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SBA Reforms 8(a) Program to End Racial Discrimination in Federal Contracting
By News Release @ 9:08 AM :: 4419 Views :: Military, OHA, Small Business
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"...Eligibility standards for businesses owned by Native Hawaiian Organizations remain unchanged...."
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| Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaiian Homelands Will Win Because OHA Lost
By Andrew Walden @ 10:15 PM :: 5711 Views :: DHHL, Development, Land Use, OHA, Cost of Living
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... SCOTUS ruling against OHA in 2009 means special protection for Hawaiian Homelands today ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Kauaʻi, PMRF, and the Road Ahead
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:44 AM :: 4443 Views :: Kauai County, Military, OHA
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"...the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range...."
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| Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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House Democrats Proud of Massive Tax Hike, but juvenile sex changes, not so much
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 4533 Views :: Family, Health Care, OHA, Taxes
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... SB3125 touted--but House Dems didn’t mention HB1875, sex change surgery for children. Its on the Governor’s desk now ....
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| Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
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After Raising Your Taxes, Conference Committee Gives $55M to OHA
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 4335 Views :: OHA
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...Conference Committee Approves Measure Releasing $55 Million to OHA....
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| Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |
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OHA in DC to Negotiate Military Lease Renewals
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 4218 Views :: Military, OHA
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... to engage with congressional leaders and senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials on military-leased lands in Hawaiʻi and proposed federal funding cuts to key Native Hawaiian programs ....
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| Wednesday, April 1, 2026 |
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When Healthcare Feels Like an Ocean Away
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:22 PM :: 4701 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, OHA
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... For a pregnant mother on Molokaʻi, giving birth can mean having to leave home weeks before her due date ....
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| Monday, March 30, 2026 |
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New Lawsuit Challenges Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5221 Views :: Akaka Bill, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA
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... Do No Harm v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al. ....
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| Saturday, March 14, 2026 |
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Feds Move to Terminate Hundreds of 8(a) Corporations
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 4440 Views :: Military, OHA
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... six Alaska Native Corporation-owned firms and 11 Native Hawaiian Organization-owned firms listed as suspended ....
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| Wednesday, March 11, 2026 |
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Second Man Charged with Murder of Fake 'Gang Counselor' over Drug Dealing Debts
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 1926 Views :: OHA, Drugs
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... the 2021 murder of Malakai "Mo" Maumalanga, a fake gang counselor paid by ‘Adult Friends for Youth’ ....
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| Friday, March 6, 2026 |
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Feds: Sovereignty Tax Scam Drew 200 Criminals from 19 States
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 1734 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Keanu Sai must be very proud ....
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| Friday, January 30, 2026 |
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Money Laundering: Keanu Sai Flunky Gets Nine Years in Federal Penitentiary
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 2089 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... more sovereignty scammers heading for the Big House ....
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| Sunday, January 25, 2026 |
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Hegseth 'Taking Sledgehammer' to 8a Military Contractors
By Selected News Articles @ 8:29 AM :: 2577 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA, Small Business
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... a "breeding ground for fraud" ....
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| Wednesday, January 7, 2026 |
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OHA Check Register 2024-25—Payroll Drives Spending up 30%
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 1737 Views :: Ethics, Labor, OHA
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... massive pay hikes drive bloated spending ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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Fixing Hawaiʻi’s Affordability Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:04 PM :: 1495 Views :: OHA, Cost of Living
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... 29% now expect they will relocate to a less expensive state, up from 26% last year ....
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| Friday, January 2, 2026 |
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OHA Launches New CIP Grant Program
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 1287 Views :: OHA
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... CIP grants support Hawaiʻi-based organizations and government agencies for the design and construction of projects approved for CIP funding by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. ...
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| Sunday, December 14, 2025 |
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Two Telescopes Stop Paying Rent on Mauna Kea and another cancels $500M upgrade-DeFries Doesn’t Notice
By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 5549 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority (MKSOA) Director John DeFries went for nearly a year without noticing ....
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| Friday, December 12, 2025 |
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Undercover Video Exposes 8a Contracting Scam
By Video @ 3:51 PM :: 1924 Views :: National News, Ethics, Military, OHA
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“...And remember, there's no competition.…”
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| Friday, December 12, 2025 |
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Feds Order All 8(a) Participants to Provide Financial Records
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 1989 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... Over 4,300 firms required to transmit financial data as part of ongoing effort to expose fraud, waste, and abuse ....
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| Friday, December 12, 2025 |
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Sen Ernst Calls for Halt and Full Audit of 8a Program
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 2072 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... "Dawson received a $3.4 million 8(a) sole-source award from the Office of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Hawaii on June 30, 2023, just days after the federal government raided the Dawson conglomerate offices" ....
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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OHA: We Are Shut Out of Green’s Army Negotiations
By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 1389 Views :: Military, OHA
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... After asserting publicly that eminent domain was less of a factor than previously thought, Green is still seeking clarity from Driscoll ....
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| Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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US Senator Demands Crackdown on 8a Fraudsters
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 2957 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... In June, the Department of Justice found that the 8(a) program was used to facilitate a $550 million bribery scheme over several decades ....
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| Monday, December 1, 2025 |
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Seeking Common Ground on Maunakea
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:52 PM :: 2033 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... a new plan from state leaders seeks to chart a different course ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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TMT Exploring 'Promising Path Forward' in Spain
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1925 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... this represents a prospective opportunity to allow TIO LLC to proceed with the TMT project ....
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| Wednesday, November 19, 2025 |
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Military Land Negotiations: OHA Tries to Sideline Governor Green
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 1587 Views :: Military, OHA
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... OHA wants an Act of Congress 'requiring formal consultation with OHA' ....
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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OHA: How much money can we get from Military Condemnation?
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 1576 Views :: Military, OHA
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...OHA would scoop up 20% of the take on any eminent domain cash payments. Therefore, logically they would seek to disrupt any non-cash deals....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
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Green Names Advisory Committee for Military Land Negotiations
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 2228 Views :: DHHL, Land Use, Military, OHA
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...The state of Hawai‘i has learned that the offices of the U.S. Army Secretary and the U.S. Department of Justice have begun consultations on the Army’s legal right of condemnation for training lands in Hawai‘i....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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OHA Relaunches Congressional Fellows Program with 8(a) Co-sponsorships
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 1627 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, OHA
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... OHA and HNC Launch Nā ʻElele o Kahikina Congressional Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. ....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
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Bishop Street Lawyer Behind OHA Power Grab?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 4056 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"... Kahele ... retained new outside Board counsel (Paul Alston) without consultation, approval, or notice to the Board ...."
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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OHA Approves Emergency Relief Payments for Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 3367 Views :: OHA
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... OHA estimates nearly 14,000 Native Hawaiian beneficiaries may qualify for the $350 direct payment to help meet food costs ....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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Lawsuit: OHA Budget Process Rooted in Illegal Power Grab
By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 2995 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA C-suite officers could be subject to criminal sanctions ....
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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Restoring ʻĀina, Restoring Ourselves
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:19 AM :: 1797 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use, OHA
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... Across Hawaiʻi, many lands remain unused ....
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| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 |
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Kamehameha Admissions: Without Affirmative Action Defense, Who Needs Victimology?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 AM :: 7167 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Education K-12, Judiciary, OHA
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... By eliminating affirmative action as a defense for Kamehameha’s admissions policy, SFA has done us all a favor ....
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Fed Wreck Back Again?
By Video @ 12:29 AM :: 2351 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... Shame On The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs For Lying Again. Theyʻre Trying To Convince You That You Need US Federal Recognition ....
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| Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
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UHERO: 'Politically Vulnerable' Hawaiʻi nonprofits face losing more than $100M in federal cuts
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3799 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA, Drugs
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... "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" ....
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| Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
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Taiwan: Strengthening Pacific Connections Through Culture and Youth Leadership
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:21 PM :: 1969 Views :: World News, OHA
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... youth ambassadors from ROC Taiwan visit Hawaii ....
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| Friday, September 26, 2025 |
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More Kai Kahele Chaos: OHA Trustees Remove CEO
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 3981 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA makes no public announcement of Ferreira's 'leave' until news leaks to the media ....
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| Thursday, September 25, 2025 |
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Petition: OHA Trustee's Wife Using Charter School Funds for 'improper personal expenses'
By News Release @ 6:18 AM :: 4184 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA
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"...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...."
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| Thursday, September 18, 2025 |
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Hawaiʻi Supreme Court: OHA Trustees Bound By State Ethics Code
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 1325 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA trustees are “employees” under the Code and must comply with standards on fair treatment, gifts, and disclosure ....
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
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Feds axe $12.9M in Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian grants
By Selected News Articles @ 11:29 PM :: 2978 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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... U.S. Department of Education announces cuts; secretary of education stresses goal to end racial quotas ....
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